Editor Chantelle Horton Frequency Weekly | Categories Women's magazine Country Italy | |
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First issue 1 October 1938; 78 years ago (1938-10-01) Company Arnoldo Mondadori Editore | ||
Grazia ([ˈɡrattsja]; Italian for Grace) is a weekly women's magazine that originated in Italy with international editions printed in Albania, Bahrain, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, France, Germany. Greece, Indonesia, India, Japan, Macedonia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Pakistan, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.
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History and profile
The Italian edition of Grazia was first published Mondadori in November 1938. The magazine was modelled on the American magazine Harper's Bazaar. The start of Grazia was a return in Italy to traditionalist values such as cooking and child-rearing. During the fascist rule in the country the magazine followed the Fascist policies and propaganda. Following World War II the magazine was renewed, but its conservative stance remained.
From its beginning in 1938 to September 1943, Bruno Munari served as the art director for the magazine and for another Mondadori title, Tempo.
In Italy, it is owned by the Mondadori which later became one of Silvio Berlusconi's companies,
Grazia published an article in July 2015 which promoted the breeding of family pets to make money to buy better furniture. This brought international condemnation from animal lovers owing to the number of unwanted pets which are killed in overcrowded shelters each week. A press statement from the British Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) was critical of Grazia.
International editions
Grazia has international editions in several countries. Its first international edition was published in Bulgaria in March 2004. The British edition of the magazine began publication in February 2005 and is owned in the UK under licence by Bauer Consumer Media. The Greek version was launched in April 2005. In November of the same year its edition in the United Arab Emirates was first issued.
The magazine had an edition in Croatia from February 2006 and in Serbia from June 2006. The Russian edition began publication in March 2007, while the Netherlands followed in August 2007. Grazia India was launched in May 2008. Its Australian edition began publication in July 2008, but folded in February 2013. In February 2009 the Chinese version of Grazia was started, being its twelfth international edition. The French version of the magazine was first published in August 2009.
The inaugural issue of Grazia Korea was launched on 20 February 2013. It features a photospread of actors Lee Byung-hun, Bae Soo-bin and Kim Do-hyun for the play based on the film Masquerade (2012). Grazia Pakistan was launched in February 2017.
Circulation
Grazia had a circulation of 374,213 copies in 1984. The Italian version of the magazine had a circulation of 240,000 copies from January to August 2003. The 2007 circulation of the Italian edition was 218,083 copies. In Italy, the circulation of the magazine rose to 382,000 copies in the first half of 2011. During the same period the British edition of the magazine had a circulation of 219,741 copies. The circulation in the UK for the second half of 2013 was 160,019 copies.