Nylon (magazine)
{{short description|American fashion magazine}}
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{{Infobox magazine
| title = Nylon
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| image_file = Nylon December 2013 January 2014.jpg
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| image_alt = Nylon magazine cover, featuring Demi Lovato with blue hair in faux-fur.
| image_caption = December 2013/January 2014 cover featuring Demi Lovato
| staff_writer =
| frequency = Monthly
| total_circulation= 216,466[http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/magtitlesearch.asp "Magazine Title Search : Circulation averages for the six months ended: 6/30/2012 Selection: %NYLON%"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724165959/http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/magtitlesearch.asp |date=July 24, 2012 }}. Audit Bureau of Circulation. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
| circulation_year = 2012
| category = Fashion
| company = Bustle Digital Group
| based = New York City
| firstdate = {{start date and age|1999|4}}
| finaldate = {{end date|2017|10}}
| country = United States
| website = {{URL|www.nylon.com}}
| issn = 1524-1750
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/bustle-buys-nylon-bryan-goldberg-print-relaunch-1203253779/|title=Bustle Digital Group Buys Nylon, Plans to Relaunch Print Edition of Fashion and Culture Mag (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=June 27, 2019|website=Variety|access-date=December 31, 2019}} In 2023, the magazine announced it would return to print in 2024.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-21 |title=NYLON Is Relaunching Print |url=https://www.nylon.com/life/nylon-print-return-april-2024 |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Nylon |language=en}}{{Update inline|date=January 2025}}
History
Nylon was co-founded in 1999[https://www.flickr.com/photos/nylonmagazine/albums/72157618109931778/page1 Nylon Number One] Premier Issue, Digital Copy by Flickr Publishing, September 1, 1999. by editorial director Mark Blackwell, art director Madonna Badger,[https://www.campaignlive.com/author/4774/Madonna-Badger Madonna Badger by Campaign Live] Content Archive – US. Retrieved July 14, 2018. creative director Helena Christensen,[https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/magazines/nylon/ Nylon Magazine Co-founders] by Stephanie Trong, The Fashion Model Directory, April 1, 1999. 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.{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2002/04/the-wacky-dr-waksal/|title=The Wacky Dr. Waksal|date=April 22, 2002|website=The New York Observer}} Four of the founders had previously worked together in their same roles at Ray Gun Magazine: Editor-in-chief Marvin Jarrett, Publisher Jaclynn his wife, Editorial Director Mark Blackwell and Development Director Mic Neumann. The Jarretts had recently sold their shares in Ray Gun Publishing.{{cite web|title=Nylon Not a Stretch for the Man Behind Ray Gun|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 3, 1999|author=Paul D. Colford|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-03-cl-13368-story.html |access-date=October 13, 2010}} According to Publisher Jaclynn Jarrett, the magazine's name was chosen because her husband Marvin just 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.magazine.org/indy/four_questions/Jaclynn_Jarrett.aspx|title=The Four Questions with Jaclynn Jarrett of Nylon|work=Magazine Publishers of America|date=January 30, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823195329/http://www.magazine.org/indy/four_questions/Jaclynn_Jarrett.aspx|archive-date=August 23, 2010}} 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.Stoeffel, Kat (September 9, 2011). [http://observer.com/in2011/09/nylon-president-goes-to-trial-this-month/?show=all "Nylon President Reports to Court This Month for Money Laundering Trial"]. The New York Observer. The following spring, Nylon and MySpace collaborated on their first International Music issue. Nylon was freely available online for a time.
