Anna Wintour has resigned from her role as the editor-in-chief of Vogue after 37 years.
As confirmed by WWD, Wintour made the announcement during a staff meeting on Wednesday (June 25). Vogue will be in search of a new head of editorial content as Wintour stays on as Condé Nast’s global chief content officer and Vogue‘s global editorial director.
Wintour’s reign began in 1988 after taking over the helm from former editor-in-chief Grace Mirabella. Wintour quickly rebranded the magazine and made history with the November 1988 cover that featured a model wearing denim for the first time on a Vogue cover.
In a 2012 interview, celebrating the magazine’s 120th anniversary, Wintour explained, “It was so unlike the studied and elegant close-ups that were typical of Vogue’s covers back then, with tons of makeup and major jewelry. This one broke all the rules. Afterwards, in the way that these things can happen, people applied all sorts of interpretations: It was about mixing high and low, Michaela was pregnant, it was a religious statement. But none of these things were true. I had just looked at that picture and sensed the winds of change. And you can’t ask for more from a cover image than that.”
The now 75-year-old was also credited as the pioneer behind putting celebrities on the cover. Her reputation was said to have inspired Miranda Priestly’s character in The Devil Wears Prada. Priestly was played by Meryl Streep.
Wintour became the artistic director of Condé Nast in 2013 and was named global content advisor in 2019. Her successor has not been named.
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