Anna Wintour Looks for Vogue Editor-in-Chief Replacement

Wintour, 75, will remain on as Vogue’s global editorial director and as chief content officer for Condé Nast.

Anna Wintour attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" exhibition in New York on May 2, 2022. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

After nearly four decades as editor-in-chief of American Vogue, Anna Wintour is stepping down from her role at the leading fashion magazine.

The 75-year-old Wintour made the announcement during a staff meeting on June 26, and is seeking a new head of editorial content, Vogue confirmed to The Epoch Times via email.

“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,” she told staffers.

Wintour will remain as Vogue’s global editorial director and as chief content officer for Condé Nast, a global mass media company known for the most renowned distribution of content and publications.

“Now, I find that my greatest pleasure is helping the next generation of impassioned editors storm the field with their own ideas,” she continued.

“Supported by a new, exciting view of what a major media company can be. That is exactly the kind of person we need to now look for to be [head of editorial content] for US Vogue.”

Wintour oversees every brand globally, including Vanity Fair, GQ, Glamour, Bon Appétit, World of Interiors, Allure, and more, with the exception of The New Yorker.

Four years ago, the company shifted its editorial structure by, for the first time, bridging together editorial teams from around the globe.

While a replacement has yet to be named, the new role is part of that reorganization design, joining the heads of Japan, China, India, Taiwan, the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, and the Middle East.

In 1983, Wintour was named creative director at Vogue, before transitioning to editor-in-chief of British Vogue from 1985 to 1987.

The following year, she became editor-in-chief of Vogue U.S., replacing Grace Mirabella.

Wintour reshaped the publication, combining haute couture with the latest influential trends to featuring emerging designers, and having celebrities on the cover.

She has chaired the annual Costume Institute Gala (Met Gala) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1995, elevating the event into a cultural, media, and philanthropic phenomenon with different themes and guests.

Despite her role change, Wintour reaffirmed that she will continue to closely monitor the fashion industry, and her responsibilities with the Met Gala will remain the same.

“How thrilling it will be to work alongside someone new who will challenge us, inspire us, and make us all think about Vogue in a myriad of original ways,” she said.