Essence

Essence is the first monthly magazine for African-American women between the ages of 18 and 49, and has become a cultural institution in the African-American community. The magazine covers fashion, lifestyle and beauty with an intimate girlfriend-to-girlfriend tone.

There are sections such as Work and Wealth, Healthy Living, and Looks We Love that cover topics that focus on career, finance, health, lifestyle, fashion, and beauty which share an intimate connection with readers.

History

The magazine was founded in 1968 by Edward Lewis, Clarence O. Smith, Cecil Hollingsworth, Jonathan Blount, and Denise M. Clark. Essence Communications Inc. (ECI) began publishing in May 1970. Its circulation began at approximately 50,000 copies per month, subsequently growing to roughly 1.1 million. Photographer, Filmmaker, Author Gordon Parks served as its editorial director during the first three years of its circulation.

Susan L. Taylor was the editor in chief for 19 years (81-00) and then publications director for 7 years. She retired on 28 Dec 2007 to focus on her national Cares Mentoring Movement non-profit organization.

In 2000, Time Inc. purchased 49 percent of the magazine from its original publisher, Essence Communications Inc. By March 2005, Time Inc. became the majority owner, buying the remaining 51 percent in a deal reported to be worth US$170 million. In 2008, Essence won 12 New York Association of Black Journalists awards in the Investigative, General Feature, International, Business/Technology, Science/Health, Arts and Entertainment, Personal Commentary, Public Affairs and Online categories.

For 38 years, the company has flourished and expanded beyond pages of its magazine to generate brand extensions such as the Essence Music Festival, Women Who Are Shaping the World Leadership Summit, Window on Our Women (WOW I, II & III) and Smart Beauty I, II & III consumer insights, the Essence Book Club, Essence.com, and ventures in digital media (mobile, television and VOD) via Essence Studios.

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movmnt magazine is an urban-leaning lifestyle magazine. Covering fashion, dance, music, and pop culture, movmnt aspires to bridge the gap between pop culture and today’s real talent, and recognize artists over fame junkies. It fills a gap for an online culture that still needs its own magazine. movmnt is for the fashion-forward, arts-oriented, and socially conscious web 2.0 generation. movmnt is the first magazine to portrait dance as a lifestyle, using dancers as models on fashion spread, featuring dance photographers and artists that utilize and include motion in their process.

movmnt magazine was co-founded in 2006 by French journalist and Publisher David Benaym, as editor in chief, and ballet dancer, and former contestant on So You Think You Can Dance, contemporary performer Danny Tidwell as artistic editor.

Country: United States
City: New York
Country: Russia
City: Moscow
Country: Canada
City: Toronto

The Singapore Women's Weekly is Singapore´s fastest-growing women´s magazine. Women trust The Weekly as a friend that entertains and informs about the best of everything - fashion, beauty, glamour, health, family, self-help and relationships, interiors, food and entertaining. And the mix is served with a down-to-earth attitude and a compelling dose of common sense that readers really appreciate.

Country: Singapore
City: Singapore
Country: China
PS

PS stands for Pretty Style and aims to assists its readers in developing their own “individual casual fashion

Country: Japan
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
City: Tokyo

ALT for damerne caters for well-educated, quality-conscious women who like reading about topics like fashion, beauty, food and travel.

Country: Denmark
City: Hellerup
Country: United States
City: Los Angeles

Preview is the Philippines’ fashion authority. Its irreverent, eclectic mix of high and low fashion helps the Filipina hone her own personal style. As the purveyor of the latest trends, Preview has become the source of the most up-to-date passions of the different style tribes in terms of fashion, beauty, lifestyle and society.

Preview is an incubator of ideas. It is the young scene’s creative agenda. In its pursuit of pushing young Filipino talent, Preview has changed the face of local fashion magazines—bringing in breakthrough fashion, beauty and lifestyle features and editorials.

Personified, Preview is the archetype "it girl" who knows all the coolest people, hangs out in the most happening places and wears the best clothes and makeup. She’s friends with everyone and everyone likes her—everyone wants to be like her.

Country: Philippines
City: Manila

Eclectic magazine is a bi-annual publication released in limited print and online featuring original, insightful content that pushes the boundaries of geography – introducing new designers, city guides, music, movies, art, original editorials, fashion and beauty features from different corners of the world.

Country: France
City: Paris
Country: Luxembourg
City: Luxembourg

The essential guide to 500 top people in Thailand, recognized for their outstanding achievements – from captains of industry and entrepreneurs to dedicated philanthropists and the most promising leaders of tomorrow.

Country: Thailand
City: Bangkok

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