Celebrate Teen Vogue’s 20th Anniversary with Versha Sharma and Elaine Welteroth

Teen Vogue Summit 2023 is in full swing, and this yr, it is further particular. The publication is celebrating its twentieth anniversary, and what higher option to honor that than a visit down reminiscence lane? At the moment, present editor-in-chief Versha Sharma sat down with former editor-in chief Elaine Welteroth to speak all issues Teen Vogue all through the years.

Again in 2016, Welteroth grew to become the youngest particular person to helmed Teen Vogue, and took a outstanding position in advocating for youth involvement in political and social points. Now, Teen Vogue is led by Sharma, the primary South Asian editor-in-chief. The dynamic duo mentioned navigating the altering panorama of media since 2016, particularly as girls of shade.

Welteroth mentioned finding out social media to information her management and deciding to department out into politics, wellness and extra. She stated that she had thought the political scene throughout her time as editor-in-chief was the worst of occasions which navigated the model’s path on the time however famous that the present local weather has been simply as troublesome.

Sharma shared that her strategy to creating editorial content material round this time is predicated on the readers and the problems that they themselves have been preventing for. She additionally mentioned her endeavors to additional diversify journal covers, construct consciousness round social points, and spotlight intersectionality, as exemplified by one in every of Sharma’s first acts as editor-in-chief. In dialog with Welteroth, Sharma mirrored on making a statement on the Met Gala 2021 with a clutch that learn, “Shield Roe.” Sharma stated, “Style is political. Artwork is political.”

The editors additionally mentioned the day’s theme, “dream your future.” They mentioned the significance of dreaming huge, imposter syndrome and in the end, being “that lady.” Welteroth revealed that she felt she had “huge sneakers to fill” following up Eva Chen as magnificence director and felt the necessity to assimilate, however with time, naturally fell into her roles at Teen Vogue. Sharma talked about that she recalled watching Welteroth as editor-in-chief however by no means considering that she would in the future take the identical position. Welteroth then inspired the viewers to journal, discover a mantra, and deal with discovering a goal moderately than a title.

This was simply one in every of many exciting panels at Teen Vogue Summit 2023, and fortuitously, there’s loads extra. When you’re not in a position to attend in particular person, don’t be concerned as a result of now we have bought you coated. You’ll be able to livestream the occasion and maintain refreshing teenvogue.com for extra dwell updates updates.