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Dazed
Dazed Spring 2020 Selena Gomez.jpg
Dazed Spring 2020 cover, featuring Selena Gomez
Editor-in-ChiefIbrahim Kamara [1]
Fashion DirectorImruh Asha
Art DirectorGareth Wrighton
CategoriesFashion, lifestyle
FrequencyQuarterly
PublisherDazed Media
Founder
Founded1991
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon, England
Website www.dazeddigital.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
ISSN 0961-9704

Dazed (Dazed & Confused until February 2014) is quarterly British lifestyle magazine founded in 1991. It covers music, fashion, film, art, and literature. Dazed is published by Dazed Media, an independent media group known for producing stories across its print, digital, and video brands. The company's portfolio includes titles Another Magazine , Dazed Beauty and Nowness. The company's newest division, Dazed Studio, creates brand campaigns across the luxury and lifestyle sectors. Based in London, its founding editors are Jefferson Hack and fashion photographer Rankin.

Contents

Background

Dazed was begun [2] by Jefferson Hack, and Rankin while they were studying at London College of Printing (now London College of Communications). [3] Beginning as a black-and-white folded poster [4] the magazine soon turned full colour and was promoted at London club nights. The Norwegian photographer and later Hells Angel Marcel Leliënhof [5] was involved with the magazine in the first editions, as was the stylist Katie Grand. [6]

Editors

AreaCirculation datesEditor-in-ChiefStart yearEnd year
United Kingdom (Dazed)1991–presentCallum McGeoch19982005
Rod Stanley2005 [7] 2012
Tim Noakes2012 [7] 2015
Isabella Burley2015 [8] 2021
Ibrahim Kamara 2021 [9] present
Japan (Dazed & Confused Japan)2002–2010 [10]
South Korea (Dazed Korea)2008–present [11]
China (Dazed China 青春)2019–2022 [12] [13] Wen Zang2019 [14]
North Africa, Middle East (Dazed MENA)Launching in 2024 [15] Ahmad Swaid2024present [15]

Dazed Digital

Dazeddigital.com launched in November 2006. [16] Its former editor was Anna Cafolla. [17] As of 2021, Ib Kamara was appointed to the position of editor-in-chief, and Lynette Nylander as executive editorial director. [18]

Dazed Beauty

In September 2018, Dazed launched Dazed Beauty, a community platform dedicated to redefining the language and communication of beauty. [19] Its editor-in-chief is Bunney Kinney. [19]

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