magazine obsessed.

fashion magazines bounce back!

Check out this piece from WOMAN.ca - seems that our old friend the magazine is bouncing back after all those naysayers said print was dead :)

I, for one, am happy to read this news as official because I felt like print wouldn't really ever die. People love looking at magazines...and not on an iPad. Magazines were really made for print I feel like. Not to say online supplements aren't great - I love logging onto Glamour's website daily to see their blogs - but nothing beats picking up a glossy with groceries.

lady gaga is top cover girl

looking back at 2010's magazines, it seems that lady gaga has come out on top as being the best-selling cover girl, whereas former big-seller taylor swift bombed.

seems that lady gaga's crazy covers - usually with her in little clothing or with machine gun jubblies - grabs people's attention, and they know they're in for a great interview when they open up the mag as well.

read more about the year's best sellers at: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/lady-gaga-2010s-top-selling-magazine-cover-girl/story-e6frf96x-1225982605485      

 

battle of the january covers!

Fabsugar has a great wrap-up of some standout January covers. Wanted to note how it's great to see Flare included in the list, representing Canada! I feel like there's been a real improvement in fashion magazines here, and there's no longer a hesitancy to say that we deserve a place on the international magazine level in terms of what we offer in content.

Check them out at:

http://www.fabsugar.com/January-2011-Covers-13107086

vogue's first best-dressed issue...

and of course, vogue darling, blake lively made the cover.

blake is a beautiful girl, no doubt about it - but best-dressed? i don't know about that. i think leighton meester tends to look more stunning on the red carpet without resorting to the usual methods of getting noticed (we all know blake has some eye-catching assets...).

however, anna's bff is on the special edition and i'll definitely be checking it out because while they're featuring jessica biel (definitely disagree with that choice), they will be featuring the wonderful carey mulligan among others (ahem, lady gaga, of course).

check out http://vogue.com for the top 10 (one of my favourites, alexa chung, made the fifth spot!)

november - the month of pretty covers.

annnnnnd BAM.  since september, magazines have gotten better and better in cover choices (why was september so mediocre? i wish i knew). anyways, here are two stupendous examples. i was waiting for some magazine to pick up on the fact that a perennial fan favourite (rachel mcadams) was coming out with a movie. inside it reviews some of her best looks and has her modeling the lady-like vuitton look that's been a favourite this season.

likewise, anne hathaway always looks stunning on magazines and is a vogue favourite. she looks radiant here and the inside photo shoot screams elegance. 

then december mags!! which just appear sparkly, without any real sparkles. man, that's what magazines should do! i want sparkles. everywhere.

 

 

 

mag covers - what not to do.

this is a simple post that hopefully will speak volumes.

 

 

i don't know...va-jay-jays? really? REALLY?!

i know it's cosmo...i know that. but this just seems ridiculous...i'm pretty sure oprah used that word. and it's potentially one of the least sexy words i've ever seen, especially on the cover of a well-known magazine.

 

ugh. va-jay-jays.

ghouls, ghosts, glossies.

alright, so a lot of october's mags will be off shelves soon but hey! october's a busy month, so we'll have to deal :)

here were some of my favourites:

\ in honour of canadian thanksgiving - chatelaine! kristen bell was a decidedly interesting cover choice, but it was the age issue so sure, she can be on it! first thing - quick little profile on stephanie savage, exec prod. of gossip girl. was really cool to get an inside look into her life (had NO idea she was cdn). "grown-up guide to birth control": as much as it weirds me out to think of people over 50 having sex (hello, my mother), interesting read! favourite part? "live and learn," including pieces by jan wong and catherine gildiner, lots of great words of wisdom!

 

 

EMMA STONE! hello one of my many girl crushes. how cute is she? and talented. hard to find nowadays. anyways, usual nylon mag fare - quirky girl fashion - actually loved the page on mixing up a plaid cowel neck shirt (66!). they also had their wonderful "it" girl list. while i kind of loathe the idea of an "it" girl (gives the impression they're only going to be temporarily "it"), it's a great list with fun ladies - check it out if you can so you can snottily say "oh i heard about her yeeeeeears before that movie, song, book, sex tape, etc...."

 

such a great issue! please pick it up if it's still in your area (her november issue is out in some places now). this list will make you aware of some incredible women and men and inspire you to help others - what true power is all about.

 

 

 

 

september - disappointments. excitements.

as most of you know, september is THE month for magazines. there was a whole documentary for god's sake on the september issue.

anyways, here goes. this year's september magazines were less than impressive.

while i could go through all of them, i don't want to :) but here are the ones that stuck out as slightly disappointing.

the famed september vogue. here with the lovely halle berry - the second black woman to grace the mag's september cover ever.

i looked through it. just didn't grab me. and the choice for halle berry, well she hasn't done anything and while she's lovely, i don't want to think vogue just put her on the cover because they had waiting super long to get a little more diverse.

 

 

 

now i loves me some glamour. i do. but this cover choice was odd. again, jennifer lopez is a cool lady, but i was expecting a more explosive cover choice. so i was disappointed cover-wise here, but content-wise, glamour delivered again. i particularly enjoyed the article by financial wise-guy zac bissonnette, and the piece on six secrets to rule the world by gossip columnist liz smith.

 

 

 

i never buy this mag. i love reading it in hair salons, other people's homes, etc. but i figured i'd try it out. how september is this cover?! i love the colours. the arrangement. and part of me wants to be the one who gets to arrange this kind of stuff. it's full of neat little tricks and i was kind of in love with the "real steals" section. the clothes weren't old-lady-ish (not saying old lady is bad, but i can't do old lady...one day i will, with aplomb). i tried one of the looks and it got a lot of compliments! oddly enough, the "make over my home office" piece was so interesting! it makes me want to re-do my home...office? whatever. re-do something.

canadaaaaaaa! here's flare scoring a good opportunity by throwing on doutzen kroes, victoria's secret angel and louis vuitton's talked-about fall/winter 2010 runway model. good issue. she's styled well for her bombshell shape. inside: sometimes flare's articles seem flippant, and not tailored to their reader...like to how their reader should be thinking, but it had some breakouts in this one. "how not to be a starter wife" featured great couples advice in a non-corny way. and i really loved the piece on bullying...sure, sounds school yard-ish but seriously, it's happening in workplaces and friendships, so it was great they shed light on it.

 

anyways, those are some of the wins and losses. i realize there are more wins, but i'm a naturally optimistic person so we're going to go with it :)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

magazine obsessed has moved!

to typepad! very exciting :) and there will be more updates in the coming days...including my disappointment with the september mags and my excitement over october's list.

 

cheers!

the time has come - sept. issues!

It's an exciting time of year - September issues! Thanks to Vogue's September Issue documentary, more people understand the importance of the back-to-school issue...usually a big one, usually packed FULL of ads and fashion for the new season.

Fashionista.com has announced an interesting line-up.

I agree with them that Jennifer Aniston for Harper's Bazaar is a snore. Their covers have been lately, to be honest.
Excited for Mary-Kate on Marie Claire - I believe they had Ashley last year?
Hilary Swank on InStyle - meh.
I like the sound of W's young Hollywood idea.
Vanity Fair scored Gaga - well done. Excited to see how this is shot.
And then there's Vogue who has confirmed Halle Berry will be its cover girl. Apparently this is only the second time a black woman has been on the Sept. issue cover. Yeah. A little backwards but the reality.

Check out the rest here: http://fashionista.com/2010/07/september-issues-revealed-whos-covering-whom/