It’s the end of an era in the fashion world.
Anna Wintour is stepping down as editor-in-chief of Vogue’s US edition after 37 years, a source close to the glossy fashion magazine’s owner Condé Nast confirmed to newsmen.
Wintour, 75, announced that she is seeking a new “head of editorial content” for American Vogue during a staff meeting Thursday morning, according to a company spokesperson.
The longtime editrix, who took the helm of US Vogue in 1988, will continue to hold her positions as Condé Nast’s global chief content officer and Vogue’s global editorial director.
Over the past four years, the responsibilities of her global role have expanded exponentially while she has continued running the day-to-day editing of American Vogue, a source close to the matter told The Post.
Radhika Jones called it quits in April after seven years running the celebrity news magazine.
It’s an unexpected one at that, as Wintour has long squashed rumors about her retirement from Vogue.
In February, as she was made a companion of honor during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, Wintour said: “This morning His Majesty asked me if this meant I was going to stop working and I said firmly, no. It makes me even more convinced that I have so much more to achieve.”
As chief content officer, Wintour oversees all of Condé Nast’s global brands — including Wired, Vanity Fair, GQ, Glamour and Bon Appetit — with the exception of the New Yorker.
Her tenure is widely regarded as a transformative one for the magazine, helping to cement US Vogue as a leading magazine in the global fashion industry.
She got her start in fashion after dropping out of finishing school at 18 and joining Harper’s & Queen magazine as an assistant, later working for a series of New York magazines.
Prior to becoming editor-in-chief, Wintour served as Vogue’s creative director in 1983. She later led British Vogue, before rejoining American Vogue as the top boss in 1988.
She came in with a bang, stirring controversy with her first cover in November 1988, which featured a model wearing $50 acid-wash Guess jeans – taboo at the time for high-profile fashion magazines like Vogue.
Wintour landed strong star power throughout the 1990s for the front cover, from Madonna, Cindy Crawford and Renee Zellweger to Oprah Winfrey and Ivana Trump, helping the publication lean more into celebrity profiles.
