Welcome to our extensive collection of free digital magazine archives featuring a wide range of historical lifestyle mag titles. Explore the evolving world of fashion, travel, politics, and culture through decades of publications, including specialized regional magazines that offer unique insights into specific geographical areas and communities. Our curated magazine archives are organized to help you easily discover everything from luxury living and social justice to sustainable trends and historical trivia. Start your free exploration now!
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International Luxury Lifestyle Magazine Archives
Explore our magazine archives of elite and international lifestyle mag titles. This collection features publications focused on luxury living, including high-end real estate, fashion, yachting, design, and global finance, offering a historical view into the world’s most affluent lifestyles.
GG Magazine Lifestyle Mag
GG Magazine Website
Issues 2014 – Present
Hamburg, Germany: Grund Genug Verlag und Werbe
Luxury international lifestyle magazine with content on architecture, fashion, design, yachting, real estate, and travel. Issues are available at the link in several languages.
Luxury Indian Ocean
Issues 2014 – Present
Mediatiz
Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, Madagascar, Maldives. “Discover the Indian Ocean, a piece of paradise where finance, luxury real estate, lifestyle and services remain the cornerstones. Luxury Indian Ocean is a premium bilingual publication geared towards business, real estate, exceptional products and luxurious lifestyle within the Indian Ocean.” – Website.
Robb Report Magazine Archives
Robb Report Magazine Website
Issues 2014-2016
NY: Robb Report Media
“The mission of this magazine is to be the leading international authority on luxury lifestyles. In pursuit of this mission, the magazine’s editors and writers seek out and report on a broad range of high-end, luxury lifestyle subjects. Its articles cover exotic automobiles, travel, investment, business, boating and real estate among other aspects of an upscale lifestyle. ” – Publisher.
Regional Travel Magazine Archives
Discover a specialized collection of regional magazines and historical travel magazine archives. These publications focus on specific geographic areas—such as the American West and Southwest—and explore local history, culture, unique travel destinations, and the adventurous outdoor lifestyle.
American Cowboy Magazine Archives
American Cowboy Magazine Website
Issues 1994-2008
U.S.
“American Cowboy is the cultural chronicler of the West, covering history and heritage, travel and events, art and entertainment, food and fashion.” – American Cowboy Facebook “About” page.
Atlas Obscura Regional Magazines
Atlas Obscura Online Magazine Website
Brooklyn, NY: Atlas Obscura
“An online magazine and travel company, founded in 2009 by author Joshua Foer and documentary filmmaker/author Dylan Thuras. It catalogs unusual and obscure travel destinations via user-generated content. The editorial articles comprise a mixture of feature and news articles on topics including history, science and food, in addition to travel and exploration, as well as hosting a collaborative, definitive guide to the world’s most obscure places.” -Wikipedia.
Desert Magazine Regional Magazines
Issues 1937-1985
Joshua Tree, California; D. W. Grantham
Founded in 1937 by Randall Henderson, and ceased in 1985. This collection appear to have most of those issues.
“The magazine focused on the desert country of the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico, and covered a broad range of desert subjects including: regional travel and exploration; the visual arts of painting, drawing, and photography; prose and literature; cultural history; prospecting and mining; natural history including geology, wildlife, and flora; river running, and lifestyle–human interest stories.” -Wikipedia.
Sunset Magazine Regional Magazines
Sunset Magazine Website
Issues 1920-2000s
Sunset Publishing
Each image on this page opens an entire volume, with several months’ issues. Volume dates appear to range from 1920s to the early 2000s.
“Sunset magazine is one of the leading publications to bring all things found and made in the West into the hands of people across the country. From great restaurants to places to travel to for a little rest and relaxation to inspired ideas for decorating your home and improving your garden, Sunset magazine is dedicated to presenting you with the most beautiful aspects of the West. ” -Sunset Magazine.
Pop Culture & General Lifestyle Mag Archives
Browse our extensive magazine archives of classic and contemporary general lifestyle mag titles. This group features essential reading on fashion, celebrity culture, modern trends, entertainment, and everyday living. Find both historical and modern issues from key publications in this category.
