Details survived 33 years — Condé Nast folded it into GQ in a single memo

Annie Flanders launched Details in 1982, and Condé Nast bought it in 1988. It ended up as the company's second men's title, edited for its final fifteen years by Dan Peres — a respected magazine that, by 2015, was fighting a shrinking men's ad market alongside GQ layoffs and a restructuring at Maxim.

On November 18, 2015, Condé Nast president and incoming CEO Bob Sauerberg told staff the title was closing with the December/January issue. The memo was portfolio arithmetic, not an obituary: the company would 'build on the success and massive overall audience of GQ' as its one men's brand and expand the GQ Style franchise, which was 'consistently popular among upscale millennials and luxury advertisers.' Sauerberg himself sounded unconvinced: 'It's been a tough few months. Consumers love the magazine. It's not fair and it's not right.'

About 60 employees were affected, and only around 20% were expected to find positions elsewhere in the company; Peres departed Condé Nast. Details.com was kept running for a few months before being folded into GQStyle.com, while GQ Style moved to quarterly print.