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W (magazine)

April 09, 2023

W is an American fashion magazine that features stories about style through the lens of culture, fashion, art, celebrity, and film.

W
Mila Kunis on the cover of the June 2014 issue
Editor-in-chiefSara Moonves
CategoriesFashion, women
Frequency6 issues per year
FormatOversized
Total circulation
(December 2018)		453,438[1]
Founded1972; 51 years ago (1972)
Final issueMarch 2020 (print)
CompanyW Media
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.wmagazine.com
ISSN0162-9115
OCLC1781845

W was created in 1972[2][3] by James Brady, the publisher of the sister magazine Women's Wear Daily (WWD), originally as a biweekly newspaper spin-off from WWD. In 1993, W was launched as an oversized fashion magazine, issued monthly. In 2000, Conde Nast purchased W from the original owner, Fairchild Publications. The magazine was still presented in an oversized format – 10 inches wide and 13 inches tall. Sara Moonves was editor-in-chief when the final print issue was published in March 2020. W was relaunched as an online fashion magazine.

W had a reader base of nearly half a million, 469,000 of which are annual subscribers.[4]

Publication history

Early years, 1972–1999

Its origins stem from a biweekly newspaper that was spun off from Women's Wear Daily,[5] W became an oversized monthly magazine published by Fairchild Fashion Media in 1993. When Fairchilds' owner – Capital Cities/ABC – merged with The Walt Disney Company in 1997, W was one of the publications the new company continued with.[6]

Condé Nast, 1999–2019

In 1999, Condé Nast bought W from the Walt Disney Company,[7] as the centerpiece of a $650 million deal that also included WWD, Jane and a number of other retail trade titles.[8]

Often the subject of controversy, W subsequently featured stories and covers which have provoked mixed responses from its intended audience; most of W's most memorable covers are featured on the W Classics[9] page on the magazine's website. In July 2005, W produced a 60-page Steven Klein portfolio of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt entitled "Domestic Bliss".[10] The shoot was based upon Pitt's idea of the irony of the perfect American family; set in 1963, the photographs mirror the era when 1960s disillusionment was boiling under the facade of pristine 1950s suburbia.

Other controversial cover shoots include Steven Meisel's entitled "Asexual Revolution", in which male and female models (including Jessica Stam and Karen Elson) are depicted in gender-bending styles and provocative poses. In addition, Tom Ford's racy shoot with Klein and the accompanying article on sexuality in fashion came as a shock to some loyal readers. During the interview, Ford is quoted as saying: "I've always been about pansexuality. Whether I'm sleeping with girls or not at this point in my life, the clothes have often been androgynous, which is very much my standard of beauty".[11] Klein was also the photographer for the racy photo shoot featured in the August 2007 issue, showcasing David and Victoria Beckham.[12] Bruce Weber produced a 60-page tribute to New Orleans in the April 2008 issue, and shot a 36-page story on the newest fashion designers in Miami for the July 2008 issue.[13][14]

W also became well known for covering high class Western and Asian societies. Many of these society luminaries, as well as the elite of the entertainment and fashion industries, have allowed W into their homes for the magazine's "W House Tours"[15] feature, including Marc Jacobs, Sir Evelyn Rothschild and Imelda Marcos.

By 2009, W was harder hit than most fashion publications by a drop in luxury advertising, with ad pages down nearly 46 percent in one year.[16] Longtime editor in chief Patrick McCarthy retired in 2010 when Condé Nast moved W to its consumer magazine group, along with Vogue, Glamour and Allure.[17] Stefano Tonchi succeeded him as the magazine's editor in chief.[18] In 2011, Edward Enninful was tapped to take the magazine's style directorship.[19][20] Under Enninful's direction, W generated considerable attention for its riskier editorial, including the March 2012 cover shot by Steven Klein featuring Kate Moss depicted as a nun[21] as well as another cover featuring singer Nicki Minaj dolled up as an 18th-century French courtesan. For the magazine's November 2011 art issue, Enninful collaborated with Steven Meisel on a series of fake advertisements that ran throughout the magazine, including one that featured RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3 contestant Carmen Carrera hawking a fictitious fragrance called La Femme.

