Cosmopolitan (magazine)
American fashion and culture magazine
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- Cosmopolitan (stylized in all caps) is an American quarterly women's fashion and entertainment magazine first published in New York City in March 1886 as a family magazine; it was later transformed into a literary magazine and, since 1965, has become a women's magazine.
- Formerly titled The Cosmopolitan and often referred to as Cosmo , Cosmopolitan has adapted its style and content.
- For some time it focused more on new fiction and written work, which included short stories, novels, and articles.
- Eventually, editor-in-chief Helen Gurley Brown changed its attention to more of a women's empowerment magazine.
- Cosmopolitan is published by New York City–based Hearst Communications.
Cosmopolitan (stylized in all caps) is an American quarterly women's fashion and entertainment magazine first published in New York City in March 1886 as a family magazine; it was later transformed into a literary magazine and, since 1965, has become a women's magazine. Cosmopolitan is one of the best-selling magazines.
Formerly titled The Cosmopolitan and often referred to as Cosmo, Cosmopolitan has adapted its style and content. Its current incarnation was originally marketed as a woman's fashion magazine with articles on home, family, and cooking. For some time it focused more on new fiction and written work, which included short stories, novels, and articles. Now it is more targeted towards women's fashion, sports, and modern interests. Eventually, editor-in-chief Helen Gurley Brown changed its attention to more of a women's empowerment magazine. Nowadays, its content includes articles discussing relationships, sex, health, careers, self-improvement, celebrities, fashion, horoscopes, and beauty.
Cosmopolitan is published by New York City–based Hearst Communications. The magazine's office is in the Hearst Tower, 300 West 57th Street near Columbus Circle in Manhattan in New York City. Cosmopolitan has 22 international editions in Australia, Bulgaria, China, Czechia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Mexico, the Middle East, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.
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