Chloe Malle, a long-time insider at American Vogue, will take over as editor of the magazine after Dame Anna Wintour retires from her position after nearly 40 years in charge.
The announcement, which was posted on Vogue’s official website on Tuesday, represents a major shift for one of the world’s most prominent fashion magazines.
Malle will take over as head of editorial content for Vogue US, essentially managing the day-to-day operations across print and digital, though the position is not exactly the same as the one Wintour held for 37 years.
She will work directly under Wintour, who continues to serve as the global editorial director of Vogue and the chief content officer of Condé Nast, where she is also in charge of publications like Architectural Digest, Vanity Fair, and GQ.
Who is Chloe Malle?
Having begun as the magazine’s social editor in 2011, Malle, now 39, brings more than ten years of experience to Vogue. She most recently co-hosted ‘The Run-Through with Vogue,’ the magazine’s flagship podcast, and served as editor of Vogue.com.
Born to French film royalty and Hollywood, actress Candice Bergen and director Louis Malle,’ Before her father passed away when she was only ten years old, Chloe spent her childhood in between Paris and Los Angeles.
She began her career as a real estate writer for the New York Observer and attended Brown University to study comparative literature.
As social editor, she covered parties, weddings, and lifestyle events. By 2016, she became a contributing editor, and by 2023, she was leading Vogue.com, overseeing the magazine’s digital transformation.
She has also conducted major cover interviews with stars like Gigi Hadid, Greta Gerwig, and Lauren Sanchez.
Among her more playful contributions, Malle helped create Dogue, a special digital-only edition of Vogue dedicated entirely to celebrity dogs. The latest issue featured Sabrina Carpenter’s pups on the cover.
Who were the other contenders for the position?
In a statement, Wintour praised Malle’s ability to “find the balance between Vogue’s long, singular history and its future on the front lines of the new.” She added, “I’m so excited to continue working with her, as her mentor but also as her student, while she leads us and our audiences where we’ve never been before.”
Despite Malle’s close ties to Vogue and Wintour, her name was not often mentioned publicly during months of speculation over the successor. The search even gained traction on betting platforms like Polymarket, where other names in Wintour’s orbit, such as Eva Chen, Nicole Phelps, and Sara Moonves, were rumoured contenders.
“I know that some people who were interested in this job were sort of daunted by the idea of Anna being down the hall,” she told The New York Times. “I’m very happy she’s down the hall with her Clarice Cliff pottery.”
Like Wintour, Malle has not shied away from politics. She has voiced support for Democratic causes and participated in the 2017 Women’s March, where she held a sign that read, “Keep Your Tiny Hands Off My Rights.” During a 2024 podcast episode, after Donald Trump’s re-election, she openly expressed disappointment and discussed it with Jack Schlossberg, grandson of JFK.