Vanity Fair (magazine) the Great Depression and declining advertising revenues, although its circulation, at 90,000 copies, was at its peak. Condé Nast announced in December 1935 that "Vanity Fair" would be folded into "Vogue" (circulation 156,000) as of the March 1936 issue. Condé Nast Publications, under the ownership of S.I. Newhouse, announced in June 1981 that it was reviving the magazine. The first issue was released in February 1983 (cover date March), edited by Richard Locke, formerly of "The New York Times Book Review". After three issues, Locke was replaced by Leo Lerman, veteran features editor of "Vogue". He was followed by editors
Vogue (magazine) Wintour and her creative director Grace Coddington. The issue became the largest ever published at the time; over 5 pounds in weight and 840 pages in length, a world record for a monthly magazine Since then, that record has been broken by "Vogue"s 2012 September issue, which came in at 916 pages. Also in 2012, HBO released a documentary entitled "In Vogue: The Editor's Eye", in conjunction with the 120th anniversary of the magazine. Drawing on "Vogue"s extensive archives, the film featured behind-the-scenes interviews with longtime Vogue editors, including Wintour, Coddington, Tonne Goodman, Hamish Bowles, and Phyllis Posnick. Celebrated subjects