After 25 wonderful years as British Vogue Editor-in-Chief, Alexandra Shulman has announced she will be standing down… I know, we’re sad too!
Shulman still has a few months left before she leaves in the summer, but who will be her successor?
Though we haven’t heard any news on that yet, Shulman shared that “it was difficult to decide to leave but 25 years is a very long time and I am tremendously excited that I will now look forward into a different future. I know that nothing will be quite like the years I have spent at Vogue. Nicholas Coleridge and Jonathan Newhouse have given me the space to edit this important magazine in exactly the way I wanted to and for that, and of course the opportunity in the first place I am tremendously grateful. I will miss the people who surround me daily at Vogue House more than I can say and I am very pleased that I will be here for several months more concentrating on the next issues and new initiatives for this magazine that I love.”
“Although I have had months to acclimatise to the idea of leaving Vogue, it hasn’t made the moment of announcing this any less sad. I have been incredibly privileged to have been able to look after such a great magazine for so long and even more to have worked with so many people over those years who have made the experience so interesting and rich.”
“It has been very hard to find a rational reason to leave what is unquestionably a fascinating and rewarding role but last autumn I realised that I very much wanted to experience a different life and look forward to a future separate to Vogue.”
We’re sad to hear the news but we’re sure that whatever Alexandra does next will be amazing and we can’t wait to see!