Men's Vogue

Men's Vogue
EditorJay Fielden
CategoriesMen's Lifestyle
FrequencyMonthly
First issue6 September 2005
Final issue2008
CompanyCondé Nast Publications
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttp://www.vogue.com/mensvogue
ISSN1556-4096

Men's Vogue was a monthly men's magazine that covered fashion, design, art, culture, sports and technology. The premier issue was August 2005. On 30 October 2008 Condé Nast announced that they intended to fold the magazine into Vogue proper as a bi-annual subscriber's supplement. However, the magazine has ceased to be published since its original folding date.

Cover stories

The magazine featured a profile of George Clooney[1] in its inaugural issue. Since then, other stars including Roger Federer,[2] Tiger Woods,[3] Michael Phelps, Denzel Washington,[4] Kiefer Sutherland, Viggo Mortensen,[5] Tony Blair[6] and Barack Obama[7] have been featured on the cover. The magazine received praise[8] for its December 2007 issue, with Will Smith[9] on the cover, for celebrating African-American men.

Content

The magazine featured celebrities, athletes, powerbrokers, and lesser known men of style. Areas covered included art and architecture, travel and food, politics and finance, books and sports, custom tailoring and fine watches, and other topics. The magazine added a tag line below its logo in November 2008 (its final issue), "Style is how you live."

Regular features

The magazine presented a yearly list of its chosen American visionaries.[10] Recipients of the 2007 recognition included Ralph Lauren,[11] actor Owen Wilson and director Wes Anderson.[12] It also featured profiles in each issue of everyday stylish and successful men in its Life Studies section.[13]

Personnel

The magazine was founded by Jay Fielden with support from Vogue's Anna Wintour.[14] After Men's Vogue folded, Fielden became the editor of Hearst's Town & Country in 2011,[15] and then the editor of Esquire, replacing David Granger in 2016.[16]

International editions

In addition to the American edition, several international editions of Men's Vogue exist. The first "Men's Vogue" edition published by Condé Nast was L'Uomo Vogue in Italy, which was launched in September 1967 and shuttered after the November/December 2017 issue, it was then relaunched in 2018 before closing in 2021.[17] A French edition named Vogue Hommes International (later Vogue Hommes) was launched in 1985, and it was published bi-annually in Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer issues until 2022.

Several different editions of Vogue for men have existed, however most were rebranded or shut down within a few years. These include

  • Australian Men Vogue (for Australia, from 1976 to 1977 and later sporadically from 1990 to 1998)
  • Homem Vogue (for Brazil, from 2006 to 2011)
  • L'Uomo Vogue (for Italy, from 1967 to 2017 and later from 2018 to 2021)
  • Männer Vogue (for Germany, from 1984 to 1997)
  • Men In Vogue (for Britain, from 1965 to 1970)
  • Men's Vogue China (for China, from 2008 to 2012)
  • Vogue Man India (for India, from 2008)
  • Vogue Hommes (for France, from 1985 to 2022)
  • Vogue Hommes Japan (for Japan, from 2008 to 2012)
  • Vogue Hombre (for Mexico, since 2009)
  • Vogue Man Arabia (for Arabia, since October 2017)
  • Vogue Man Hong Kong (for Hong Kong, since April 2021)
  • Vogue Man Nederland (for the Netherlands, from 2015 to 2019 and since 2024)
  • Vogue Man Philippines (for the Philippines, since February 2024)
  • Vogue Man Polska (for Poland, special edition of Vogue Polska, in October 2019)
  • Vogue Man Türkiye (for Turkey, since 2012 originally as Vogue Men)
  • Vogue Man Ukraine (for Ukraine, since 2020 and currently publication suspended since 2022 due to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine)

Currently six editions of Men's Vogue are in operation (excluding Vogue Man Ukraine)

References

  1. ^ – "George Clooney: Here Comes Trouble" Archived 13 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ – "Roger Federer is Courting History" Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ – "Inside Tiger Woods's Private World" Archived 9 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ – "Denzel Washington's Killer Instincts" Archived 4 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ – "Viggo Mortensen, The Great Dane" Archived 26 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ – "Tony Blair's Exit Interview" Archived 14 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ – "Barack Obama's Path to Power" Archived 16 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Diversity and "Men's Vogue"". Huffington Post. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  9. ^ – "Will Smith Saves Humanity One Movie at a Time" Archived 15 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ – "13 American Visionaries" Archived 12 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ – "How Ralph Lauren came to have the world's greatest car collection" Archived 12 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ – "Owen and Wes: The Wonder Boys" Archived 13 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ – "Life Studies in Men's Vogue" Archived 15 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Observer".
  15. ^ Ferla. "New York Times".
  16. ^ Steigrad. "WWD".
  17. ^ Turra, Alessandra (29 July 2017). "Condé Nast To Discontinue Vogue Italia's Sister Publications". WWD. Retrieved 28 August 2023.