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{{Infobox magazine
{{Infobox magazine
| title = Nylon
| title = Nylon
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| category = [[Fashion magazine|Fashion]]
| category = [[Fashion magazine|Fashion]]
| company = Nylon Holding Inc.
| company = Nylon Holding Inc.
| based = New York City
| based = [[New York, NY]]
| firstdate = April 1999 (U.S.)
| firstdate = April 1999 ([[United States|U.S.]])
| country = United States
| country = [[United States]]
| language = English
| language = [[English language|English]]
| website = [http://www.nylonmag.com/ nylonmag.com]
| website = [http://www.nylonmag.com/ nylonmag.com]
| issn = 1524-1750
| issn = 1524-1750
}}'''''Nylon''''' is an American [[magazine]] that focuses on [[pop culture]] and [[fashion]]. Its coverage includes [[art]], [[beauty]], [[music]], [[design]], [[celebrity|celebrities]], [[technology]] and [[travel]]. Its name references New York and London.<!-- supported in History-->
}}'''''Nylon''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[magazine]] that focuses on [[pop culture]] and [[fashion]]. Its coverage includes [[art]], [[beauty]], [[music]], [[design]], [[celebrity|celebrities]], [[technology]] and [[travel]]. Its name references [[New York]] and [[London]].<!-- supported in History-->


==History==
==History==
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|title=Nylon Not a Stretch for the Man Behind Ray Gun
|title=Nylon Not a Stretch for the Man Behind Ray Gun
|work=latimes.com
|work=latimes.com
|date=March 3, 1999
|date=March 03, 1999
|first=Paul D. |last=Colford
|first=Paul D. |last=Colford
|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]
|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]
|url=http://articles.latimes.com/print/1999/mar/03/news/cl-13368 <!--"print" as opposed to page-by-page: http://articles.latimes.com/1999/mar/03/news/cl-13368-->
|url=http://articles.latimes.com/print/1999/mar/03/news/cl-13368 <!--"print" as opposed to page-by-page: http://articles.latimes.com/1999/mar/03/news/cl-13368-->
|accessdate=October 13, 2010
|accessdate=2010-10-13
}}</ref><ref name="masthead">Note: ''Nylon' ''s [http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=masthead masthead] credits the four alphabetically as follows: "''founders'' mark blackwell, helena christensen, marvin scott jarrett, jaclynn b. jarrett".</ref> (no longer involved). According to Publisher<!--cap: title at the mag--> Jaclynn Jarrett, the magazine's name was chosen because "...Marvin Scott Jarrett, our Editor-in-Chief, just liked the sound of ''Nylon.'' After picking it, we realized the New York/London tie-in, which is congruous with our editorial focus on these two cities."<ref name="MPAJJ">{{cite web
}}</ref><ref name="masthead">Note: ''Nylon' ''s [http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=masthead masthead] credits the four alphabetically as follows: "''founders'' mark blackwell, helena christensen, marvin scott jarrett, jaclynn b. jarrett".</ref> (no longer involved). According to Publisher<!--cap: title at the mag--> Jaclynn Jarrett, the magazine's name was chosen because "...Marvin Scott Jarrett, our Editor-in-Chief, just liked the sound of ''Nylon.'' After picking it, we realized the New York/London tie-in, which is congruous with our editorial focus on these two cities."<ref name="MPAJJ">{{cite web
|url=http://www.magazine.org/indy/four_questions/Jaclynn_Jarrett.aspx
|url=http://www.magazine.org/indy/four_questions/Jaclynn_Jarrett.aspx
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|work=Technology
|work=Technology
|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/22/technology/22nylon.html
|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/22/technology/22nylon.html
|accessdate=August 25, 2010
|accessdate=2010-08-25
}}</ref><ref>
}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web
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|publisher=Nxtbook.com
|publisher=Nxtbook.com
|url=http://www.nxtbookmedia.com/blog/2006/05/23/ny-times-announces-cross-promotion-between-myspace-nylon-magazine/
|url=http://www.nxtbookmedia.com/blog/2006/05/23/ny-times-announces-cross-promotion-between-myspace-nylon-magazine/
|accessdate=August 25, 2010
|accessdate=2010-08-25
}} Links to issue, now not free.</ref>
}} Links to issue, now not free.</ref>
The magazine became generally available online in digital form in March 2007. ''Nylon'' released their June/July International Music and MySpace issue online for free viewing.<ref name="07MUSIC">{{cite press release
The magazine became generally available online in digital form in March 2007. ''Nylon'' released their June/July International Music and MySpace issue online for free viewing.<ref name="07MUSIC">{{cite press release
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|publisher=[[Business Wire]]
|publisher=[[Business Wire]]
|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/NYLON+Magazine+and+MySpace+Announce+International+Music+Issue.-a0163709727
|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/NYLON+Magazine+and+MySpace+Announce+International+Music+Issue.-a0163709727
|accessdate=August 24, 2010}}</ref> Marvin Scott 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 White Stripes on the cover, as selected by ''Nylon's'' MySpace fans.<ref>
|accessdate=2010-08-24}}</ref> Marvin Scott 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 White Stripes on the cover, as selected by ''Nylon's'' MySpace fans.<ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web
|title=''Nylon'' June/July 2007
|title=''Nylon'' June/July 2007
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|work=nxtbook.com
|work=nxtbook.com
|url=http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nylon/0607/
|url=http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nylon/0607/
|accessdate=August 24, 2010}}</ref>
|accessdate=2010-08-24}}</ref>
On their 10-year anniversary in 2009, ''Nylon'' made the April 1999 inaugural issue freely available online, including all articles, in scanned form.<ref>
On their 10-year anniversary in 2009, ''Nylon'' made the April 1999 inaugural issue freely available online, including all articles, in scanned form.<ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web
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|format=>100 JPEG images
|format=>100 JPEG images
|url=http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=3040
|url=http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=3040
|accessdate=August 24, 2010
|accessdate=2010-08-24
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


