Nonetheless, following her statements, followers are actually accusing the previous Vogue Editor-in-Chief of being purchased by cash. 

Wintour equally sparked backlash up to now, when she was accused of selecting the brand new Vogue Editor in Chief, Chloe Malle, on the premise of nepotism. 

Throughout an interview with CNN,  Anna Wintour spoke about Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos’ roles within the 2026 Met Gala. She expressed help for his or her determination to turn out to be main donors within the occasion, noting that they’d make a constructive impression within the prestigious occasion.

“I feel Lauren goes to be a beautiful asset to the museum and to the occasion,” she mentioned. 

The previous Vogue Editor-in-Chief praised Sanchez for her generosity and famous that, past her financial involvement, her ardour for costume and trend additionally makes her an important addition to the occasion. 

“[I’m] very grateful for her unimaginable generosity, and she or he’s an important lover of costume and clearly of trend, so we’re thrilled she’s a part of the night time,” she added. 

The style mogul’s help for Sanchez and Bezos was met with heavy criticism from followers who consider that the Amazon founder and his spouse are solely making an attempt to purchase their approach into the style world. 

One fan commented, “Everybody has a worth,” and one other added, “So bored with Anna. So bored with the wealthy considering they’ll purchase class and magnificence.”

A disgruntled fan argued that Wintour solely supported Sanchez as a result of they’re each rich, high-profile figures. The fan wrote, “The rich will all the time defend their rich counterparts as a result of once they begin to fall from energy, all of them will fall.” 

In the identical vein, one other fan commented, “So now it is all about cash, not anymore about trend, model, and creativity, as everyone knows cash doesn’t purchase model and fabulousness.”

Different followers continued to rain hearth on Wintour, with some accusing her of constructing Vogue boring as a result of she “does not stand for something.” One bitter fan wrote that the style icon “offered out for therefore little,” including that she’d most likely “be eating within the [White House] quickly.” 

Then again, different followers directed their backlash at Sanchez and Bezos, accusing them of eager to be “a part of the tradition so dangerous” that they are shopping for their approach into it. 

Wintour’s statements observe a current announcement that exposed Bezos and Sanchez would contribute closely in direction of the Met Gala.

Though the precise sum of their contribution was not revealed, they’ve been listed as main donors for the occasion, per The Blast.

The theme of the 2026 Met Gala has been unveiled as “Costume Artwork,” and it’ll discover themes of transformative trend and artwork. There may also be an artwork exhibition scheduled to kick off on Might 10, 2026, and run till January 2027. 

The 2026 Met Gala will mark the primary for Vogue’s latest Editor-in-Chief, Malle. 

In early September, The Blast confirmed Wintour handed over the baton to Chloe, who’s the daughter of late movie director Louis Malle and actress Candice Bergen.

Wintour, who has been the Vogue Editor in Chief since 1988, spoke about her determination, saying Vogue should stay “each the standard-bearer and the boundary-pushing chief.”