Glamour (magazine)

Glamour
A blonde woman in a light blue dress, sitting on a red motorcar
Cover of the January 2019 issue, the final print issue, featuring Amber Heard
EditorSamantha Barry
Deborah Joseph (UK)
CategoriesFashion magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Bimonthly (Hungary)
PublisherCondé Nast
Total circulation2,300,854 (US) (June 2013)[1]
FoundedApril 1939; 85 years ago (1939-04)
First issueApril 1939
Final issueJanuary 2019 (print)[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.glamour.com
ISSN0017-0747

Glamour is a multinational online women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications and based in New York City. It was originally called Glamour of Hollywood.[3] From 1939 to 2019, Glamour was a print magazine. Due to decreasing numbers of subscribers, Glamour's last print edition was in January 2019.[4]

History

In August 1943, the magazine changed its name to Glamour, with the subtitle for the girl with the job.[3] The magazine was published in a larger format than most of its contemporaries at the time. Charm, a Street & Smith magazine, started in 1941,[5] later subtitled "the magazine for women who work", was folded into Glamour magazine in 1959.[6][7][8]

Glamour was the first women's magazine to feature an African-American cover girl when it included Katiti Kironde on the cover of its college issue in August 1968.[9][2]

Since 1990, the magazine has held an annual "Women of the Year" awards ceremony.[10]

On January 8, 2018, it was announced that Samantha Barry, previously the Head of Social Media and Emerging Media at CNN, would be the new Editor-in-Chief of Glamour.[11]

In November 2018, Glamour announced that its print edition would cease with its January 2019 issue in order to focus on its digital presence.[12][2]

Glamour Top College Women Awards

Each year for the last 56 years, the magazine has been selecting a top ten list of outstanding college women across the country. Originally, the list was composed of the best dressed college juniors in America, but was changed for more substance with categories such as academic achievement, community service, and career goals as leading criteria. Hundreds of college juniors apply each year. Past winners and finalists include Martha Stewart, Diane Sawyer, and Swati Mia Saini, among others.[13][14]

Glamour Woman of the Year Awards

Main article: Glamour Awards

Each autumn, the magazine organizes the “Glamour Woman of the Year Awards,” which recognize women in the public eye.[15][16]

In 2007, Lorena Ochoa won a Woman of the Year award.[17] In 2008, the award was granted to two Yemenis: 10-year-old divorcee Nujood Ali, and the lawyer who took on her case.[18][19] Nujood's courage was praised by prominent attendees, including Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice.[20] The 2010 Glamour Woman of the Year was Cher and the 2016 Glamour Woman of the Year was Zendaya.

Old logo used from 2018 to 2023

International editions

Glamour launched in the UK in April 2001, where it pioneered the "handbag size" format, with the tagline "fits in your life as well as your handbag". Each September, the magazine held "National Glamour Week", when it featured extra coupons and competitions. In 2016, Glamour UK launched the Glamour Beauty Festival, on a new off-page beauty event featuring demonstrations, treatments and speakers.[21]

From its launch to the final traditional issue in November 2017, the magazine was edited by Jo Elvin, with Michelle Pamment serving as acting editor briefly in 2005.[22] In June 2009, to celebrate Glamour's eighth birthday in the UK, Glamour.com made a gallery of every cover since its launch.[23] In October 2017, following declining sales, it was announced that publication of the monthly UK edition would end at the end of 2017, and that the UK version would be a semi-annual publication.[24][25] In November 2017, Deborah Joseph was appointed Chief Content Officer of Glamour UK.[26]

The Italian edition of Glamour was launched in December 1976, under the title Lei (She), then officially renamed Glamour, like its U.S. counterpart, in 1992.[27][28][29] The Russian edition was established in 2004, and is published monthly.[30]