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|first=Barry |last=Didcock
|first=Barry |last=Didcock
|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_19990425/ai_n13936955/
|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_19990425/ai_n13936955/
|accessdate=August 24, 2010
|accessdate=2010-08-24
}}</ref> Cover models have included: [[Christina Aguilera]], [[The Horrors]], [[Lily Allen]], [[Paris Hilton]], [[The Kills]], [[Camilla Belle]], [[Karen O]], [[Evan Rachel Wood]], [[Mary-Kate Olsen]], [[Zooey Deschanel]], [[Kristen Stewart]], [[Rachel Bilson]], [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Mischa Barton]], [[Christina Ricci]], [[Leighton Meester]], [[Blake Lively]], [[Taylor Momsen]], [[The White Stripes]], [[Sienna Miller]], [[Nicole Richie]], [[Megan Fox]], [[Hilary Duff]], [[Emma Stone]], [[Lindsay Lohan]], [[M.I.A.]], [[Zoe Saldana]], [[Drew Barrymore]], [[Jessica Szohr]], and [[Mila Kunis]].
}}</ref> Cover models have included: [[Christina Aguilera]], [[The Horrors]], [[Lily Allen]], [[Paris Hilton]], [[The Kills]], [[Camilla Belle]], [[Karen O]], [[Evan Rachel Wood]], [[Mary-Kate Olsen]], [[Zooey Deschanel]], [[Kristen Stewart]], [[Rachel Bilson]], [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Mischa Barton]], [[Christina Ricci]], [[Leighton Meester]], [[Blake Lively]], [[Taylor Momsen]], [[The White Stripes]], [[Sienna Miller]], [[Nicole Richie]], [[Megan Fox]], [[Hilary Duff]], [[Emma Stone]], [[Lindsay Lohan]], [[M.I.A.]], [[Zoe Saldana]], [[Drew Barrymore]], [[Jessica Szohr]], and [[Mila Kunis]].


