Podcast: The Irish editor of Harper’s Bazaar who reshaped US fashion

Carmel Snow edited Harper’s Bazaar for 25 years, with a vision of catering to 'well-dressed women with well-dressed minds' 

Carmel Snow never lost her interest in championing Irish writing.

Anna Wintour is only following in the footsteps of Carmel Snow, who edited Harper’s Bazaar for 25 years, with a vision of catering to “well-dressed women with well-dressed minds”. 

She brought Dior and Givenchy to a US audience, hung out with Coco Chanel and Salvador Dali, and edited writers like Truman Capote, Maeve Brennan and Frank O’Connor, never losing her interest in championing Irish writing.