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GQ
Editor	Jim Nelson
Categories	Men's
Frequency	monthly
Circulation	788,851 (2003)
First issue	1957
Company	Conde Nast Publications
Country	United States
Language	English
Website	men.style.com/gq
ISSN	0016-6979

GQ (originally Gentlemen's Quarterly) is a monthly men's magazine focusing upon fashion, style, and culture for men, through articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, technology, and books. It is generally perceived as upscale and more sophisticated than lad mags, such as Maxim or FHM. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... GQ may refer to: Equatorial Guinea: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code General Quarters, in military parlance Gentlemens Quarterly, a mens magazine GQ (game engine), a replacement Quake 1 game engine GQ (software), an LDAP browser and editor [1] Guam: FIPS PUB 10-4 territory code This... This is a list of magazines primarily marketed to men. ... Most circulated periodical magazines in the U.S. as of 2003. ... Condé Nast Publications Inc. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... ISSN, or International Standard Serial Number, is the unique eight-digit number applied to a periodical publication including electronic serials. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Fashion (disambiguation). ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Physical fitness is an attribute required for service in virtually all military forces. ... This article is about sexual practices (i. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... Consumer electronics is a term used to describe the category of electronic equipment intended for everyday use by people, the consumers. ... For other uses, see Book (disambiguation). ... Lad mag is a condescending term for a magazine for men that features pictures of scantily clad actresses and models, accompanied by brief articles about the women, consumer stories about tools and toys, and guy tales of sex -- mostly how to get more. ... Maxim is an international English language lad mag (mens magazine) based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, of which none are nudes. ... FHM or For Him Magazine is an international monthly lads mag. ...

"Gentlemen's Quarterly" was launched in 1957 in the United States as Apparel Arts, a fashion quarterly for men which was published for many years in association with Esquire.^[1] Apparel was dropped from the logo in 1958 with the spring issue after nine issues. August 2005 issue of Esquire Esquire is a mens magazine by the Hearst Corporation. ...

In 1983 Conde Nast Publications took over the publication and editor Art Cooper changed the course of the magazine, introducing articles beyond fashion and establishing GQ as a general men's magazine in competition with Esquire. Subsequently, international editions have were launched as regional adaptations of the U.S. editorial formula. Jim Nelson was named editor-in-chief of GQ in February 2003; during his tenure he worked as both a writer and an editor of several National Magazine Award-nominated pieces.^{[citation needed]}. During Nelson's tenure, GQ has become more oriented towards younger readers and those who prefer a more casual style. Condé Nast Publications Inc. ... August 2005 issue of Esquire Esquire is a mens magazine by the Hearst Corporation. ...

GQ has been closely associated with metrosexuality. The writer Mark Simpson coined the term in an article for British newspaper the Independent about his visit to a GQ exhibition in London: "The promotion of metrosexuality was left to the men's style press, magazines such as The Face, GQ, Esquire, Arena and FHM, the new media which took off in the Eighties and is still growing.... They filled their magazines with images of narcissistic young men sporting fashionable clothes and accessories. And they persuaded other young men to study them with a mixture of envy and desire."

GQ editors (U.S.)

• Everett Mattlin (1957–1969)
• Jack Haber (1969–1983)
• Art Cooper (1983–2003)
• Jim Nelson (2003–present)

GQ publishers (U.S.)

• Bernard J. Miller (1957–1975)
• Sal Schiliro (1975–1980)
• Steve Florio (1975–1985)
• Jack Kliger (1985–1988)
• Michael Clinton (1988–1994)
• Michael Perlis (1994–1995)
• Richard Beckman (1995–1999)
• Tom Florio (1999–2000)
• Ronald A. Galotti (2000–2003)
• Peter King Hunsinger (2003–present)

GQ editors (U.K.)

• Paul Keers (1988–1990)
• Alexandra Shulman (1990–1992)
• Michael VerMeulen (1992–1995)
• James Brown (1997–1999)
• Dylan Jones (1999–present)

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See also

• List of men's magazines
• GQ Australia

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References

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External links

• Official website (U.S.)
• 50th Anniversary Charity Initiative (U.S.)
• International portal page
• GQ's History, Content and Readership