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|date=April 1, 2001
|date=April 1, 2001
|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/apr01/apr02/5_fri/news2friday.html
|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/apr01/apr02/5_fri/news2friday.html
|accessdate=August 24, 2010
|accessdate=2010-08-24
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


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|date=March 1, 2001
|date=March 1, 2001
|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/mar01/mar12/4_thurs/news1thursday.html
|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/mar01/mar12/4_thurs/news1thursday.html
|accessdate=August 24, 2010
|accessdate=2010-08-24
}}</ref> was a finalist for "General Excellence (100,000 to 250,000 circulation)" in 2003,<ref>
}}</ref> was a finalist for "General Excellence (100,000 to 250,000 circulation)" in 2003,<ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web
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|date=May 7, 2003
|date=May 7, 2003
|url=http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/030507record.asp
|url=http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/030507record.asp
|accessdate=August 24, 2010
|accessdate=2010-08-24
}}</ref><ref>
}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web
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|date=
|date=
|url=http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine_awards/searchable_database/index.aspx
|url=http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine_awards/searchable_database/index.aspx
|accessdate=August 24, 2010
|accessdate=2010-08-24
}}</ref> and was a finalist for the 2006 ASME "Design" award.<ref>
}}</ref> and was a finalist for the 2006 ASME "Design" award.<ref>
{{cite press release
{{cite press release
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|date=March 15, 2006
|date=March 15, 2006
|url=http://www.magazine.org/ASME/ABOUT_ASME/ASME_PRESS_RELEASES/15958.aspx
|url=http://www.magazine.org/ASME/ABOUT_ASME/ASME_PRESS_RELEASES/15958.aspx
|accessdate=August 24, 2010
|accessdate=2010-08-24
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


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|year=2006
|year=2006
|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=10
|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=10
|accessdate=August 24, 2010
|accessdate=2010-08-24
}}</ref><ref>
}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web
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|publisher=MediaLife Magazine
|publisher=MediaLife Magazine
|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=279&num=4063
|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=279&num=4063
|accessdate=August 24, 2010
|accessdate=2010-08-24
}}</ref> and an Official Honoree at the 12th Annual Webby Awards in the Magazine category in 2008.<ref>
}}</ref> and an Official Honoree at the 12th Annual Webby Awards in the Magazine category in 2008.<ref>
{{cite web
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|year=2008
|year=2008
|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=41&season=12
|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=41&season=12
|accessdate=August 24, 2010
|accessdate=2010-08-24
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


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|publisher=Access Intelligence |work=MinOnline.com
|publisher=Access Intelligence |work=MinOnline.com
|url=http://www.minonline.com/features/8189.html
|url=http://www.minonline.com/features/8189.html
|accessdate=August 26, 2010
|accessdate=2010-08-26
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


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|publisher=Access Intelligence |work=MinOnline.com
|publisher=Access Intelligence |work=MinOnline.com
|url=http://www.minonline.com/news/12339.html
|url=http://www.minonline.com/news/12339.html
|accessdate=August 25, 2010
|accessdate=2010-08-25
}}</ref> The September 2010 issue of the magazine was released as an [[iPad]] app, including video, music and some exclusive content.<ref>{{cite web
}}</ref> The September 2010 issue of the magazine was released as an [[iPad]] app, including video, music and some exclusive content.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/media/7409.html
|url=http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/media/7409.html

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Nylon
Capitalized word NYLON, black block bold helvetica font
Editor-in-chiefMarvin Scott Jarrett
CategoriesFashion
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation250,000[1]
PublisherJaclynn B. Jarrett
First issueApril 1999 (U.S.)
CompanyNylon Holding Inc.
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York, NY
LanguageEnglish
Websitenylonmag.com
ISSN1524-1750

Nylon is an American magazine that focuses on pop culture and fashion. Its coverage includes art, beauty, music, design, celebrities, technology and travel. Its name references New York and London.

