Here’s everything to know about the longtime editor’s decision and what she’ll do next. Wintour broke the news to staffers on thursday. Vogue’s editorial operations in a staff meeting wednesday, women’s wear daily and fashion week daily first.
Wintour announced her decision to step back from leading u.s. So, why is anna wintour stepping down from her role at vogue? Wintour is rumored to have been the inspiration for the exacting fashion editor character miranda priestly in lauren weisberger's 2003 novel the devil wears prada.