''Esquire Magazine'' (UK edition) is a quarterly

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originally owned by the '' National Magazine Company'' (since 2011, following a merger, renamed ''Hearst Magazines UK''), a subsidiary of the US-based

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. The first edition was published Spring/Summer 1991. The magazine features articles on luxe design and culture, food, business and technology, style, music and books. It is pitched at a similarly upscale audience to '' GQ'', attempting to offer a more adult read than lad mags like ''

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'' and '' FHM''. Each issue, ''Esquire Magazine'' features famous celebrities on its cover: cover girls have included

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and

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; and male celebrities from

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and Jake Gyllenhaal to

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have appeared on the cover. The first cover star was Brigitte Bardot. Originally a monthly, the UK edition underwent a major revamp in 2019, dropping to six issues a year, but in a larger format, with an increased page count on higher quality paper. The July/August 2021 issue would be the last as a bi-monthly, before switching to a quarterly magazine.

Editors

The current editor is Theo van den Broeke * 2011 – 2025: Alex Bilmes * August 2007 – September 2010: Jeremy Langmead * May 2003 – August 2007: Simon Tiffin * March 1997 – March 2003: Peter Howarth * February 1992 – January 1997: Rosie Boycott * October 1990 – January 1992: Alex Finer

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