Ghanaian Fashion Icon-Edward Enninful Hired As New British Vogue Editor

It’s more difficult to get on the cover of any Vogue magazine than to solve Ghana’s unending power problem–now, you can imagine how difficult it’s for one to rise to become an editor of Vogue.

Yet, British Vogue has confirmed Ghanaian fashion icon-Edward Enninful as its first male editor.

“Enninful, who has previously worked for Italian and American Vogue, will take over from Alexandra Shulman, who announced her departure in January,” reports the BBC.

Condé Nast International’s Jonathan Newhouse said Enninful was “an influential figure in the communities of fashion, Hollywood and music”.

The 45-year-old who is well connected in the fashion industry globally will resume his new role on August 1–and he’s currently the fashion and creative director at W Magazine, where he has worked since 2011.

Below is a summary of interesting facts about Enniful, captured by the BBC;

• Born in Ghana, he moved to the UK and started his fashion career aged 16 when he was spotted by a model scout in London.
• He began working alongside the founders of i-D magazine, and was promoted to fashion director aged just 19, a position he held for more than two decades.
• He is well connected. Very well. His Twitter profile features him with Michelle Obama.
• He was appointed OBE in the Queen’s 2016 Birthday Honours for services to diversity in the fashion industry.
• He is good mates with Pharrell.
• Some of the biggest names in fashion have worked with him, including Giorgio Armani, Christian Dior, Dolce and Gabbana, Mulberry, Valentino, Calvin Klein, Fendi, Gucci, Hugo Boss and Missoni.
• Condé Nast praised Enninful’s work at Italian Vogue under its late editor, Franca Sozzani, as having “attained landmark status in recent cultural history”.