Inside Vogue: Fashion's ultimate power struggle
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
British Vogue’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful has announced he's stepping down. But why? In the world of high fashion, was his downfall the result of style over substance, rumours of diva-like behaviour or was he simply ahead of his time? And how did the rumoured power struggle between new-blood Enninful and old-guard Anna Wintour play out?
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