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GQ

January 13, 2023

"Gq" redirects here. For other uses, see Gq (disambiguation).

GQ (formerly Gentlemen's Quarterly and Apparel Arts) is an American international monthly men's magazine based in New York City and founded in 1931. The publication focuses on fashion, style, and culture for men, though articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, celebrities' sports, technology, and books are also featured.

GQ
October 2017 cover featuring Harrison Ford and highlighting the magazine's 60th year
Editor-in-chiefWill Welch
CategoriesMen's
Frequency10 issues per year
PublisherCondé Nast Inc.
Total circulation934,000 (2019)[1]
First issue1931 (as Apparel Arts)
1957 (as Gentleman’s Quarterly)
1967 (as GQ)
CompanyAdvance Publications
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish and Spanish
Websitegq.com
ISSN0016-6979

History

Gentlemen's Quarterly was launched in 1931 in the United States as Apparel Arts.[2] It was a men's fashion magazine for the clothing trade, aimed primarily at wholesale buyers and retail sellers. Initially it had a very limited print run and was aimed solely at industry insiders to enable them to give advice to their customers. The popularity of the magazine among retail customers, who often took the magazine from the retailers, spurred the creation of Esquire magazine in 1933.[3][4]

Apparel Arts continued until 1957 when it was transformed into a quarterly magazine for men, which was published for many years by Esquire Inc.[5] Apparel was dropped from the logo in 1958 with the spring issue after nine issues, and the name Gentlemen's Quarterly was established.[6]

Gentlemen's Quarterly was re-branded as GQ in 1967.[2] The rate of publication was increased from quarterly to monthly in 1970.[2] In 1979 Condé Nast bought the publication, and editor Art Cooper changed the course of the magazine, introducing articles beyond fashion and establishing GQ as a general men's magazine in competition with Esquire.[7]

Subsequently, international editions were launched as regional adaptations of the U.S. editorial formula. Jim Nelson was named editor-in-chief of GQ in February 2003; during his tenure, he worked as both a writer and an editor of several National Magazine Award-nominated pieces,[citation needed] and the magazine became more oriented towards younger readers and those who prefer a more casual style.

Nonnie Moore was hired by GQ as fashion editor in 1984, having served in the same position at Mademoiselle and Harper's Bazaar. Jim Moore, the magazine's fashion director at the time of her death in 2009, described the choice as unusual, observing that "She was not from men's wear, so people said she was an odd choice, but she was actually the perfect choice". Jim Moore also noted that she changed the publication's more casual look: "She helped dress up the pages, as well as dress up the men, while making the mix more exciting and varied and approachable for men."[8]

GQ has been closely associated with metrosexuality. The writer Mark Simpson coined the term in an article for British newspaper The Independent about his visit to a GQ exhibition in London: "The promotion of metrosexuality was left to the men's style press, magazines such as The Face, GQ, Esquire, Arena and FHM, the new media which took off in the Eighties and is still growing ... They filled their magazines with images of narcissistic young men sporting fashionable clothes and accessories.

And they persuaded other young men to study them with a mixture of envy and desire."[9][10] The magazine has expanded its coverage beyond lifestyle issues. For example, in 2003, journalist Sabrina Erdely wrote an eight-page feature story in GQ on famous con man Steve Comisar.[11] GQ has been called the "holy text of woke capital" by The Spectator.[12]

In 2016, GQ launched the spinoff quarterly GQ Style, headed by then-style editor Will Welch, who was later promoted to creative director of the magazine.[13]

In 2018, writing for GQ, Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for her article about Dylann Roof, who had shot nine African-Americans in a church in Charleston.[14] In September 2018, Will Welch was named the new editor-in-chief of GQ, succeeding Jim Nelson.[15]

Men of the Year

GQ (U.S.) first named their Men of the Year in 1996, featuring the award recipients in a special issue of the magazine.[16] British GQ launched its annual Men of the Year awards in 2009[17] and GQ India launched its version the following year.[18] Spanish GQ launched its Men of the Year awards in 2011[19] and GQ Australia launched its version in 2007.[20]

