Condé Nast International chairman and chief executive Jonathan Newhouse announced Edward Enninful as the new editor of British Vogue. The former style director at W Magazine succeeded Alexandra Shulman, who resigned after 25 years in January.
He will start his new role on August 1, and will be the first male to edit British Vogue in its 100-year history. Enninful’s career to date has seen him work for Italian Vogue, American Vogue and most recently W Magazine, as well as consult on countless high-fashion campaigns. He was awarded the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator at the 2014 British Fashion Awards, and also British monarchy maked him OBE – Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire – last October.