Vogue (magazine) audience could conceivably afford. For example, the inaugural cover of the magazine under Wintour's editorship featured a three-quarter-length photograph of Michaela Bercu, an Israeli model, wearing a bejeweled Christian Lacroix jacket and a pair of jeans, a departure from her predecessors' tendency to portray a woman's face alone; according to "The New York Times", this gave "greater importance to both her clothing and her body". As fashion editor Grace Coddington wrote in her memoirs, the cover "endorsed a democratic new high/low attitude to dressing, added some youthful but sophisticated raciness, and garnished it with a dash of confident energy and
Vogue (magazine) Vogue (magazine) Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine covering many topics including fashion, beauty, culture, living, and runway. "Vogue" began as a weekly newspaper in 1892 in the United States, before becoming a monthly publication years later. The British "Vogue" was the first international edition launched in 1916, while the "Italian" version has been called the top fashion magazine in the world. As of today, there are 23 international editions. In 1892, Arthur Baldwin Turnure, an American business man, founded "Vogue" as a weekly newspaper in the United States, sponsored by Kristoffer Wright; the first issue was published on