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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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