{{cite news
|title=MySpace Will Play Host to a Free Magazine Issue
|first=Maria |last=Aspan
|date=May 22, 2006
|work=Technology
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/22/technology/22nylon.html
|access-date=August 25, 2010
|title=NY Times Announces Cross Promotion
|date=May 23, 2006
|publisher=Nxtbook.com
|url=http://www.nxtbookmedia.com/blog/2006/05/23/ny-times-announces-cross-promotion-between-myspace-nylon-magazine/
|access-date=August 25, 2010
|archive-date=July 14, 2011
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714215328/http://www.nxtbookmedia.com/blog/2006/05/23/ny-times-announces-cross-promotion-between-myspace-nylon-magazine/
|url-status=dead
}} Links to issue, now not free. Nylon TV was launched in 2006 with the creation of its own YouTube channel, and by 2014 gained 62 thousand subscribers and 62 million cumulative views.{{cite web
|url=https://www.youtube.com/nylonmagazinel
|title=Nylon TV – YouTube
|website=YouTube
}}{{dubious|reason=not a published announcement|date=September 2012}} 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 their June/July International Music and MySpace issue online for free viewing.{{cite press release
|date=May 22, 2007
|title=Nylon Magazine and MySpace Announce International Music Issue
|work=TheFreeLibrary.com
|publisher=Business Wire
|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/NYLON+Magazine+and+MySpace+Announce+International+Music+Issue.-a0163709727
|access-date=August 24, 2010
|archive-date=October 21, 2012
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021005435/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/NYLON+Magazine+and+MySpace+Announce+International+Music+Issue.-a0163709727
|url-status=dead
}} 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 famous White Stripes on the cover, as selected by Nylon's MySpace fans.
{{cite web
|title=Nylon June/July 2007
|date=June 2007
|format=Flash
|page=18
|work=nxtbook.com
|publisher=Nylon Holding Inc.
|url=http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/nylon/0607/
|access-date=August 24, 2010}}
Nylon teamed up with Live Nation Entertainment in 2008 to produce its first Nylon Music Tour, headlined by electro-rockers She Wants Revenge.{{cite news
|title=First Ever Nylon Magazine Music Tour Produced by Live Nation to Feature She Wants...
|date=March 24, 2008
|first=John |last=Vlautin
|work=Livenation.com
|publisher=Live Nation |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2008/03/25/idUS31187+25-Mar-2008+PRN20080325
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201143534/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/03/25/idUS31187+25-Mar-2008+PRN20080325
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=February 1, 2013
|access-date=September 10, 2012
}}
On their 10-year anniversary in 2009, Nylon made the April 1999 inaugural issue freely available online, including all articles, in scanned form.
{{cite web
|title = We're Number One
|date = May 13, 2009
|work = Nylon
|publisher = Nylon Holdings Inc.
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|url = http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=3040
|access-date = August 24, 2010
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100724184819/http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=3040
|archive-date = July 24, 2010
}} Later that year, Nylon partnered with iTunes for its annual music issue, which included a free summer playlist download of 22 tracks.{{cite web
|title = Nylon + iTunes
|date = May 26, 2009
|url = http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=3019
|access-date = September 13, 2012
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121113031534/http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=3019
|archive-date = November 13, 2012
}}
Nylon came together with YouTube in 2010 for its Young Hollywood issue, allowing readers to watch the entire issue as well as the 2011 Young Hollywood issue. 2010 also brought the launch of Nylon Dailies, emails written by local writers every day in ten key American cities.{{cite web
|title = Nylon Daily
|date = October 27, 2010
|url = http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=5357
|access-date = September 13, 2012
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120522112153/http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=5357
|archive-date = May 22, 2012
}}
In 2011, then-President Don Hellinger and then-CFO Jami Pearlman{{cite web
|title=Nylon Magazine masthead
|date=August 22, 2010 |url=http://nylonmag.com/masthead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911044107/http://www.nylonmag.com/masthead
|archive-date=September 11, 2012
|url-status=dead
