Ending weeks of speculation, Vogue announced that Chloe Malle has been appointed the head of editorial content for American Vogue
Wintour's departure from the US edition of the magazine is a big moment for the fashion industry - one which she has single-handedly changed forever
Is any Vogue editor worth the title these days if she doesn't have a behind-the-scenes documentary revealing her smarts and substance? Following The September Issue, R J Cutler's 2009 documentary about Anna Wintour and life at Vogue, and Franca: Chaos and Creation, Francesco Carrozzini's new film about Franca Sozzani, the editor of Italian Vogue, increasingly it seems the answer is no.Especially given that this week a third such film hit small-screens in Britain. Absolutely Fashion: Inside British Vogue, a two-part BBC documentary about the magazine, had its debut Thursday, with the second episode to be broadcast on the eve of London Fashion Week, September 15.Three makes a trend. But what the first two documentaries suggest, and the newest one confirms, is that these fly-on-the-wall dramas also serve a strategic purpose for glossy magazines in an increasingly digital landscape.To maintain their authoritative positions as gatekeepers in the social media age, old-guard editors and emplo