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BANGALORE:
TThe world's most successful, up-market men's magazine, GQ, will
launch an Indian edition later this year, said Jonathan Newhouse,
Chairman of Condé Nast International. GQ India will be the
second Condé Nast title in the country, following the overwhelming
success of Vogue, launched last September.
"Indian
Vogue rapidly dominated the women's magazine market, far surpassing
expectations in both circulation and advertising. It has given us
the confidence to start a second title, and GQ is the logical choice"
said Nicholas Coleridge, Vice President of Condé Nast International.
GQ's
entry both coincides with and reflects the red-hot expansion of
the luxury market catering to Indian men who are earning and
spending like never before, driving consumption in Asia's third
largest economy. Sensing the immense opportunities and latent aspirations,
a slew of luxury fashion and global lifestyle brands have entered
the fray, and GQ, with its historic understanding of this market,
is the perfect vehicle for upscale brands to partner with.
First
published in the USA in 1957, GQ has led the men's lifestyle magazine
market for 50 years. Urbane, upscale, occasionally irreverent and
always stylish, GQ has kept men of taste and affluence around the
world up to date on the best in fashion and grooming, celebrity,
sports, travel and motoring. It is known for the highest standards
in feature writing and photography, winning awards the world over.
And its status as a byword for men's style is unparalleled. With
a combination of Indian and international content, GQ India will
help the discerning Indian male discover and develop his sense of
style and individuality.
Alex
Kuruvilla, Managing Director of Condé Nast India said, "There
is a huge vacuum in the men's luxury magazine space: we have been
inundated by requests from advertisers and readers to launch GQ
in India. Like its international counterparts, GQ India will be
stylish, opinionated and celebrate the finest journalism India has
to offer."
Sanjiv
Bhattacharya has been appointed Editor of GQ India. Raised in the
UK, Sanjiv has written extensively for British GQ, where he served
first as features and then contributing editor. Having spent the
last 8 years in Los Angeles, his print work has been widely read
both in the UK and the USA in titles like Details, the Los Angeles
Times, Marie Claire, the Daily Telegraph and the Observer among
others. Prior to joining GQ, Sanjiv recently completed a book for
Simon & Schuster and presented an investigative documentary
for Channel Four in the UK.
Brendan
Allthorpe has been appointed Art Director of GQ India. Having worked
in publishing since 1995 in Australia and the UK, Brendan has had
extensive experience in the men's market. He was formerly the Art
Director of GQ Russia which was rewarded with the highest circulated
figures since its launch, during his tenure.
Che
Kurrien has been appointed Senior Editor of GQ India. He comes from
Reuters where he was a correspondent and before that at Time Out
Mumbai as Assistant Editor and Indian Express as Staff writer. Che
has a post-graduate degree in journalism from New York University.
Iain
Ball has been appointed Features Editor of GQ India. Iain has worked
as Chief Copy Editor Vogue India and previously as Consulting Editor
to TimeOut Delhi, Assistant Editor to Time Out Mumbai, and Copy
Editor / staff writer to the Indian Express.
GQ
India is one of the many magazine launches planned by Condé
Nast International for 2008. The others, previously announced, include
Vanity Fair in Spain, Tatler in Russia and Condé Nast Traveler
in Greece.
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