}} were charged with operating an illegal money transmission business (for an online casino), unrelated to Nylon.{{cite web|url=https://www.bookmakersreview.com/gambling-news/donald-hellinger-sentenced-36-months/44682|title=Donald Hellinger sentenced to 36 months – Bookmakers Review|date=n.d.|website=bookmakersreview.com}} They subsequently pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.Brubaker, Harold (March 3, 2012). [https://web.archive.org/web/20130719061423/http://articles.philly.com/2012-03-03/business/31119672_1_telemarketing-fraud-gambling-face-maximum-sentences "Officials of defunct Bucks company plead guilty in overseas gambling case"]. The Philadelphia Inquirer.United States District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania 11-CR-83-1 https://www.paed.uscourts.gov/
Nylon joined with Facebook in 2012 for its June/July music issue.{{cite web
|title=Nylon Integrates Facebook with Music Issue
|date=May 18, 2012
|first=Steve
|last=Smith
|work=MinOnline.com
|publisher=Access Intelligence
|url=http://www.minonline.com/news/20490.html
|access-date=September 10, 2012
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519154429/http://www.minonline.com/news/20490.html
|archive-date=May 19, 2012
|url-status=dead
}} 2012 also brought a Summer Music Tour, featuring Neon Trees, sponsored by Starbucks.{{cite web
|title=Nylon Music Tour 2012
|url=http://nylonmag.com/musictour/
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523174251/http://www.nylonmag.com/musictour/
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=May 23, 2012
|access-date=September 10, 2012 }}{{primary source inline|date=September 2012}} America's Next Top Model announced that Nylon would be its media partner for the show's 19th reincarnation.{{cite web
|title = America's Next Top Model: College Edition
|url = http://blog.cwtv.com/2012/06/07/19293/
|date = June 7, 2012
|access-date = September 10, 2012
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120831133145/http://blog.cwtv.com/2012/06/07/19293/
|archive-date = August 31, 2012
}}
In May 2014, Nylon was acquired by a new ownership group, including an affiliate of LA-based investor Marc Luzzatto through Diversis Capital, LLC. The new venture also acquired FashionIndie, with FashionIndie's founders, Beca Alexander and Daniel Saynt, maintaining their titles of editor-in-chief and creative director, respectively. Publisher Marvin Jarrett was blindsided, as he was not retained by the new owners. The staff learned of the takeover via the press.Women's Wear Daily with FashionIndie's founders, Beca Alexander and Daniel Saynt, maintaining their titles of editor-in-chief and creative director, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/press/nylon-magazine-merges-fashionindie-157460|title=Nylon Magazine Merges With FashionIndie|date=May 3, 2014 }}
In September 2017, announced that it was transitioning to an all-digital platform. The print edition of Nylon was discontinued between October 2017 and 2019 and the print staff was laid off. Upon the departure of the core print team, only two original staff members, of the 60-odd employees from before the sale in 2014, remained.{{Cite news|url=http://wwd.com/business-news/media/nylon-to-shutter-print-edition-10974257/|title=Exclusive: Nylon to Shutter Print Edition|last=Bloomgarden-Smoke|first=Kara|date=September 7, 2017|work=Women's Wear Daily|access-date=September 8, 2017}} One of those original staff members included digital team Senior Editor, Gabrielle Korn, who was then promoted to Editor-in-Chief.[https://www.foliomag.com/gabrielle-korn-dream-team/ Gabrielle Korn Dream Team] by Kayleigh Barber, Folio Magazine, July 12, 2018.
In June 2019, Nylon was acquired by the Bustle Digital Group, founded by Bryan Goldberg. Its current editor-in-chief is Lauren McCarthy.
International editions
=Asia=
- Nylon Japan, which first hit Tokyo newsstands in 2004, is now run by editor-in-chief Takashi Togawa.{{cite web|url=http://www.nylon.jp/aboutus|title=ABOUT US – NYLON JAPAN nylonjp|website=NYLON JAPAN}}
- Nylon Korea premiered in August 2008,{{cite web|url=http://www.nylonmedia.co.kr/etc/company.html|title=Nylon Japan Web Site|access-date=March 8, 2014|archive-date=May 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525020320/http://www.nylonmedia.co.kr/etc/company.html|url-status=dead}} and in April 2014, K-pop girl band Girls' Generation (also known as SNSD), was featured in Nylon international editions.{{cite news|url=http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/86470/20140403/sisters-girls-generation-jessica-and-f-x-krystal-pose-for-u-s-nylon-photographer-marvin-scott-jarrett.htm|title=Sisters Girls' Generation Jessica And f(x) Krystal Pose For U.S. Nylon Photographer Marvin Scott Jarrett|last=Shin|first=Diana|date=April 3, 2014|publisher=KpopStarz|access-date=March 9, 2018}} In March 2018, the publisher of Nylon Korea was acquired by Krispy Studio, a subsidiary of kakao M (formerly LOEN Entertainment), from {{illm|Seoul Cultural Publishers|ko|서울문화사}}.{{cite news|url=http://www.thebell.co.kr/free/content/ArticleView.asp?key=201803260100049340003081&svccode=00&page=1&sort=thebell_check_time|title=카카오M, 나일론미디어 투자…뷰티 콘텐츠 강화|author=Jung, Yoo-hyun|work=The Bell|access-date=March 31, 2018}}
- Nylon Indonesia began publishing in 2011. It ceased publication in 2017.
