Anna Wintour stops after 37 years as editor -in -chief of the American Vogue. She announced this to her employees on Thursday. Since 1988, the 75-year-old Winttour led the most famous fashion magazine in the world.
Wintour started in 1983 Vogue As a creative director. From 1985 to 1987 she was the editor -in -chief of the British edition of Voguea year later she made the switch to the American version of the magazine. Wintour was praised for her choices for young unknown designers and the daring mix of haute couture and more affordable street fashion in the magazine. It is not clear who will follow her.
With her sturdy stylized Bob hairstyle and large black sunglasses, the figurehead became of Vogue A culture phenomenon yourself. Wintour became internationally known to a large audience after the success of the film The Devil Wears Prada In which Meryl Streep plays a ruthless editor -in -chief of a fashion magazine.
Wintour is not retiring. It remains as a worldwide editorial director of Vogue and if Chief Content Officer from publisher Condé Nast. With titles like Wired, Vanity Fair, GQ, Condé Nast Traveler, Glamor, Tatler and Allure Under her wings she remains one of the most influential people in the fashion world.