Fashion is about change – and British Vogue’s first male editor is exactly that

After months of speculation, Alexandra Shulman’s successor at British Vogue has finally been announced. And in what may come as a shock to Samantha Cameron – who recently launched a new fashion line, and whose sister Emily Sheffield was hotly tipped for the role – the job has gone to someone cut from slightly different cloth. In fact, the powers that be at Condé Nast have gone for something quite radical: British Vogue now has its first black, male editor.  

There will be plenty of people annoyed by Edward Enninful’s appointment. Some will believe that editing Vogue is a woman’s job – and that giving it to a man is a step in the wrong direction. There were plenty of highly-qualified women in the running after all; one wonders how the news is going down at Vogue House. Others will hate the idea of a man telling women what to wear. Women can – of course – tell other women what to wear, but a man? That’s another matter.

Vogue prides itself on being a ‘style bible’ – yet in recent years it has become rather addicted to boring Instagram-friendly celebrities and chasing – rather than defining – fashion trends.