''Burda Style'' (formerly ''Burda Moden'') is a
fashion magazine
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published in 17 languages and in over 100
countries
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. Each issue contains
patterns
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for every design featured that month. The magazine is published by
Hubert Burda Media
Hubert Burda Media Holding is a German media group with headquarters in Offenburg. It originated as a small printing business, founded by Franz Burda Snr in Philippsburg, in 1903.
In 1986, the corporate group was divided up between Franz Jnr ...
.
History and profile
In 1949,
Aenne Burda expanded her family business into women's magazines publishing, founding a fashion magazine printing and publishing company in her home town of
Offenburg
Offenburg ("open borough" - coat of arms showing open gates; Low Alemmanic: ''Offäburg'') is a city located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With nearly 60,000 inhabitants (2019), it is the largest city and the administrative capital ...
,
Germany
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. The same year she debuted the magazine ''Favorit'', which was later renamed to ''Burda Moden''. The first issue of ''Burda Moden'' magazine was published in 1950 with a circulation of 100,000. It gained popularity after 1952, when it began to include
patterns for clothes.
In 1987, ''Burda Fashion'' became the first
Western
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magazine to be published in the
Soviet Union
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. In 1994 it became the first Western magazine to appear in the
People’s Republic of China
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.
''Burda Style'' launched in the United States in 2013, in partnership with
F+W Media
F+W, (formerly F+W Publications and F+W Media), was a media and e-commerce company headquartered in New York City.
Founded in 1913, F+W published magazines, books, digital products (including e-books and e-magazines), produced online video, offe ...
.
See also
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List of magazines in Germany
The following is an incomplete list of current and defunct magazines published in Germany. Their language may be German or other languages.
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*'' 11 Freunde''
*''1000°''
*''5vor12''
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*'' ABC-Zeitung''
*''Abenteuer Archäologie''
*''ABI T ...
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Hubert Burda Media
Hubert Burda Media Holding is a German media group with headquarters in Offenburg. It originated as a small printing business, founded by Franz Burda Snr in Philippsburg, in 1903.
In 1986, the corporate group was divided up between Franz Jnr ...
*
Hubert Burda
References
External links
BurdaStyle.comHubert-Burda-Media.deAenne-Burda.com
1950 establishments in West Germany
German-language magazines
Magazines established in 1950
Monthly magazines published in Germany
Women's fashion magazines
Women's magazines published in Germany
Arts and crafts magazines
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