Amy Astley (born June 5, 1967)[1] is the global editorial director and editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest [2][3] She was editor of Teen Vogue, which she launched in January 2003.
During Astley's tenure, Teen Vogue was nominated twice for a National Magazine Award for General Excellence (including in its launch year of 2003 in the 250,000-500,000 circulation category).
Speaking to Forbes on her ten-year vision for Teen Vogue, Astley hoped to master digital domination, saying "We have to keep inspiring, surprising, entertaining and leading our audience on every platform from print to YouTube to the newest, latest innovation.
"[5] Astley’s 2009 New York Times best-seller, The Teen Vogue Handbook: An Insider's Guide to Careers in Fashion, was updated and reissued by Penguin in 2014.
Astley joined Architectural Digest in 2016 and expanded it from being solely an extension of the print edition to include a social media presence, a hit video series on YouTube, and multiple digital-only verticals: AD PRO,[6] a B2B membership service featuring authoritative coverage and breaking news for the design industry; Clever,[7] which takes on the unique challenges of designing a smaller space; offering design advice for real life; and AD It Yourself, which features elevated DIY projects and actionable advice with content covering what to buy, what to do, and how to do it.