LONDON — Fashion stylist Ib Kamara will step down at Dazed as editor in chief after a four-year tenure, WWD has learned.
His final issue will be published in June, and his successor at the London-based independent fashion publication will be revealed in due course.
Gareth Wrighton and Kacion Mayers, whom Kamara hired as art director and editorial director, respectively, at Dazed, will be stepping down in June as well.
Jefferson Hack, chief executive officer and cofounder of Dazed Media, said: “Every generation has a stylist who becomes the catalyst and sets a new tone for fashion image-making. Ib Kamara is this vanguard.
“He has updated and upended the fashion lexicon, with more narrative, more theater, more graphic silhouettes, more originality, a young fearless way of putting clothes and images together that made you stop and pay attention. During his time at Dazed, Ib never stopped looking outward at the world, finding the energy in Brazil, Shanghai, Nigeria or Ghana and filtering it back through Dazed,” added Hack, who also wished Kamara all the best for the journey ahead of him.
Kamara, who was appointed art and image director of the late Virgil Abloh’s label Off-White in 2022 and later promoted to creative director in February 2024, said he is proud of his team and all the collaborators he has worked with on the pages of Dazed.
“I’ll be forever honored by the opportunity to have been among the creative leaders of this iconic platform — now becoming part of the infamous Dazed alumni who collectively continue to shape the culture. Last of all, I look to the future of Dazed and am excited for what is to come — as the baton is handed down and more doors are opened for a new generation of creatives waiting to have their voices heard,” he added.
Kamara joined Dazed in 2021 and brought a bold new tone in fashion image-making to the magazine. He made space for a new generation of global creatives, allowing them to express themselves and celebrate modern youth culture all over the world.
Dua Lipa on the cover of Dazed magazine.
Courtesy of Dazed
Major faces he has put on the cover in the past four years included Rihanna, Harry Styles, Rosalía, Dua Lipa, A$AP Rocky, Doechii, Burna Boy, Doja Cat, Taylor Russell, Drew Starkey, Mikey Madison and Harris Dickinson.
In his capacity as the magazine’s editor in chief, he also regularly commissioned and collaborated with emerging creative talents, such as photographers Malick Bodian, Campbell Addy, Aidan Zamiri, Gabriel Moses, Renell Medrano, Justin French, Will Scarborough, William Waterworth and Rafael Pavarotti, along with set designer Ibby Njoya and movement director Yagamoto.
In 2021, Kamara was named the recipient of the British Fashion Council’s Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator. The British Fashion Council said he stood out for his rich visual storytelling that weaves in high fashion, with diverse cultural references and questions on gender and identity.
In addition to his editorship at Dazed, he counts brands including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Ferragamo, Gucci and Kenzo as his clients, and contributes to other titles like Vogue, W and Double.
