Anna Wintour chooses successor Chloe Malle to lead Vogue magazine

Chloe Malle is set to replace Anna Wintour at Vogue magazine.

Wintour tapped Malle – who edits Vogue's website and cohosts its "The Run-Through" podcast – to lead the outlet as head of editorial content. After 37 years at the helm of the world's most famous fashion periodical, Wintour announced in June she would be stepping down from her editor-in-chief role.

"I know that some people who were interested in this job were sort of daunted by the idea of Anna being down the hall, I'm very happy she's down the hall with her Clarice Cliff pottery," Malle told The New York Times in a story published Sept. 2. The news was first reported by digital media company Puck.

The 39-year-old is also daughter of Emmy Award-winning actress Candice Bergen of "Murphy Brown" fame, who also garnered an Oscar nod for 1979's "Starting Over." Bergen also played a Vogue editor on early aughts sitcom "Sex and the City."

Malle first joined Vogue in 2011 as an editor in the features department and was promoted later to a contributing editing role. Her move to a leading editorial role comes amid shifts in journalism as magazines pivot to retain their exisiting audience while establishing new ways to grow among Gen Z consumers.

Wintour (known for her stern management style and iconic A-frame bob) is staying in her current role as Condé Nast’s chief content officer and Vogue's global editorial director.

Since her start at Vogue in 1988, Wintour has become synonymous with the high fashion scene, sitting stoically in the front row of New York Fashion Week shows, helming the Met Gala and presiding over the glossy pages of a magazine largely considered the "fashion bible."

Contributing: Anna Kaufman