Vanity Fair (U.S. magazine 1913–36) editor for some time. However, it became a casualty of 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 merged with "Vogue" (circulation 156,000) as of the March 1936 issue. In 1983 "Vanity Fair" was revived by Condé Nast Publications as a magazine of pop culture, fashion and politics. Vanity Fair (U.S. magazine 1913–36) Vanity Fair is an American society magazine published from 1913 to 1936. It was highly successful until the Great Depression led to its becoming unprofitable, and it
Vogue (magazine) in the 1980s, Mirabella was brutally fired. Her take on it: "For a magazine devoted to style, this was not a very stylish way of telling me." In July 1988, after "Vogue" had begun to lose ground to three-year-old upstart "Elle", Anna Wintour was named editor-in-chief. Noted for her trademark bob cut and sunglasses, Wintour sought to revitalize the brand by making it younger and more approachable; she directed the focus towards new and accessible concepts of "fashion" for a wider audience. Wintour's influence allowed the magazine to maintain its high circulation, while staff discovered new trends that a broader