''Above'' magazine started as a biannual publication dedicated to sustainability and environmental protection. Its motto is "For The Earth".
The first issue came out in the summer of 2009.
The magazine was actually a reboot of what was formally a fashion magazine following its purchase by Centoria Limited.
[
] It was distributed by Comag, a division of
Condé Nast
Condé Nast () is a global mass media company founded in 1909 by Condé Montrose Nast, and owned by Advance Publications. Its headquarters are located at One World Trade Center in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan.
The company's media ...
and sold in retailers like
Barnes & Noble
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. Articles in this first issue were written by
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954) is an American environmental lawyer and author known for promoting anti-vaccine propaganda and conspiracy theories. Kennedy is a son of U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy and a nephew of President ...
and
David de Rothschild.
[
] There was an interview of the fashion designer
Stella McCartney
Stella Nina McCartney (born 13 September 1971) is an English fashion designer. She is a daughter of British singer-songwriter Paul McCartney and the late American photographer and animals rights activist Linda McCartney. Like her parents, McCa ...
as well as
Roberto Saviano
Roberto Saviano (; born 22 September 1979) is an Italian writer, essayist, journalist, and screenwriter. In his writings, including articles and his book '' Gomorrah'', he uses literature and investigative reporting to tell of the economic reali ...
, the author of ''
Gomorrah''.
Those interviews were conducted respectively by
Charlotte Casiraghi
Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (born 3 August 1986) is a Monégasque model, socialite, writer, editor, equestrian, journalist, film producer, and humanitarian. She is the second child and only daughter of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and S ...
[
] and
Beatrice Borromeo.
''Above'' has been described as "cutting edge", a magazine using luxury, fashion, art ("eco-art"), photography, architecture, and design to raise awareness of the endangered environment.
[
] The magazine is the brainchild of
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
Nicolas Rachline, grandson of
Publicis
Publicis Groupe is a French multinational advertising and public relations company. One of the oldest and largest marketing and communications companies in the world by revenue, it is headquartered in Paris.
After 1945, the little-known Paris ...
founder
Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet
Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet (21 August 1906 – 11 April 1996) was a French entrepreneur and advertising magnate best known as the founder of Publicis Groupe.
He is also credited with inventing radio advertising in France, helped create the first ...
.
[
] Rachline told
Reuters
Reuters ( ) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters Corporation. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide. Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world.
The agency was estab ...
: "Our goal is to become the destination publication for information and hopefully inspiration, about how to save beauty and preserve the environment
on both collective and individual levels."
There were four issues:
* ''Head Above Water''
(June 2009)
* ''For the Earth''
(December 2009)
* A "Spring Issue"
(April 2010)
* A "Fall Issue"
(October 2010)
See also
*
Ever Manifesto
''EVER Manifesto'' is a free print publication focusing on fashion and sustainability. It is distributed at fashion shows and selected stores as well as published in PDF for its now defunct, though archived, website.
The second issue of EVER Manif ...
*
System (magazine)
''System'' magazine is a biannual publication geared toward insiders of the fashion industry. The magazine offers long-format conversations with relevant individuals within the fashion industry, accompanied by portfolios created by in-demand ima ...
References
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External links
Abovelive.comABOVE Magazine: For the Earth, from Summer Rayne Oakes on Vimeo.comAbout ABOVE
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Defunct magazines published in the United States
Environmental magazines
Magazines established in 2009
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