i-D went into the dark when Vice went bankrupt — Karlie Kloss pulled it out

i-D, the magazine Terry Jones founded in London in 1980 around youth culture and street style, was owned by Vice Media when Vice filed for Chapter 11 in 2023. The bankruptcy cut i-D loose: in November 2023, model Karlie Kloss bought the title through her newly formed Bedford Media, saving it from the estate.

On February 13, 2024 the new owner paused both print and digital output for the foreseeable future, keeping only the social channels running and launching a newsletter as the direct line to readers. Alastair McKimm, editor since 2019, took expanded duties as global editor-in-chief and chief creative officer. The magazine promised to return bigger and better.

The return came in March 2025: a biannual print magazine under editor-in-chief Thom Bettridge, priced at £20 against competitors charging up to £50, selling collectability to the Gen Z readership that has rediscovered print. The first issue was 'The Unknown Issue,' with Naomi Campbell and FKA twigs inside.