Editor in Chief | Takahiro Kinoshita |
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Categories | Men's fashion magazine |
Frequency | Monthly |
Publisher | Magazine House Ltd. |
Founded | 1976 |
First issue | July 1976 |
Country | Japan |
Based in | Tokyo |
Language | Japanese |
Website | Popeye |
Popeye is a monthly fashion and men's magazine based in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the oldest magazines featuring articles about men's fashion. Its tagline is "Magazine for City Boys". [1] [2] The magazine is considered to be the Japanese version of Nylon magazine. [3]
Popeye was started in 1976 as a male version of an an, a women's magazine. [1] [4] [5] It is successor of two publications, Ski Life and Made in U.S.A. [6]
The first issue of Popeye appeared in July 1976 [7] which featured the dominant fashion trends in Los Angeles. [6] [8] Yoshihisa Kinameri is the launch editor of the magazine. [6] The publisher is Magazine House Ltd., a Tokyo based publishing company. [9] [10] The company, which is also the founder of the magazine, was previously named Heibun Shuppan. [11] The magazine was formerly published on a biweekly basis. [12] It is now published on a monthly basis. [9] It focuses on fashion, [1] and its content mostly is about clothes, bags, shoes and accessories. [13] It targets young educated urban men. [9]
In 2012 Takahiro Kinoshita became the editor-in-chief of the magazine. [7] The same year the magazine was redesigned. [2]
Popeye has several sister publications, including an an, Brutus and Croissant. [9] In 2013 Popeye and Brutus received best magazine award. [14] In July 2016 Popeye celebrated its 40th anniversary. [6] [7] Later that decade, Popeye celebrated its 46th anniversary with the launch of a limited run of streetwear merchandising. [15]
In 1999 Popeye sold 220,000 copies. [16]
Editor in Chief | Takahiro Kinoshita |
---|---|
Categories | Men's fashion magazine |
Frequency | Monthly |
Publisher | Magazine House Ltd. |
Founded | 1976 |
First issue | July 1976 |
Country | Japan |
Based in | Tokyo |
Language | Japanese |
Website | Popeye |
Popeye is a monthly fashion and men's magazine based in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the oldest magazines featuring articles about men's fashion. Its tagline is "Magazine for City Boys". [1] [2] The magazine is considered to be the Japanese version of Nylon magazine. [3]
Popeye was started in 1976 as a male version of an an, a women's magazine. [1] [4] [5] It is successor of two publications, Ski Life and Made in U.S.A. [6]
The first issue of Popeye appeared in July 1976 [7] which featured the dominant fashion trends in Los Angeles. [6] [8] Yoshihisa Kinameri is the launch editor of the magazine. [6] The publisher is Magazine House Ltd., a Tokyo based publishing company. [9] [10] The company, which is also the founder of the magazine, was previously named Heibun Shuppan. [11] The magazine was formerly published on a biweekly basis. [12] It is now published on a monthly basis. [9] It focuses on fashion, [1] and its content mostly is about clothes, bags, shoes and accessories. [13] It targets young educated urban men. [9]
In 2012 Takahiro Kinoshita became the editor-in-chief of the magazine. [7] The same year the magazine was redesigned. [2]
Popeye has several sister publications, including an an, Brutus and Croissant. [9] In 2013 Popeye and Brutus received best magazine award. [14] In July 2016 Popeye celebrated its 40th anniversary. [6] [7] Later that decade, Popeye celebrated its 46th anniversary with the launch of a limited run of streetwear merchandising. [15]
In 1999 Popeye sold 220,000 copies. [16]