Amy Astley Quotes

United States, Editor
June 5, 1969

Amy Astley is the editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest as of May 2016. She was editor of Teen Vogue, which launched in January 2003. She was named to edit the new magazine in June 2002 by Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue and editorial director of Teen Vogue.

Talent always rises to the top.

Amy Astley
- Talent
- Top
- Rises
A short way into Teen Vogue I realized that teens see it as a guide for their lives and their careers, more than a place to teach them how to get boys. And they don't ask us fashion advice questions; they're too sophisticated. They're inspired by what they see and they think, 'These people at this magazine represent what I want to be, beyond shoes and makeup.'

Amy Astley
- Lives
- Guide
- Teen Vogue

It's a darker season. A lot of dark color.

Amy Astley
- Dark
- Color
- Season
I want to put people in the magazine who have their own social and digital footprints and will promote their story. I mean, when you look at this issue and you see Marc Jacobs and Amanda Brooks and Giovanna Battaglia, these are people with large social followings, and I know that when I work with them it’s going to get shared in a bigger way.

Amy Astley
- People
- Story
- Magazine