Title: Vogue | American magazine | Britannica
Headings: Vogue
Vogue
American magazine
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…in the 20th century, and Vogue (founded 1892), a fashion weekly (later a monthly) dedicated to “the ceremonial side of life,” which was designed for the elite of New York City and had Cornelius Vanderbilt among its backers.… Anna Wintour
…editor in chief at American Vogue. The move came three years after the American launch of the French magazine Elle, which consistently threatened to reduce Vogue ’s circulation and advertising revenue. In explaining her publishing philosophy of democratic fashion fantasy, Wintour remarked, “Mass with class—that’s my mantra.” Her Vogue covers began…
Diana Vreeland
… and joined the staff of Vogue, of which she became editor in chief in 1963. Under her strong guidance, Vogue soon began to reflect her own taste for the novel, the bizarre, and the outrageous. The youthful and the eccentric were featured, and the photography and design were calculated to…
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