Vogue France

Vogue France is the French edition of the famous magazine Vogue. It used to be called Vogue Paris until 2021. The magazine began publishing in 1920 and has become one of the most important fashion magazines in the world. It shows readers the latest styles and trends from designers and helps shape what people wear. Many famous fashion models and designers have been featured in its pages, making it a key part of the fashion industry.

Background

Vogue France is the French version of the famous American fashion magazine Vogue. It comes out ten times each year, with special combined issues for June/July and December/January, which is a tradition for fashion magazines in France.

The magazine has had several special editions over the years, including Vogue Collections since 2005, Vogue Beauté from 1951 to 1952 and again from 1983 until it closed, Vogue Décoration from 1985 to 1992, Vogue Hommes from 1973 to 1996 and again from 2000 to 2021, and Vogue Sport from 1983 to 1986.

History

The French edition of Vogue began on 15 June 1920, with Cosette de Brunhoff as its first editor-in-chief. Later, her brother Michel de Brunhoff took over, and after a short time with Main Bocher, Michel led the magazine from 1929 to 1954. During World War II, publishing stopped because Nazi authorities would not allow it. The magazine restarted in 1945 after the war ended.

In 1954, Edmonde Charles-Roux became editor-in-chief. She supported Christian Dior’s famous “New Look” fashion style. In 1968, Francine Crescent took over and helped make the magazine famous for its bold photography. Later editors included Colombe Pringle and Joan Juliet Buck, who made many changes to modernize the magazine.

Carine Roitfeld became editor-in-chief in 2001 and worked to make the magazine feel more French and youthful. She left in 2011, and Emmanuelle Alt took over. In 2017, Valentina Sampaio became the first transgender model to appear on the cover. Alt left in 2021 and was replaced by Eugénie Trochu, who rebranded the magazine as Vogue France in 2021 after it had been called Vogue Paris for 101 years.

Claire Thomson-Jonville became the Head of Editorial Content in 2025. That same year, the magazine’s circulation passed one million for the first time since 2019.

Vogue Hommes

Vogue Hommes was the men's version of Vogue Paris, first published from 1973 to 1996 and then again from 2000 to 2021. It had several names over the years, including Vogue Hommes, Vogue Hommes International Fashion, and Vogue Paris Hommes International.

The first issue came out in March 1973 as Vogue Paris Hommes, featuring aviator and French resistance fighter Jean-Claude Brouillet on the cover. It included work by photographer Helmut Newton. Later, Vogue Hommes Japan started in 2008 but stopped publishing in 2012.

The magazine had several editors over the years, including Richard Buckley and Olivier Lalanne.

Editors

• Jacqueline Degioanni
• Godfrey Deeny, 1995–1996
• Richard Buckley, 1999–2005
• Bruno Danto, 2005–2006
• Olivier Lalanne, 2006–2021