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Anna Wintour Steps Down as Vogue US Editor After Nearly 40 Years

She will remain Vogue’s global chief content officer as US edition searches for her successor.

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Anna Wintour assiste à la 78e cérémonie annuelle des Tony Awards au Radio City Music Hall. (New York, le 8 juin 2025.)
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Overview

  • Wintour announced on June 25 that she would leave her post as editor-in-chief of Vogue’s US edition after first taking the role in 1988.
  • Under her leadership, Vogue US blended high fashion with celebrity culture to become a leading authority in the industry.
  • She will continue as global chief content officer of Vogue and chief content officer of Condé Nast, overseeing brands from Vanity Fair to GQ.
  • Condé Nast has said it will create and fill a new editorial content leader position to steer the US edition’s direction.
  • Decorated by King Charles III this February, Wintour has also directed initiatives like the 2025 Met Gala tribute to Black designers following past diversity criticisms.