Pierre Claude Michel de Brunhoff (6 February 1892 – 14 May 1958), known professionally as Michel de Brunhoff was a French journalist, notably serving as the editor-in-chief of Le Jardin des Modes and Vogue Paris.
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Early life
Pierre Claude Michel de Brunhoff was born on 6 February 1892 in Paris, France, to Maurice de Brunhoff and Marguerite Meyer-Warnod. He is the brother of the French writer and illustrator, Jean de Brunhoff.
Career
Brunhoff's first notable appointment was as editorial secretary of La Gazette du Bon Ton, working at the publication from its launch in 1912. He would continue to work closely with the Gazette du Bon Ton founder Lucien Vogel throughout the rest of his career. Brunhoff became editor-in-chief of Le Jardin des Modes in 1922.
In 1925, Condé Nast put Brunhoff in charge of managing British Vogue. In 1929, Brunhoff was appointed editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris.
Following the death of his brother Jean de Brunhoff, Brunhoff arranged for the final two Babar novels to be coloured and published (in 1938 and 1940 respectively).