''Men's Vogue'' was a monthly men's magazine that covered fashion, design, art, culture, sports and technology. The premier issue was August 2005. On 30 October 2008

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announced that they intended to fold the magazine into ''

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'' proper as a bi-annual subscriber's supplement. However, the magazine has ceased to be published since its original folding date.

Cover stories

The magazine featured a profile of

George Clooney George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and two Academy Awards, one for his acting and the ot ...

in its inaugural issue. Since then, other stars including

Roger Federer Roger Federer (; born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-e ...

Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records. * * * Woods is widely regarded as ...

Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold med ...

Denzel Washington Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom". Throughout his career spanning over four decades, Washington ha ...

Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer William Sutherland (born 21 December 1966) is a British-Canadian actor and musician. He is best known for his starring role as Jack Bauer in the Fox drama series ''24 (TV series), 24'' (2001–2010, 2014), for which he won an Emmy Award ...

Viggo Mortensen Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. R (; born October 20, 1958) is an American actor, writer, director, producer, musician, and multimedia artist. Born and raised in the State of New York to a Danish father and American mother, he also lived in Argenti ...

Tony Blair Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He previously served as Leader of t ...

and

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...

have been featured on the cover. The magazine received praise for its December 2007 issue, with

Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968), also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor and rapper. He began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom '' The Fresh ...

on the cover, for celebrating African-American men.

Content

The magazine featured celebrities, athletes, powerbrokers, and lesser known men of style. Areas covered included art and architecture, travel and food, politics and finance, books and sports, custom tailoring and fine watches, and other topics. The magazine added a tag line below its logo in November 2008 (its final issue), "Style is how you live."

Regular features

The magazine presented a yearly list of its chosen American visionaries. Recipients of the 2007 recognition included

Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren, ( ; ; born October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer, philanthropist, and billionaire businessman, best known for the Ralph Lauren Corporation, a global multibillion-dollar enterprise. He has become well known for his c ...

, actor

Owen Wilson Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor. He has had a long association with filmmaker Wes Anderson with whom he shared writing and acting credits for ''Bottle Rocket'' (1996), '' Rushmore'' (1998), and '' The Royal ...

and director

Wes Anderson Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their eccentricity and unique visual and narrative styles. They often contain themes of grief, loss of innocence, and dysfunctional families. Cited by ...

. It also featured profiles in each issue of everyday stylish and successful men in its Life Studies section.

Personnel

The magazine was founded by

Jay Fielden Jay Fielden is a magazine editor and writer. He was editor-in-chief of ''Esquire'' from 2016 until 2019. A ''New York Times'' profile described him as having “the belletrist whimsy of Oscar Wilde and the gunslinger gusto of Wild Bill Hickok.” ...

with support from ''Vogue'''s

Anna Wintour Dame Anna Wintour (; born 3 November 1949) is a British journalist based in New York City who has served as editor-in-Chief of ''Vogue'' since 1988 and Global Chief Content Officer for Condé Nast since 2020; she is also the artistic directo ...

. After ''Men's Vogue'' folded, Fielden became the editor of Hearst's '' Town & Country'' in 2011, and then the editor of ''

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'', replacing David Granger in 2016.

International editions

In addition to the American edition, several international editions of ''Men's Vogue'' exist. The first "Men's Vogue" edition published by

was ''L'Uomo Vogue'' in Italy, which was launched in September 1967 and is now published quarterly. A French edition named ''Vogue Hommes International'' was launched in 1985, and it is published bi-annually in Fall/Winter and Spring/Summer issues. Several other international editions were created in the aftermath of the American launch, though many of these were either

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or shut down within a few years. Examples include: * ''Vogue Man Nederland'' (launched in September 2015) * ''Vogue Hommes Japan'' (launched in September 2008, defunct as of 2012 and relaunched as ''GQ Style'' in 2013) * ''Vogue Hombre'' in Mexico (bi-annual issues/supplements in November and June) * ''Vogue Men'' ''Turkiye'' in Turkey (launched in June 2012) * ''Vogue Man'' in India (launched in May 2008, defunct and relaunched as ''GQ India'') * ''Men's Vogue China'' (launched in April 2008, defunct as of 2012) * ''Vogue Homem'' in Brazil (launched in May 2006, defunct as of 2011 and relaunched as ''GQ Brazil'') *''Vogue Man'' in Poland (a one-time special issue of ''Vogue Polska'', published in October 2019)

References

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