Anna Wintour is seeking a new Vogue editor-in-chief but will maintain
editorial control
[June 27, 2025]
By LEANNE ITALIE
NEW YORK (AP) — Anna Wintour is stepping down as Vogue editor-in-chief
but will retain editorial control over the storied magazine.
The longtime Vogue powerhouse told staff Thursday she's seeking a head
of editorial content to handle more of the day-to-day operations. But
she's holding on to plenty of power to keep her a force at the magazine
that built her reputation in fashion.
“And it goes without saying,” she joked, “that I plan to remain Vogue’s
tennis and theater editor in perpetuity.”
Wintour will remain chief content officer for Condé Nast and global
editorial director of Vogue. The news shook the fashion world and
Wintour-watchers on social media amid breathless headlines that she was
“stepping down” from the magazine. The new lead will report directly to
Wintour in her capacity as global editorial director, Vogue said in a
statement posted to its website later Thursday.
“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 staff.
“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,” she added.
As chief content officer, Wintour will continue to oversee every Condé
Nast brand globally, including Vogue, Wired, Vanity Fair, GQ, AD, Condé
Nast Traveler, Glamour, Bon Appétit, Tatler, World of Interiors, Allure
and more, with the exception of The New Yorker.
“In effect, the addition of a new editorial lead for Vogue US will allow
Wintour greater time and flexibility to support the other global markets
that Condé Nast serves,” the Vogue statement said.
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Vogue editor Anna Wintour attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's
Costume Institute benefit gala on May 6, 2019, in New York. (Photo
by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
 Wintour also oversees the annual Met
Gala, fashion’s biggest night and a major fundraiser for the fashion
wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And she'll remain involved
in Vogue World, a traveling fashion and cultural event the magazine
began in 2022.
Four years ago, Condé Nast changed its editorial structure, bringing
together editorial teams around the world for the first time. Every
market where Condé Nast operates has a head of editorial content led
by a global editorial director. The new role at American Vogue is
part of that reorganization. The new structure has already been
rolled out at other Vogue titles around the world.
The company will not seek an editor-in-chief to replace Wintour at
American Vogue, replacing that title with the new head of editorial
content.
Wintour transformed Vogue during her decades at the magazine. She
was named creative director in 1983, served as editor-in-chief of
British Vogue from 1985 to 1987 then rejoined the American title as
editor-in-chief.
She modernized the magazine by featuring celebrities on its covers
and mixing high fashion with more affordable street style. She
championed emerging designers, including Marc Jacobs, Alexander
McQueen and John Galliano, and broadened the brand’s reach by adding
new titles around the world.
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