Mayfair (magazine) Mayfair (magazine) Mayfair is a British adult magazine for men. Founded in 1965, it was designed as a response to US magazines such as "Playboy" and "Penthouse", which had recently launched in the UK. For many years, it claimed the largest distribution of any men's magazine in the UK. It is a softcore magazine, thus is available in newsagents, although some larger retailers require a modesty bag to hide the cover. "Mayfair" was launched by Fisk Publishing Ltd in 1965 with an August cover date. The company was controlled by Brian Fisk. Its first editor was David Campbell, and its
Cosmopolitan (magazine) Cosmopolitan Productions (also known as Cosmopolitan Pictures), a film company based in New York City from 1918 to 1923, then Hollywood until 1938, for the purpose of making films from stories published in the magazine. "Cosmopolitan" magazine was officially titled as "Hearst's International Combined with Cosmopolitan" from 1925 until 1952, but was simply referred to as "Cosmopolitan". In 1911, Hearst had bought a middling monthly magazine called "World To-Day" and renamed it "Hearst's Magazine" in April 1912. In June 1914 it was shortened to "Hearst's" and was ultimately titled "Hearst's International" in May 1922. In order to spare serious cutbacks