Supermodel-turned-media mogul Karlie Kloss is resurrecting Life journal as a quarterly — with a hefty $45 cowl value for its debut subject.
Life, which has weathered a long time of monetary turmoil, is set to publish its first quarterly version Nov. 23 — a 250-page subject marking its return to common print publication for the first time since 2007.
Electric car maker Rivian and software program agency Figma are sponsoring the debut subject, which will carry no conventional print adverts.
Editors enlisted more than 120 contributors for the version, themed “Where Are We Now?”
Karlie Kloss arrives at the sixth Annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. FilmMagic
Kloss, the spouse of enterprise capitalist Joshua Kushner and sister-in-law to President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, struck a deal through her Bedford Media firm in 2024 to relaunch Life.
But the settlement left the publication’s huge historic images archive in the arms of People Inc, previously recognized as Dotdash Meredith.
“What made Life extraordinary was its ability to make the world feel closer,” Kloss informed the New York Times in an interview revealed Wednesday.
“And our responsibility is to preserve and to protect that legacy.”
Kloss informed the Times she is centered on creating Life’s enterprise, leaving editorial selections to the journal’s workers.
Covers of Life journal that includes actress Marilyn Monroe are displayed at the “Marilyn the Dream” exhibition of her private objects at the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Cover/Getty Images
Life’s revival will prolong beyond print, with plans for documentary movies, occasions and short-form movies alongside a web site and social media presence.
Life debuted in 1936 with a 10-cent subject that includes Margaret Bourke-White’s {photograph} of Montana’s Fort Peck Dam. Circulation reached roughly 8.5 million copies a week around 1970.
But competitors from tv and specialised magazines, alongside with rising printing and postal prices, squeezed the publication’s funds.
Time Inc. shut down the weekly in December 1972 after it racked up losses of roughly $30 million starting in 1969.
Time Inc. reintroduced Life as a month-to-month in 1978 but halted common publication in 2000, when circulation stood at roughly 1.5 million.
A free weekly newspaper complement adopted in 2004, distributed through papers with a mixed circulation of about 12 million, before that model was discontinued in April 2007.
Kloss assembled a group that contains artistic director Richard Turley, who beforehand held senior editorial positions at MTV, Bloomberg Businessweek and Interview.
Karlie Kloss walks the runway during the Stella McCartney Womenswear Spring/Summer 2027 vogue present as half of Paris Fashion Week on Sept. 30, 2026, in Paris, France. Jean-Marc Haedrich/SIPA/Shutterstock
Turley, in flip, recruited former New York Times Magazine editor Hugo Lindgren, former Times picture editor Eve Lyons and former Times pop music editor Caryn Ganz.
Kloss, who beforehand acquired and relaunched vogue journal i-D and also holds a stake in W journal, acknowledged that turning the revived Life into a worthwhile enterprise won’t occur in a single day.
“Building a successful media business takes time, and we’re focused on making measurable progress toward profitability rather than rushing to meet some arbitrary deadline,” she informed the Times.