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) by National Center on sexual exploitation labeling the magazine as "sexually explicit material". Cosmopolitan (magazine) Cosmopolitan is an international fashion magazine for women, which was formerly titled The Cosmopolitan. Cosmopolitan magazine is one of the best selling magazines, and is directed mainly towards women readers. "'Jessica Pels" is an appointed editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine. The magazine was first published and distributed in 1886 in the US as a family magazine; it was later transformed into a literary magazine, and since 1965 has become a women's magazine. Often referred to as Cosmo, its content as of 2011 includes articles discussing: relationships,