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Five Surprising Moments With Anna Wintour and Chloe Malle, U.S. Vogue’s New Top Editor

NYT - Media · Jessica Testa, Chevaz Clarke and Daniel Fetherston · last updated

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Over 37 years at American Vogue, Anna Wintour became the world’s most famous editor — a pop-culture icon, even, looming over fashion and media.

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Chloe Malle, 40, took over the U.S. magazine in September, and ahead of the release of her first print issue, joined Ms. Wintour, 76, for their first side-by-side interview, published Tuesday by The New York Times.

The conversation focused on their working relationship and Ms. Malle’s efforts to establish her identity while her predecessor remains, quite unusually, her boss. But there were moments of levity, too. Here are five more surprising exchanges.

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