While many magazines are struggling, a celebrated 1970s title is being relaunched to embrace modern female voices and values
Magazines tend to starve for love nowadays. But not all. One exception may be Playgirl, a title that relaunches this week, featuring a cast of diverse and diversely focused writers and photographers orientated on the lives of
Women.
It’s an unusual moment to launch a magazine, especially a print-only title. Unusual, too, to relaunch a magazine that briefly – around 1973 – mirrored its recherché moment under the subheading “Entertainment for women”. The new incarnation comes with the declaration: “We’ll take it from here”.