(NewsNation) — After 37 years as the editor-in-chief of Vogue, Anna Wintour is reportedly stepping down.
The Daily Front Row, as well as the Associated Press and other outlets, reported that the 75-year-old announced her departure during a staff meeting on Wednesday.
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Anne Hathaway, from left, Anna Wintour and Serena Williams attend the Michael Kors Spring/Summer 2023 fashion show on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) -
First lady Michelle Obama, right, and Vogue editor Anna Wintour appear at a dedication ceremony for the Anna Wintour Costume Center, Monday, May 5, 2014, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) -
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Anna Wintour, left, and Colman Domingo attend the Broadway opening night of William Shakespeare’s “Othello” at the Barrymore Theatre on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP) -
FILE – 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)
Vogue, known as the “fashion bible,” will now be searching for a new head of editorial content, but Wintour will be staying on as Condé Nast’s global chief content officer and the global editorial director at the magazine.
Anna Wintour started at Vogue in 1988
Wintour started her career with the magazine in 1988, taking over for former editor-in-chief Grace Mirabella. Her first cover, which was the November 1988 issue, showed model Michaela Bercu in a pair of $50 denim jeans. This was reportedly the first time denim had been on the cover.
In 2012, Wintour told Vogue, “It was so unlike the studied and elegant close-ups that were typical of ‘Vogue’s’ covers back then. … This one broke all the rules.” Wintour’s decision also started the trend of having celebrities on magazine covers.
It was even thought that Wintour’s reputation for being intimidating inspired Miranda Priestly’s character in “The Devil Wears Prada.” The author, Lauren Weisberger, said she found inspiration for her novel from stories she heard from friends who were in the industry.
When the novel was eventually turned into a film, Wintour showed up to the premiere in 2006 dressed in Prada.
Anna Wintour allowed cameras to capture making of annual issue
In 2009, Wintour broke the norm again by allowing cameras inside “Vogue” to capture the annual “September issue.” The documentary, called “The September Issue,” filmed Wintour and her team’s daily tasks as they created the largest issue to date.
Eventually, Wintour became the artistic director of Condé Nast in 2013. Then, in 2019, she became the global content advisor.
Her replacement hasn’t been named as of June 26.
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