- Nylon Singapore,{{cite web
|title=New Fashion Magazine on the Block
|date=January 5, 2012
|first=Alethia
|last=Tiang
|work=marketing-interactive.com
|url=http://www.marketing-interactive.com/news/30213
|access-date=September 13, 2012
|archive-date=August 29, 2012
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829063109/http://marketing-interactive.com/news/30213
|url-status=dead
}} launched in 2012 and went fully digital in 2017.
- Nylon Thailand{{cite web|url=http://nylonthailand.com/|title=Nylon – Nylon Thailand|date=n.d.|website=nylonthailand.com}}
- Nylon China{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=2019-06-27 |title=Bustle Digital Group Buys Nylon, Plans to Relaunch Print Edition of Fashion and Culture Mag (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/bustle-buys-nylon-bryan-goldberg-print-relaunch-1203253779/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
- Nylon Manila (Philippines), launched in November 2020 by One Mega Group as a digital magazine.https://www.facebook.com/NYLONManila/about?refid=17 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}
=Europe=
- Nylon Germany[https://nylonmag.de/ Nylon Germany Website] Retrieved July 27, 2019.[https://www.vfiles.com/vfiles/125618 VFILES, Nylon Germany] Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- Nylon Spain[https://www.nylonspain.es/ Nylon Spain Website] Retrieved July 27, 2019.[https://nylon.com/nylon-spain-announcement-anna-castillo Nylon Spain Launches with Anna Castillo on the cover.] by Bailey Calfee, Nylon, April 15, 2019.
- Nylon France (published as Nylon FR), launched in March 2021 as a digital magazine. The French edition is also edited on printed every two months with a limited drop in selected stores and on the magazine's e-shop.{{Cite web|url=https://fr.fashionnetwork.com/news/Le-magazine-nylon-arrive-en-france,1278344.html|title=Le magazine Nylon arrive en France|website=Fashion Network|date=February 9, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://nylon.fr|title=Nylon France official website|website=Nylon France|date=March 31, 2021}}
=Latin America=
Former editors-in-chief
- Marvin Scott Jarrett was the original editor-in-chief from the time of the magazine's creation to his departure in 2014.
- Michelle Lee was named editor-in-chief in 2014,{{cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/digital/michelle-lee-named-eic-of-nylon/|title=Michelle Lee Named EIC of Nylon|date=June 20, 2014 }} then named Editor in Chief of Allure magazine in 2015.
- Melissa Giannini was named editor-in-chief in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/digital/melissa-giannini-named-editor-of-nylon/|title=Melissa Giannini Named Editor of Nylon|date=November 5, 2015 }}
- Gabrielle Korn was named editor-in-chief in 2018.
- Alyssa Vingan was named editor-in-chief in 2019.
- Lauren McCarthy was named editor-in-chief in 2023 and is the current EIC.
Cover models
The first Nylon cover model for the debut issue was actress Liv Tyler in April 1999. She was both photographed and interviewed by Nylon magazine's co-founder, creative director, and supermodel Helena Christensen.
