Alison Settle
British Vogue was edited by whom from 1926 to 1935?
British Vogue British Vogue is a British fashion magazine published based in London since autumn 1916 . It is the British edition of the American magazine Vogue and is owned and distributed by Condé Nast . British Vogue editor in 2012 claimed that , Vogue power is universally acknowledged . Its the place everybody wants to be if they want to be in the world of fashion and 85% of the magazines readers agree that Vogue is the Fashion Bible . The magazine is considered to be one that links fashion to high society and class , teaching its readers how to assume a distinctively chic and modern appearance . British Vogue is a magazine whose success is based upon its advertising rather than its sales revenue . In 2007 , it ran 2,020 pages of advertising at an average of £16,000 a page . It is deemed to be more commercial than other editions of Vogue . British Vogue is the most profitable British magazine as well as the most profitable edition of Vogue besides the US and China editions . History . During the First World War , Condé Nast , Vogues publisher , had to deal with restrictions on overseas shipping as well as paper shortages in America . The British edition of Vogue was the answer to this problem , providing Vogue fashion coverage in the British Isles when it was not practicable to receive it in the usual way . Under the London editions second editor , Elspeth Champcommunal , the magazine was essentially the same as the American edition , except for its British English spellings . However , Champcommunal thought it important that Vogue be more than a fashion magazine . It featured articles on society and sporting news.. . Health and beauty advice.. . travelogues.. . and editorials , making it a skillfully mixed cocktail . Champcommunal held her editorial position until 1922 . Under its next editor , Dorothy Todd , a renowned Vogue editor due to her boldness , especially in her movement to blend the arts and fashion , the magazine shifted its focus from fashion to literature , featuring articles from Clive Bell about art exhibitions in Paris . There were also notable features from noted English writers such as Virginia Woolf and Aldous Huxley . Due to Todds changes , the magazine lost much of its audience , and she spent only four years as editor . British Vogue is not believed to have really taken off until after its third editor , Alison Settle , was appointed in 1926 . Under Audrey Withers ( editor from 1940 to 1960 ) , the magazine again took a literary direction , and during the Second World War it even took part in reporting the war . In 1944 , the American photographer Lee Miller persuaded Withers to send her to Normandy to produce an article on wartime nursing ; Miller then followed the Allied advance through Europe , reporting the liberation of Paris and sending a story from Buchenwald . Dame Anna Wintour edited the British edition from 1985 to 1987 , before taking over Vogue in New York City . Alexandra Shulman was Editor-in-Chief of the magazine from 1992 to 2017 . When Shulman was editor , the magazine drew more than a million readers . Shulman was known for developing collectors issues of British Vogue , such as the Gold Millennium Issue where celebrities and supermodels such as Kate Moss featured on the cover . Shulman was also praised for her use of up and coming photographers like Mario Testino . Shulman became known for her attempt to change the face of fashion . She pushed designers to stop using size-zero models . In 2016 , Shulman collaborated with photographer Josh Olins to shoot Catherine , Duchess of Cambridge on the cover of Vogues centenary issue . The photographs were subsequently featured in the National Portrait Gallery , London The magazine under Shulman was the subject of Richard Macers behind-the-scenes BBC documentary , Absolutely Fashion : Inside British Vogue ( 2016 ) . Edward Enninful was confirmed as the new editor-in-chief of British Vogue on 10 April 2017 . Condé Nast International Chairman and CEO Jonathan Newhouse announced him as the successor to Alexandra Shulman , calling Enninful an influential figure in the communities of fashion , Hollywood and music which shape the cultural zeitgeist , adding that by virtue of his talent and experience , Edward is supremely prepared to assume the responsibility of British Vogue . Enninfuls first issue as editor-in-chief was 2017s December issue , featuring British model and activist Adwoa Aboah on the cover . In September 2019 , Enninful collaborated with Meghan , Duchess of Sussex on the September issue . The issue highlights Forces for Change , and features on the cover 15 activists including actress Salma Hayek and interviews with former US First Lady Michelle Obama . The magazines September 2020 triple gatefold cover featured pictures of 20 activists often associated with the Black Lives Matter movement , including Marcus Rashford and Adwoa Aboah . The Activism Now edition was photographed by Misan Harriman and was the first British Vogue cover taken by a black man in the magazines 104-year history ( Nadine Ijewere was the first black female to take a cover photograph ) . Criticism . There has been an ongoing debate about whether or not the fashion industry is racist , and with the arrest of British designer John Galliano , who was found guilty of making racist and anti-Semitic comments in a public setting , as well as the news the hairdresser James Brown , who has worked closely with Kate Moss , went on a rant where he used the N word , more attention has been brought to the issue . British Vogue also faces some criticisms for fashion blunders . In 2011 , the magazine was criticised for a spread in the December 2011 issue which featured a rosy-cheeked model sitting atop a yak , sporting a pair of £5,820 trousers said to make the model look like the animal .