Ex-Vogue editor Katrina Szish reveals how Democratic bias keeps Melania Trump off magazine’s cover
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: In a candid conversation on Meghan McCain's podcast, Katrina Szish, former Vogue editor and Newsmax host, shed light on why Anna Wintour, the magazine's editor-in-chief, has kept Melania Trump off its cover.
Szish explained how many designers, even those who admired her, refused to dress Melania despite her undeniable elegance.
She also took aim at Vogue for showcasing controversial figures like Stormy Daniels and other less stylish public figures, while overlooking Melania’s fashion sense and accomplishments.
Former Vogue editor explains why Melania Trump has not appeared on magazine cover
In a recent appearance on Meghan McCain’s podcast, 'Meghan McCain's Happy Hour', former Vogue editor Katrina Szish revealed how Anna Wintour’s strong political bias kept first lady Melania Trump from appearing on the magazine's cover.
McCain asked, "There is no doubting that our first lady is easily one of the most stylish women, I think ever, in all of American history, let alone modern American history, it really upsets me that Vogue won’t put her on a cover. I think Jill got two. Obviously, vice president Harris definitely had one where she was in Converse, and it looked weird. What is their hesitation?"
Szish responded by explaining that Wintour, Vogue’s editor-in-chief, has always had a deep political interest.
"This is not even spilling any tea, but Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue, she loves politics. She’s extraordinarily liberal," Szish said. "And even from when I was there many, many years ago, she doesn’t view the magazine really as journalism. It’s very much a point of view, and she’s in charge."
Szish continued, pointing out that Wintour has been very vocal about being anti-Trump and anti-Republican, which influences her decisions.
"I think it’s ridiculous, but she makes her own decisions, and she does what she does. I think Melania, to the point of actually being able to showcase designers, many of whom who, because of Anna’s decision to cast her off in the world of fashion, refused to dress her, which, again, I think is so ridiculous because they were, again, silenced by the groupthink mentality of liberals and Democrats, and that even comes through in fashion, as we saw," added Szish.
Ex-Vogue editor talks political fear in fashion industry
Additionally, in the podcast, Meghan McCain asked, "Do you think we can look forward to seeing some designers get less skittish? I mean, maybe they won’t get a Vogue cover, but I think everyone sees how absurd, patently absurd it is. But do you think more designers will feel less like hesitant to dress people like our second lady and our first lady than they did the first time?"
Katrina Szish responded saying, "I’ll be very honest. I’ve talked to a lot of friends in the industry who are very liberal, a former colleagues at Vogue and other magazine I’ve seen some other designers, American designers, some of whom were very close friends with Ivana Trump and very much love Melania, but they have said point blank, ‘Yeah, sorry, no,’ people are too scared."
She explained further, "They won’t do it because they are too worried about their own brand, their own reputation, and the bottom line. I think that’s really disappointing. I’m not saying across the board that’s going to be the case, but I don’t think we’re suddenly going to see a dramatic change."
Szish went on to praise fashion houses like Oscar de la Renta, saying, "I mean, fashion houses like Oscar de la Renta, of course, he doesn’t do the designs anymore, but they’re historically more about fashion and beauty and the aesthetic as they are than politics or even being bullied into dressing or not dressing someone."
She concluded, "It’s a bummer, especially like Melania, as you said, she’s so fashionable and she looks beautiful in clothing. And also she is someone who isn’t originally from this country, but now she’s first lady, and that represents an amazing, amazing trajectory, an amazing journey that she has been on."
