''Monthly Classy Magazine'' is a Japanese women's magazine. Its title, ''Classy'', is derived from the English

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'' classy''. It is estimated that the average reader of ''Classy'' magazine is between the age of 24 and 28. The magazine is known to be popular with office ladies (widely known as OL in Japan). It is also famous among university students as a magazine for fashion.

History

''Classy'' was first published in 1984. The magazine is published by

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. The magazine targets women in their 20s. It is a sister magazine of '' JJ'', and has been published since 1984 by the same company. The two magazines are closely linked, and often, models who posed for ''JJ'' magazine in their youth will return a few years later to model for ''Classy''.

Models

In the beginning, most of the models were American supermodels, however changes in the policy led to the inclusion of more and more local models. Famous Japanese supermodels, namely and started their modeling careers by appearing as

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s in the magazine. Several well-known models are working for the magazine. Hiroko Hatano, who used to work for ''JJ'' magazine, started to work as a model here in 2005. Jessica Michibata, Sayo Aizawa and Ryoko Tanami are also popular.

References

External links

- Publishers website (in Japanese language, Japanese) {{Japanese fashion magazines 1984 establishments in Japan Kobunsha Magazines established in 1984 Magazines published in Tokyo Monthly magazines published in Japan Classy Classy Young adult magazines