Overview

• Supermodel and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss has acquired i-D magazine from Vice Media Group.
• The acquisition was conducted by Kloss and her company, Bedford Media, with financial terms not disclosed.
• Kloss will become chief executive of i-D, and Alastair McKimm, who has led i-D since 2019, will expand his role, becoming chief creative officer and global editor in chief.
• Vice Media Group, struggling financially and recently acquired out of bankruptcy by Fortress Investment Group, sold i-D as part of an effort to streamline the business.
• This is not Kloss's first venture into media ownership; she led a group of investors to acquire W magazine in 2020.