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Edward Enninful
Edward Enninful is a Ghana-born, London-raised fashion editor and stylist known for his editorial work at i-D, Vogue titles, W Magazine and British Vogue. After serving as British Vogue's editor-in-chief, he co-founded the media and entertainment company EE72.
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Ghanaian-British · Fashion editor, Stylist, Fashion director
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At a glance
- Enninful became fashion director of i-D in 1991 at age 18.
- He was appointed editor-in-chief of British Vogue in 2017 and identified the March 2024 issue as his final edition in that role.
- He was appointed an OBE in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to diversity in the fashion industry.
- Enninful is a co-founder of EE72, a media and entertainment company launched in 2025.
Early life and entry into fashion
Enninful was born in Ghana in 1972 and moved with his family to London in 1985, when he was 13. He became fashion director of i-D in 1991 at age 18; the London Museum describes him as the youngest fashion director of an international magazine at that time.
Editorial career and British Vogue
Before leading British Vogue, Enninful held editorial positions including contributing roles at Vogue Italia and US Vogue and a fashion and style editor role at W Magazine. British Vogue announced his appointment as editor-in-chief in April 2017, effective that August. In February 2024, he described the March 2024 issue as his 76th and final edition as editor-in-chief and European editorial director.
Recognition and public contribution
Enninful received the British Fashion Council's Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator in 2014 and was appointed an OBE in 2016 for services to diversity in the fashion industry. Goldsmiths, University of London awarded him an honorary fellowship in 2018.
Memoir and EE72
Enninful published his memoir, A Visible Man, in 2022. In February 2025, EE72 announced its launch as a global media and entertainment company and named him as a co-founder and Chief Creative Officer. As of August 2026, EE72's website continued to identify Edward Enninful and Akua Enninful as co-founders, although it did not state his current executive title.
Timeline
- Moved with his family from Ghana to London.
- Became fashion director of i-D at age 18.
- Selected for the British Fashion Council's Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator.
- Named an OBE in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to diversity in the fashion industry.
- British Vogue announced him as its incoming editor-in-chief, with a stated start date of 1 August 2017.
- Published A Visible Man.
- Identified the March 2024 issue as his 76th and final edition as British Vogue editor-in-chief and European editorial director.
- EE72 announced its launch as a global media and entertainment company, naming Enninful as co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at launch.
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Current context
- EE72's official website identifies Edward Enninful and Akua Enninful as the company's co-founders. The live site confirms Enninful's co-founder status but does not state his current executive title.
- EE72's official website presents 72 as its platform and quarterly print magazine.
Biographical facts
- Enninful was born in Ghana in 1972 and moved with his family to London in 1985, when he was 13.
- Before leading British Vogue, Enninful held editorial roles including contributing editor at Vogue Italia, contributing editor at US Vogue, and fashion and style editor at W Magazine.
- Enninful was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to diversity in the fashion industry.
- He authored the memoir A Visible Man, published by Penguin Press in 2022.
- Goldsmiths, University of London awarded Enninful an honorary fellowship in 2018 and states that he had previously been briefly enrolled there as a student.
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- i-D Fashion director 1991
- British Vogue Editor-in-chief 2017-08-01
- EE72 Co-founder 2025-02-17–present
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