On what date was the first issue of American Vogue published?

The first issue of American Vogue was published on December 17, 1892.

The magazine began in New York as a weekly society and fashion journal. Its early pages covered social events, etiquette, theater, music, and clothing, giving affluent readers a guide to fashionable life rather than functioning solely as a modern fashion magazine.

Vogue’s launch date is sometimes confused with 1909, when Condé Nast acquired the publication and began transforming it into a major fashion title. It is also separate from the launch dates of international editions, which appeared later. British Vogue, for example, began publication in 1916.

The original American edition established the name that later became a global magazine brand. Over time, Vogue expanded from its New York social-news roots into high-fashion photography, designer coverage, celebrity culture, beauty, and cultural reporting. The 1892 date therefore marks the beginning of the publication itself, not the beginning of the Condé Nast era or the modern fashion-editorial format.