Dame Anna Wintour had just sent off her first edition of US Vogue in October 1988 when the magazine received a phone call from the printers. They had seen the issue's front cover, and had one question: "Has there been a mistake?

Laurie Schechter worked with Anna Wintour at New York Magazine and Vogue. She said Wintour was prickly on the outside but soft on the inside.

By today’s standards, the front cover of American Vogue’s November 1988 edition seems typical enough. But back then, it was revolutionary.