Details (magazine) explained

Editor:Dan Peres
Editor Title:Editor-in-Chief
Frequency:Monthly
Total Circulation:456,666[1]
Circulation Year:December 2012
Category:Fashion, lifestyle, politics
Company:Advance Publications
Publisher:Condé Nast
Founded:1982
Finaldate:December 2015
Country:United States
Based:New York City, U.S.
Language:English
Issn:0740-4921

Details (stylized in all caps) was an American monthly men's magazine that was published by Condé Nast, founded in 1982 by Annie Flanders. Though primarily a magazine devoted to fashion and lifestyle, Details also featured reports on relevant social and political issues.[2] [3] In November 2015 Condé Nast announced that the magazine would cease publication with the issue of December 2015/January 2016.[4] [5] [6]

History

In 1982, Details was launched, as a downtown culture magazine, by Annie Flanders, a former fashion editor, at a meeting of former employees of the newly defunct SoHo Weekly News, including Ronnie Cooke, Stephen Saban, Lesley Vinson, Megan Haungs and Bill Cunningham.[7] [8] [9] [10]

The Los Angeles Times detailed how the magazine changed hands a number of times in the years thereafter:

Alan Patricof bought the magazine in 1988. Condé Nast bought the magazine a year later for $2 million.[11]

In 1988, Anna Wintour hired James Truman as features editor of American Vogue.[12] [13] By 1990, S. I. Newhouse Jr. moved James Truman to editor of Details.[12] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

In 1990, Flanders left the magazine (June 1982 to November 1989).[19] [20] [21]

From 1990 to 1999, a sex column by Anka Radakovich ran in the magazine.[22]

In October 2000, its redesigned[23] format stemmed from a relaunch following the transfer of the magazine from Condé Nast to sibling division Fairchild Publications.[24] Between its last issue at Condé Nast and first at Fairchild, publication of Details was temporarily suspended. This allowed for extensive redesign and strategic repositioning of the magazine.

Music Matters CDs

From 1991 to 1999 the magazine produced sampler CDs that were sent out to current subscribers free of charge. While the CDs concentrated on then-current music, older songs were included as well. The initial CD was produced by Andrea Norlander of MTV, who oversaw concept, musical content, design, and marketing of the project.

Comics journalism

Cartoonist Art Spiegelman was comics editor of Details in the mid-1990s; in 1997, he began assigning comics journalism pieces to a number of his cartoonist associates.[25] The magazine published these works of journalism in comics form throughout 1998 and 1999, helping to legitimize the form in popular perception.[26]

Controversy

In December 2002, Details featured American pop star Justin Timberlake on its cover, accompanied by the text: “Can we ever forgive Justin Timberlake for all that sissy music? Hey... at least he got into Britney's pants”.[27] This cover and headline were featured retrospectively in the 2021 documentary Framing Britney Spears, which highlighted how Timberlake benefited from the media narrative surrounding his breakup with Britney Spears, while Spears herself saw her image suffer. This same cover features another story, "Forget feminism: why your wife should take your name."[28]

In 2004, Details published a piece titled "Gay or Asian?" that featured a photo of an East Asian man, and "tips" on how to tell the difference.[29] Some of the text that accompanied the photo: "One cruises for chicken; the other takes it General Tso-style. Whether you're into shrimp balls or shaved balls, entering the dragon requires imperial tastes." The article generated protests over its racism and homophobia — and over how it erased the existence of gay Asian men. To protest, LGBT Asian American individuals and groups came together and held demonstrations.[30]

Staff contributors

Frequent contributors included Augusten Burroughs, Blake Nelson, Michael Chabon, and Bill Cunningham. Contributors included Beauregard Houston-Montgomery.[31] Former staffers included Pete Wells, Ian Daly, Kayleen Schaefer, Erica Cerulo, Andrew Essex, Yaran Noti, Jeff Gordinier, Karl Taro Greenfeld, and Alex Bhattacharji.[32]

