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Women's monthly glossy magazines

This page shows the covers of a selection of women's monthly magazines - the "glossies" or "slicks", so called because of their look and feel with varnished or laminated covers. Most of the images link to information about the launch or to a profile of the publisher.


Aura to Cosmopolitan
Aura first issue cover Bare first isue cover Biba cover (France) Bite magazine; Jun 93; launch; closed  

Aura first cover (2000)

Bare first issue (2000)
Biba, France (2004)
Bite first cover(1993)
 
Company magazine Cosmopolitan cover July 1996 Cosmopolitan, Bulgaria first issue, 2004

 

 

 
Company ( Nov, 2001)

Cosmopolitan (July, 1996)

Cosmopolitan, Bulgaria (2004)

   

Ebony to Harpers & Queen Back to top
Ebony Queen Latifah cover Eve magazine; launch; Sept 2000; BBC eve feb 02 Frank magazine; Mar 99; Wagadon; sold to EMAP
Ebony, US (January 2005)
Eve first issue (2000)
Eve (September 2002)
For Women
Frank (March 99)
{Glamour first issue cover glamour_winslet_150.jpg Harpers & Queen cover 1971  

Glamour launch (2001)

Glamour (February 02)

Glamour

Harpers & Queen (April 1971)
 

M&S Magazine to Nova Back to top
M&S magazine dummy issue cover Mirabella magazine; launch; Murdoch Magazines; closed    
M&S Magazine (unpublished dummy)

Mirabella first issue (October 1990)

New Woman, Australia (2004)

   
Nova magazine; (re)launch; Jun 00; IPC (had closed in 1970s) Nova cover Oct 2000 Nova May 1968  
Nova (2000)

Nova (October 2000)

Nova (1970s)

Nova (May 1968)
 

Over 21 to Red Back to top
Over 21   PS magazine debut; Mar/Apr 00; launch; Dennis  

Over21 first issue (May 1972)

 
Pop
PS debut (2000)
 
Queen magazine: 1967 Real launch cover debut Red magazine; Feb 98; launch; Emap    
Queen (13 December 1967)
Real (fortnightly glossy; August 2004)
Red first issue
   

Vital to Zest Back to top
Vital; Winter 98; launch; debut G+J; closed? Vogue from Conde Nast Vogue Kylie Minogue   Zest; autumn 94; launch debut; Nat Mags
Vital first issue

Vogue (September 2000)

Vogue (December 2003)
 

Zest debut


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