''InStyle'' was an American monthly women's
fashion magazine
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founded in 1994. It was published in the United States by
Dotdash Meredith
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. In February 2022, it was announced that InStyle would cease print publications and move to a digital-only format.
Description
Along with advertising, the magazine offered content such as beauty, fashion, home, entertaining, philanthropy, celebrity lifestyles, feminism and human interest. Editors-in-Chief have included Martha Nelson (1993-2002), Charla Lawhon (2002-2008), Ariel Foxman (2008-2016) and Laura Brown (2017-2022).
After originating in the United States, ''InStyle'' had expanded their brand and, as of 2012, had distributed internationally to over 16 countries including Germany, Brazil, Greece, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, South Africa, Romania, and Russia. In May 2017, ''InStyle China'' was launched as part of a partnership with an existing weekly magazine, which featured
Victoria Beckham
Victoria Caroline Beckham (; born 17 April 1974) is an English fashion designer, singer, and television personality. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Posh Spice. Wi ...
on its inaugural cover. In 2018, the UK edition shifted from paper to digital version, and the Polish edition was cancelled after 10 years of publication. The InStyleUK website is inactive.
In 2018, ''InStyle'' became the first major fashion magazine to ban photography of and advertisements featuring fur. The reason to why it became so important for the ban of fur in the magazine was for how awful it was to showcase the type of cruelty displaying the fur of dead animals. The organization PETA was thrilled with the news and were able to celebrate with the editor Laura Brown banning the use of fur advertisements in the magazine. Since the 2000’s PETA has been on the forefront of taking consideration of animals and the cruelties thy face in modern society.
In mid-July 2020, ''InStyle'' Australian edition's publisher
Bauer Media Australia and New Zealand, which had been acquired by the
Sydney
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–based
Mercury Capital
Mercury Capital is an Australian investment firm that owns a range of healthcare and media companies.
Assets
*Blue Star Group, acquired January 2013
*International Volunteer HQ, 80% shareholding acquired in November 2017
*Are Media, acquired i ...
, discontinued publishing the magazine, citing declining advertising revenue and travel restrictions caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
References
External links
Official websiteInterview with Ariel Foxmanat TheodoraandCallum.com
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1994 establishments in New York City
Fashion magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1994
Magazines published in New York City
Mercury Capital
Monthly magazines published in the United States
Women's fashion magazines
Women's magazines published in the United States
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