Hillary Clinton appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine as a first lady, but will she again grace the front of the magazine as a presidential candidate?
According to the New York Daily News’ “Confidential,” Hillary, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and longtime Clinton aide (and wife to Anthony Weiner) Huma Abedin recently met at the New York City studio for fashion designer Michael Kors.
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Accompanied by a “huge bodyguard,” Clinton and Wintour examined a “rack of clothes,” an action that could easily be seen as the first of many attempts to find something Clinton could look good in on the cover.
Wintour herself seems enthusiastic at the prospect of a Clinton cover, which would be the second of its kind since Hillary’s December 1998 appearance on the front of Vogue clothed in Oscar de la Renta.
“All of us at Vogue look forward to putting on the cover the first female President of the United States,” declared Wintour last year at a Clinton Presidential Center function for de la Renta.
If the Kors studio jaunt was indeed a preliminary shopping trip for the cover, Wintour had every reason to be there, according to a fashion insider who spoke with the Daily News.
“Anna certainly doesn’t go to every fitting for the magazine, but for a subject like Hillary, she’d be involved in every aspect of the story,” detailed the insider. “She’d definitely need to approve the look.”
Undoubtedly, Wintour would also need to weed out the scrunchies from Clinton’s hair and veto any pantsuits.
Despite the reports, the magazine and those involved in the alleged meeting aren’t giving anything away.
“Anna just went by to say hello to Hillary,” explained a Vogue spokeswoman. “We have no plans for a cover.”
While a Michael Kors representative would not provide comment, a Clinton rep said plainly of the story, “Not true.”
Back in 2007, there were rumors that Hillary had made a deal to appear on Vogue for the second time until she decide against it at the last minute.
