Vogue's new leader on why the magazine still matters | Newsmakers

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Last fall Chloe Malle was tapped to succeed Anna Wintour as Head of Editorial Content for American Vogue. The daughter of actress Candice Bergen and the late filmmaker Louis Malle, she started at Vogue 15 years ago in a role known as “social editor,” overseeing a weddings‑and‑parties section that once struck her as too frothy for a serious journalist.

Now, in a time when trends are accessible on …

Last fall Chloe Malle was tapped to succeed Anna Wintour as Head of Editorial Content for American Vogue. The daughter of actress Candice Bergen and the late filmmaker Louis Malle, she started at Vogue 15 years ago in a role known as “social editor,” overseeing a weddings‑and‑parties section that once struck her as too frothy for a serious journalist.

Now, in a time when trends are accessible on …

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