Anna Wintour Wore Flats, and I'm Honestly Shocked

I'm something of an Anna Wintour devotee, given that we share interests in fashion, tennis, and Roger Federer. I regularly cover her personal style—both past and present—and basically everything she says about trends. This is all to say that I'm very familiar with Wintour's wardrobe, so when she stepped out at a major event wearing flats, I was genuinely surprised and couldn't think of a time she was photographed without heels in recent years.
Wintour has been a courtside fixture at this year's Australian Open tennis tournament because she was tapped to headline the event's Inspirational Series, which addresses gender equality issues and celebrates women's achievements. She was also honored at an on-court ceremony in between the women's semifinal matches, which is where Wintour wore flat espadrilles with daisies printed on them—and, of course, managed to look impossibly chic. Perhaps she was asked to wear flats to avoid scuffing up the court, because, true to form, she later swapped the shoes for her go-to heels for a red carpet appearance while wearing the same outfit. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Scroll down to see what Anna Wintour wore to the Australian Open.
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Erin got her start as a Who What Wear intern in 2011—back when the site only published a single story per day. (We have since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC and lives in Los Angeles. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2015, where she is now the Associate Director of Fashion News. From the Oscars to the Met Gala, she leads the site's entire red carpet coverage strategy. She specializes in celebrity and fashion news but also enjoys writing travel features and runway reports. She frequently contributes to WWW's social accounts and has a sizable following on her personal TikTok.
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