Who became the first editor of British Vogue when it launched in 1916?

Elspeth Champcommunal became the first editor of British Vogue when it launched in 1916.

Champcommunal, a British fashion writer and editor, led the new edition during its formative years. Her tenure helped establish a British editorial identity while the magazine adapted the Vogue name and publishing model for local readers.

She edited British Vogue from 1916 until 1922. Later editors took the magazine in different directions, and the title eventually became a major international platform for British fashion, photography, and culture.

Champcommunal is often overlooked because later British Vogue editors, including Audrey Withers and Alexandra Shulman, are more widely associated with the magazine’s twentieth-century history. She nevertheless holds the specific distinction of being the first editor.