History

In preparation for founding Nylon, Ray Gun and Bikini publishers Marvin Scott Jarrett and Jaclynn Jarrett sold their majority interests in Ray Gun Publishing for an "undisclosed sum", then formed Pop Media. Nylon was co-founded in 1999 by the Jarretts, with ex-Ray Gun Editorial Director Mark Blackwell and supermodel Helena Christensen as Creative Director[2][3] (no longer involved). According to Publisher Jaclynn Jarrett, the magazine's name was chosen because "...Marvin Scott Jarrett, our Editor-in-Chief, just liked the sound of Nylon. After picking it, we realized the New York/London tie-in, which is congruous with our editorial focus on these two cities."[4] The design of the magazine was intended to be "hyper-legible", in answer to criticism of Ray-Gun 's "chaotic" layouts. The first issue was published on April 6, 1999.[2]

In 2006, Nylon and MySpace collaborated on their first International Music issue, making it freely available online for a time.[5][6] The magazine became generally available online in digital form in March 2007. Nylon released their June/July International Music and MySpace issue online for free viewing.[7] Marvin Scott 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 White Stripes on the cover, as selected by Nylon's MySpace fans.[8] On their 10-year anniversary in 2009, Nylon made the April 1999 inaugural issue freely available online, including all articles, in scanned form.[9]

Editors

The Executive Editor for the magazine is currently Luke Crisell who also holds the same position for Nylon Guys .

Cover models

The first Nylon cover subject was Liv Tyler in April 1999, photographed and interviewed by Helena Christensen.[10] Cover models have included: Christina Aguilera, The Horrors, Lily Allen, Paris Hilton, The Kills, Camilla Belle, Karen O, Evan Rachel Wood, Mary-Kate Olsen, Zooey Deschanel, Kristen Stewart, Rachel Bilson, Scarlett Johansson, Mischa Barton, Christina Ricci, Leighton Meester, Blake Lively, Taylor Momsen, The White Stripes, Sienna Miller, Nicole Richie, Megan Fox, Hilary Duff, Emma Stone, Lindsay Lohan, M.I.A., Zoe Saldana, Drew Barrymore, Jessica Szohr, and Mila Kunis.

Reception

The inaugural issue of Nylon was received with some disdain from Barry Didcock of the Glasgow Sunday Herald, who referred to Christensen's photography of Liv Tyler as "striking enough" but said her interview was "natter" and her photo/journal article about India was "gushing." "British music fans won't take much from Nylon they haven't already absorbed" from other magazines.[10]

Medialife Magazine's Jennifer Cox wrote in 2001 that the magazine was "a little uppity, and it's not hard to understand why", describing it as "bold, idiosyncratic, challenging, absolutely of-the-moment," but unnoticed by "the mainstream" until March 2001, when Nylon was nominated for the ASME National Magazine award. She described the April issue as "groundbreaking" (for a fashion magazine) to feature an overweight woman in a history of women's weight, noted that the magazine's models "are more often interesting looking than beautiful per se." She found its photo spreads "bold with their use of white space and innovative photography" and noted Nylon's distinctive "heavy emphasis on music coverage."[11]

Recognition

The American Society of Magazine Editors noted the magazine three times: Nylon was nominated for "National Magazine Award for General Excellence (100,000-400,000 circulation)" in 2001,[12] was a finalist for "General Excellence (100,000 to 250,000 circulation)" in 2003,[13][14] and was a finalist for the 2006 ASME "Design" award.[15]

In 2006, Nylon was a Nominee at the 10th Annual Webby Awards, in the Fashion category,[16][17] and an Official Honoree at the 12th Annual Webby Awards in the Magazine category in 2008.[18]

In 2008 industry monitor Media Industry News Online editors selected Nylon.com as the penultimate of their "Top 5 Women's Fashion Mag Website Picks", judging on "visual appeal, functionality and usefulness of information". They found it to be the "destination of choice for alternative, fashion minds everywhere", and "...Nylon’s entertainment radar is still alive and well. Its funky illustrations and graphics give Nylon a hip, unique look that is truly hard to come by in the category. Nxtbook provides slick, downloadable digital magazine issues".[19]

Brand extensions

The magazine has Radar, Fashion, and Style pages. There is also a Nylon Guys magazine, first announced in 2003[20] and published independently in 2004,[4] which has featured Joseph Gordon Levitt from 500 Days of Summer. According to publisher Jaclynn Jarrett, Nylon partnered with Rizzoli Publishing to publish three books: Street, on global street fashion; Pretty, on beauty; and Play, on music.[4] Pretty: The NYLON Book of Beauty was listed in the New York Public Library's best Books for the Teen Age 2008.[21][22]

