Vanity Fair (magazine)
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Vanity Fair (stylized in all caps) is an American monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States.
The first version of Vanity Fair was published from 1913 to 1936. The imprint was revived in 1983 after Conde Nast took over the magazine company. Vanity Fair currently includes five international editions of the magazine.[2] The five international editions the magazine is United Kingdom (since 1991), Italy (since 2003), Spain (since 2008), France (since 2013), and Mexico (since 2015). As of 2018, the Editor-in-Chief is Radhika Jones.
History
Dress and Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair is notably a fictitious place ruled by
Modern revival
Condé Nast Publications, under the ownership of
In addition to its controversial photography, the magazine also prints articles on a variety of topics. In 1996, journalist
Some of the pictorials in Vanity Fair have attracted criticism. The April 1999 issue featured an image of actor
The magazine was the subject of
In 2013,
Vanity Fair launched The Hive in June 2016, its online business, politics and technology news vertical. In January 2017, Vanity Fair's Hive and Condé Nast Entertainment partnered with Cheddar online TV channel to create a live weekly series called VF Hive on Cheddar. Editor Graydon Carter called the series a "representation of how people are consuming more voraciously than ever".[13]
In 2017 former editor Tina Brown published[14] "The Vanity Fair Diaries". It was announced in November 2017 that Radhika Jones, editorial director of The New York Times books section, would succeed Carter as Editor-in-Chief on December 11, 2017.[15][16]
In 2018, Vanity Fair received accolades for removing actor James Franco from a cover shoot following sexual harassment allegations.[17][citation needed]
In 2020, Dario Calmese became the first Black photographer to shoot the cover of a Vanity Fair issue; his subject was Viola Davis.[18] Vanity Fair employees unionized in 2022.[19]
International editions
In 1991 Vanity Fair began publishing an international edition. The current five international editions of Vanity Fair being published; namely in the United Kingdom (since 1991),[20] Italy (since 2003, ISSN 1723-6673),[21] Spain (since 2008),[20] France (since 2013),[22] and Mexico (since 2015), with the Italian version published weekly. The Italian Vanity Fair was established in October 2003[20][23] and celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2013.[24]
Vanity Fair Germany launched in February 2007 at a cost of
Events
As a successor to a similar invitation-only event annually held by the late agent
In recent years, Vanity Fair and Bloomberg have hosted an after-party at the French ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. following the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.[28]
Controversy
Roman Polanski lawsuit
In 2005, Vanity Fair was found liable in a
The trial began on July 18, 2005, and Polanski made English legal history as the first claimant to give evidence by video link. During the trial, which included the testimonies of Mia Farrow and others, it was proved that the alleged scene at the famous New York restaurant Elaine's could not possibly have taken place on the date given, because Polanski only dined at this restaurant three weeks later. Also, the Norwegian then-model disputed the accounts that he had claimed to be able to make her "the next Sharon Tate".[34]
Polanski was awarded damages by the
Miley Cyrus photos
On April 25, 2008, the televised entertainment program
In response to the internet circulation of the photo and ensuing media attention, Miley Cyrus released a statement of apology on April 27: "I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed. I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about."[40] Nearly ten years later to the day, Cyrus took back the Disney apology statement in an Instagram story showing a New York Post front page regarding the story, simply stating "IM NOT SORRY Fuck YOU #10YearsAgo".[41]
Modified photos
In January 2014, Vanity Fair was under fire for allegedly altering the appearance of a celebrity featured in its pages for its February issue,
Shortly before the Nyong'o case, Vogue magazine, a partner and buyer of Vanity Fair in 1936, was accused of altering actress Lena Dunham's photos. Dunham considered the modified photos to be offensive.[43][44]
Richard Engel story
In 2015, Vanity Fair had to update the account it had published by the NBC News correspondent Richard Engel about the disputed circumstances of his 2012 kidnapping in Syria, stating that he had misidentified his captors.[45]
Jeffrey Epstein story
In 2019, former contributing editor Vicky Ward said her 2003 profile of Jeffrey Epstein in Vanity Fair had included on-the-record accounts of Annie and Maria Farmer (who filed the earliest known criminal complaints about Epstein), but that they were later stricken from Ward's article after Bill Clinton pressured the magazine's editor Graydon Carter.[46][47]
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