After Anna: The Succession Blueprint for Vogue

What happens when the most influential figure in modern fashion steps down? Drawing on insights from Marc Abergel's article, we explore why Anna Wintour’s eventual departure from Vogue is not a mere editorial change: it’s a civilizational moment. We dive deep into the symbolic, strategic, and mythic dimensions of succession at Vogue.

More than just a magazine, Vogue is portrayed as a Ministry of Culture, an institution responsible for shaping collective taste, aspiration, and style. The podcast breaks down the four essential powers required for Vogue's next editor-in-chief and examines eight potential successors, not merely as candidates but as archetypes, each representing a radically different future for fashion and culture. They are: Ava Duvernay, Edward Enninful, Ruth E. Carter, Phoebe Philo, Michaela Coel, Pharrell Williams, Kim Jones and Daniel Roseberry.

For leaders across the luxury and media industries, this episode offers a rare lens on how cultural authority is crafted, maintained, and potentially lost.

• "This isn’t just a vacancy. It’s a vacuum — a sudden stillness in the cultural stratosphere."
• "The next editor-in-chief has to preside, not just post. Without that gravity, even beautiful images become content clutter."
• "Vogue's next leader isn’t just an editor — they are a Minister of Cultural Affairs."
• "In a world fighting for attention, sometimes silence is the loudest form of authorship."
• "We don’t just need a new Anna. We need the next sovereign of style."