In 2009, Jarrett founded Nylon Records and signed French female pop group Plastiscines as its first act, after seeing them on the cover of French fashion and style magazine Citizen K.[23] Also in 2009, Nylon introduced its iPhone app; MinOnline listed it (among "Top 5 iPhone Mags You May Have Missed") as "a pleasant surprise. This fashion and culture mag has one of the more attractive magazine-like designs among print brands on mobile."[24] The September 2010 issue of the magazine was released as an iPad app, including video, music and some exclusive content.[25]

Bibliography

  • Street: The Nylon Book of Global Style. Universe (2006). ISBN 978-0789315014.
  • Pretty: The NYLON Book of Beauty. Universe (2007). ISBN 0789315394.
  • Street View: The New Nylon Book of Global Style. Universe (2010). ISBN 978-0789320889.

References

  1. ^ Valeris, Monique (April 2, 2010). How to pitch: Nylon. Media Bistro.
  2. ^ a b Colford, Paul D. (March 03, 1999). "Nylon Not a Stretch for the Man Behind Ray Gun". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Note: Nylon' s masthead credits the four alphabetically as follows: "founders mark blackwell, helena christensen, marvin scott jarrett, jaclynn b. jarrett".
  4. ^ a b c "The Four Questions with Jaclynn Jarrett of Nylon". Magazine Publishers of America. January 30, 2008.
  5. ^ Aspan, Maria (May 22, 2006). "MySpace Will Play Host to a Free Magazine Issue". Technology. New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  6. ^ "NY Times Announces Cross Promotion". Nxtbook.com. May 23, 2006. Retrieved 2010-08-25. Links to issue, now not free.
  7. ^ "NYLON Magazine and MySpace Announce International Music Issue". TheFreeLibrary.com (Press release). Business Wire. May 22, 2007. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  8. ^ "Nylon June/July 2007" (Flash). nxtbook.com. Nylon Holding Inc. June 2007. p. 18. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  9. ^ "We're Number One" (>100 JPEG images). Nylon. Nylon Holdings Inc. May 13, 2009. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  10. ^ a b Didcock, Barry (April 25, 1999). "Nylon hits a snag with its supermodel connection". Glasgow: Sunday Herald. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  11. ^ Cox, Jennifer (April 1, 2001). "Sniff, we're Nylon, and we're downtown". MediaLife Magazine. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  12. ^ Bercovici, Jeff (March 1, 2001). "New Yorker leads in magazine award nods". Media Life Magazine. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  13. ^ Lerner, Kevin (May 7, 2003). "Record wins National Magazine Award". American Society of Magazine Editors. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  14. ^ "ASME National Magazine Awards Searchable Database". Nylon. American Society of Magazine Editors. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  15. ^ "ASME Announces National Magazine Award Finalists" (Press release). American Society of Magazine Editors. March 15, 2006. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  16. ^ "10th Annual Webby Awards Winners and Nominees". WebbyAwards.com. 2006. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  17. ^ Fitzgerald, Toni (April 12, 2006). "'Hmmm. I wonder why they're staring'". MediaLife Magazine. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  18. ^ "12th Annual Webbys - Current Honorees". Webbyawards.com. 2008. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
  19. ^ Novak, Amy (July 18, 2008). "Top 5 Women's Fashion Mag Website Picks". MinOnline.com. Access Intelligence. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  20. ^ Nylon for Guys to break next month. Press Release. PR Week, February 17, 2003. Archive.
  21. ^ Pretty: The NYLON Book of Beauty. Rizzoli Publishing.
  22. ^ Books for the Teen Age 2008[dead link] New York Public Library.
  23. ^ Mathieu, Gaétan (September 16, 2009). "Le pari américain des Plastiscines". France-Amerique.com.
  24. ^ Smith, Steve (October 8, 2009). "Top 5 iPhone Mags You May Have Missed". MinOnline.com. Access Intelligence. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  25. ^ Kats, Rimma (September 20, 2010). "Nylon magazine offers exclusive content via iPad app". Mobile Marketer.

External links

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