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
High Society (magazine) High Society (magazine) High Society is a U.S. pornographic magazine. In addition to hardcore pictorials of nude models, it also has feature articles and occasional celebrity pictorials. "High Society" was first published in May 1976. Carl Ruderman hired the adult industry's first female men's magazine editor, Gloria Leonard, in 1977. Leonard, an adult film star, is credited with the use of "900" and "976 phone numbers" to advertise upcoming magazine issues. This evolved into the very first "phone sex" lines. In November 1981 a spin-off magazine, "High Society Live!", debuted. Another venture was a celebrity focused publication, "Celebrity Skin" magazine,