Controversies

Glee controversy

In 2010, GQ magazine had three adult members of the television show Glee (Dianna Agron, Lea Michele and Cory Monteith) partake in a photoshoot.[21] The sexualization of the actresses in the photos caused controversy among parents of teens who watch the show Glee. The Parents Television Council was the first to react to the photo spread when it was leaked prior to GQ's planned publishing date. Their President Tim Winter stated, "By authorizing this kind of near-pornographic display, the creators of the program have established their intentions on the show's directions. And it isn't good for families".[22] The photoshoot was published as planned and Dianna Agron went on to state that the photos did push the envelope, that they did not represent who she is any more than other magazine photo shoots, but that she was a 24-year-old adult in the photo shoot, and wondered why the concerned parents allowed their eight year old daughters to read any racy issue of the adult magazine GQ.[21]

Russian apartment bombings

GQ's September 2009 U.S. magazine published, in its "backstory" section, an article by Scott Anderson, "None Dare Call It Conspiracy". Before GQ published the article, an internal email from a Condé Nast lawyer referred to it as "Vladimir Putin's Dark Rise to Power".[23] The article reported Anderson's investigation of the 1999 Russian apartment bombings, and included interviews with Mikhail Trepashkin who investigated the bombings while he was a colonel in Russia's Federal Security Service.

The story, including Trepashkin's own findings, contradicted the Russian Government's official explanation of the bombings and criticized Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia.[24]

Condé Nast's management tried to keep the story out of Russia. It ordered executives and editors not to distribute that issue in Russia or show it to "Russian government officials, journalists or advertisers".[24] Management decided not to publish the story on GQ's website or in Condé Nast's foreign magazines, not to publicize the story, and asked Anderson not to syndicate the story "to any publications that appear in Russia".[24]

The day after the magazine's publication in the United States, bloggers published the original English text and a translation into Russian on the internet.[25][26]

Criticism of the Bible and Western literary canon

On April 19, 2018, the editors of GQ published an article titled "21 Books You Don't Have to Read" in which the editors compiled a list of works they think are overrated and should be passed over, including Catcher in the Rye, The Alchemist, Blood Meridian, A Farewell to Arms, The Old Man and the Sea, The Lord of the Rings, and Catch-22.[27][28][29] The article generated a backlash among Internet commentators.[28]

Circulation

The magazine reported an average worldwide paid circulation of 934,000 in the first half of 2019,[1] down 1.1% from 944,549 in 2016 and 2.6% from 958,926 in 2015.[30]

According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK), British GQ had an average circulation of 103,087 during the first half of 2019,[31] down 6.3% from 110,063 during the second half of 2018,[32] and down 10.3% from 114,867 during the second half of 2013.[33]

Editors and publishers

U.S. publishers

  • Bernard J. Miller (1957–1975)
  • Sal Schiliro (1975–1980)
  • Steve Florio (1975–1985)
  • Jack Kliger (1985–1988)
  • Michael Clinton (1988–1994)
  • Michael Perlis (1994–1995)
  • Richard Beckman (1995–1999)
  • Tom Florio (1999–2000)
  • Ronald A. Galotti (2000–2003)
  • Peter King Hunsinger (2003–2011)
  • Chris Mitchell (2011–2014)
  • Howard Mittman (2014–2017)

