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Edward
Enninful
Editor-in-chief,
British Vogue
NEW
2018
or the first time in British Vogue’s 101-year history, at the forefront of British fashion. In 1998 he became a
a man has taken over as editor-in-chief. And a contributing editor to Italian Vogue, where he spearheaded
Fblack man at that. Step forward 45-year-old Edward the groundbreaking Black Issue featuring only black models,
Enninful, the newly crowned king of the UK fashion industry including Naomi Campbell, Jourdan Dunn and Alek Wek.
and a creative whirlwind with a history of upending the He said he wanted to end the “white-out that dominates the
status quo. catwalks and magazines”. The issue was so successful that
Enninful, said Conde Nast International chairman Conde Nast had to print an extra 40,000 copies.
Jonathan Newhouse, was “supremely prepared” for the role, He also styled the magazine’s infamous June 2011 cover
which he began in August, replacing the lauded Alexandra featuring plus-sized models, before in 2006 becoming
Shulman who was 25 years in situ. contributing fashion editor for American Vogue. In 2011 he
The son of a seamstress, he was born in Ghana but moved was announced as fashion and style director of W magazine,
with his parents and five siblings to London’s Ladbroke Grove grabbing attention for riskier editorial, including a March
at a young age. His entry into the highest echelons of the 2012 cover shoot featuring Kate Moss dressed as a nun.
fashion press was an unorthodox one – he was spotted on the He was awarded an OBE in 2016 for service to diversity
Tube by a model scout at the age of 16. By 17 he was assisting in the fashion industry. In 2014 he scooped the prestigious
i-D fashion director Beth Summers. He went on to complete Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator at the British
a degree at Goldsmiths while juggling more modelling work Fashion Awards.
and assisting on shoots. The day after his 18th birthday Following his appointment to British Vogue this year,
Enninful was appointed i-D fashion director – the youngest Newhouse described Enninful as “an influential figure in the
ever on an international publication. communities of fashion, Hollywood and music which shape
Edgy elegance became his trademark and he took the cultural zeitgeist”. At the time of his appointment he had
inspiration from the streets, forging a name for himself six times as many followers on Instagram as Shulman.
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