Edward Enninful Is Named Editor in Chief at British Vogue -<br />By ELIZABETH PATONAPRIL 10, 2017<br />LONDON — Edward Enninful, the creative and fashion director of the American magazine W, is set to replace Alexandra<br />Shulman as editor in chief of British Vogue, its parent company, Condé Nast, confirmed on Monday.<br />Condé Nast’s international chairman and chief executive, Jonathan Newhouse, called Mr. Enninful “an influential figure in the communities of fashion, Hollywood and music which shape the cultural zeitgeist,” and added<br />that “by virtue of his talent and experience, Edward is supremely prepared to assume the responsibility of British Vogue.”<br />The appointment comes three months after Mr. Newhouse named another man, Emanuele<br />Farneti, to the helm of Italian Vogue, following the death of Franca Sozzani.<br />After two decades at i-D, Mr. Enninful worked for Italian Vogue, American Vogue<br />and most recently W, where he was credited with bringing a more conceptualized, quirky and narrative-driven aesthetic, buoying declining advertiser interest in the magazine.<br />With his appointment at British Vogue, Mr. Enninful will be the first nonwhite man to edit a mainstream women’s fashion magazine.<br />The first man and the first black editor to take the helm of Britain’s most powerful fashion<br />publication in its 100-year history, Mr. Enninful will begin his new role Aug. 1.<br />Here are four things to know ahead of his arrival at British Vogue’s headquarters in Hanover Square:<br />Born in Ghana, Mr. Enninful was raised by his seamstress mother in the Ladbroke Grove area of London, alongside five siblings.
