She first joined American Vogue in 1988, but legendary stylist Grace Coddington has announced she is stepping away from the role of creative director at the magazine, effective immediately.
“After more than 25 years at American Vogue, Grace Coddington will assume the role of creative director at large and take on additional projects outside the magazine. She will work on several Vogue fashion shoots throughout the year,” a spokesperson for American Vogue tells The Business of Fashion.
Coddington adds: “I really love Vogue, it’s been in my life always, they discovered me as a model at 19. I’m not running away from Vogue, because it has opened so many doors. But it will be nice to collaborate, and nice to go out [and] give talks to people. It’s just another approach. I’m certainly not going into retirement. I don’t want to sit around.”
Coddington will be represented by agency Great Bowery, with one of her external projects including creating a fragrance with Comme des Garcons.
There are no current plans to fill the role of creative director.
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