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Delve into the remarkable journey of Edward Enninful and the assemble of fashion icons for his final British Vogue cover. Explore his impactful legacy and diverse voices shaping the world of fashion.

AT THE Powerlist 2024, Michael Eboda hailed Edward Enninful OBE for his ‘vision and passion for fashion and diversity’.

British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful was "petrified" of his sexuality growing up as a British-Ghanaian Christian in the 1980s.

If anyone has what it takes to knock legendary Vogue editor Anna Wintour (right) off her gilded perch, it is Edward Enninful (left).

Of as two icons in fashion. icons. i just want to ask you about what makes them successful. lets start with kate moss. you knew her in the early days. i met kate when i was 16 and she was 1a and we went to a casting, and i remember she walked in and she literally charmed the whole room. the energy as well as the beauty. shes uniquely herself. and naomis always been the same. she was always outspoken. naomi always thought she was going to be a star from when she was a baby — and she is a star �...

Laughs. and i remember getting on the train and sort of heading to college and simon was staring at me and he was — i remember bald, wearing denim and, you know, i was quite sheltered... i6. yeah, and at baker street, he got off and gave me his card and he said, "my name is simon foxton. "im a stylist" — i didnt know what a stylist was — but, "call me. "id love to use you in a shoot." i remember getting home and poor mum. "mum, i want to do this!" she wasnt having it. shes like, "the fashi...

You were like the ideal wingman, werent you? basically, without knowing what a wingman was! perfect. you moved to ladbroke grove, which is the area just north of notting hill. what was it like back then as a young man, and especially as a young black man? i mean, ladbroke grove is a very interesting area, notting hill generally. its one of the few areas where you can have sort of the wealthiest of the wealthiest aristocrats next to rastafarians next to sort of immigrants, so i loved the energy. ...

And i remember getting on the train and sort of heading to college and simon was staring at me and he was — i remember bald, wearing denim and, you know, i was quite sheltered... i6. yeah, and at baker street, he got off and gave me his card and he said, "my name is simon foxton. "im a stylist" — i didnt know what a stylist was — but, "call me. "id love to use you in a shoot." i remember getting home and poor mum. "mum, i want to do this!" she wasnt having it. shes like, "the fashion indus...

Perfect. you moved to ladbroke grove, which is the area just north of notting hill. what was it like back then as a young man, and especially as a young black man? i mean, ladbroke grove is a very interesting area, notting hill generally. its one of the few areas where you can have sort of the wealthiest of the wealthiest aristocrats next to rastafarians next to sort of immigrants, so i loved the energy. i loved the fact that, oh, my god, i really belonged. i started feeling like i belonged in e...

Icons. i just want to ask you about what makes them successful. lets start with kate moss. you knew her in the early days. i met kate when i was 16 and she was 1a and we went to a casting, and i remember she walked in and she literally charmed the whole room. the energy as well as the beauty. shes uniquely herself. and naomis always been the same. she was always outspoken. naomi always thought she was going to be a star from when she was a baby — and she is a star — but, you know, they reall...