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Details
Cover of April 2009 issue

Editor-in-Chief Dan Peres
Categories Fashion, lifestyle, politics
Frequency Monthly
Publisher Condé Nast
Total circulation
(December 2012) 456,666[1]
Founded 1982
Final issue December 2015
Company Advance Publications
Country United States
Based in New York City
Language English
Website www.details.com
ISSN 0740-4921
Details was an American monthly men's magazine that was published by Condé Nast,
founded in 1982 by Annie Flanders.[2] Though primarily a magazine devoted to fashion
and lifestyle, Details also featured reports on relevant social and political
issues.[3][4] In November 2015 Condé Nast announced that the magazine would cease
publication with the issue of December 2015/January 2016.[5][6][7]
History
In 1982, Details was launched, as a downtown culture magazine, by Annie Flanders, a
former fashion editor, at a meeting of former employees of the newly defunct SoHo
Weekly News, including Ronnie Cooke, Stephen Saban, Lesley Vinson, Megan Haungs and
Bill Cunningham.[8][2][9][10]
The Los Angeles Times detailed how the magazine changed hands a number of times in
the years thereafter:
"In 1984, to save the publication from bankruptcy, Flanders sold a controlling
interest for $300,000 to a British publisher. He in turn unloaded it in mid-1987 on
a New York entrepreneur."[2]
Alan Patricof bought the magazine in 1988. Condé Nast bought the magazine a year
later for $2 million.[11] Its later format stemmed from a relaunch in October 2000
following the transfer of the magazine from Condé Nast to sibling division Fairchild
Publications.[12] Between its last issue at Condé Nast and first at Fairchild,
publication of Details was temporarily suspended. This allowed for extensive
redesign and strategic repositioning of the magazine.
Music Matters CDs

From 1991 to 1999 the magazine produced sampler CDs that were sent out to current
subscribers free of charge. While the CDs concentrated on then-current music, older
songs were included as well. The initial CD was produced by Andrea Norlander of MTV,
who oversaw concept, musical content, design, and marketing of the project.
1991: Music Matters [Summer 1991]

1991: Music Matters [Holiday 1991]
1992: Music Matters Volume 3
1993: Music Matters Volume 5 (There were one and two CD versions of this volume.)
1999: Details 2000 Tomorrow's Music Today!
Comics journalism
Cartoonist Art Spiegelman was comics editor of Details in the mid-1990s; in 1997, he
began assigning comics journalism pieces to a number of his cartoonist
associates.[13] The magazine published these works of journalism in comics form
throughout 1998 and 1999, helping to legitimize the form in popular perception.[14]
"Burning Man" (Nov. 1997), pp. 172-175 — Peter Kuper

