ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, sˈaɪks bɪkˌeɪm ɐ kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾɪŋ ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ˌɔn fˈæʃən fɔːɹ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən vˈoʊɡ, ʌvwˈɪtʃ ˈænə wˈɪntʊɹ, ˈɔːlsoʊ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ, hɐdbɪn ˈɛdɪɾɚɹɪntʃˈiːf sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt.
In 1997, Sykes became a contributing editor on fashion for American Vogue, of which Anna Wintour, also British, had been editor-in-chief since 1988.