Alexandra Shulman???s 306th edition of British Vogue has hit subscribers??? letterboxes today, allowing loyal fans of the title to get their first look at her final production as editor-in-chief.
The September 2017 issue stars five of Shulman???s favourite models on the cover, shot by Mario Testino and aiming to represent the ???past, present and future of modelling???.Veteran Vogue girl Kate Moss makes her 32nd cover appearance in Shulman???s tenure, and Stella Tennant returns for her fifth.Edie Campbell joins them to make her third, Jean Campbell her second, and Nora Attal making her debut.
In an editor???s letter titled "Wonder Years", Shulman talks through the changes she has seen in the industry during her successful 25 years at the helm, as well as highlighting exciting features in her final issue, including a profile of Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.She begins by reminiscing about her debut, the April 1992 edition, which featured interview with an ???up-and-coming??? actor Brad Pitt, as well as features on Herv??Pierre, the then-new designer at Balmain, and a review of upcoming Steven Spielberg film, Hook.
???Some 306 issues, 1,600 fashion shoots and, at a calculated guess, 38,970 pages later, the world and Vogue have both changed enormously,??? she writes.???News, whether current affairs or fashion, is no longer broken in print but arrives via a ping on a screen, day or night.???
Indeed Vogue is about to undergo its biggest shakeup in a long time as her successor, Edward Enninful, officially started his new job yesterday, promising to push the magazine in new directions across both print and digital platforms.Enninful???s appointment was announced on 10th April, after Shulman confirmed her ???Vrexit??? back in January.
???Editing British Vogue has been the greatest of privileges and has meant that I???ve spent most of my days working alongside some of the finest creative talent around,???Shulman continued in her letter.
???It is impossible to acknowledge everyone who made my years at Vogue so rewarding, but Lucinda Chambers, my fashion director for 24 years, and Frances Bentley, my managing editor, who kept the whole office on the road for an equal amount of time, have won my eternal thanks.???
As Alexandra Shulman steps down from British Vogue, we take a look at some of her best looksIndeed, many of the staffers who were so loyal to Shulman have since used her departure as a cue to leave Vogue too, prompting a natural ???changing of the guard??? at Britain???s fashion bible.
???Now it???s time for myself and Vogue to start on new journeys,???Shulman???s letter concludes.???I???m very excited to see where we both go.???
See the full shoot in the September issue of Vogue, on general sale on Friday
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