"Pray for Surf" (May 1998), pp. 150-153 — Ben Katchor on sports
"So Much Comedy, So Little Time," (July 1998), pp. 148-151 — Peter Bagge
"Clothes Encounters" (August 1998), pp. 128-133 — Charles Burns illustrating a
fashion show
"The War Crimes Trials (September 1998), pp. 260-265 — Joe Sacco on the aftermath of
the Bosnian War
"Ozziefest [sic] '98" (October 1998), pp. 184-187 — Kaz on Ozzy Osbourne
"Ready to Die" (May 1999), pp. 146-151 — Kim Deitch
"Smash Violence!" (September 1999), pp. 202-203 — Jay Lynch parodying censorship of
the media
"Chasing Melissas!" (October 1999), pp. 192-197 — Kim Deitch on the link between
computer viruses and pornography
"The Rude Blues" (April 2000), pp. 140-145 — Joe Sacco
Controversy
In December 2002, Details featured American pop star Justin Timberlake on its cover,
accompanied by the text: “Can we ever forgive Justin Timberlake for all that sissy
music? Hey... at least he got into Britney's pants”.[15] This cover and headline
were featured retrospectively in the 2021 documentary Framing Britney Spears, which
highlighted how Timberlake benefited from the media narrative surrounding his
breakup with Britney Spears, while Spears herself saw her image suffer.[16] This
same cover features another story, "Forget feminism: why your wife should take your
name."[16]
In 2004, Details published a piece titled "Gay or Asian?" that featured a photo of
an East Asian man, and "tips" on how to tell the difference.[17] Some of the text
that accompanied the photo: "One cruises for chicken; the other takes it General
Tso-style. Whether you're into shrimp balls or shaved balls, entering the dragon
requires imperial tastes." The article generated protests over its racism and
homophobia — and over how it erased the existence of gay Asian men. To protest, LGBT
Asian American individuals and groups came together and held demonstrations.[18]
Staff contributors
Frequent contributors included Augusten Burroughs, Blake Nelson, Michael Chabon, and
Bill Cunningham. Contributors included Beauregard Houston-Montgomery.[19] Former
staffers included Pete Wells, Ian Daly, Kayleen Schaefer, Erica Cerulo, Andrew
Essex, Yaran Noti, Jeff Gordinier, Karl Taro Greenfeld, and Alex Bhattacharji.[20]
Its Editor-in-chief, for 15 years, since 2000[21][22] was Dan Peres, the former
husband of Australian actress Sarah Wynter.
References
"eCirc for Consumer Magazines". Alliance for Audited Media. December 31, 2012.
Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
Gabree, John (March 24, 1988). "Details, a Trendy Comer Among Fashion-Conscious
Periodicals". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
"New York Magazine". New York. New York Media, LLC: 39. October 1, 1990. ISSN
0028-7369. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
"Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles. Emmis Communications: 116. March 2003. ISSN
1522-9149. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
Judah Robinson (November 18, 2015). "Condé Nast Halts Publication of Details
Magazine". Huffington Post. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
O'Shea, Chris (November 18, 2015). "Condé Nast Folds Details Magazine". FishbowlNY.
Adweek. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
Horgan, Richard (November 18, 2015). "Details Demise Puts the Spotlight Back on
Annie Flanders". Retrieved January 2, 2022.
Horyn, Cathy (June 25, 2016). "What It Was Like to Be Photographed by Bill
Cunningham". The New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
Véronique Hyland (November 18, 2015). "Details Magazine is Officially Done". The
Cut. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Miller, Marc H. "Bill Cunningham & DETAILS Magazine, 1982-90 Street Photography and
Fashion". Gallery 98. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
Matthew Rose (March 21, 2000). "Advance Publications to Close Details And Relaunch
It as a Fashion Magazine". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
Kuczynski, Alex, "Details Editor Ousted and the Magazine Will Go to Fairchild,
Jamie Billimoria Being the Editor," New York Times (March 21, 2000): C13.
"Details Begins Cartoon Journalism Features," The Comics Journal #205 (June 1998),
p. 27.
Mackay, Brad. "Behind the rise of investigative cartooning," THIS Magazine (Jan.
2008). Archived at Ad Astra Comix.
Swift, Andy (February 21, 2021). "Loser: Details magazine". TVline.
"The betrayal of Britney Spears: how pop culture failed a superstar". The Guardian.
February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
Karen Sakai (April 9, 2004). "'Gay or Asian?' Spread Causes Minority Uproar". Asia
Pacific Arts. UCLA Asia Institute. Archived from the original on February 10, 2014.
Retrieved April 17, 2015.
Esther Wang (April 1, 2014). "Beyond the #Hashtag: Movement Building Lessons from
#CancelColbert". Race Files. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
Vanity Fair. Condé Nast Publications. 1996. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
Kassel, Matthew (November 19, 2015). "Former Staffers Remember Details Magazine".
The New York Observer. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
Rosman, Katherine (February 25, 2020). "Chaos at Conde Nast: the men's magazine run
on drug-fuelled dysfunction". The Independent. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
Reddinger, Paige (November 18, 2015). "Condé Nast Folds Details Magazine". Daily
Front Row. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
External links
Official website[dead link]
Peres, Daniel (2007). Details men's style manual : the ultimate guide for making
your clothes work for you. New York: Gotham Books. ISBN 9781592403288. OCLC
144228454.</ref>
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