Laurie Schechter worked with Anna Wintour at New York Magazine and Vogue. She said Wintour was prickly on the outside but soft on the inside.

Wintour is giving up the reins at American Vogue. But fashion’s dream job — the Vogue editor in chief — has deflated.

Of equal importance to Hollywood and anyone who possesses an interest in red carpets: Wintour by all accounts will continue to oversee the Met Gala, also because her commitment to the Metropolitan Museum of Art runs deep;