Teen Vogue Folded into Vogue; Sharma Leaves, Layoffs Reported

Condé Nast announced Teen Vogue will be folded into Vogue.com, with editor-in-chief Versha Sharma departing and Vogue’s head of editorial content Chloe Malle taking oversight while Teen Vogue is to remain a “distinct editorial property” focused on career development, cultural leadership and other youth issues. The consolidation follows Vogue Business’s transition into the Vogue platform and is presented as a strategy to reach a larger, younger audience driving Vogue’s digital growth. The announcement prompted reports of immediate staff layoffs tied to the restructuring, with former Teen Vogue employees saying politics and news roles were cut and multiple staffers were let go. Newsroom unions Condé United and The NewsGuild of New York condemned the consolidation, arguing it appears intended to blunt Teen Vogue’s award‑winning journalism, disproportionately impacts BIPOC women and trans staff, and leaves the outlet without dedicated politics coverage. Condé Nast and Vogue executives, including Anna Wintour and Chloe Malle, framed the change as a growth and audience-unification effort, while critics worry it will mute Teen Vogue’s progressive, youth-focused political voice.