Anna Wintour steps down as US Vogue editor-in-chief after nearly 40 years

[The Missing Shade of Blue]

Anna Wintour, one of the most prominent names in global fashion, is seeking a new head of editorial content at American Vogue, the magazine she has directed for 37 years.

British-born Wintour, 75, made the announcement at a staff meeting on Thursday. But hiring a new head of editorial content at American Vogue does not mean the end of her role – rather, it is an elevation.

 

Industry journal the Business of Fashion said the move came in response to how Wintour’s role has expanded in recent years to oversee all the titles in the Condé Nast fold, from American Vogue, otherwise known as “big Vogue”, and its eight international Vogue subtitles, as well as Vanity Fair, GQ, Wired and others, but excepting the New Yorker.

 

“Anybody in a creative field knows how essential it is never to stop growing in one’s work. When I became the editor of Vogue, I was eager to prove to all who might listen that there was a new, exciting way to imagine an American fashion magazine,” Wintour told Vogue staff, according to the publication.

 

“Now, I find that my greatest pleasure is helping the next generation of impassioned editors storm the field with their own ideas, supported by a new, exciting view of what a major media company can be.”

 

The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025/jun/26/anna-wintour-vogue-editor

[rightofjupiter]

finally!

 

i subscribed to US vogue for years (grew up reading it) and it used to be great- stopped subscribing a few years ago bc it just got so goddamn boring. i know print media is in a bad way rn but i am READY for new life to be breathed into US vogue, it needs a serious shake up.

[taylorswift03]

Good luck Anna Wintour

 

 

Im sorry I had to

Edited June 27 by taylorswift03
FYI just incase there's delulu taylor stans on here im NOT mocking her appearance xx

[genghis khan]

Thank you for this queen. I will keep you in my heart forever

 

 

 

[taylorswift03]

@venice biotch we need anna wintour as a rat 

[venice biotch]

On 6/27/2025 at 6:33 PM, taylorswift03 said:

@venice biotch we need anna wintour as a rat 

soon, im out now, so expect it

diva down

[Mer]

Ugh I have a feeling they're gonna ask me to do it, and I do not have the bandwidth rn--but I also don't want to let them, or the readers of Vogue, down.

[Veinsineon]

She was never particularly savvy. Fashion can go much further without her holding it back, as far as im concerned.

[Mer]

1 minute ago, Veinsineon said:

She was never particularly savvy. Fashion can go much further without her holding it back, as far as im concerned.

 

She was never, in my opinion, very good at "fashion as an art form"--but she was excellent at "fashion as a consumerist hobby." She managed to take Vogue from an abstract "art book" into a glossy catalog that was reasonably achievable for the upper echelon of high society women.

 

She was arguably the first person to make women of a certain class see how Celine, Marni, or JW Anderson could fit into their everyday wardrobe. Her economic impact on fashion is her legacy, she has influenced billions of dollars to be pumped into the industry by consumers who otherwise may have been alienated by runway shows and less consumer-focused editorials.