U.S. editors

U.K. editors

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Williams, Alex (November 7, 2019). "As Men Are Canceled, So Too Their Magazine Subscriptions". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Sterlacci, Francesca; Joanne Arbucklee (2009). The A to Z of the Fashion Industry. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0810870468. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "Esquire | American magazine". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "History of Eire Magazine". DKC. May 21, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "Magazine Data, page 140: Gentlemen's Quarterly". Retrieved January 13, 2009.
  6. ^ "GQ: American magazine". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  7. ^ "Advertising". The New York Times. February 16, 1979. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  8. ^ Hevesi, Dennis (February 24, 2009). "Nonnie Moore, Fashion Editor at Magazines, Dies at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
  9. ^ Simpson, Mark (November 15, 1994). "Here Come the Mirror Men". The Independent. London.
  10. ^ Safire, William (December 7, 2003). "On Language; Metrosexual". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  11. ^ Erdely, Sabrina R. (August 2003). "The Creep With the Golden Tongue" (PDF). GQ: 126–132, 155–156.
  12. ^ Sixsmith, Ben (October 19, 2019). "GQ is a holy text of woke capital". The Spectator. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  13. ^ "Inside the GQ Style Launch Party Photo Booth". GQ. May 17, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  14. ^ Pulitzer-Preis für Weinstein-Enthüllungen orf.at, April 16, 2018, retrieved April 17, 2018. (German)
  15. ^ Petrarca, Emilia (September 13, 2018). "GQ's Editor-in-Chief Exits After 21 Years". The Cut. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  16. ^ Larson, Lauren; Mooney, Jessie (November 19, 2015). "Watch Tracy Morgan and Donald Trump Welcome You to GQ's Men of the Year Issue". GQ. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  17. ^ "GQ Men of the Year - Home". Gq (Uk). Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  18. ^ "How Deepika, Shahid and Akshay will save the world". GQ India. November 5, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  19. ^ "Hombres GQ del año". Revista GQ. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  20. ^ "GQ Men of the Year Awards". Vogue Australia. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  21. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie. "Racy 'Glee' GQ Shoot Creates Controversy". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  22. ^ de Moraes, Lisa. "Racy GQ photo spread gives you all the 'Glee' you could expect to see, and so much more". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  23. ^ Anderson, Scott (September 2009). "None Dare Call It Conspiracy". GQ: 246.
  24. ^ a b c Folkenflik, David (September 4, 2009). "Why 'GQ' Doesn't Want Russians To Read Its Story". Morning Edition. NPR. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  25. ^ Snyder, Gabriel. [Hey, You Can Read the Forbidden GQ Article About Putin Here]. Gawker. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009.
  26. ^ . Ratafia Currant. September 4, 2009. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  27. ^ "21 Books You Don't Have to Read". GQ. April 19, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  28. ^ a b Bryant, Taylor (April 20, 2018). "White Men Are Mad That This 'GQ' List Dismisses Books By White Men". Nylon. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  29. ^ Schwartz, Dana (April 20, 2018). "GQ suggests people not read Catch-22, Catcher in the Rye, more — and it's totally fine". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  30. ^ Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (January 23, 2017). "What to watch: The future of men's magazines is in flux". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  31. ^ "GQ: January to June 2019 - Circulation (average per issue)". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). August 15, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  32. ^ . Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). February 14, 2019. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  33. ^ Plunkett, John (February 13, 2014). "FHM circulation drops below 100,000". The Guardian. London. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