Banza Magazine Archives
Banza Magazine Website
Grand Baie, Mauritius: Banza
“Banza values imagination in re-inventing culture and the world we live in – how we think, dress, live, and socialize; our passions and behaviors.” – Website.
Esquire Lifestyle Mag
Esquire Magazine Website
Issues 1933-2017
U.S. – Hearst Magazines
Esquire magazine began in 1933 in Chicago, and later moved to NY. In its first 15 years the magazine was largely about men’s fashion, with contributions from some of America’s leading writers. In the 1960s Esquire magazine helped pioneer the trend of New Journalism, publishing writers such as Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, and Gay Talese. In 2016 the style has been updated and political coverage has increased. In 2018 it moved from a monthly to 8 issues per year. -Info from Wikipedia.
Hypebeast Magazine
Hypebeast Magazine Website
Issues 2016 – Present
Hong Kong: Hypebeast
“Men’s fashion, design, entertainment, tech, sports, etc.” – Website.
Honeysuckle Magazine Archives
Honeysuckle Website
Issues 2015 – Present
Honeysuckle
“Honeysuckle Media is a provocative, female led print and digital publication that emphasizes diverse voices with high visual impact. We explore gender and sexuality, racial politics, the environment, cannabis and pop culture. Honeysuckle is motivated by our collective desire better ourselves and our surroundings. Our reporting reflects who we are, as our writers tend to ‘live what they write’ rather than just reporting on a topic.” – Website.
Internet Archive Collection of Lifestyle Magazines
Lifestyle Magazine Collection
Some of the titles here: Diva, Woman’s Weekly, Marie Claire, Tatler, GQ, Glamour, Elle, Allure, Seventeen, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, People, Elle, Fairlady, More, True Love, Family Circle, O, Canadian Living, Zoomer, Red, Redbook, Woman’s Day, Yoga, and more.
Websites of More Lifestyle Magazines Regional
Free online versions of these lifestyle magazines are not available, but their websites feature articles of interest.
AARP the Magazine
Country Living
Latina
Maxim
Oprah
Culture & Identity Lifestyle Mag Archives
This unique collection of magazine archives focuses on specific cultural identities, communities, and historical organizations. Explore the development of African-American and specific community lifestyles, fraternal organization history, and counterculture movements as documented in these publications.
The Crescent Lifestyle Mag
1910-1932
St. Paul: Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Shriners)
Magazine for The Shriners, a fraternal organization.
New England Craftsman Magazine Archives
1907-1925
Boston: Masonic Temple
Magazine for The Freemasons, a fraternal organization.
American Girl Lifestyle Mag
1917-1979 (Black & White)
Boulder, CO: Girl Scouts USA
“American Girl was a magazine published by the Girl Scouts USA organization from 1917 to 1979. It was originally called “The Rally”.
Sustainable Living Lifestyle Mag Archives
For readers interested in self-sufficiency and wellness, these magazine archives offer a lifestyle mag perspective on sustainable living. Discover publications focused on plant-based diets, natural health, off-grid living, gardening, crafting, and achieving equilibrium.
Grass Roots Regional Magazines
Grass Roots Magazine Website
Issues 1982-2002
Australia: Grass Roots Magazine
“Grass Roots is Australia’s go-to magazine for those who wish to live a more productive and fulfilling life. It’s full of practical info from the people who have done it themselves, on a shoestring. Read about chooks, animal care, farmers markets, sustainable living, cooking healthy and allergy free recipes, building and retrofitting, gardening, craft, and much more.” – Publisher.
Purist Magazine Archives
Purist Website
Issues 2017 – Present
Purist
“An adventure in wellness”. “The Purist is the place to discover ways to refine & define the life you seek. Here, you will find strength, equilibrium, peace of mind, laughter, and love.”
VegWorld Magazine
VegWorld Magazine Website
2019 – Present
Vegworld Magazine
“VEGWORLD Magazine is the world’s first digital vegan magazine to connect you to the leaders, authors, and luminaries in plant based living. Each issue is packed with mouthwatering recipe videos, entertaining audio interviews with guest celebrities, and vital information on natural health from the world’s top medical doctors.” – FB page.
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