Of course, when Wintour will retire is anyone’s guess, and it’s highly unlikely that Doletskaya left her position to replace Wintour (certainly not with Fashion’s Night Out – spearheaded by Wintour – only two months away).
In light of LOVE’s remarks, Jonathan Newhouse, president of Condé Nast International, sent a memo to Vogue staffers confirming the EIC’s resignation:
“Some time ago, Aliona Doletskaya told me that she would like to leave the Vogue Russia editor-in-chief’s post, which she has occupied for almost 13 years, and start a new life, probably to write a book or try her hand in a new field,” said Newhouse.
“As Russia – as well as the rest of the world – was still going through economically hard times, I asked Aliona to wait for a better time to do this. Now, it’s obvious that we are coming out of the crisis, thus I don’t want to interfere with Aliona’s plans anymore. I accept her decision to leave the magazine with great sorrow… In the near future we will announce the name of the next editor-in-chief of Vogue Russia.”
It will be interesting to see how this shake-up affects the magazine, long a favorite behind the French and British iterations of Vogue. If Stefano Tonchi’s resignation and new post at W are any indication, however, there will only be exciting things to come with new blood.
