Date Posted: Thursday 28th March 2019
The Face magazine has announced that it will be relaunching. The Face originally launched in 1980 as a monthly magazine about British music, fashion and culture. It closed publication in 2004.
The new digital-first version of The Face will launch in April, followed by a quarterly print magazine in August. The magazine will now cover trends in popular culture across all channels, including music, fashion, sport, politics and the arts. It will aim to discover new talent and social and cultural stories using audio, video and the written word. The Face will have a global outlook and an international programme of live events, partnerships and collaborations.
The Face's editorial team will include:
- Editor, Stuart Brumfitt, previously a writer and editor for i-D, Dazed & Confused, Another Man, Attitude, Acne Paper, GQ and The Guardian.
- Deputy editor, Matthew Whitehouse, previously arts and culture editor at i-D.
- Digital editor, Brooke McCord, previously a writer at Dazed & Confused, The Guardian, i-D, LOVE, Dazed Beauty, Wonderland and AnOther magazine, covering fashion, music, film and beauty.
- Fashion director, Danny Reed, previously stylist and contributing fashion editor at Dazed & Confused, Marfa Journal, Re-Edition, LOVE, T Magazine, Man About Town and Arena Homme +.
- Staff writer, TJ Sidhu, previously writing for Dazed, LOVE and ASOS across projects involving Gucci, Rag & Bone, Nike and Woolrich.
- Art director, Alex O’Brien, previously consultant art director for Dunhill & Stella McCartney, and senior art director for Stella McCartney.
- Head of film and audio, Jennifer Byrne, previously creative director of Warner Music.
- Music editor, Davy Reed, previously editor at the independent music and culture publication Crack Magazine.
- US editor, Trey Taylor, previously senior online editor at Andy Warhol’s Interview and US editor at Dazed.
Regarding its relaunch, The Face comments: "There has never been more demand for the sharp editorial curation that The Face offers, delivering a depth of understanding about wider trends in popular culture across all channels, providing energy and focus for a smart, savvy, questioning audience."