"Grace Mirabella: People Are Talking" Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, NJ), 1989-06-19

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Title

"Grace Mirabella: People Are Talking" Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, NJ), 1989-06-19

Subject

Mirabella, Grace; Fashion journalism -- United States; Women's periodicals -- United States; Women in journalism; Mirabella magazine; 1990s fashion; Fashion editors; Women in media; Fashion journalism

Description

Newspaper article by Lisa Anderson, originally published in the Chicago Tribune, and reprinted in the Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, NJ) on June 19, 1989, page A8, under the column heading "Top of the Day." The article covers the launch of Mirabella magazine and the widespread media attention surrounding Grace Mirabella's return to publishing following her dismissal from Vogue in 1988. Anderson reports that the debut issue contained 123 pages of advertising, was projected to reach a circulation base of 275,000, and was priced at $1 for the first issue. The article quotes Mirabella saying, "I can't believe this experience."

Creator

Anderson, Lisa

Source

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

Publisher

Asbury Park Press, Inc.

Date

1989-06-19

Contributor

Noa Miller

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This resource is made available for research through the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas.

Relation

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

Format

Print newspaper; newspaper clipping, newsprint; page A8

Language

en-US

Type

Text; article

Coverage

Asbury Park, New Jersey; United States; 1989

Text

Newspaper article reporting on the launch of Mirabella magazine and the national news attention surrounding Grace Mirabella's return to publishing after her dismissal from Vogue.

Original Format

Newspaper clipping; newsprint; broadsheet format; page A8

Citation

Anderson, Lisa, “"Grace Mirabella: People Are Talking" Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, NJ), 1989-06-19,” Hidden Histories at the University of Texas at Austin, accessed September 16, 2026, https://hiddenhistoriesut.org/items/show/611.

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