{{cite news
|title=Nylon hits a snag with its supermodel connection
|work=Sunday Herald
|location=Glasgow
|date=April 25, 1999
|first=Barry |last=Didcock }}
Cover models have included: Demi Lovato,{{Cite web|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/fashion/news/demi-lovato-nylon-magazine|title=Demi Lovato looks AMAZING in the latest issue of NYLON magazine|last=Amey|first=Katie|date=December 4, 2013|website=Cosmopolitan|access-date=January 7, 2020}} Christina Aguilera, The Horrors, Avril Lavigne,{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2304404/avril-lavigne-nylon-magazine-photo/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116140712/http://www.mtv.com/news/2304404/avril-lavigne-nylon-magazine-photo/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 16, 2021|title=Avril Lavigne Smolders on the Cover Of Nylon's Music Issue (PHOTO)|last=Rubenstein|first=Jenna Hally|publisher=MTV News|access-date=January 7, 2020}} Selena Gomez,{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2518117/selena-gomez-nylon-magazine-cover/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116154732/http://www.mtv.com/news/2518117/selena-gomez-nylon-magazine-cover/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 16, 2021|title=Selena Gomez Is 'Nylon' Magazine's February Cover Girl|last=Wilson|first=Gaby|publisher=MTV News|access-date=January 7, 2020}} Lily Allen, Paris Hilton, The Kills, Camilla Belle, Karen O, Evan Rachel Wood, Mary-Kate Olsen, Lea Michele, Lil' Kim, Zooey Deschanel, Kristen Stewart, Rachel Bilson, Scarlett Johansson, Cory Kennedy, 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, MIA, Zoe Saldana, Drew Barrymore, Jessica Szohr, Mila Kunis,Walansky, Aly (November 30, 2010) [http://mygloss.com/chic/celebrities/mila-kunis-covers-nylon-magazine-decemberjanuary-issue/ "Mila Kunis Covers Nylon Magazine December/January Issue"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321042919/http://mygloss.com/chic/celebrities/mila-kunis-covers-nylon-magazine-decemberjanuary-issue/ |date=March 21, 2012 }}. MyGloss.com. Emily Browning, Katy Perry, Jena Malone, Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Selena Gomez, Emma Roberts,[http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=6236 "Nylon TV + Emma Roberts"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528061233/http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=6236 |date=May 28, 2012 }}. NylonMag.com. April 27, 2011. Chloë Grace Moretz,[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g21Q4ULdQc "Young Hollywood 2011 – Chloe Moretz"]. YouTube: NylonMag official channel. April 26, 2011. Lily Collins, Hayley Williams, Marina,{{Cite web|last=Reilly|first=Phoebe|title=You Can't Pin Marina & The Diamonds Down|url=https://www.nylon.com/articles/marina-and-the-diamonds-cover-story|access-date=June 9, 2021|website=Nylon|date=May 26, 2015 |language=en}} and Lana Del Rey.
Reception
Medialife Magazine's Jennifer Cox wrote in 2001 that Nylon 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, and 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."{{cite web
|first=Jennifer |last=Cox
|title=Sniff, we're Nylon, and we're downtown
|publisher=MediaLife Magazine
|date=April 1, 2001
|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/apr01/apr02/5_fri/news2friday.html
|access-date=August 24, 2010
}}
=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,{{cite web
|title=New Yorker leads in magazine award nods
|first=Jeff |last=Bercovici
|publisher=Media Life Magazine
|date=March 1, 2001
|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2001/mar01/mar12/4_thurs/news1thursday.html
|access-date=August 24, 2010
}} was a finalist for "General Excellence (100,000 to 250,000 circulation)" in 2003,
{{cite web
|title=Record wins National Magazine Award
|publisher=American Society of Magazine Editors
|first=Kevin |last=Lerner
|date=May 7, 2003
|url=http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/030507record.asp
|access-date=August 24, 2010
|title=ASME National Magazine Awards Searchable Database
|work=Nylon (select from menu)
|publisher=American Society of Magazine Editors
|date=n.d.
|url=http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine_awards/searchable_database/index.aspx
|access-date=August 24, 2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526232156/http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine_awards/searchable_database/index.aspx
|archive-date=May 26, 2011
|url-status=dead
}} and was a finalist for the 2006 ASME "Design" award.
