and brother Niklas Garrn wearing
Google Glass during the 2013 September issue fashion photo shoot in
Ransom Canyon, Texas in June 2013 The word
vogue means "fashion" in French.
Vogue was described by book critic
Caroline Weber in a December 2006 edition of
The New York Times as "the world's most influential
fashion magazine": The publication claims to reach 11 million readers in the US and 12.5 million internationally. Furthermore,
Anna Wintour was described as one of the most powerful figures in fashion.
Technological Google partnered with
Vogue to feature
Google Glass in the September 2013 issue, which featured a 12-page spread. Chris Dale, who manages communications for the Glass team at Google, stated: In the September 2015 issue, technology such as
Apple Music,
Apple Watch, and Amazon Fashion were all featured within the issue's 832 pages.
Economic Wintour's "Fashion Night" initiative was launched in 2009 with the intention of kickstarting the economy following the
2008 financial crisis, by drawing people back into the retail environment and donating proceeds to various charitable causes. The event was co-hosted by
Vogue in 27 cities around the US and 15 countries worldwide, and included online retailers at the beginning of 2011. Debate occurred over the actual profitability of the event in the US, resulting in a potentially permanent hiatus in 2013; however, the event continues in 19 other locations internationally.
Vogue also has the ability to lift the spirits of readers during tough times and revels that "even in bad times, someone is up for a good time." The article states that
Vogue "make[s] money because they elevate the eye and sometimes the spirit, take the reader someplace special."
Vogue also sponsored the "Beauty Without Borders" initiative with a US$25,000 donation that was used to establish a
cosmetology school for Afghan women. Wintour stated: "Through the school, we could not only help women in Afghanistan to look and feel better but also give them employment." A documentary by Liz Mermin, entitled
The Beauty Academy of Kabul, which highlighted the proliferation of Western standards of beauty, criticized the school, suggesting that "the beauty school could not be judged a success if it did not create a demand for American cosmetics." Leading up to the
2012 US presidential election, Wintour used her industry clout to host several significant fundraising events in support of the
Obama campaign. The first, in 2010, was a dinner with an estimated US$30,000 entry fee. The "Runway To Win" initiative recruited prominent designers to create pieces to support the campaign. In October 2016, the magazine stated that "
Vogue endorses
Hillary Clinton for
president of the United States". This was the first time that the magazine supported as a single voice a presidential candidate in its 120 years of history.
Social The
Met Gala is an annual event that is hosted by
Vogue to celebrate the opening of the
Metropolitan Museum's fashion exhibit. The Met Gala is the most coveted event of the year in the field of fashion and is attended by
A-list celebrities, politicians, designers and fashion editors.
Vogue has hosted the themed event since 1971 under editor-in-chief
Diana Vreeland. Since 1995, Anna Wintour, who is Vogue's chief content officer and global editorial director, served as chairwoman of the Met Gala, and is the woman behind the coveted event's top-secret guest list. In 2013,
Vogue released a special edition of
Vogue entitled Vogue Special Edition: The Definitive Inside Look at the 2013 Met Gala. Vogue has produced about 70 videos about this event for YouTube exclusively, that includes pre-coverage, live reporting and post-event analysis. Met-related video content generated 902 million views, a 110% increase from 2021.
Vogue and Wintour have long been criticized by
animal rights organizations like
PETA for promoting real animal
fur and defending the fur industry. In October 2025, following a campaign by the
Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade, Condé Nast announced that it would no longer feature new animal fur in its editorial content or advertising, including in
Vogue,
Vanity Fair, and
GQ.
Music In 2015,
Vogue listed their "15 Roots Reggae Songs You Should Know"; and in an interview with Patricia Chin of
VP Records,
Vogue highlighted an abbreviated list of early "reggae royalty" that recorded at Studio 17 in
Kingston, Jamaica which included
Bob Marley,
Peter Tosh,
Gregory Isaacs,
Dennis Brown,
Burning Spear,
Toots and the Maytals,
The Heptones, and
Bunny Wailer. In addition to their coverage of historically significant artists,
Vogue is a source for contemporary music news on artists such as
Jay-Z,
Eminem,
Tom Petty, and
Taylor Swift, as well as one that introduces new artists to the scene such as
Suzi Analogue in 2017. ==Criticism==