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| Editor-in-chief | Elisabeth Djian[1] |
|---|---|
| Categories | Fashion magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Paul-Emmanuel Reiffers |
| Total circulation (2008) | 80,000[2] |
| Founded | 1998[1] |
| Country | France |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 1292-6213 |
Numéro is an internationalfashion magazine published by Paul-Emmanuel Reiffers. It has a circulation of 80,000,[2] and the French edition reached its 100th issue in February 2009. The magazine covers international fashion, beauty, design, health, architecture and decor, as well as spreads on trendsetting celebrities.
Numéro was founded in 1998 by Elisabeth Djian, the previous fashion director of the obscureJill magazine, who is nowNuméro's editor-in-chief.[1] Djian developed the magazine as a result of her disappointment of magazines that did not cater to her interests or women like her.[3] When asked why she createdNuméro, Djian commented, "I was bored with magazines that told me how to seduce a man. I wanted to create this magazine for an intelligent, smart woman who wants to read about art, design, music: not about stupidity – creams that take awaywrinkles, you know, which is stupid."[2] Since the magazine launched, Djian has also created a menswear title of the magazine called Numéro Homme, and one for contemporary art called Numéro Art.[4]
| Country | Circulation dates | Editor-in-chief | Start year | End year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan (Numéro Tokyo) | 2007–present | Ako Tanaka [jp] (田中 杏子) | ||
| South Korea (Numéro Korea) | 2008–2010 | |||
| China (Numéro China) | 2010–present | |||
| Karchun Leung | 2013 | present | ||
| Thailand (Numéro Thailand) | 2010–present | Jah Boonyasit | ||
| Russia (Numéro Russia) | 2013–2022 | Yulia Mashnich | ||
| Germany (Numéro Berlin) | 2016–present | Götz Offergeld | 2016 | present |
| The Netherlands (Numéro Netherlands) | 2019–present | Timotej Letonja | 2019 | present |
| Brazil (Numéro Brasil) | 2023–present | Giovanni Frasson | 2023 | present |
| Switzerland (Numéro Switzerland) | 2024–present | Sebastian Magunacelaya | 2024 | present |
| United States (Numéro New York) | 2025–present | Philip Utz | 2025[5] | present |
Launched in April 2007,Numéro Tokyo featuredKate Moss on their debut cover. Other well-known models that have graced past covers includeChloë Sevigny,Abbey Lee Kershaw,Agyness Deyn,Coco Rocha,Devon Aoki,Gisele Bundchen,Stella Tennant,Alexa Chung, andVictoria Beckham.[6] MusiciansLana Del Rey andSky Ferreira have appeared on the March 2013 and July/August 2013 covers respectively.
Launched in July 2008 and closed in 2010. Cover subjects includedMaryna Linchuk,Doutzen Kroes andSnejana Onopka.[7]
In September 2010, theNuméro China magazine was launched as the third international edition for the market in China.[8]
FollowingNuméro China's publication,Numéro Thailand was released in December 2012, the first issue featuring Thai models "Aokbab" and Khunying Mangmoom on the cover photographed by Thananon Thanakornkarn. The magazine reports on art, fashion, design, and culture.
In March 2013,Numéro Russia released their first issue featuringNaomi Campbell on the cover, styled by Ethan Park and photographed by Sebastian Kim. FormerVogue contributor,Andre Leon Talley, also made his debut asNuméro Russia's editor-at-large.[9] In an interview forWomen's Wear Daily, he says that he "... took the job because I love Russia and the salary was something fabulous ... Anna was very sympathetic and understood and she decided we remain on good terms and that I do the digital and the online. And I'm very happy to do it."[10]
Top ranking modelsDaphne Groeneveld and Ashleigh Good were featured on the magazine's April 2013 and May 2013 covers respectively. Soo Joo Park modeled forNuméro Russia's August 2013 cover.Pat Cleveland was featured on the May 2014 cover.
First issue published in 2016. Inaugural issue featuresToni Garrn.
First issue was published in September 2019. The magazine switched from Dutch to English in 2020.
Launched in 2023.
Launched in 2025.
Numéro Homme premiered in 2007 and isNuméro magazine's separate biannual international publication for men, with Philip Utz as the current editor-at-large.[11] The magazine's content centers on various aspects of the contemporary man's lifestyle, which includes fashion, beauty, travel, business and cars.
Photographers Sebastian Kim,Karl Lagerfeld, Jacob Sutton,Greg Kadel, andJean Baptiste Mondino have frequently produced work for the publication. The magazine has featured several top male models, including Fernando Cabral, Yuri Pleskun, Arthur Gosse, Florian Van Bael, and Victor Nylander.[12]Jude Law modeled forNuméro Homme's Fall/Winter 2008 cover. Numéro Homme is now issued in Germany, Netherland and France with some bi-annual in Japan. Numéro Homme International is set to be première in 2020, with a New international team (including Arnaud Henry Salas-Perez as editor at large) under the same directorial bureau.
The October 2010 issue ofNuméro magazine was criticized for containing a spread shot by Greg Kadel featuring editorial modelConstance Jablonski inblackface and wearing an afro.[13]
In March 2013, the magazine came under fire for another blackface incident, this time involving model Ondria Hardin in a spread shot by Sebastian Kim and entitled "African Queen". WhenThe Huffington Post contactedNuméro about the scandal, they responded via email with an apology and a disclaimer, stating that Kim's work "... is in line with his previous photographic creations, which insist on the melting pot and the mix of cultures, the exact opposite of any skin color based discrimination".[14] The photographer emailedThe Huffington Post sometime afterNuméro did, explaining that his aesthetic vision "... was based on 60's characters of Talitha Getty, Verushka and Marissa Berenson with middle eastern and Moroccan fashion inspiration" and that he did not intend for Hardin to appear black nor for the spread's title to be "African Queen".