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W Magazine sells to Surface Media, editor-in-chief steps down

Conde Nast has finally found a buyer for W Magazine. Newly formed by Surface Media, Future Media Group acquired the fashion title for an undisclosed amount. The amount is rumored to be between 7 and 8 million USD. While Future Media Group will continue to publish eight print issues of W annually, it has already made changes in personnel. W...

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W Magazine sale might fall through

Several weeks ago, W Magazine appeared to be on the verge of being sold to the owners of Surface Magazine, but WWD has reported that sale might actually fall through. Surface had been trying to purchase W for between 7 and 8 million dollars, but there was controversy over the history of Surface CEO Marc Lotenberg and his financial backer Magna...

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Katie Grand joins W Magazine after Enninful departure

W Magazine have announced British stylist Katie Grand as its new contributing fashion editor. Grand takes over from Edward Enninful who begins as the new editor in chief of British Vogue next month. Grand, who will maintain her role as editor in chief of biannual publication Love Magazine, a fashion bible she founded and is also published by...

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The new W

Despite the enormous negative responses to the redesigned Gap logo – Gap brought back it’s traditional blue box logo only days after its new design - W Magazine decided to change its logo. Launched in 1971, the American monthly magazine decided to redesign its typeface due to declining sales numbers. Creator and Editor of New York Times’ T...