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Nylon (magazine)
Nylon is an American multimedia brand and publishing company, which produces a lifestyle magazine that focuses on pop culture and fashion. Its coverage includes art, beauty, music, design, celebrities, technology, and travel. Originally a print publication, it switched to an all-digital format in 2017. Its name references New York and London, and it is currently owned by the Bustle Digital Group (BDG). In 2023, the magazine announced it would return to print in 2024. It continues to release a print magazine biannually.
Nylon was co-founded in 1999 by editorial director Mark Blackwell, art director Madonna Badger, creative director Helena Christensen, development director Michael "Mic" Neumann, and the husband and wife publishing team of Marvin and Jaclynn Jarrett, with an initial investment from businessperson Sam Waksal. The Jarretts, Blackwell and Neumann had previously worked together in the same roles at Ray Gun Magazine. The Jarretts had recently sold their shares in Ray Gun Publishing. According to Jaclynn Jarrett, the magazine's name was chosen because her husband Marvin liked the sound of Nylon. After picking it, they realized that NY and LON could link the brand to New York and London, which was congruent with Nylon's editorial focus in these two cities. The design of the magazine was intended to be "hyper-legible", in an attempt to mitigate against the criticism of Ray-Gun's "chaotic" layouts. The first issue was published on April 6, 1999.
In 2003, Nylon launched its website nylonmag.com (now nylon.com) under the leadership of Ronen Shapiro. Later that year, the digital readership surpassed the print edition and became the center of Nylon's business. In 2005, Nylon was bought by Pennsylvania businessman Don Hellinger. The following spring, Nylon and MySpace collaborated on their first International Music issue. Nylon was freely available online for a time. Nylon TV was launched in 2006 with the creation of its own YouTube channel, and by 2014 had 62 thousand subscribers and 62 million cumulative views. Nylon partnered with MySpace in 2006 for its annual June/July music issue. Nine months later, the magazine became generally available online, in digital form in March 2007. Nylon released its June/July International Music and MySpace issue online for free viewing. Marvin Jarrett's editor's letter described it as a collaboration with MySpace, focusing on eight "music and style mecca" cities around the world, featuring the famous White Stripes on the cover, as selected by Nylon's MySpace fans.
Nylon teamed up with Live Nation Entertainment in 2008 to produce its first Nylon Music Tour, headlined by electro-rockers She Wants Revenge.
On its 10-year anniversary in 2009, Nylon made the April 1999 inaugural issue freely available online, including all articles, in scanned form. Later that year, Nylon partnered with iTunes for its annual music issue, which included a free summer playlist download of 22 tracks.
Nylon came together with YouTube in 2010 for its Young Hollywood issue, allowing readers to watch the entire issue. That year also brought the launch of Nylon Dailies, emails written by local writers every day in ten key American cities.
In 2011, then-President Don Hellinger and then-CFO Jami Pearlman were charged with operating an illegal money transmission business (for an online casino), unrelated to Nylon. They subsequently pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.
Nylon joined with Facebook in 2012 for its June/July music issue. 2012 also brought a Summer Music Tour, featuring Neon Trees, sponsored by Starbucks.[non-primary source needed] America's Next Top Model announced that Nylon would be its media partner for the show's 19th reincarnation.
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Nylon (magazine)
Nylon is an American multimedia brand and publishing company, which produces a lifestyle magazine that focuses on pop culture and fashion. Its coverage includes art, beauty, music, design, celebrities, technology, and travel. Originally a print publication, it switched to an all-digital format in 2017. Its name references New York and London, and it is currently owned by the Bustle Digital Group (BDG). In 2023, the magazine announced it would return to print in 2024. It continues to release a print magazine biannually.
Nylon was co-founded in 1999 by editorial director Mark Blackwell, art director Madonna Badger, creative director Helena Christensen, development director Michael "Mic" Neumann, and the husband and wife publishing team of Marvin and Jaclynn Jarrett, with an initial investment from businessperson Sam Waksal. The Jarretts, Blackwell and Neumann had previously worked together in the same roles at Ray Gun Magazine. The Jarretts had recently sold their shares in Ray Gun Publishing. According to Jaclynn Jarrett, the magazine's name was chosen because her husband Marvin liked the sound of Nylon. After picking it, they realized that NY and LON could link the brand to New York and London, which was congruent with Nylon's editorial focus in these two cities. The design of the magazine was intended to be "hyper-legible", in an attempt to mitigate against the criticism of Ray-Gun's "chaotic" layouts. The first issue was published on April 6, 1999.
In 2003, Nylon launched its website nylonmag.com (now nylon.com) under the leadership of Ronen Shapiro. Later that year, the digital readership surpassed the print edition and became the center of Nylon's business. In 2005, Nylon was bought by Pennsylvania businessman Don Hellinger. The following spring, Nylon and MySpace collaborated on their first International Music issue. Nylon was freely available online for a time. Nylon TV was launched in 2006 with the creation of its own YouTube channel, and by 2014 had 62 thousand subscribers and 62 million cumulative views. Nylon partnered with MySpace in 2006 for its annual June/July music issue. Nine months later, the magazine became generally available online, in digital form in March 2007. Nylon released its June/July International Music and MySpace issue online for free viewing. Marvin Jarrett's editor's letter described it as a collaboration with MySpace, focusing on eight "music and style mecca" cities around the world, featuring the famous White Stripes on the cover, as selected by Nylon's MySpace fans.
Nylon teamed up with Live Nation Entertainment in 2008 to produce its first Nylon Music Tour, headlined by electro-rockers She Wants Revenge.
On its 10-year anniversary in 2009, Nylon made the April 1999 inaugural issue freely available online, including all articles, in scanned form. Later that year, Nylon partnered with iTunes for its annual music issue, which included a free summer playlist download of 22 tracks.
Nylon came together with YouTube in 2010 for its Young Hollywood issue, allowing readers to watch the entire issue. That year also brought the launch of Nylon Dailies, emails written by local writers every day in ten key American cities.
In 2011, then-President Don Hellinger and then-CFO Jami Pearlman were charged with operating an illegal money transmission business (for an online casino), unrelated to Nylon. They subsequently pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.
Nylon joined with Facebook in 2012 for its June/July music issue. 2012 also brought a Summer Music Tour, featuring Neon Trees, sponsored by Starbucks.[non-primary source needed] America's Next Top Model announced that Nylon would be its media partner for the show's 19th reincarnation.