▁image ▁following ▁a ▁dem ise ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁She ▁stated , ▁" V og ue ▁was ▁pretty ▁broken ▁at ▁that ▁point … ▁When ▁I ▁went ▁back ▁it ▁took ▁three ▁years ▁to ▁build ▁it ▁back ▁to ▁what ▁I ▁felt ▁was ▁a ▁standard ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁have ▁been ." ▁ ▁Early ▁on ▁in ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁Editor - in - Ch ief , ▁while ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁November ▁issue , ▁Clement s ▁was ▁faced ▁with ▁an ▁almost ▁empty ▁ro ster ▁of ▁book ed ▁advert is ements ▁with ▁mere ▁weeks ▁to ▁go . ▁With ▁a ▁goal ▁of ▁ 1 2 0 ▁pages ▁of ▁ad s , ▁the ▁magazine ▁had ▁book ed ▁just ▁one ▁advert is ement ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁staff ▁error . ▁This ▁forced ▁Clement s ▁to ▁undert ake ▁a ▁rest aff ing ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁office . ▁Comment ing ▁on ▁her ▁prefer ences ▁for ▁staff ▁h ires , ▁she ▁stated , ▁" I ▁liked ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁local ▁staff , ▁and ▁an ▁Australian ▁staff . ▁I ▁didn ’ t ▁like ▁to ▁use ▁fre el anc ers ▁that ▁much ▁if ▁I ▁could ▁help ▁it ." ▁ ▁When ▁interview ing ▁applic ants ▁for ▁potential ▁positions ▁at ▁Vog ue ▁Australia , ▁Clement s ▁remarked ▁how ▁surprised ▁she ▁was ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁young ▁girls ▁who ▁expressed ▁an ▁ob session ▁with ▁a ▁fashion ▁label ▁instead ▁of ▁an ▁original ▁style ▁or ▁desire ▁to ▁make ▁things . ▁She ▁elabor ated ▁by ▁stating ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁" always ▁highly ▁dub ious ▁because ▁I ▁wanted ▁them ▁to