LONDON — Does Tatler’s Richard Dennen have the perfect edit job at Condé Nast?

He’s in a uncommon place on the writer’s U.Okay. workplaces as he’s nonetheless an editor, relatively than a “head of editorial content material,” whereas Tatler stays a stand-alone journal in contrast with the opposite Condé titles, which share content material throughout manufacturers and areas.

He nonetheless solutions to Anna Wintour, Condé’s chief content material officer however, in Dennen’s eyes, that’s a plus.

“She’s essentially the most unimaginable contributing editor any journal may have, all the time suggesting attention-grabbing, useful concepts,” he stated throughout an interview at The Adelphi, Condé’s new headquarters close to The Strand, the place the writer moved final yr after leaving its historic house at Vogue Home in Hanover Sq. off Regent Road.

Along with being a diplomat, Dennen can be a survivor. He’s been on the helm of Tatler for seven years, and is the final, old-time Condé editor standing in London. Insiders consult with him as “the dauphin” due to his endurance, excessive standing inside Condé and daring option to broaden the title’s attain past the horsey, land-owning lessons and into territory as soon as thought of taboo.

The high-energy Dennen does all of it with an upbeat angle, a breezy attraction and an endearing dose of neurosis, very similar to a Woody Allen character. Together with his floppy hair, self-deprecating humor and enduring curiosity in regards to the lives of the wealthy, highly effective and well-connected, he’s essentially the most democratic and inclusive of current Tatler editors.

His September concern, set to be unveiled at the moment, options the pop star and actor Olly Alexander on the quilt decked in an Alexander McQueen swimsuit and Tiffany & Co. brooch. Dennen stated he was excited to diverge from the same old September style cowl “and have fun a queer icon.”

Alexander might be making his West Finish debut in September, enjoying Algernon Moncrieff in “The Significance of Being Earnest,” and Dennen has cooked up “an 18th-century mash-up of Oscar Wilde-meets-a-deconstructed, Dickensian John Galliano” model shoot. There’s additionally an interview and a timeline of the singer’s profession with the headline “Alexander Method.”

The difficulty features a “Dynasty Recordsdata” story on Anna and Michael Murray, daughter and son-in-law of the billionaire retail bargain-hunter Mike Ashley, and a function on the brand new, American cash that’s been pouring into the Vatican because the arrival of Pope Leo XIV.

Referred to as “New Cash for Outdated Pope,” the story about Catholic energy would as soon as have been met with prices of excessive treason in England.

Though Dennen’s Tatler is extra inclusive than up to now, there’s nonetheless nice affection for the outdated guard.

The primary style shoot is lavish, and impressed by the upcoming “Marie Antoinette Model” exhibition on the Victoria and Albert museum, with a lot of 18th-century swagger, cocked Napoleonic hats, towering hairstyles and poet’s blouses. There’s additionally an unique, spiritually impressed journey story by Amanda Harlech, and a function on the London-based Nigerian “It” lady Florence “Cuppy” Otedola.

The mash-up of outdated and new, institution and never, is a mirrored image of Dennen, who’s a newsman at coronary heart.

Earlier than becoming a member of Tatler, he was a options author at massive on the Mail on Sunday, the weekend version of Britain’s Day by day Mail, a method author for The Sunday Instances and a columnist on the Night Normal, now referred to as The London Normal.  

Earlier than becoming a member of newspapers, he labored at Tatler for six years below Isabella Blow, who was then style director of the title.

He was at St. Andrews College concurrently Kate Middleton and Prince William, and is used to taking a look at life by means of a wide-angle lens because of his personal numerous background.

His mom hails from a fancy Scottish household, whereas his father is an American from Beverly Hills who transformed from Judaism, and is now an archdeacon within the Anglican Church.       

From the get-go, Dennen needed Tatler to be a “trendy, culturally related and a day-to-day snapshot of our occasions.” He put the give attention to tastemakers, newsmakers and usually fabulous individuals.

He was additionally cautious to protect the title’s mystique, deploying Tatler’s well-connected workers, and wider community, to cowl social moments and tendencies to create what he refers to because the “bible of the worldwide jetset.”

The combo of aspirational and inspirational has stored Tatler’s numbers buzzing. The journal nonetheless publishes 12 points yr, plus six dietary supplements on matters corresponding to journey, spas, nice jewellery and beauty surgical procedure.

Tatler.com is extra rapid, with wedding ceremony, engagement and child information from all of the lords and women up and down the nation, in addition to superstar updates, together with an inside take a look at the Cotswolds wedding ceremony of Eve Jobs and Harry Charles final weekend.

Business income this yr is up 26 p.c, whereas Tatler’s social media impressions have risen 40 p.c year-over-year.

Based on the Audit Bureau of Circulation, Tatler had a mean month-to-month circulation of 72,351 in 2024, round 8 p.c down on the earlier yr. The variety of paid subscriptions rose practically 30 p.c to 25,054 in 2024, with round half of print points actively bought within the U.Okay. and Eire.   

Dennen is undaunted by social media rivals corresponding to TikTok, and stated his precedence will all the time be to provide “high quality” tales, whatever the platform.

“Who is aware of what the subsequent social media app might be, or the subsequent platform? For those who’re operating one thing as outdated and as particular as Tatler, which began the newspaper that revealed thrice every week in 1709, I believe it’s attention-grabbing to suppose what it might probably appear like on TikTok — or no matter comes subsequent,” stated Dennen.

One advance he’s not apprehensive about is AI. “Most human beings can’t get into the occasions that we cowl,” by no means thoughts the bots, he stated.

He stated what offers him the most important kick is “exhibiting that the golden age of media will not be over. It’s actually thrilling to create issues in a brand new means, and to show it’s potential to drive a enterprise with high-quality content material.”

So, will the dauphin fulfil what some may think about his future, transfer to New York, and turn out to be head of editorial content material for American Vogue? It wouldn’t be such an enormous leap. He’d nonetheless report back to Wintour, who stays Vogue’s world editorial director.  

He demurs. “I’m actually pleased with what we’re doing, and I believe the Tatler workplace is enjoyable,” stated Dennen, who finds it thrilling that his workers is all the time out “doing fabulous tales and assembly fabulous individuals. The power within the workplace is nice, and I believe I’m so fortunate as a result of Tatler is an entire way of life.”

He added: “In fact, style is essential, however I like all the opposite issues at Tatler, just like the options and newsy scoops that we’re in a position to present.”

It seems like the perfect edit job at Condé received’t be vacant any time quickly.