Grace Coddington leaves her longtime post as Vogue's creative director

A change for Grace Coddington and Vogue.
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Creative director of American Vogue Grace Coddington, 74, is dialing back her responsibilities at the magazine, The New York Times reports. Coddington will stay on as "creative editor at large," contributing "several" stories a year, but otherwise be exploring other options, such as developing a perfume and public speaking.

Serving as a counterpart to Vogue editor Anna Wintour, Coddington was something of a Luddite, forgoing computers and emails and preferring models to celebrities. She became a sort of celebrity herself, however, appearing in the 2009 documentary The September Issue.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.