In 2011, W participated in a four-episode plot line on the fourth season of CW teen drama Gossip Girl.[22]

Over the years, the magazine cut back its print editions from monthly in 2013 to eight times in 2018.[23]

Future Media, 2019–2020

In 2018, W became one of three publications Condé Nast put up for sale in the face of significant financial losses that forced it to adopt a series of cost-cutting measures. By 2019, it was acquired by Future Media, in a deal the New York Post estimated at $7 million.[24][25] In June 2019, Moonves was named as its first-ever female editor-in-chief, succeeding Stefano Tonchi.[26]

Under Moonves's editorship, the magazine underwent a major transition. By 2020, she announced to staff that many were being furloughed and that those who work on online content would be staying on at reduced salaries.[27] The new W team finished the biggest Best Performances issue ever. In the first week of January 2020, W launched nine covers, a 76-page celebrity portfolio covering 29 celebrities and 20 videos.[28] Additionally, the magazine launched a series of new initiatives and dramatically expanded its digital footprint. They launched W’s first podcast, 5 Things with Lynn Hirschberg, which attracted a broad listener base and included guests like Quentin Tarantino, Charlize Theron, Saoirse Ronan, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Nicole Kidman, Awkwafina, and Margot Robbie as a part of the new vision for the brand.[29]

W Media, 2020–present

On August 14, 2020, W was acquired by Bustle Digital Group, Mic,[30][31] and W Media, a newly formed joint venture led by Karlie Kloss and including Aryeh Bourkoff, Jason Blum, Kaia Gerber, Kirsten Green and Lewis Hamilton.[32] They retained Moonves as editor-in-chief.

International editions

An international edition was previously published in Japan. The South Korean edition was launched in 2005 and is published under license by Doosan Magazine.[33]