Editors of international editions

Country Circulation dates Editor-in-chief Start year End year
United States (Glamour) 1939–present Alice Thompson[31] 1939 1941
Elizabeth Penrose 1941 1953
Nina Kyle 1953 1954
Kathleen Aston Casey 1954 1967
Ruth Whitney 1967 1998
Bonnie Fuller 1998 2001
Cynthia Leive 2001 2017
Samantha Barry 2018 present
France (Glamour Paris) 1988–1995[32]
2004–2020[33] Marie Lannelongue 2004 2014
Céline Perruche 2017 2020[34]
Italy (Glamour Italia)[35] 1992–2019 Grazia d'Annunzio 1992 1994
Valeria Corbetta 1994 2003
Danda Santini 2003 2004
Paola Centomo 2004 2013
Cristina Lucchini 2013 2019[36]
Mexico/Latin America (Glamour México y Latinoamérica) 1998–present Mar Abascal 2007 2012[37]
Lucy Lara 2012 2017[38]
Valeria Pérez 2017 present[38]
United Kingdom (Glamour UK) 2001–present Jo Elvin[39] 2001 2017
Deborah Joseph[40] 2017 present
Germany (Glamour DE) 2001–present Nikolaus Albrecht 2004 2008[41]
Andrea Ketterer 2008 2020[42]
Georg Wittmann 2020 2023
Theresa Pichler 2023 present
Spain (Glamour ES)[43] 2002–present Alicia Parro[43] 2002 2019
Carmen Mañana[44] 2022 present
Poland (Glamour Polska)[45] 2003–present Anna Jurgás[46] 2009 2018
Katarzyna Dabrowska[47] 2018 present
Hungary (Glamour Hungary) 2004–present Krisztina Maróy 2004 present[48]
South Africa (Glamour South Africa)[45] 2004–present Pnina Fenster[49] 2004 2018
Asanda Sizani[50] 2018 2019
Nontando Mposo[51] 2019 present
Russia (Glamour)[52] 2004–2022 Masha Fedorova 2010 2018[53]
Ilyana Erdneeva 2018 2022[53]
Netherlands (Glamour Netherlands) 2005–2021[54] Karin Swerink 2005[54] 2012[55]
Anke de Jong
Romania (Glamour Romania)[45] 2006–present Diana Tofan 2007
Bulgaria (Glamour Bulgaria)[45] 2009–present Ani Miladenova 2009
Brazil (Glamour Brasil)[45] 2012–present Monica Salgado[56] 2012 2017
Paula Merlo[56] 2017 2018
Barbara Tavares 2024 present
Iceland (Glamour Ísland)[57] 2015–2018 Álfrún Pálsdóttir[58] 2015 2018
Turkey (Glamour Turkiye)[45] 2016–2016 Özge Sarikadilar[59] 2016 2016

Lucky magazine

In Germany and Greece Lucky, a fashion and shopping magazine was published seasonally, in tandem with Glamour. Lucky magazine was shut down in 2015.

A copy of it was the magazine to which George Costanza (Jason Alexander) masturbated on the series Seinfeld, when he was caught by his mother in the season 4 episode "The Contest".

