Amiel, on Wintour's reputation for being difficult to work for.; June 30, 2006; 'This devil isn't Anna'; MacLean's; retrieved February 8, 2007.

The notion that Anna would want something done 'now' and not 'shortly' is accurate.

Anna's not someone who takes you in hand. It's more she throws you in the water and and you'll either sink or swim.

At some stage in her career, Anna Wintour stopped being Anna Wintour and became 'Anna Wintour', at which point, like wings of a stately home, she closed off la…