See also

References

  1. ^ "eCirc for Consumer Magazines". Alliance for Audited Media. December 31, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Fashion Magazines". Kismet Girls. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  3. ^ Ane Lynge-Jorlén (2012). "Between Frivolity and Art: Contemporary Niche Fashion Magazines". Fashion Theory. 16 (1): 7–28. doi:10.2752/175174112X13183318404104. S2CID 191600010.
  4. ^ "Echo Media V3 Print Media Experts". Echo Media V3.
  5. ^ Richard Sandomir (28 February 2019), Patrick McCarthy Dies at 67; Ran a Fashion Publishing Empire New York Times.
  6. ^ Farrell Kramer (7 February 1997), Disney to keep W magazine parent Fairchild Publications Associated Press.
  7. ^ Marc Tracy (25 June 2019), Condé Nast Sells W Magazine; Stefano Tonchi Out as Top Editor New York Times.
  8. ^ Jacob Bernstein (25 March 2020), W Magazine Goes on Hiatus, Furloughs Much of Its Staff New York Times.
  9. ^ "Jennifer Lopez Closed Out the Versace Runway Show In Her Iconic Green Grammys Dress". W.
  10. ^ Christopher Bagley (July 2005). "Domestic Bliss". W magazine. Condé Nast. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  11. ^ Larkworthy, Jane; Bridget Foley (November 2005). "Fordbitten". W. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  12. ^ "David and Victoria Beckham: American Idols". W Magazine. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  13. ^ "Come on Down to Nawlins". W. April 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  14. ^ "Summer Camp". W. July 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  15. ^ . W. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
  16. ^ Holly Ware (18 March 2010), W’s editor resigns as Condé revamps mag New York Post.
  17. ^ Richard Sandomir (28 February 2019), Patrick McCarthy Dies at 67; Ran a Fashion Publishing Empire New York Times.
  18. ^ Stephanie Clifford (23 March 2010), A Times Editor Is Named to Lead W for Condé Nast New York Times.
  19. ^ . bantudaily.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  20. ^ Donnelly, Erin (April 27, 2011). "Edward Enninful to Replace Alex White at W Magazine". fashionetc.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  21. ^ Self, Will (February 23, 2012). "Good Kate, Bad Kate". W.
  22. ^ Kat Stoeffel (15 February 2011), Does W Have a Carine Roitfeld Problem? Observer.
  23. ^ Keith J. Kelly (25 June 2019), Condé Nast sells W Magazine; Sara Moonves named editor-in-chief New York Post.
  24. ^ Keith J. Kelly (23 May 2019), Condé Nast nearing $7M sale of W Magazine New York Post.
  25. ^ Jacob Bernstein (13 August 2020), W Magazine Will Live Another Day, in Deal With Bustle Digital Group New York Times.
  26. ^ Marc Tracy (25 June 2019), Condé Nast Sells W Magazine; Stefano Tonchi Out as Top Editor New York Times.
  27. ^ Jacob Bernstein (25 March 2020), W Magazine Goes on Hiatus, Furloughs Much of Its Staff New York Times.
  28. ^ "Brad Pitt, Chris Evans, Laura Dern, and Six Other Stars Grace the Covers of W's Best Performances 2020 Issue". W. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  29. ^ "5 Things With Lynn Hirschberg". W (Podcast). June 2020.
  30. ^ Jacob Bernstein (13 August 2020), W Magazine Will Live Another Day, in Deal With Bustle Digital Group New York Times.
  31. ^ Freya Drohan (August 14, 2020). "Investor Group including Karlie Kloss and Kaia Gerber acquire W magazine". Daily Front Row. Retrieved October 4, 2020. Sara Moonves, the glossy's first female editor in chief in its 50-year history, assembled the group, led by model and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss. Other celebrity investors include fashion fixtures Lewis Hamilton and 18-year-old Kaia Gerber.
  32. ^ Todd Spangler (14 August 2020), Karlie Kloss Leads Buyout of W Magazine, With Jason Blum Among New Owners Variety.
  33. ^ "Announcer Jo Su-ae to marry Doosan Group's Park Seo-won". The Korea Herald. November 20, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance February 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message W is an American fashion magazine that features stories about style through the lens of culture fashion art celebrity and film WMila Kunis on the cover of the June 2014 issueEditor in chiefSara MoonvesCategoriesFashion womenFrequency6 issues per yearFormatOversizedTotal circulation December 2018 453 438 1 Founded1972 51 years ago 1972 Final issueMarch 2020 print CompanyW MediaCountryUnited StatesBased inNew York CityLanguageEnglishWebsitewww wbr wmagazine wbr comISSN0162 9115OCLC1781845W was created in 1972 2 3 by James Brady the publisher of the sister magazine Women s Wear Daily WWD originally as a biweekly newspaper spin off from WWD In 1993 W was launched as an oversized fashion magazine issued monthly In 2000 