See also

References

  1. ^ "eCirc for Consumer Magazines". Alliance for Audited Media. June 30, 2013. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Friedman, Vanessa (November 28, 2018). "Saying Goodbye to Glamour". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Katie Heimer (April 14, 2009). "The Early Years of Glamour Magazine: Changing Constructions of Glamour, Fame and Femininity" (PDF). Katie Heimer Academic Works. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Glamour magazine halts US monthly print edition after almost 80 years". The Independent. November 20, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Payne, Chelsea L. (2021). Glamour, Incorporating Charm: Two Fashion Magazines for Working Women, 1939-1959 (PDF). Fashion Institute of Technology. Dissertation or ThesisFree access icon
  6. ^ Newman, Robert. "Charm: The Magazine for Women Who Work". RobertNewman.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Charm Magazine Covers: Art for Sale". Conde Nast Store. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  8. ^ Ennis, Thomas W. (November 15, 1986). "HELEN VALENTINE, 93; FOUNDED SEVENTEEN, EDITOR OF MAGAZINES". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  9. ^ Pous, Terri. "11 Groundbreaking Fashion Magazine Covers". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  10. ^ Akiba Solomon (November 2, 2010). "Women of the Year Turns 20: A Look Back at the Honorees". Glamour. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  11. ^ Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke (January 8, 2018). "Samantha Barry named new editor in chief of Glamour". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  12. ^ Peiser, Jaclyn (November 20, 2018). "Glamour Magazine to Cease Regular Print Publication". The New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  13. ^ Brehm, Denise (September 10, 2004), "Two MIT students make Glamour magazine's Top 10 College Women list", MIT News, retrieved April 9, 2010
  14. ^ "Top 10 College Women 2013: Julie Johnston". Glamour. April 2, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  15. ^ "Women Of The Year". Glamour. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  16. ^ "IN-PERSON EVENT: 2024 She Runs It Women of the Year Awards". She Runs It. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  17. ^ Glamour (November 5, 2007). "Lorena Ochoa: Women of the Year 2007". Glamour. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  18. ^ Walt, Vivienne (February 3, 2009), "A 10-Year-Old Divorcée Takes Paris", Time/CNN, archived from the original on February 5, 2009, retrieved February 16, 2010
  19. ^ Power, Carla (August 12, 2009), "Nujood Ali & Shada Nasser win "Women of the Year Fund 2008 Glamour Award"", Yemen Times, archived from the original on April 5, 2011, retrieved February 16, 2010
  20. ^ Evans, Sean (November 11, 2008), "10-year-old girl's inspiring story opens eyes at Glamour awards", New York Daily News, retrieved April 9, 2010
  21. ^ "Glamour launches The Glamour Beauty Festival". InPublishing. December 22, 2015.
  22. ^ Mayhew, Freddy (October 12, 2017). "Glamour editor Jo Elvin departs after 17 years as magazine scraps monthly print run to focus on digital". Press Gazette. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  23. ^ "Gallery". Archived from the original on June 10, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  24. ^ Ponsford, Dominic (October 9, 2017). "Closure of UK's tenth biggest selling mag Glamour is a huge blow to the power of print". Press Gazette. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  25. ^ "As big magazines lose readers, home-made "zines" are springing up". The Economist. October 12, 2017. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017.
  26. ^ "Deborah Joseph appointed Chief Content Officer of Glamour". InPublishing. November 20, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  27. ^ "Lei". suny-fit.primo.exlibrisgroup.com. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  28. ^ Skacenko, Margarita (October 12, 2023). "History of Glamour Magazine". GLAM OBSERVER. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  29. ^ Hopkins, Kathryn (December 2, 2019). "With Glamour Italia Saying Arrivederci, What About the Other Editions?". WWD. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  30. ^ Jukka Pietiläinen (2008). "Media Use in Putin's Russia". Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics. 24 (3): 365–385. doi:10.1080/13523270802267906.
  31. ^ "Glamour launches in 1939". Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  32. ^ Deeny, James Fallon, Godfrey; Fallon, James; Deeny, Godfrey (December 16, 1994). "French Glamour Bites the Dust". WWD. Retrieved June 4, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  33. ^ WW, FashionNetwork com. "Condé Nast France wants to close down Glamour magazine". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  34. ^ "Céline Perruche nommée Rédactrice en Chef de Glamour". airofmelty (in French). January 6, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  35. ^ Turra, Alessandra (November 27, 2019). "Condé Nast Italy Closes Glamour". WWD. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  36. ^ "25 anni di "Glamour". Cristina Lucchini racconta il suo "Glamour" - Vogue.it". Vogue.it (in Italian). March 13, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  37. ^ "Lucy Lara, la nueva cara de Glamour | Latin Fashion News". latinfashionews.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  38. ^ a b "Condé Nast México y Latinoamérica anuncia reorganización". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  39. ^ "Glamour magazine's Jo Elvin leaves after 17 years". October 12, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  40. ^ "Deborah Joseph appointed chief content officer of British Glamour". FIPP. November 16, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  41. ^ "Nikolaus Albrecht wird dauerhaft Chefredakteur von "Vanity Fair"". kress (in German). Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  42. ^ "Andrea Ketterer wird Chefredakteurin von "Glamour"". kress (in German). Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  43. ^ a b "Glamour Spain at 15: celebration with eyes firmly fixed on the future". FIPP. June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  44. ^ "Condé Nast". www.condenast.com. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  45. ^ a b c d e f Hopkins, Kathryn (December 2, 2019). "With Glamour Italia Saying Arrivederci, What About the Other Editions?". WWD. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  46. ^ "Anna Jurgaś po 9 latach odchodzi z Burda Media. Będzie nowa naczelna "Glamour"". www.wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish). November 1, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  47. ^ prasowa, inf (August 4, 2020). "Katarzyna Dąbrowska szefem segmentu lifestyle w Burda Media Polska". NowyMarketing - Where's the beef? (in Polish). Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  48. ^ agency, fps web. "Maróy Krisztina - Ki Kicsoda - Mediapiac.com". beta.mediapiac.com (in Hungarian). Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  49. ^ "Pnina Fenster's steps down as Glamour editor".
  50. ^ Style, BellaNaija (December 2, 2019). "Asanda Sizani will be Leaving Glamour South Africa after 2 Years as Editor-in-Chief!". BellaNaija. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  51. ^ "Nontando Mposo appointed as new editor-in-chief of Glamour magazine".
  52. ^ Britten, Fleur (April 20, 2022). "Vogue Russia closes as Condé Nast stops publishing after 'rise in censorship'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  53. ^ a b Conti, Samantha (February 9, 2018). "Condé Nast Russia Names New Editors of Vogue, Glamour". WWD. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  54. ^ a b "G+J and Cond;eacute; Nast Launch Internationally Successful GLAMOUR Magazine in the Netherlands / Advance Promotion in TV Collaboration with RTL". G+J [PRODUCTION]. April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  55. ^ "Interview met Vogue-hoofdredacteur Karin Swerink". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  56. ^ a b "Mônica Salgado deixa a Glamour | João Alberto Blog". João Alberto Blog (in Brazilian Portuguese). February 14, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  57. ^ Conti, Samantha (May 20, 2014). "Glamour to Launch in Iceland". WWD. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  58. ^ "Iceland edition of Glamour magazine on the way". Iceland Monitor. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  59. ^ "Glamour Turkey launches". InPublishing. February 26, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

Further reading