Esquire (UK Edition)

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Esquire
EditorAlex Bilmes
Categories Men's
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation 59,979 (ABC Jul - Dec 2013) [1]
Print and digital editions.
First issueSpring/Summer 1991
CompanyHearst Magazines UK
(formerly National Magazine Company)
a subsidiary of Hearst Magazines
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Website www.esquire.com/uk/

Esquire Magazine (UK edition) is a monthly men's magazine originally owned by the National Magazine Company (since 2011, following a merger, renamed Hearst Magazines UK), a subsidiary of the US-based Hearst Corporation. The first edition was published Spring/Summer 1991.

Contents

The magazine features articles on luxe design and culture, food, business and technology, style, music and books. It is pitched at a similarly upscale audience to GQ , attempting to offer a more adult read than lad mags like Maxim and FHM .

Each month, Esquire Magazine features famous celebrities on its cover: cover girls have included Katy Perry and Rachel Weisz; and male celebrities from Jeff Bridges and Jake Gyllenhaal to Dizzee Rascal have appeared on the cover. The first cover star was Brigitte Bardot. [2]

Editors

The current editor is Alex Bilmes.

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References

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  2. Brook, Stephen (6 August 2007). "Let's hear it for the little guy". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 16 October 2017.