Long-standing editor Anna Wintour vacates her position at American Vogue after almost 4 decades.
Discutting Anna Wintour's Exit from Vogue and Her New Role
After a jaw-dropping 37-year journey as the Editor-in-Chief of American Vogue, the ever-powerful Anna Wintour is hanging up her title, but not her designer shoes just yet. CNN broke the news, citing Condé Nast, and it appears the 75-year-old fashion titan isn't disappearing from the publishing scene altogether. Instead, she's hopping on a new ride as the global chief content officer, transitioning from ruling America's glossiest magazine to steering the ship for the brand's international content[1].
As Vogue's reigning queen, Wintour revolutionized the magazine into a trend-setting behemoth that influences and commands the world of fashion, according to the report.
Wintour's impressive Vogue chapter began back in 1988 when she took the throne. One of her groundbreaking decisions was featuring model Michaela Bercu on the cover wearing a $50 pair of jeans alongside a $10,000 Christian Lacroix sweater[3]. That's right, folks, denim finally graced the cover of Vogue!
The change at Vogue US isn't a retirement announcement but part of a broader global restructuring initiative for the company, as mentioned in the report.
Wintour's iron-fisted character was apparently the inspiration behind the Miranda Priestly character in Lauren Weisberger's book "The Devil Wears Prada," which became a blockbuster movie starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway.
Who will fill Wintour's Supreme Almighty shoes at Vogue US is yet to be disclosed. But until then, we catch a glimpse of a Kazakhstani model, Alina Mukhamedgalieva, shaking up the Japanese fashion world and managing to land on the pages of Vogue Japan. You can read more about her inspiring story here.
Editor-in-Chief Resignation, Fashion, Vogue, United States, Global Restructuring
[1] Condé Nast - https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/media/anna-wintour-vogue-adi-cn-change/index.html[2] Anna Wintour's Global Chief Content Officer Role - https://variety.com/2022/media/news/anna-wintour-to-leave-vogue-editor-in-chief-post-1235456733/[3] Michaela Bercu's Vogue Cover - https://www.vogue.com/culture/article/michaela-bercu-denim-cover-vogue-1988-christian-lacroix
In her new role, Anna Wintour steps down as Editor-in-Chief of Vogue US and becomes the global chief content officer, shifting her focus from domestic magazine content to international brand content.
The transition at Vogue US is part of a broader global restructuring initiative for the company and raises questions about her successor's fashion sensibility, as Wintour's tenure transformed the magazine into a trend-setting powerhouse.
Wintour's influence extended beyond the world of fashion, inspiring characters like Miranda Priestly in "The Devil Wears Prada," and her impact on the business of fashion is undeniable. With her career consisting of both high-profile fashion-and-beauty achievements and influential roles in finance and business, Wintour's influence on lifestyles will continue, even beyond Vogue.
