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By EMILY KING
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VOGUE HISTORY merica was introduced toVogue in December 1892 by Harry McVicar and Arthur Baldwin Turnure as a “dignified, authentic journal of society, fashion and the ceremonial side of life” geared towards both men and women. Vogue’s bland advertisements struggled to keep the magazine alive during the turn of the century. The magazine was saved in 1909 by Condé Nast, the powerhouse publisher from 1909 until 1942, who saw Vogue as an
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opportunity to flaunt elegance and attract the taste of the upper class. 2 From the Condé Nast takeover to present day, Vogue’s Editors-in-Chief have steered the magazine to become increasingly focused on fashion, celebrities, and women. Out of the seven total Editors-in-Chief of Vogue, I believe that two classic trademark women, Diana Vreeland and Anna Wintour, have made the most enormous leaps for the magazine to drive it from a gossip column to “the world’s most influential fashion magazine.” 1
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