Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine covering various topics. It’s one of the most famous fashion magazines.
Vogue is kinda a synonym to fashion and elegant lifestyle. Many famous people have been on the covers of the magazine during the years. Let’s find out more about the magazine:
- Vogue began as a weekly newspaper in 1892 in the U.S.A.
- Vogue’s founder was the American businessman Arthur Baldwin Turnure.
- The magazine was named after magazine’s first editor, Josephine Redding.
- The magazine’s first editor, Josephine Redding The first issue was published on December 17th of 1892.
- Its price was 10 cents.
- Conde Montrose Nast bought Vogue 1 year before its founder’s death (1905).
- At first, Vogue was primarily targeted to “men of affairs.”
- Conde grew Vogue very much by making the magazine Unisex. But soon they focused on women.
- He also started distributing Vogue overseas in the 1910s.
- Vogue started expanding during 1920–1970.
- Vogue became a monthly publication in 1973.
- In July 1988, after Vogue had begun to lose ground to three-year-old upstart Elle Anna Wintour became the editor-in-chief.
- The British Vogue was the first international edition launched in 1916.
- It is also named as Brogue, but not officially.
- The French edition of Vogue had also a nickname: Frogue.
- Vogue Italia has been called the top fashion magazine in the world.
- Nowadays, there are 23 international editions.
- Vogue grew very slowly during 1892–1905. One year before the founder’s die.
- The largest Vogue issue was 916 pages.
- This issue was printed on September 2012 with a Marc Jacobs–clad Lady Gaga on the cover.
- The magazine was more than an inch thick and weighed between 4.2033 and 4.6896 pounds.
- The number of dogs who have been on Vogue’s cover is 90!
- The magazine had 7 editors.
- Edna Woolman Chase lasted he longest: 37 years.
- Chase insisted that her staff wear black silk stockings and open-toed shoes to the office.
- 6 professional athletes have appeared on the cover of the magazine.
- Tennis champ Serena Williams is the only athlete who has two cover credits.
- Salvador Dali signed 3 covers of Vogue magazine.
- Only 2 celebrity couples appeared on Vogue’s cover.
- Cindy Crawford and Richard Geere were the first celebrities to share a Vogue cover, in 1992.
- The first of seven men to star on the cover was Richard Geere.
- The second one was Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
- There were also 2 editors who were also cover girls.
- Also, 2 women appeared on the cover when they were pregnant.
- The first woman was illustrated for Vogue’s cover in July 1919.
- The second one was Brooke Shields in 2003.
- On Vogue’s cover have also been 2 princesses.
- American Vogue editor Diana Vreeland booked the most expensive shoot in fashion history.
- Andy Warhol’s muse, Donyale Luna, was featured on the 1966 March issue of British Vogue.
- The current number of Vogue hashtags on Instagram is 7,925,208.
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