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‘Every minute at Vogue felt like an emergency’: Devil Wears Prada author Lauren Weisberger on igniting a scandal
Her novel about being Anna Wintour’s assistant caused such a storm, she wished she’d never written it. As the story becomes a musical with songs by Elton John, the author reveals why the imperious editor hasn’t spoken to her since
Having “literally never had a job beyond working in a frozen yoghurt place, with a bit of babysitting and lifeguarding”, but hoping to become a writer, she secured an interview to be assistant to Anna Wintour, then editor-in-chief of American Vogue. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The GuardianToday, in a black sweater and dark jeans, discreet sparkling stud earrings and an expensive-looking white coat, Weisberger looks successful, chic, sophisticated. Photograph: Matt CrockettUnbeknown to Weisberger, her publishers fanned the flames of gossip, sending out proof copies wrapped in plain brown paper to every assistant at Condé Nast, owners of Vogue.
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