How fables and legends get started

Jennifer Howze recalls the memories of her delightfully cringe-worthy meeting with Anna Wintour.

The popular folktake may be old but this part gets us every time: "It seemed sensible to me to wear a few "classic" (aka budget) pieces already in my wardrobe. It was actually a bit noble, I told myself, not putting on airs even for the grand Ms Wintour. Which is how I came to be walking across into the mythical white lobby, kitted out like an 18th-century undertaker: high-waisted black trousers, black brogues, a fussy white silk embroidered shirt and a black frock coat."

Ouchie...