Anna Wintour wears sweatpants and causes a frenzy

She was once famously asked if she wears sweatpants at home, to which she gave a resounding and firm ‘NO!’

But US Vogue’s Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, 70, appears to have made an exception to her very strict style rule amid the pandemic after she was seen modeling a pair of red jogging bottoms in an Instagram image that has sparked a frenzy among commenters.   

As you might expect from the magazine legend, Anna put her own very stylish spin on the loungewear trend when she posed for the photo for Vogue’s Instagram account, teaming the red bottoms with a striped jumper as she sat at her chic desk to work from home. 

And while there are bigger things going on in the world at the moment, her fans playfully noted that seeing this fashion stalwart in sweatpants did seem out of sorts.

‘I never imagined I would see Anna Wintour wearing sweatpants,’ one person commented on the image, while another incredulous commenter added: ‘ARE THOSE SWEATPANTS?!!!!

‘Omg Anna Wintour in joggers. The world IS changing,’ one other person noted. 

‘Didn’t she said she never wears sweatpants:((( this corona changed to world for realz.’  

And: ‘I would just like to point out that Anna was once asked if she “ever wore sweatpants at home” she said she didnt. Fashion U turn diva style!!!.’

‘I never saw this day coming… sweatpants? The world is going mad. Looking great though.’ 

While wearing sweatpants might not ordinarily seem like a subject that would cause so much interest online, Anna’s ensemble appears to represent something of a U-turn as far as her own personal style rules are concerned. 

Just last year, the magazine editrix was asked whether or not she ever wears sweatpants, to which she responded, ‘No,’ in an incredibly unimpressed turn. 

However, spending days quarantined at her home appears to have changed her mind.  

Despite the frenzy of excitement about Anna’s outfit however, the fashion icon was actually trying to make a more important point with the post, which hinted at a need to embrace sustainable fashion going forward in a bid to take better care of the environment. 

It read: ‘We need to talk frankly and openly about what fashion is going through, but just as importantly, we need to start imagining what comes next. 

‘Please join us. Anna Wintour shares how #VogueGlobalConversations, a four-day event on Zoom that starts tomorrow, came to be, as well as what she’s most looking forward to about it.’ 

In November, Anna  urged consumers to be more mindful of their shopping habits in order to promote sustainability in fashion and not fast fashion.

While speaking to Reuters, she said that in her view, it is more advantageous for shoppers to take better care of their garments and pass them onto others, rather than to get rid of them after a few wears. 

She said: ‘I think for all of us it means an attention more on craft, on creativity, and less on the idea of clothes that are instantly disposable, things that you will throw away just after one reading.’ 

The new image of Anna is the latest in a series of candid photos of the Vogue Editor-in-Chief, who has regularly been writing personal pieces for the magazine’s website since its staff began working from home last month. 

Just last week, Anna penned an essay about the things she is most grateful for during lockdown – while also pleading with members of the public to wear masks whenever they leave their homes.