Anna Wintour is on the way as Vogue Editor in-Chief and will remain in other editorial roles
Anna Wintour is seeking the head of editorial content to handle more of Vogue’s day-to-day operations while retaining enough power to keep her in a magazine that has a reputation for fashion.
Winter will retain her role as Chief Content Officer of Condé Nast and Director of Global Editorial at Vogue, who said he has no right to speak publicly about the change.
Wintour made the news to Vogue staff at a meeting Thursday.
The news shocked the fashion world and shook Wintour-Watchers on social media, which was the breathless headline of Wintour's “resignation” from Vogue. The new leader will report directly to Wintour as the global editorial director, the person said.
As Chief Content Officer, Wintour will continue to oversee every Condé Nast brand around the world, including American Vogue, Wired, Vanity Fair, GQ, AD, Condé Nast Traveler, Glamor, Bon Appétit, Tatler, Tatler, Tatler, Interiors of Interiors, Allure, Allure, and more, as well as outside the New Yorker.
Wintour also oversees the annual Met Gala, the fashion biggest night and the main fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Fashion Wings.
Four years ago, the company changed its editorial structure, bringing editorial teams from around the world together for the first time.
Each market operated by CondéNast has an editorial content leader led by the Global Editorial Director.
The new role of fashion in the United States is part of the reorganization. The new structure has been launched on other Vogue titles around the world.
The company will not seek editor-in-chief to replace Wintour on American Vogue, replacing the title with new editorial content. The idea is to give Wintour more time to lean towards other titles in her portfolio.
Wintour changed Vogue in her decades in magazines.
She was appointed Creative Director in 1983 and served as editor-in-chief of Vogue from 1985 to 1987 before rejoining the U.S. title as editor-in-chief.
She modernizes the magazine by showing celebrities on the cover and blending high-end fashion with more affordable street style.
She advocates for emerging designers including Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen and John Galliano and expands the brand’s reach by adding new champions around the world.
