Trend professionals and aficionados collectively held their breath earlier this yr in June, as information broke of Anna Wintour, 75, stepping down as editor-in-chief of US Vogue. Now whereas this was instantly thought-about fairly akin to the autumn of an establishment, the 75-year-old is not actually giving up her curated empire. Anna will keep on in Vogue because the International Editorial Director and also will proceed to function the Chief Content material Officer at Condé Nast. This places Anna in-charge of not simply Vogue, but additionally Vainness Truthful, GQ, Glamour and extra — a gig that truthfully sounds befitting of her private stature and legacy.
Chloe Malle’s ‘proud nepo child’ standing precedes her benefit as the brand new American Vogue editor(Pictures: Instagram, X)
That being stated, after the primary shock of the information died down, the one and most evident query ringing in everyone’s head was who might probably succeed the legacy put in place by her? Speculations ran wild for over 2 months, although now the place has a face and title to it. Anna’s 37-year lengthy reign over Vogue shall be carried ahead by Chloe Malle, the newly appointed head of editorial content material of Vogue‘s U.S. version. Now whereas it goes with out saying {that a} place of this type would not come simple, the noise of her nepo child standing — by no means thoughts that Chloe is 39 years outdated herself — has clearly drowned out any of her skilled benefit, at the very least in terms of the primary rush of public perceptions.
And nepo child how? Chloe is the daughter of American actor Candice Bergen and French director and screenwriter Louis Malle. Candice is a cinema powerhouse in her personal proper, with near 7 many years in entrance of the digital camera to her credit score. The titular position in Murphy Brown has gained her 5 Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, a fame adopted effectively by her roles in productions like Beginning Over (1979) and Gandhi (1982) which gained her an Oscar and BAFTA respectively. Rom-com lovers could recognise her from Miss Congeniality (2000), Candy Residence Alabama (2002), Intercourse and the Metropolis (2008) and Bride Wars (2009) to call a number of. Huge filmography. Even greater legacy.
The late Louis Malle alternatively, has 22 movies, quick and have to his title along with 7 documentary movies. Of this, Le Monde du silence (1956) gained him the coveted Palme d’Or on the Cannes Movie Competition, whereas documentary movie Calcutta (1969) bagged him the Grand Prix on the Melbourne Worldwide Movie Competition. Doubtlessly his greatest success was 1987 movie Goodbye, Youngsters which gained him the Golden Lion on the Venice Movie Competition, and Academy, BAFTA, Cesar and EFA credit, a lot of which he bagged wins in as effectively.
Chloe Malle’s father is the late Louis Malle
So we’re clearly speaking a few household of mammoths, with Chloe having for sure taken the baton forward along with her American Vogue editorship. And first issues first, she is not in any respect making an attempt to tuck her household’s legacy away or apologise for it. Terming herself a “proud nepo child” in her interview with the New York Instances, she shares, “There isn’t a query that I’ve 100% benefited from the privilege I grew up in. It’s delusional to say in any other case. I’ll say, although, that it has all the time made me work a lot more durable. It has been a objective for lots of my life to show that I’m greater than Candice Bergen’s daughter, or somebody who grew up in Beverly Hills”.
Apparently, Chloe has been concerned with Vogue since 2011, first becoming a member of as a social editor. She turned a contributing editor between 2016 and 2023. Since 2023, she has held the place of editor at Vogue.com, additionally having co-hosted Vogue’s The Run-By means of podcast, since 2022.
The primary version below her is more likely to come out subsequent yr.
