Daily News Record

Daily News Record, commonly abbreviated as DNR, was an American trade publication serving the fashion and apparel industry, especially the men's clothing business. Its origins date to 1890, when Edmund Fairchild used wealth earned in the soap trade to acquire the Chicago Herald Gazette, a newspaper oriented toward the men's clothing sector. Fairchild and his brother Luis subsequently developed a mimeographed trade paper called the Daily Trade Record, which they distributed during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The publication proved sufficiently successful that the brothers continued it after the fair ended. The title later adopted the name Daily News Record and became a specialist source of news and information for professionals in men's apparel. Its trade-journal role distinguished it from a consumer fashion magazine: its likely readership included clothing manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, designers, and other industry participants seeking information about fashion movements, business developments, and the commercial clothing market. At some point, the publication also carried a small women's-wear feature. That section was separated from DNR in July 1910 and became Women's Wear Daily, a publication that developed into a major fashion-industry title in its own right. DNR remained part of the Fairchild Publications publishing portfolio. Fairchild was acquired by Capital Cities Communications, later became part of The Walt Disney Company through Disney's acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC, and was subsequently acquired by Condé Nast Publications in 1999. These ownership changes placed DNR within increasingly large media groups while preserving its role as a specialist fashion trade title. The publication ultimately ceased as a standalone title. On November 20, 2008, editor in chief John Birmingham informed staff that DNR would fold. Its men's-fashion coverage was absorbed into Women's Wear Daily, where the material continued to appear on a weekly basis. The closure ended DNR's independent publication run but also reflected the continuing editorial relationship between the two titles: Women's Wear Daily had originated from DNR's women's-wear coverage nearly a century earlier. DNR is therefore historically significant as both an early American apparel trade journal and the predecessor publication from which Women's Wear Daily emerged.

Daily News Record began in 1890 within the publishing activities of Edmund Fairchild. Fairchild had accumulated wealth in the soap business and used it to purchase the Chicago Herald Gazette, a newspaper with a focus on men's clothing. Together with his brother Luis, he developed a mimeographed publication known as the Daily Trade Record. The paper was distributed at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair in Chicago, where it attracted enough interest for the Fairchild brothers to continue publication after the exposition ended. The publication later became known as Daily News Record, or DNR. It operated as a trade journal serving the apparel business, with particular emphasis on men's clothing. Unlike a general-interest newspaper or consumer fashion title, DNR addressed people working within the clothing trade and provided industry-oriented coverage. Its editorial subject matter was connected to the commercial and professional side of fashion, including the men's-wear market. DNR also carried a small feature devoted to women's wear. In July 1910, that feature was separated from the parent publication and established as its own title, Women's Wear Daily. This division created a direct institutional and editorial predecessor to one of the best-known fashion trade publications. DNR continued to focus principally on men's apparel while Women's Wear Daily developed as a separate publication. The title was published by Fairchild Publications, Inc. The Fairchild business passed through a series of corporate ownership changes. Capital Cities Communications acquired Fairchild, and The Walt Disney Company later controlled the publishing group through its acquisition of Capital Cities. In 1999, Condé Nast Publications acquired Fairchild Publications. DNR consequently became part of a major magazine and publishing portfolio, although it retained its specialist trade-publication identity. DNR's standalone run ended in 2008. On November 20 of that year, editor in chief John Birmingham told employees that the publication would fold. Rather than disappear completely as a source of men's-fashion journalism, its coverage was incorporated into Women's Wear Daily and presented there weekly. The closure brought the independent title to an end while reconnecting its surviving editorial function with the publication that had originated from its women's-wear section in 1910. The history of Daily News Record illustrates the development of specialized business media around the apparel industry. It began as a fair-distributed trade paper, evolved into an established men's-fashion journal, helped give rise to Women's Wear Daily, passed through several large media owners, and ultimately had its editorial resources consolidated into that related publication.

• 2008

  Standalone publication ends

  [1]Daily News Recorden.wikipedia.org

  Staff were told on November 20 that DNR would fold. Its men's-fashion coverage was subsequently incorporated into Women's Wear Daily on a weekly basis.

• 1999

  Fairchild Publications is acquired by Condé Nast

  [1]Daily News Recorden.wikipedia.org

  Condé Nast Publications acquired Fairchild Publications, bringing DNR into the Condé Nast portfolio.

• 1910

  Women's-wear section becomes Women's Wear Daily

  [1]Daily News Recorden.wikipedia.org

  In July 1910, DNR's women's-wear feature was separated into a dedicated publication that became Women's Wear Daily.

• 1893

  Daily Trade Record is distributed at the Chicago World's Fair

  [1]Daily News Recorden.wikipedia.org

  Edmund Fairchild and Luis Fairchild distributed a mimeographed trade paper called the Daily Trade Record at the Chicago World's Fair. Its success led them to continue publication after the event.

• 1890

  Fairchild establishes the publication's origins

  [1]Daily News Recorden.wikipedia.org

  Edmund Fairchild acquired the Chicago Herald Gazette, a newspaper focused on men's clothing, creating the publishing foundation from which Daily News Record developed.

A specialist business-to-business fashion publication centered on men's clothing, apparel-industry news, and trade information for professionals rather than general consumers.

• Fashion trade journal · 1890

  Daily News Record

  The principal DNR publication was an American business-to-business fashion journal focused on men's clothing and the professional apparel trade. It served industry readers rather than a general consumer audience and formed the core editorial brand associated with the Daily News Record name.

• Early trade publication · 1893

  Daily Trade Record

  The Daily Trade Record was the early mimeographed paper produced by Edmund and Luis Fairchild and distributed at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. It was the direct predecessor in the publication's documented development before the title later became Daily News Record.

• 2008

  Consolidate men's-fashion coverage into Women's Wear DailyStrategy

  Background

  DNR was no longer continued as a standalone publication, and staff were informed of the closure on November 20, 2008.

  Action taken

  The publication was folded and its men's-fashion reporting was incorporated into Women's Wear Daily as weekly coverage.

  Aftermath

  Daily News Record ceased to operate as an independent title, while part of its editorial function continued under the related Women's Wear Daily brand.

  Source

• 1910

  Separate the women's-wear feature into a new publicationStrategy

  Background

  DNR had developed a small feature covering women's wear alongside its principal men's-clothing coverage.

  Action taken

  In July 1910, the women's-wear feature was separated from DNR and established as Women's Wear Daily.

  Aftermath

  The new title became a long-term fashion trade publication and later absorbed DNR's men's-fashion coverage after DNR closed.

  Source

1. 1Daily News Recorden.wikipedia.org