Conde Nast purchased W from the original owner Fairchild Publications The magazine was still presented in an oversized format 10 inches wide and 13 inches tall Sara Moonves was editor in chief when the final print issue was published in March 2020 W was relaunched as an online fashion magazine W had a reader base of nearly half a million 469 000 of which are annual subscribers 4 Contents 1 Publication history 1 1 Early years 1972 1999 1 2 Conde Nast 1999 2019 1 3 Future Media 2019 2020 1 4 W Media 2020 present 2 International editions 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPublication history EditEarly years 1972 1999 Edit Its origins stem from a biweekly newspaper that was spun off from Women s Wear Daily 5 W became an oversized monthly magazine published by Fairchild Fashion Media in 1993 When Fairchilds owner Capital Cities ABC merged with The Walt Disney Company in 1997 W was one of the publications the new company continued with 6 Conde Nast 1999 2019 Edit In 1999 Conde Nast bought W from the Walt Disney Company 7 as the centerpiece of a 650 million deal that also included WWD Jane and a number of other retail trade titles 8 Often the subject of controversy W subsequently featured stories and covers which have provoked mixed responses from its intended audience most of W s most memorable covers are featured on the W Classics 9 page on the magazine s website In July 2005 W produced a 60 page Steven Klein portfolio of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt entitled Domestic Bliss 10 The shoot was based upon Pitt s idea of the irony of the perfect American family set in 1963 the photographs mirror the era when 1960s disillusionment was boiling under the facade of pristine 1950s suburbia Other controversial cover shoots include Steven Meisel s entitled Asexual Revolution in which male and female models including Jessica Stam and Karen Elson are depicted in gender bending styles and provocative poses In addition Tom Ford s racy shoot with Klein and the accompanying article on sexuality in fashion came as a shock to some loyal readers During the interview Ford is quoted as saying I ve always been about pansexuality Whether I m sleeping with girls or not at this point in my life the clothes have often been androgynous which is very much my standard of beauty 11 Klein was also the photographer for the racy photo shoot featured in the August 2007 issue showcasing David and Victoria Beckham 12 Bruce Weber produced a 60 page tribute to New Orleans in the April 2008 issue and shot a 36 page story on the newest fashion designers in Miami for the July 2008 issue 13 14 W also became well known for covering high class Western and Asian societies Many of these society luminaries as well as the elite of the entertainment and fashion industries have allowed W into their homes for the magazine s W House Tours 15 feature including Marc Jacobs Sir Evelyn Rothschild and Imelda Marcos By 2009 W was harder hit than most fashion publications by a drop in luxury advertising with ad pages down nearly 46 percent in one year 16 Longtime editor in chief Patrick McCarthy retired in 2010 when Conde Nast moved W to its consumer magazine group along with Vogue Glamour and Allure 17 Stefano Tonchi succeeded him as the magazine s editor in chief 18 In 2011 Edward Enninful was tapped to take the magazine s style directorship 19 20 Under Enninful s direction W generated considerable attention for its riskier editorial including the March 2012 cover shot by Steven Klein featuring Kate Moss depicted as a nun 21 as well as another cover featuring singer Nicki Minaj dolled up as an 18th century French courtesan For the magazine s November 2011 art issue Enninful collaborated with Steven Meisel on a series of fake advertisements that ran throughout the magazine including one that featured RuPaul s Drag Race Season 3 contestant Carmen Carrera hawking a fictitious fragrance called La Femme In 2011 W participated in a four episode plot line on the fourth season of CW teen drama Gossip Girl 22 Over the years the magazine cut back its print editions from monthly in 2013 to eight times in 2018 23 Future Media 2019 2020 Edit In 2018 W became one of three publications Conde Nast put up for sale in the face of significant financial losses that forced it to adopt a series of cost cutting measures By 2019 it was acquired by Future Media in a deal the New York Post estimated at 7 million 24 25 In June 2019 Moonves was named as its first ever female editor in chief succeeding Stefano Tonchi 26 Under Moonves s editorship the magazine underwent a major transition By 2020 she announced to staff that many were being furloughed and that those who work on online content would be staying on at reduced salaries 27 The new W team finished the biggest