{{cite press release
|title=ASME Announces National Magazine Award Finalists
|publisher=American Society of Magazine Editors
|date=March 15, 2006
|url=http://www.magazine.org/ASME/ABOUT_ASME/ASME_PRESS_RELEASES/15958.aspx
|access-date=August 24, 2010
}}
In 2006, Nylon was a Nominee at the 10th Annual Webby Awards, in the Fashion category,
{{cite web
|title=10th Annual Webby Awards Winners and Nominees
|publisher=WebbyAwards.com
|year=2006
|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=10
|access-date=August 24, 2010 |url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060412184429/http://webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=10
|archive-date=April 12, 2006 }}
{{cite web
|title='Hmmm. I wonder why they're staring'
|first=Toni |last=Fitzgerald
|date=April 12, 2006
|publisher=MediaLife Magazine
|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=279&num=4063
|access-date=August 24, 2010
}} and an Official Honoree at the 12th Annual Webby Awards in the Magazine category in 2008.
{{cite web
|title=12th Annual Webbys – Current Honorees
|publisher=Webbyawards.com
|year=2008
|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=41&season=12
|access-date=August 24, 2010 |url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607062130/http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current_honorees.php?media_id=96&category_id=41&season=12
|archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}
In 2008 industry monitor Media Industry News Online editors selected
|title=Top 5 Women's Fashion Mag Website Picks
|first=Amy
|last=Novak
|date=July 18, 2008
|work=MinOnline.com
|publisher=Access Intelligence
|url=http://www.minonline.com/features/8189.html
|access-date=August 26, 2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091228202541/http://www.minonline.com/features/8189.html
|archive-date=December 28, 2009
|url-status=dead
}}
Brand extensions
The magazine had Radar, Fashion, and Style pages. There was also a Nylon Guys magazine, first announced in 2003[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104163303/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-97612875.html Nylon for Guys to break next month.] Press Release. PR Week, February 17, 2003. Archive. and published independently in 2004, which featured Joseph Gordon-Levitt from 500 Days of Summer.
Nylon partnered with Rizzoli Publishing to publish three books: Street, on global street fashion; Pretty, on beauty; and Play, on music.
Pretty: The Nylon Book of Beauty was listed in the New York Public Library's best Books for the Teen Age 2008.[https://archive.today/20120912054023/http://www.rizzoliusa.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780789315397 Pretty: The Nylon Book of Beauty]. Rizzoli Publishing.[http://teenlink.nypl.org/bta_2008-rev.pdf Books for the Teen Age 2008] New York Public Library. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320185011/http://teenlink.nypl.org/bta_2008-rev.pdf |date=March 20, 2009 }}
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.{{cite web
|url=http://www.france-amerique.com/articles/2009/09/16/le_pari_americain_des_plastiscines.html
|title=Le pari américain des Plastiscines
|first=Gaétan
|last=Mathieu
|date=September 16, 2009
|publisher=France-Amerique.com
|access-date=October 13, 2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307122337/http://france-amerique.com/articles/2009/09/16/le_pari_americain_des_plastiscines.html
|archive-date=March 7, 2016
|url-status=dead
|title=The Indies – Rock's Back Pages – Nylon Magazine Branches Out with a New Record Label
|first=Cortney | last= Harding
|magazine=Billboard Magazine
|date=June 20, 2009
|page=13 |volume=121 |issue=24
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wBeEDJhw110C&pg=PA13
}}
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."{{cite web
|title=Top 5 iPhone Mags You May Have Missed
|date=October 8, 2009
|first=Steve
|last=Smith
|work=MinOnline.com
|publisher=Access Intelligence
|url=http://www.minonline.com/news/12339.html
|access-date=August 25, 2010
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230165153/http://www.minonline.com/news/12339.html
|archive-date=December 30, 2009
|url-status=dead
}}
The September 2010 issue of the magazine was released on the iPad, including video, music, and some exclusive content. The iPad edition is in the Apple iTunes newsstand.{{cite web
|url=http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/news/media/7409.html
|title=Nylon magazine offers exclusive content via iPad app
|first=Rimma |last=Kats
|date=September 20, 2010
|publisher=Mobile Marketer
}}
Bibliography
- Street: The Nylon Book of Global Style. Universe (2006). {{ISBN|978-0-7893-1501-4}}.
- Pretty: The Nylon Book of Beauty. Universe (2007). {{ISBN|0-7893-1539-4}}.
- Street View: The New Nylon Book of Global Style. Universe (2010). {{ISBN|978-0-7893-2088-9}}.
References
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External links
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