Anna Wintour Steps Down as Vogue Editor-in-Chief: A Major Shake-Up in the Fashion Industry
After nearly four decades helming the world's premier fashion magazine, Anna Wintour is out as Editor-in-Chief at Vogue .
The editor and style icon, 75, will step down this year and the magazine will seek a new head of editorial content as part of a different organizational structure adopted four years ago.
Wintour, known for her stern management style and iconic A-frame bob , will stay on as Condé Nast’s chief content officer and Vogue's global editorial director. WWD and Business of Fashion also confirmed the news.
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Since her start at Vogue in 1988, Wintour has become synonymous with the high fashion scene, sitting stoically in the front row of New York Fashion Week shows , helming the Met Gala and presiding over the glossy pages of a magazine largely considered the "fashion bible."
Wintour revealed her decision to Vogue staff during an editorial meeting this week.
As chief content officer, Wintour oversees the large family of magazines that exist under the Condé Nast brand, including Wired, Vanity Fair, GQ, AD, Condé Nast Traveler, Glamour, Bon Appétit, Allure and others. Several of the magazines also have international versions, which Wintour also presides over.
The ballooning global presence of the Condé brands is in part responsible for Wintour's decision to relinquish the reins of Vogue U.S. as she juggles a massive portfolio of online and print publications.
But American Vogue is the big kahuna, an indelible icon in the cultural landscape – responsible for launching careers, starting (and killing) trends, and recording the evolution of fashion from bell-bottoms to barrel jeans.
Under Wintour's careful eye, Vogue has become even more influential, with her own singular persona – complete with oversized black glasses and a style so cut-throat it inspired "The Devil Wears Prada" – only growing the magazine's mystique.
Anna Wintour out Vogue: What about the Met Gala?
Wintour's influence on style extends far beyond the pages of Vogue.
Her stalwart presence as the head chairperson of the Met Gala continues to shape the largest fashion moments of any given year. A collaboration between the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the world's biggest design houses, Wintour hand-picks a theme each year, giving celebrities and stylists alike a chance to rise to the occasion.
Each gala also brings on honorary chairpeople, usually in the form of celebrity hosts. This year, for the theme Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, inspired by Black dandyism, was cochaired by race car driver Lewis Hamilton, actor Colman Domingo , rapper A$AP Rocky and singer/designer Pharrell Williams.
There is no indication that Wintour's move from American Vogue will translate to a different role at the Met Gala.
Anna Wintour's final Vogue cover
As Wintour moves to a more internationally-focused role, all eyes will be on the last glossy cover that hit newsstands with her fingerprints on it.
The most recent cover of American Vogue featured Hailey Bieber, a model and makeup tycoon, whose marriage to pop star Justin Bieber brought her fame to new heights. The summery shoot featured Bieber, who recently sold her makeup company Rhode, for $1 billion, doing yoga, driving with the top down, and lounging poolside against the backdrop of the bone-dry Joshua Tree desert in California.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Anna Wintour stepping down as Vogue editor-in-chief in major fashion industry shift
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