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Gq redirects here For other uses see Gq disambiguation GQ formerly Gentlemen s Quarterly and Apparel Arts is an American international monthly men s magazine based in New York City and founded in 1931 The publication focuses on fashion style and culture for men though articles on food movies fitness sex music travel celebrities sports technology and books are also featured GQOctober 2017 cover featuring Harrison Ford and highlighting the magazine s 60th yearEditor in chiefWill WelchCategoriesMen sFrequency10 issues per yearPublisherConde Nast Inc Total circulation934 000 2019 1 First issue1931 as Apparel Arts 1957 as Gentleman s Quarterly 1967 as GQ CompanyAdvance PublicationsCountryUnited StatesBased inNew York CityLanguageEnglish and SpanishWebsitegq wbr comISSN0016 6979 Contents 1 History 2 Men of the Year 3 Controversies 3 1 Glee controversy 3 2 Russian apartment bombings 3 3 Criticism of the Bible and Western literary canon 4 Circulation 5 Editors and publishers 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditGentlemen s Quarterly was launched in 1931 in the United States as Apparel Arts 2 It was a men s fashion magazine for the clothing trade aimed primarily at wholesale buyers and retail sellers Initially it had a very limited print run and was aimed solely at industry insiders to enable them to give advice to their customers The popularity of the magazine among retail customers who often took the magazine from the retailers spurred the creation of Esquire magazine in 1933 3 4 Apparel Arts continued until 1957 when it was transformed into a quarterly magazine for men which was published for many years by Esquire Inc 5 Apparel was dropped from the logo in 1958 with the spring issue after nine issues and the name Gentlemen s Quarterly was established 6 Gentlemen s Quarterly was re branded as GQ in 1967 2 The rate of publication was increased from quarterly to monthly in 1970 2 In 1979 Conde Nast bought the publication and editor Art Cooper changed the course of the magazine introducing articles beyond fashion and establishing GQ as a general men s magazine in competition with Esquire 7 Subsequently international editions were launched as regional adaptations of the U S editorial formula Jim Nelson was named editor in chief of GQ in February 2003 during his tenure he worked as both a writer and an editor of several National Magazine Award nominated pieces citation needed and the magazine became more oriented towards younger readers and those who prefer a more casual style Nonnie Moore was hired by GQ as fashion editor in 1984 having served in the same position at Mademoiselle and Harper s Bazaar Jim Moore the magazine s fashion director at the time of her death in 2009 described the choice as unusual observing that She was not from men s wear so people said she was an odd choice but she was actually the perfect choice Jim Moore also noted that she changed the publication s more casual look She helped dress up the pages as well as dress up the men while making the mix more exciting and varied and approachable for men 8 GQ has been closely associated with metrosexuality The writer Mark Simpson coined the term in an article for British newspaper The Independent about his visit to a GQ exhibition in London The promotion of metrosexuality was left to the men s style press magazines such as The Face GQ Esquire Arena and FHM the new media which took off in the Eighties and is still growing They filled their magazines with images of narcissistic young men sporting fashionable clothes and accessories And they persuaded other young men to study them with a mixture of envy and desire 9 10 The magazine has expanded its coverage beyond lifestyle issues For example in 2003 journalist Sabrina Erdely wrote an eight page feature story in GQ on famous con man Steve Comisar 11 GQ has been called the holy text of woke capital by The Spectator 12 In 2016 GQ launched the spinoff quarterly GQ Style headed by then style editor Will Welch who was later promoted to creative director of the magazine 13 In 2018 writing for GQ Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for her article about Dylann Roof who had shot nine African Americans in a church in Charleston 14 In September 2018 Will Welch was named the new editor in chief of GQ succeeding Jim Nelson 15 Men of the Year EditGQ U S first named their Men of the Year in 1996 featuring the award recipients in a special issue of the magazine 16 British GQ launched its annual Men of the Year awards in 2009 17 and GQ India launched its version the following year 18 Spanish GQ launched its Men of the Year awards in 2011 19 and GQ Australia launched its version in 2007 20 Controversies EditGlee controversy Edit In 2010 GQ magazine had three adult members of the television show Glee Dianna Agron Lea Michele and Cory Monteith partake in a photoshoot 21 The sexualization of the actresses in the photos caused controversy among parents of teens who watch the show Glee The Parents Television Council was the first to react to the photo spread when it was leaked prior to GQ s planned publishing date Their President Tim Winter stated By authorizing this kind of near pornographic display the creators of the program have established their intentions on the show s directions And it isn t good for families 22 The photoshoot was published as planned and Dianna Agron went on to state that the photos did push the envelope that they did not represent who she is any more than other magazine photo shoots but that she was a 24 year old adult in the photo shoot and wondered why the concerned parents allowed their eight year old daughters to read any racy issue of the adult magazine GQ 21 Russian apartment bombings Edit GQ s September 2009 U S magazine published in its backstory section an article by Scott Anderson None Dare Call It Conspiracy Before GQ published the article an internal email from a Conde Nast lawyer referred to it as Vladimir Putin s Dark Rise to Power 23 The article reported Anderson s investigation of the 1999 Russian apartment bombings and included interviews with Mikhail Trepashkin who investigated the bombings while he was a colonel in Russia s Federal Security Service The story including Trepashkin s own