Everybody knows that journalism is the first draft of history, and then magazine covers are the first impression. Covers are the first thing customers see on newsstands — they can make or break their choice to buy.  

Leonardo DiCaprio, Esquire Magazine [South Korea] (March 2016) 

Today High End Beauty Retouching company observes one of the most popular magazine in the world – Esquire. We will look at the most stunning magazine’s covers of all the time. 

Will Smith, Esquire Magazine [Russia] (May 2010) 

How visually striking is the Esquire’s photography? What changes did it affect in the US culture? Did it provoke controversy? 

Ryan Reynolds, Esquire South Korea (March 2012) 

How many copies did it sell? What are the main features of their high end photo editing style?

James Marsden, Esquire Magazine (December 2013)

Esquire is an American men's magazine, published by the Hearst Corporation in the United States. It was established in 1933, and thrived during the Great Depression under the guidance of creators Arnold Gingrich, David A. Smart and Henry L. Jackson.

Jim Carrey, Esquire Magazine [Russia] (May 2006)

Unique photo editing style

The resulting list is a dynamic collection of heavy-hitters, spanning general interest, regional Magazine covers.

Bruce Willis, Esquire Magazine

Their subject matter ranges from breaking news to pop culture. Check out the images below for a crash course in the best of the American magazine industry.

Mel Gibson,  Esquire Magazine

Starting from 1933 these photos, with the bylines of Ernest Hemingway and Dashiell Hammett created the history of this thing we call America through the magazine's lens. 

Autumn 1933 

And to 1968, with the famous photo of Muhammad Ali.

April 1968

Its photographer -  Carl Fischer 

And to George Clooney in 1999 and President Obama in 2013. 

October 1999 

October 2013

These are the covers that stand out above the rest, that remind us of a place in time, and the magazine that was there to capture it as only Esquire can.

Sexiest woman alive

Sexiest Woman Alive is a yearly feature of Esquire Magazine and is designation by the magazine as a benchmark of women attractiveness for that year. 

Angelina Jolie was the first to be named sexiest in 2004.

Scarlett Johansson is the first woman to win the sexiest title twice.

The 28-year-old Game of Thrones actress has been named the "Sexiest Woman Alive" by Esquire in 2015.

Check out the video about this photo session.

High End photo editing – Esquire is on the top

Magazine covers always play a vital role in inspiring someone, as it has the best image within it with the best manipulation the graphics designer could show.

Esquire is among a handful of magazines that influences the editorial agenda for national magazine photography. The people they hire and the stories they publish have a far reaching impact.

The goal is to be progressive, cultivate and use emerging talent, just not for every story and every issue.

They really try to pace the commissions and be conscious of established and proven artists that still contribute great work.

August 2004

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Editor in chief of Esquire Jay Fielden was asked about what had made Esquire such an important brand. He answered that the main reason was being genre-busting.

When you have Nora Ephron writing about breasts, when you have Joan Didion writing for it, when you do the kind of covers they did, a lot of it punched through the culture.

Daniel Craig

It was something highly relevant, on the pulse, fitfully trying to and succeeding at often leading the cultural conversation, saying things no one else was, doing things no one else was.

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