Vogue (magazine)

Vogue, often called American Vogue and written in all caps, is a women's fashion magazine published by Condé Nast. It covers haute couture, beauty, fashion, culture, living, and runway news. The magazine is headquartered at One World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan’s Financial District. It began in 1892 as a weekly and later became a monthly. Since its start, Vogue has featured actors, musicians, models, athletes, and other celebrities. Chloe Malle has overseen the magazine’s editorial content since 2025. Anna Wintour was editor-in-chief from 1988 to 2025 and now leads global operations as Global Chief Content Officer and Global Editorial Director, overseeing Vogue and other Condé Nast titles. British Vogue launched in 1916 as the first international edition. Italian Vogue (Vogue Italia) has been called the top fashion magazine in the world. As of March 2025, there are 28 international editions. Eleven are published by Condé Nast: British Vogue, Vogue Arabia, Vogue Hong Kong, Vogue Deutsch, Vogue España, Vogue France, Vogue India, Vogue Italia, Vogue Japan, Vogue México y Latinoamérica, and Vogue Taiwan. The other 16 editions are published under license. The magazine is published eight times per year: March (Spring), April, May, June/July/August (Summer), September, October, November, and December/January/February (Winter). Originally weekly, it became bimonthly from 1910 (with varying issue counts per year) and then monthly in 1973. In 2020, the June and July issues merged; in 2023, January and February merged. From 2026, Vogue will publish eight issues annually. Arthur Baldwin Turnure founded Vogue in 1892. He served as publisher, with Harry Whitney McVickar as art director and Josephine Redding as editor. After Turnure died of pneumonia on April 13, 1906, Marie Harrison became the majority shareholder of The Vogue Company. Condé Nast bought the company in 1909. Turnure intended Vogue to celebrate the “ceremonial side of life” and target New York’s upper class, covering their habits, leisure, social gatherings, and clothing. The first issue, on December 17, 1892, cost 10 cents. After Nast’s purchase, he turned it into a women’s magazine, raised its price, and launched overseas editions in the 1910s. When World War I halted European deliveries, printing began in England, leading to separate national editions. French Vogue’s first issue appeared in 1920. Subscriptions surged during the Great Depression and World War II. Former Vanity Fair editor Frank Crowninshield served as editor during this time. In July 1932, American Vogue ran its first color photograph on the cover, taken by Edward Jean Steichen, showing a woman swimmer with a beach ball. Vogue led the decline of fashion illustration in the late 1930s, replacing illustrated covers with photos. Nast introduced color printing and the two-page spread, and he increased sales until his death in 1942. In the 1950s, Jessica Daves became editor-in-chief. She believed taste could be taught and edited Vogue to educate public taste, elevating arts and literature features while keeping fashion coverage. Diana Vreeland joined in 1962, first as associate editor, then as editor-in-chief after Daves left in December 1962.