Best Performances issue ever In the first week of January 2020 W launched nine covers a 76 page celebrity portfolio covering 29 celebrities and 20 videos 28 Additionally the magazine launched a series of new initiatives and dramatically expanded its digital footprint They launched W s first podcast 5 Things with Lynn Hirschberg which attracted a broad listener base and included guests like Quentin Tarantino Charlize Theron Saoirse Ronan Greta Gerwig Noah Baumbach Nicole Kidman Awkwafina and Margot Robbie as a part of the new vision for the brand 29 W Media 2020 present Edit On August 14 2020 W was acquired by Bustle Digital Group Mic 30 31 and W Media a newly formed joint venture led by Karlie Kloss and including Aryeh Bourkoff Jason Blum Kaia Gerber Kirsten Green and Lewis Hamilton 32 They retained Moonves as editor in chief International editions EditAn international edition was previously published in Japan The South Korean edition was launched in 2005 and is published under license by Doosan Magazine 33 See also EditList of W cover models List of W Korea cover modelsReferences Edit eCirc for Consumer Magazines Alliance for Audited Media December 31 2018 Retrieved February 17 2019 Fashion Magazines Kismet Girls Retrieved February 25 2016 Ane Lynge Jorlen 2012 Between Frivolity and Art Contemporary Niche Fashion Magazines Fashion Theory 16 1 7 28 doi 10 2752 175174112X13183318404104 S2CID 191600010 Echo Media V3 Print Media Experts Echo Media V3 Richard Sandomir 28 February 2019 Patrick McCarthy Dies at 67 Ran a Fashion Publishing Empire New York Times Farrell Kramer 7 February 1997 Disney to keep W magazine parent Fairchild Publications Associated Press Marc Tracy 25 June 2019 Conde Nast Sells W Magazine Stefano Tonchi Out as Top Editor New York Times Jacob Bernstein 25 March 2020 W Magazine Goes on Hiatus Furloughs Much of Its Staff New York Times Jennifer Lopez Closed Out the Versace Runway Show In Her Iconic Green Grammys Dress W Christopher Bagley July 2005 Domestic Bliss W magazine Conde Nast Retrieved February 12 2009 Larkworthy Jane Bridget Foley November 2005 Fordbitten W Retrieved February 12 2009 David and Victoria Beckham American Idols W Magazine Retrieved September 27 2022 Come on Down to Nawlins W April 2008 Retrieved February 12 2009 Summer Camp W July 2008 Retrieved February 12 2009 W House Tours W Archived from the original on May 1 2013 Holly Ware 18 March 2010 W s editor resigns as Conde revamps mag New York Post Richard Sandomir 28 February 2019 Patrick McCarthy Dies at 67 Ran a Fashion Publishing Empire New York Times Stephanie Clifford 23 March 2010 A Times Editor Is Named to Lead W for Conde Nast New York Times Ghana s Edward Enninful is Fashion amp Style Director of W Magazine bantudaily com Archived from the original on June 8 2013 Retrieved March 18 2012 Donnelly Erin April 27 2011 Edward Enninful to Replace Alex White at W Magazine fashionetc com Retrieved May 15 2022 Self Will February 23 2012 Good Kate Bad Kate W Kat Stoeffel 15 February 2011 Does W Have a Carine Roitfeld Problem Observer Keith J Kelly 25 June 2019 Conde Nast sells W Magazine Sara Moonves named editor in chief New York Post Keith J Kelly 23 May 2019 Conde Nast nearing 7M sale of W Magazine New York Post Jacob Bernstein 13 August 2020 W Magazine Will Live Another Day in Deal With Bustle Digital Group New York Times Marc Tracy 25 June 2019 Conde Nast Sells W Magazine Stefano Tonchi Out as Top Editor New York Times Jacob Bernstein 25 March 2020 W Magazine Goes on Hiatus Furloughs Much of Its Staff New York Times Brad Pitt Chris Evans Laura Dern and Six Other Stars Grace the Covers of W s Best Performances 2020 Issue W Retrieved June 17 2020 5 Things With Lynn Hirschberg W Podcast June 2020 Jacob Bernstein 13 August 2020 W Magazine Will Live Another Day in Deal With Bustle Digital Group New York Times Freya Drohan August 14 2020 Investor Group including Karlie Kloss and Kaia Gerber acquire W magazine Daily Front Row Retrieved October 4 2020 Sara Moonves the glossy s first female editor in chief in its 50 year history assembled the group led by model and entrepreneur Karlie Kloss Other celebrity investors include fashion fixtures Lewis Hamilton and 18 year old Kaia Gerber Todd Spangler 14 August 2020 Karlie Kloss Leads Buyout of W Magazine With Jason Blum Among New Owners Variety Announcer Jo Su ae to marry Doosan Group s Park Seo won The Korea Herald November 20 2018 Retrieved May 7 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link External links EditOfficial website W Magazine magazine profile at Fashion Model Directory Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title W magazine amp oldid 1146249586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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