Its Editor-in-chief, for 15 years, since 2000[33] [34] was Dan Peres, the former husband of Australian actress Sarah Wynter.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: eCirc for Consumer Magazines. December 31, 2012. Alliance for Audited Media. June 21, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418200356/http://abcas3.auditedmedia.com/ecirc/magtitlesearch.asp. April 18, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  2. New York Magazine. New York. November 14, 2012. October 1, 1990. New York Media, LLC. 39. 0028-7369. January 20, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240120204552/https://books.google.com/books?id=bnSDFL2gc90C&pg=PA39#v=onepage&q&f=false. live.
  3. Los Angeles Magazine. Los Angeles. November 14, 2012. March 2003. Emmis Communications. 116. 1522-9149. January 20, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240120204624/https://books.google.com/books?id=xV0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA116#v=onepage&q&f=false. live.
  4. News: Judah Robinson. Condé Nast Halts Publication of Details Magazine. December 6, 2015. Huffington Post. November 18, 2015. December 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208153339/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/details-magazine-halts-publication_564cca22e4b00b7997f8ac1b. live.
  5. Web site: O'Shea . Chris . Condé Nast Folds Details Magazine . FishbowlNY . . 2 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151120211712/https://www.adweek.com/fishbowlny/conde-folds-details-magazine/359970 . 20 November 2015 . 2015-11-18.
  6. Web site: Horgan . Richard . Details Demise Puts the Spotlight Back on Annie Flanders . 2 January 2022 . November 18, 2015 . January 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102183642/https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/details-magazine-annie-flanders/ . live .
  7. News: Horyn . Cathy . What It Was Like to Be Photographed by Bill Cunningham . 2 January 2022 . The New York Times . 25 June 2016 . January 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102185145/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/26/fashion/what-it-was-like-to-be-photographed-by-bill-cunningham.html . live .
  8. News: Gabree . John . Details, a Trendy Comer Among Fashion-Conscious Periodicals . 2 January 2022 . . 24 March 1988 . January 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102183643/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-24-vw-42-story.html . live .
  9. News: Véronique Hyland. Details Magazine is Officially Done. May 21, 2020. The Cut. November 18, 2015. September 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210911190517/https://www.thecut.com/2015/11/details-magazine-closes.html. live.
  10. Web site: Miller . Marc H . Bill Cunningham & DETAILS Magazine, 1982-90 Street Photography and Fashion . Gallery 98 . 2 January 2022 . en . January 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102183645/http://gallery.98bowery.com/exhibition/bill-cunningham-details-magazine/ . live .
  11. News: Matthew Rose. Advance Publications to Close Details And Relaunch It as a Fashion Magazine. December 6, 2015. The Wall Street Journal. March 21, 2000. January 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120114953/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB95359911436785740. live.
  12. News: Baum . Geraldine . King James : At 36, James Truman rules the Conde Nast magazine empire. Will he first turn his eye to Vanity Fair? Vogue? Architectural Digest? He's plotting, but he's not talking. . 26 September 2024 . . 10 May 1994.
  13. News: Kuczynski . Alex . The Truman Show . 26 September 2024 . . August 1, 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150527092827/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/01/magazine/the-truman-show.html . 27 May 2015.
  14. News: James Truman: Home, James . 26 September 2024 . . 13 February 2005.
  15. News: James Truman Leaves MacBain, Hasn't Heard From Si, and Will Stay in New York . 26 September 2024 . . 16 October 2006 . en.
  16. News: Swanson . Carl . Ex–Prince of Condé Nast James Truman Joins the Art World . 26 September 2024 . . 16 March 2006 . en.
  17. News: James Truman . 26 September 2024 . The New York Times.
  18. News: Former Staffers Remember Details Magazine . 26 September 2024 . . 19 November 2015.
  19. Web site: Annie Flanders, Founder of Details Magazine, Dies at 82. Penelope. Green. March 16, 2022. NYTimes.com.
  20. News: All In The Details With Annie Flanders . 26 September 2024 . Daily Front Row . 18 November 2015 . en.
  21. News: ANN FLANDERS - NEW FASHION VOICE . 26 September 2024 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20150524170210/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/10/style/ann-flanders-new-fashion-voice.html . 24 May 2015.
  22. Walker, Nick. "Women and Men: All mouth and no trousers", The Independent, October 1, 1995.
  23. News: Sipchen . Bob . Looking for Mr. Right : The Readership Battle Among Men's Magazines Is Also an Identity Crisis . 26 September 2024 . . 28 November 1990.
  24. Kuczynski, Alex, "Details Editor Ousted and the Magazine Will Go to Fairchild, Jamie Billimoria Being the Editor," New York Times (March 21, 2000): C13.
  25. "Details Begins Cartoon Journalism Features," The Comics Journal #205 (June 1998), p. 27.
  26. Mackay, Brad. "Behind the rise of investigative cartooning," THIS Magazine (Jan. 2008). Archived at Ad Astra Comix .
  27. News: Swift. Andy. 2021-02-21. Loser: Details magazine. TVline. August 22, 2021. August 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822061434/https://tvline.com/list_item/details-magazine/. dead.
  28. Web site: 2021-02-08. The betrayal of Britney Spears: how pop culture failed a superstar. 2021-02-09. The Guardian. en. February 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210208233546/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/08/framing-britney-spears-documentary-conservatorship-media. live.
  29. News: Karen Sakai. 'Gay or Asian?' Spread Causes Minority Uproar. https://web.archive.org/web/20140210024850/http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=9755. February 10, 2014. Asia Pacific Arts . April 17, 2015. April 9, 2004. UCLA Asia Institute.
  30. Web site: Esther Wang. Beyond the #Hashtag: Movement Building Lessons from #CancelColbert. April 17, 2015. April 1, 2014. Race Files. January 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128062336/https://www.racefiles.com/2014/04/01/beyond-the-hashtag-movement-building-lessons-from-cancelcolbert/. live.
  31. Book: Vanity Fair. November 14, 2012. 1996. Condé Nast Publications.
  32. News: Kassel . Matthew . Former Staffers Remember Details Magazine . 2 January 2022 . . 19 November 2015 . January 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102183643/https://observer.com/2015/11/former-staffers-remember-details-magazine/ . live .
  33. News: Rosman . Katherine . Chaos at Conde Nast: the men's magazine run on drug-fuelled dysfunction . 2 January 2022 . . 25 February 2020 . en . January 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102183642/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/dan-peres-details-conde-nast-collapse-chaos-a9342686.html . live .
  34. Web site: Reddinger . Paige . Condé Nast Folds Details Magazine . Daily Front Row . 2 January 2022 . en . 18 November 2015 . January 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102183647/https://fashionweekdaily.com/conde-nast-folds-details-magazine/ . live .

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