Alexandra Shulman steps down as editor-in-chief of British Vogue after 25 years at helm of fashion bible
She has said it a hard decision and her successor is yet to be named
THE editor-in-chief of British Vogue magazine is stepping down after 25 years in the role.
Alexandra Shulman, 59, called it a hard decision but she wanted to “experience a different life”.
She said steering Vogue through 2016’s centenary, followed by a BBC filmmaker for a documentary, was one of her greatest privileges.
She said that it was a hard to decision to quit the magazine "that I love" but that she wanted to "experience a different life".
"I have edited British Vogue for 25 years almost to the day, and to have steered it during our spectacular centenary has been one of the greatest privileges," she said.
"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."
Alexandra landed her biggest coup yet last year, securing the Duchess of Cambridge as the cover girl on the magazine's 100th edition.
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Viewers of the BBC documentary also saw her ditch April cover star Kate Moss, and replace her with Rihanna to prevent US Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour getting an exclusive on the singer.
Nicholas Coleridge, MD of Vogue publisher Conde Nast, called Alexandra “the towering figure of the British fashion press throughout her tenure”.
Alexandra will leave Vogue in the summer
Her successor has not been named, though Samantha Cameron's sister Emily Sheffield, deputy editor of British Vogue, is said to be one of the favourites to take over the coveted role.