GQ
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| Editor | Jim Nelson |
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| Categories | Men's |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Circulation | 788,851 (2003) |
| First issue | 1957 |
| Company | Conde Nast Publications |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | men.style.com/gq |
| ISSN | 0016-6979 |
GQ (originally Gentlemen's Quarterly) is a monthly men's magazine focusing upon fashion, style, and culture for men, through articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, technology, and books. It is generally perceived as upscale and more sophisticated than lad mags, such as Maxim or FHM.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
"Gentlemen's Quarterly" was launched in 1931 in the United States as Apparel Arts, 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 amongst retail customers, who often took the magazine from the retailers, spurred the creation of Esquire magazine in 1931.
Apparel Arts continued until 1957 when it was transformed into a quarterly magazine for men which was published for many years by Esquire Inc.[1] Apparel was dropped from the logo in 1958 with the spring issue after nine issues, and the name Gentlemen's Quarterly was established.
In 1979 Conde Nast Publications 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. 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]. During Nelson's tenure, GQ has become more oriented towards younger readers and those who prefer a more casual style.
Nonnie Moore was hired by GQ as its 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" and noting that she changed the publication's more casual look, which "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."[2]
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."
[edit] Circulation and Readership
In 2005, GQ magazine reported an average U.S. paid circulation of 824,334 per month issues per month, of which 609,238 were subscriptions[3]. 73% of the readership are men, and 63% are single[3]. 65% of readers had an income of $50,000 or greater; and 25% had an income greater than $75,000[3].
British GQ (the U.K. edition of GQ Magazine) had a circulation of 130,094 from June to December 2008[4]
[edit] International Editions
| Name | Region | Established | Language | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GQ | United States | 1958 | English | Condé Nast Publications Inc. |
| British GQ | United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland | 1988 | English | Condé Nast Publications Ltd. |
| GQ Australia | Australia | 1999 | English | News Limited |
| GQ India | India | 2008 | English | Condé Nast India |
| GQ | South Africa | 1998 | English | Condé Nast International |
| GQ | Germany, Austria | ? | German | Condé Nast GmbH |
| GQ Italy | Italy | 1999 | Italian | Edizioni Condé Nast S.p.A. |
| GQ Portugal | Portugal | ? | Portuguese | Edirevistas S.A. |
| GQ Spain | Spain | ? | Spanish | Condé Nast International |
| GQ Mexico | Mexico | ? | Spanish | Condé Nast Mexico |
| GQ Russia | Russia | ? | Russian | Condé Nast |
| GQ Japan | Japan | ? | Japanese | Condé Nast Japan |
| GQ Korea | South Korea | ? | Korean | Condé Nast Korea / Doosan Corporation |
| GQ Taiwan | Taiwan | ? | Mandarin Chinese | ? |
[edit] Editors
[edit] GQ editors (U.S.)
- Everett Matttlin (1957–1969)
- Jack Haber (1969–1983)
- Art Cooper (1983–2003)
- Jim Nelson (2003–present)
[edit] GQ publishers (U.S.)
- 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–present)
[edit] GQ editors (U.K.)
- Paul Keers (1988–1990)
- Alexandra Shulman (1990–1992)
- Michael VerMeulen (1992–1995)
- James Brown (1997–1999)
- Dylan Jones (1999–present)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Magazine Data, page 140: Gentlemen's Quarterly". http://www.philsp.com/data/data140.html. Retrieved on 2009-01-13.
- ^ Hevesi, Dennis (24 February 2009). "Nonnie Moore, Fashion Editor at Magazines, Dies at 87". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/business/media/25moore.html. Retrieved on 26 February 2009.
- ^ a b c "Information about GQ Magazine" (in English). MagsDirect.com. 12 March 2006. 2. http://www.magsdirect.com/gq-information.html. Retrieved on 2009-06-06.
- ^ "ABC Consumer Magazine roundup 2008" (in English). MediaTel.co.uk. 12 February 2009. 1. http://www.mediatel.co.uk/abcroundup/2009/02/article02.cfm. Retrieved on 2009-06-06.
[edit] External links
- Official website (U.S.)
- Analysis of GQ magazine at Magazine World (University of Winchester Journalism Department) note: navigate from front page of site to journalism now > magazines > magazine directory > GQ
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