findings contradicted the Russian Government s official explanation of the bombings and criticized Vladimir Putin the President of Russia 24 Conde Nast s management tried to keep the story out of Russia It ordered executives and editors not to distribute that issue in Russia or show it to Russian government officials journalists or advertisers 24 Management decided not to publish the story on GQ s website or in Conde Nast s foreign magazines not to publicize the story and asked Anderson not to syndicate the story to any publications that appear in Russia 24 The day after the magazine s publication in the United States bloggers published the original English text and a translation into Russian on the internet 25 26 Criticism of the Bible and Western literary canon Edit On April 19 2018 the editors of GQ published an article titled 21 Books You Don t Have to Read in which the editors compiled a list of works they think are overrated and should be passed over including Catcher in the Rye The Alchemist Blood Meridian A Farewell to Arms The Old Man and the Sea The Lord of the Rings and Catch 22 27 28 29 The article generated a backlash among Internet commentators 28 Circulation EditThe magazine reported an average worldwide paid circulation of 934 000 in the first half of 2019 1 down 1 1 from 944 549 in 2016 and 2 6 from 958 926 in 2015 30 According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations UK British GQ had an average circulation of 103 087 during the first half of 2019 31 down 6 3 from 110 063 during the second half of 2018 32 and down 10 3 from 114 867 during the second half of 2013 33 Editors and publishers EditU S publishers Bernard J Miller 1957 1975 Sal Schiliro 1975 1980 Steve Florio 1975 1985 Jack Kliger 1985 1988 Michael Clinton 1988 1994 Michael Perlis 1994 1995 Richard Beckman 1995 1999 Tom Florio 1999 2000 Ronald A Galotti 2000 2003 Peter King Hunsinger 2003 2011 Chris Mitchell 2011 2014 Howard Mittman 2014 2017 U S editors Everett Mattlin 1957 1969 Jack Haber 1969 1983 Art Cooper 1983 2003 Jim Nelson 2003 2019 Will Welch 2019 present U K editors Paul Keers 1988 1990 Alexandra Shulman 1990 1992 Michael VerMeulen 1992 1995 James Brown 1997 1999 Tom Haines 1999 Dylan Jones 1999 2021 Adam Baidawi 2021 present See also EditList of men s magazines Men s Vogue List of people on the cover of GQ List of people on the cover of GQ RussiaReferences Edit a b Williams Alex November 7 2019 As Men Are Canceled So Too Their Magazine Subscriptions The New York Times Retrieved January 12 2020 a b c Sterlacci Francesca Joanne Arbucklee 2009 The A to Z of the Fashion Industry Lanham MD Scarecrow Press p 101 ISBN 978 0810870468 Retrieved July 16 2013 Esquire American magazine Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved March 6 2018 History of Eire Magazine DKC May 21 2015 Retrieved March 6 2018 Magazine Data page 140 Gentlemen s Quarterly Retrieved January 13 2009 GQ American magazine Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved August 22 2017 Advertising The New York Times February 16 1979 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved December 22 2019 Hevesi Dennis February 24 2009 Nonnie Moore Fashion Editor at Magazines Dies at 87 The New York Times Retrieved February 26 2009 Simpson Mark November 15 1994 Here Come the Mirror Men The Independent London Safire William December 7 2003 On Language Metrosexual The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved May 24 2020 Erdely Sabrina R August 2003 The Creep With the Golden Tongue PDF GQ 126 132 155 156 Sixsmith Ben October 19 2019 GQ is a holy text of woke capital The Spectator Retrieved January 21 2020 Inside the GQ Style Launch Party Photo Booth GQ May 17 2016 Retrieved June 9 2019 Pulitzer Preis fur Weinstein Enthullungen orf at April 16 2018 retrieved April 17 2018 German Petrarca Emilia September 13 2018 GQ s Editor in Chief Exits After 21 Years The Cut Retrieved December 25 2022 Larson Lauren Mooney Jessie November 19 2015 Watch Tracy Morgan and Donald Trump Welcome You to GQ s Men of the Year Issue GQ Retrieved December 10 2015 GQ Men of the Year Home Gq Uk Retrieved December 10 2015 How Deepika Shahid and Akshay will save the world GQ India November 5 2015 Retrieved December 11 2015 Hombres GQ del ano Revista GQ Retrieved December 11 2015 GQ Men of the Year Awards Vogue Australia Retrieved December 10 2015 a b Andreeva Nellie Racy Glee GQ Shoot Creates Controversy Deadline Hollywood Retrieved February 28 2015 de Moraes Lisa Racy GQ photo spread gives you all the Glee you could expect to see and so much more The Washington Post Retrieved February 28 2015 Anderson Scott September 2009 None Dare Call It Conspiracy GQ 246 a b c Folkenflik David September 4 2009 Why GQ Doesn t Want Russians To Read Its Story Morning Edition NPR Retrieved July 16 2020 Snyder Gabriel Ej vy mozhete prochitat zapreshennuyu statyu GQ pro Putina zdes Hey You Can Read the Forbidden GQ Article About Putin Here Gawker Archived from the original on September 7 2009 None Dare Call It Conspiracy Ratafia Currant September 4 2009 Archived from the original on March 24 2014 Retrieved March 23 2014 21 Books You Don t Have to Read GQ April 19 2018 Retrieved October 12 2020 a b Bryant Taylor April 20 2018 White Men Are Mad That This GQ List Dismisses Books By White Men Nylon Retrieved April 21 2018 Schwartz Dana April 20 2018 GQ suggests people not read Catch 22 Catcher in the Rye more and it s totally fine Entertainment Weekly Retrieved July 16 2020 Bloomgarden Smoke Kara January 23 2017 What to watch The future of men s magazines is in flux Los Angeles Times Retrieved January 12 2020 GQ January to June 2019 Circulation average per issue Audit Bureau of Circulations UK August 15 2019 Retrieved January 12 2020 GQ July to December 2018 Circulation average per issue Audit Bureau of Circulations UK February 14 2019 Archived from the original on March 24 2019 Retrieved January 12 2020 Plunkett John February 13 2014 FHM circulation drops below 100 000 The Guardian London Retrieved January 12 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to GQ Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title GQ amp oldid 1129437074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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