"Amazing Grace" American Way (American Airlines/American Eagle), 1989-06-15

"Amazing Grace" American Way (American Airlines/American Eagle), 1989-06-15

News and media; Fashion; Journalism; Publishing; Women authors - 20th Century; 1990s; Communication; Feminism; Gender; Advertisement; Grace Mirabella; Fashion journalism -- United States; Women's perodicals -- United States; Women in journalism; Mirabella (Periodical)

Article profiling Grace Mirabella's post Vogue career and the launch of her new magazine, Mirabella. Includes discussion of her editorial leadership and innovation in magazine publishing. Greco covers Mirabella's appearance at an American Society of Magazine Editors luncheon at the Harvard club in Manhattan where she stated, "I don't want to sound heavy, and I'm not running for office. But we take women seriously." The article details Mirabella's vision for a magazine that serves sophisticated women readers, her increased creative control in comparison to Vogue, and the competitive magazine landscape she was entering. This was published in an American Airlines in-flight magazine distributed to a wide national readership monthly; the article reach reflects the national significance of Mirabella's story at the time of the launch. It appears on pages 76-80 and is continued on page 108 of the publication.

Greco, Stephen

Grace Mirabella Cahan Papers, 1948–2000, Box 4Ad74, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

AA Corporate Communications, American Airlines/American Eagle (DFW Airport, Texas)

1989-06-15

Barker, Kent (photographer); Lodge, George W. (publisher); Crichton, Doug (editor); Barker, Kent (photographer); Noa Miller

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Mirabella magazine, Vol. 1 (debut issue, June 1989)

Magazine article; print; pages 76-80, continued page 108; Vol. 22 No. 12

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Text; magazine article

United States; June 15, 1989

Feature article profiling Grace Mirabella during the launch of Mirabella magazine, published in American Airlines' in-flight magazine.

Magazine article; print on glossy paper; pages 76-80, continued page 108