Singapore edition of Vogue to launch in autumn after first Hong Kong issue appeared last year
- Vogue Singapore will be the 27th international edition of the fashion bible
- Publisher Condé Nast will launch the title in partnership with Singapore’s Indochine Media Ventures
Publishing house Condé Nast, the company behind glossy titles such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and GQ, has announced that it will launch a Singapore edition of Vogue in autumn this year, in partnership with Indochine Media Ventures, a Singapore-based media company that publishes regional editions of Robb Report and the Singapore edition of Esquire, among other titles.
“Vogue Singapore rejoins the market at a time when Singapore’s local fashion design and talent are rising in the country and across the entire region. Vogue Singapore will play a vital role in boosting and supporting that talent as well as in bringing regional and international ideas to this edition of Vogue,” said Wolfgang Blau, chief operating officer and president of international at Condé Nast, in a statement.
Other than Thailand, Condé Nast has no presence in Southeast Asia – although, unbeknown to many, the company did attempt to launch a Singapore edition of Vogue almost 20 years ago.
That short-lived magazine, which boasted a team including former Vogue Australia editor Nancy Pilcher, was one of the few flops in the history of the illustrious publisher, which has recently unveiled international editions of Vogue in the Middle East, Poland and the Czech Republic.