- W (magazine)
Infobox Magazine
title = W
image_size = 200px
image_caption =Gisele Bündchen on "W" (July 2007) cover.
editor = Patrick McCarthy
editor_title = Chairman
frequency = monthly
circulation = 469,000+ [http://www.echo-media.com/MediaDetail.asp?IDNumber=7148 Echo Media - W Magazine ] ]
category = Fashion, women
company =
publisher =Conde Nast Publications
firstdate =
country =United States of America
language = English
website = http://www.wmagazine.com; http://www.wdesires.com
issn ="W" is a monthly American
fashion magazine published byCondé Nast Publications . The magazine is an oversize format – ten inches wide and thirteen inches tall. Patrick McCarthy is its chairman and editorial director. McCarthy has previously worked forWomen's Wear Daily , the sister publication of "W". Nina Lawrence is the vice president and publisher of "W". "W" magazine has a reader base of nearly half a million, 469,000 of which are annual subscribers. 80 percent of the magazine's readers are female and have an average household income of $135,840.Often the subject of controversy, "W" magazine has featured stories and covers which have provoked mixed responses from its intended audience. In July 2005, "W" produced a 60-page
Steven Klein portfolio ofAngelina Jolie andBrad Pitt entitled "Domestic Bliss". The shoot was based upon Pitt's idea of the irony of the perfect American family; set in 1963, the photographs mirror the era when 1960s disillusionment was boiling under the facade of pristine 1950s suburbia.Other controversial issues include
Steven Meisel 's shoot entitled ASEXUAL REVOLUTION, in which male and female models are depicted in gender-bending styles and provocative poses. In addition, Tom Ford's shoot withSteven Klein and the subsequent article on sexuality in fashion came as a shock to some loyal readers.Steven Klein also was the photographer for the racy photo shoot featured in the August 2007 issue, showcasing David andVictoria Beckham .Bruce Weber produced a 60-page tribute to New Orleans in the April 2008 issue, and shot a 36-page story on the newest fashion designers in Miami for the July 2008 issue.References
External links
* [http://www.wmagazine.com "W" magazine website]
* [http://www.wdesires.com WDesires website]
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