Magazine History

The first proper magazine was called The Lady’s Magazine and was published in 1770. The longest running magazine Harpers Bazaar began in 1861 under the name The Queens Magazine from England, the name changed in 1968 when Harpers Bazaar bought out the magazine and renamed it Harpers and Queen. The name then changed again in 2006 to simply Harpers Bazaar

Some other magazines we researched included The Delineator founded in 1873 lasting until 1937 featuring articles about needlework, dressmaking and millinery. Vogue magazine founded in 1892 for higher society readers. Cosmopolitan founded in 1886 and still running began as a family magazine focusing interests of women how to look after children, kids section and women’s section based on fashion articles, household decorations, and cooking. Vanity Fair started in 1859 to 1863 as a humorous weekly publication and was reinvented in 1983 by Conde Nast as a more fashion focused magazine.