Anna Wintour, a powerhouse in the fashion world and Condé Nast’s chief content officer, just dropped a bomb. Chloe Malle, formerly deputy editor of the Vogue.com home section, succeeds Amanat as head of editorial content. At 75, Wintour is likely to remain active in the magazine’s future. She’ll be more visible as the face of several other initiatives, like the world-famous Met Gala. This strategic move aims to enhance Wintour’s capacity to oversee Condé Nast’s global brands while ensuring Vogue retains its influential status.
Wintour has used this title, held at Vogue since 1988 and at the helm of culture, to shape the magazine into a cultural icon. Under her leadership, Vogue has great market growth frontier to 27 different editions across the entire world. It has carved its place as a paragon of fashion journalism. Wintour’s visionary approach transformed the Met Gala from a modest fundraiser into a global spectacle, recognized as fashion’s most significant night.
As Malle takes on this influential new role, she will bring a new perspective and continue to be able to draw on Wintour’s deep expertise. Wintour’s constant hand and oversight over the magazine’s editorial palette and big events continues to signal her priority of protecting and growing Vogue’s legacy.
“Vogue has already shaped who I am, now I’m excited at the prospect of shaping Vogue,” said Malle, expressing her enthusiasm for the new role.
In her role as chief content officer, Wintour controls every Condé Nast title from Vogue to Vanity Fair, GQ, and more. Her high-low aesthetic and her inclination toward narrative scenes shot primarily outside have shaped the direction of modern fashion media in a major way.
Wintour’s tenure has been marked by bold choices, such as embracing emerging designers like Marc Jacobs and Alexander McQueen through initiatives like the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. These decisions were not only a great show of fresh creativity. They were essential in reshaping what American fashion is all about.
That’s because the move to add a new editorial lead for Vogue US will free up Wintour’s time and schedule. This move will allow her to more effectively support the 11 other international markets that Condé Nast powers.
Even as Malle steps into her new role, Wintour will continue to be the beating heart of Vogue World. This ongoing runway show and cultural exchange, which began in 2022, truly leans on her aesthetic savvy. She still helms the annual Met Gala. This glitzy affair is the biggest annual fundraiser for the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
For Wintour, creative growth is essential to her story. Anyone who works in a creative capacity understands that it’s imperative to never stop developing in your craft,” she added. When you’re the editor of Vogue—you know—I got that position and I was really excited. I felt like I was showing off a bold new idea for a much different, more colorful version of an American fashion publication.
Wintour’s legacy is deeply intertwined with her family’s background. She is the daughter of Charles Wintour, a British newspaper editor, and Eleanor “Nonie” Baker, an American socialite. This matrilineal heritage has crystalized her lens of experience as an activist, creative and fashion journalist.
Chloe Malle of Vogue, in the spirit of total honesty, has written glowingly about Wintour’s leadership style. “I actually love working with Anna because I love someone telling me exactly what needs to be done and exactly what she thinks about something,” she remarked.
Now, as Wintour enters a new chapter of her career, the fashion world is on high alert. Her main achievement all these years has been her near-absolute control over Vogue’s agenda. Wintour and Malle have joined forces to inspire creative solutions. Their incredible work will ring true to loyal readers and fresh faces of all kinds.
