Anna Harvey (12 September 1944 – 9 October 2018)[1][2] became Editorial Director of Condé Nast New Markets in 1997,[3] was former Deputy Editor of British Vogue and former stylist and confidante to Diana, Princess of Wales.
[7] Following a brief stint at Good Housekeeping, she returned to Condé Nast working at different times as Deputy Editor of Tatler magazine and Fashion Director of British Vogue, alongside Grace Coddington, Liz Tilberis and Sheila Wetton.
With her appetite whetted by the expansion of Vogue on a worldwide scale,[5] she joined Condé Nast International as Editorial Director in 1997.
[11] Enlisting the help of designers such as Catherine Walker,[8] Jacques Azagury and Versace, she turned Princess Diana from a Laura Ashley-sheathed Sloane into an international style icon.
[3] She was known for having brought a number of well-known photographers, designers and fashion figures to Vogue and to the attention of the wider public including Steven Meisel,[3] Bruce Weber,[3] Isabella Blow and fashion-writer Plum Sykes.