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Anna Wintour to Step Aside from Vogue U.S. After Nearly 40 Years

By Jake Beardslee · June 28, 2025

After nearly 40 years as editor-in-chief of American Vogue, Anna Wintour is reportedly stepping aside from her U.S. editorial duties. A new head of editorial content will be appointed to lead the magazine, while Wintour will continue in her roles as chief content officer at Condé Nast and global editorial director at Vogue, a company spokesperson told NBC News.

The change is part of a broader restructuring that began four years ago, aimed at aligning editorial teams across all markets where Condé Nast operates. Each market has a head of editorial content working under global leadership. The incoming U.S. editorial head will join peers in countries such as the United Kingdom, France, China, India, and Japan.

“Over the last four years Anna’s role has exponentially expanded with a global remit across all brands, in addition to the day-to-day editing of American Vogue,” the spokesperson told NBC News.

Wintour began leading Vogue in 1988, launching her tenure with a cover that departed sharply from the magazine’s prior style. It featured Israeli model Michaela Bercu wearing a haute couture Christian Lacroix jacket with a beaded cross and Guess jeans. “It was so unlike the studied and elegant close-ups that were typical of Vogue’s covers back then,” Wintour said in a 2012 post on the magazine’s website.

While Wintour will no longer manage the daily editorial direction of the U.S. edition, she remains at the center of the brand’s global strategy.