Nylon Guys

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Nylon Guys
Nylon-guys-november-2009.jpg
Nylon Guys cover (November 2009 issue)
Categories Fashion magazine
FrequencyBimonthly
First issue2004
Final issue2015
Company Nylon Holding Inc.
Country United States
Based in New York City
LanguageEnglish
Website www.nylonguysmag.com
ISSN 1931-2784

Nylon Guys was an American magazine devoted to men. Its coverage focuses on the interests of guys, including art, music, design, technology, fashion and travel.

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History

Nylon Guys was founded in 2004 by the original co-creator of Nylon , Jaclynn Jarrett. It began as a companion publication being included with issues of Nylon. [1]

Nylon Guys was published seasonally, twice a year with a circulation of 110,000 copies. [1] The magazine featured a variety of celebrity men on their covers, including Jesse Eisenberg, [2] Gerard Way, [3] Joseph Gordon-Levitt, [4] Pharrell Williams, [5] and Michael Pitt. [6]

Nylon Guys evolved into an online-only all-digital magazine in 2015. [7] The editor in chief was Michelle Lee between 2014 and late 2015. [8]

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