Anna Wintour is said to be lining up Chloe Malle as the frontrunner to succeed her at Vogue.
Anna Wintour is said to be lining up Chloe Malle as the frontrunner to succeed her at Vogue
The 75-year-old is stepping down as editor-in-chief of the fashion bible after 37 years, and is said by Page Six to have narrowed the shortlist to a small group of candidates.
Chloe, 39, is the daughter of actress Candice Bergen and French film director Louis Malle, currently serves as editor of Vogue.com.
Sources told Page Six that she is in the “final rounds” of interviews to become head of editorial content at US Vogue.
She recently interviewed Lauren Sanchez for her Vogue cover ahead of Sanchez’s Venetian wedding to Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos.
According to insiders, Nicole Phelps, global director of Vogue Runway – the online platform dedicated to fashion shows – also remains in the running for the top job.
A final decision is expected by the start of New York Fashion Week, which runs from 11 to 16 September.
Sources say there are four to five leading candidates left, including some from outside the company. Instagram’s Eva Chen, previously linked to the role, is said to be no longer considered likely to move, with an industry insider telling Page Six: “Eva is making a ton of money at Instagram. There is no reason for her to move over.”
Eva, who is 42 and Head of Fashion Partnerships at Instagram, previously worked at Condé Nast’s Teen Vogue and Lucky.
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