Power for her was what it was all about. Power’s Anna’s aphrodisiac,” a magazine staffer told author Jerry Oppenheimer for his 2005 book “Front Row: Anna Wintour,

That seems wildly dated. Thanks to massive interest in the Met Gala, a physical manifestation of who and what clothes are and aren’t “Vogue,” Ms. Wintour has retained her gate-keeping prowess somewhat, but it’s unclear her successor will have (or will want to have) that same power.