Alexandra Shulman steps down as editor of Vogue

Alexandra Shulman has announced she will leave British Vogue in June after 25 years at the helm of fashion's bible.

Shulman has just had arguably the most high-profile 12 months of her career as the publication celebrated its 100th year, an occasion that was marked with a number of landmark celebrations and a behind the scenes BBC documentary.

She told Vogue.co.uk that she had been planning her departure for several months. "Although I have had months to acclimatise to the idea of leaving Vogue, it hasn’t made the moment of announcing this any less sad. I have been incredibly privileged to have been able to look after such a great magazine for so long and even more to have worked with so many people over those years who have made the experience so interesting and rich," she said.

Shulman, who is also an acclaimed author and newspaper columnist, began her journalistic career at Over-21 magazine, before joining Tatler in 1982. In 1987, she joined the Sunday Telegraph as editor of the women’s pages and first went to Vogue as features editor in 1988. From there she was promoted to editor of GQ in 1990 before returning to Vogue as editor in 1992.

The announcement of her departure comes shortly after it was revealed that long-standing Condé Nast Britain managing director Nicholas Coleridge would also be leaving. Coleridge, who is also president of Condé Nast International, is planning to retire but will stay on as chairman of Condé Nast Britain until at least the end of 2019.

He is being replaced by Condé Nast International’s chief digital officer Wolfgang Blau as president of Condé Nast International and by Albert Read as managing director of Condé Nast Britain. Read was previously Coleridge's deputy.

A successor for Shulman will be revealed in due course, Condé Nast said.