Friday, April 24, 2009
Do You Buy Fashion Magazines?
Over the years I've had subscriptions to Women's Wear Daily, Vogue and Lucky and In Style. WWD was sort of a waste, so that wasn't renewed. The Lucky I had because Alex and I would look at it together and see what she liked and what we might buy, of course, as Cidell has pointed out the clothing got a bit too pricey. In Style, well that has so little fashion these days that it's not going to be renewed either. The Vogue I bought because at various times I enjoyed the articles and even the fashion. The last time I subscribed was a couple of years ago becasue it was a $12 special. I didn't renew. I buy the spring and fall issues of Vogue, Bazaar and Lucky. Lucky is a bit too young, but it actually shows clothing that you can see. Back to Vogue. I bought the April issue because of the cover. SHAPE ISSUE Fashion for every figure from size 0 to 20. I challenge you to find those fshions. Yes, they spotlight some women of different sizes, but clothing spreads? Not in my issue. They do have Beyonce on the cover and a fashion spread, but that's as close as they come to a non model. Yes, she's a curvy woman, but real life, I don't think so. I love fashion but there isn't a whole lot in the magazines that relates to my lifestyle. I am obviously not the target audience for the magazine or the fashions. How do you feel about fashion magazines? Do you buy them or just read them at the hairdressers?
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Maybe I shouldn't admit this, but I don't subscribe to any fashion magazines. Someone who sews as much as I do should be more interested in fashion. The closest thing to a fashion magazines in my house are the advertisements from Lane Bryant and Avenue. Of course, I want to look fashionable, but I don't really go out of my way to get information.
ReplyDeleteI do not buy fashion mags either. The only magazines I subscribe to are Sew Beautiful and Reader's Digest. I like RD for the vocabulary challenge and for the fact that it isn't just one big issue of ads. Sew Beautiful is my favorite. I get so excited when each issue comes. I ordered one issue of Burda, but it's too $$$ for me and really doesn't have stuff I sew. However, when I get all these projects finished and start sewing for me again, I may reconsider.
ReplyDeleteI don't buy them. My daughter travels a lot for her job and brings her magazines over and we share. But there isn't much inspiration for real life clothes in most of them. Who ARE their readers? No one I know.
ReplyDeleteI subscribe to Bazaar and W, and DD and I share a subscription to US Weekly (guilty pleasure). I'm going to the hairdresser's tomorrow and will read everything in sight. Must. Have. Magazines.
ReplyDeleteOnce in a blue moon I'll buy a Lucky, but I honestly prefer BWOF to see what's up in the fashion world. And I have a guilty pleasure in the Go Fug Yourself blog which at least gives me a general idea of what *not* to do- ha!
ReplyDeleteI read Lucky because I love the styles but it's just depressing how expensive their apparel is. I get lots of sewing ideas but most of them never come to fruition :) I also get Vogue and Elle but I never read those cover to cover for some reason, I just flip through some random pages every now and then. I wish there were more magazines like Lucky, for different styles and age groups. I go to the Japanese bookstore here and they have tons of magazines like that.
ReplyDeleteI occasionally pick up a copy of Lucky because it really is just about clothes, but I don't have any subscriptions. In all honesty, I get most of my inspiration for sewing from the internet...snoop shopping and such.
ReplyDeleteWell, I must admit that I don't read a whole lot in the fashion magazine area.... :)
ReplyDeleteI'm with Linday. I subscribe to US Weekly. Great for fashion actually. But, probably only for women of a certain age.
ReplyDeleteI don't subscribe to fashion mags. Occasionally I pick up Vogue. In the past, I've bought magazines, and they just pile up and don't get read. Threads and Sew News is it for me.
ReplyDeleteI only buy them when I am flying somewhere as I want something pretty and mindless.
ReplyDeleteD1 an I share Vogue. Not a single article to read but she keeps each copy and re visits each picture! I subscribe to VF and Threads, do read both. My mother sends me a subscription of The Australian Womens Weekly. I read People at the ortho and dr- love it, but would never admit it. I do browse through D2 Teen Vogue at times. That's it!
ReplyDeleteNever, ever buy them and hate looking at them at the hairdressers. You really can't see the clothes and I find the skinny young models with weird makup so off putting. I get enough info from shop window, the internet and other blogs. And I am not a slave to fashion.
ReplyDeleteOh, as an afterthought, I do subscribe to BWOF and Threads and Country Style and Delicious (last two are Aussie mags).
ReplyDeleteWell, I used to subscribe to Glamour, Allure, Vanity Fair, and Marie Claire (US) for a period of 8 years or so (I got the 2 year subscriptions for about $24 deals). I let my subscription to Glamour lapse first, then Allure, then finally Marie Claire. By then I was subscribing to and enjoying Burda WOF, Burda Plus, Ottobre Women, and (gulp) Patrones. I swear, I am using the sewing magazines much more than I was using or enjoying the fashion/advice magazines. Marie Claire kept sending me subscription offers (over a two month period) which I ignored until last month I got the one that was for 2 years for $10. I couldn't let that offer go away...
ReplyDeleteI ranted about this but I really think they are out of touch with page after page of over-priced accessories, clothes and bling, especially in this economy - I'm lost as to what they are doing.
ReplyDeleteBut I'm very empowered and my designs allow me the freedom to create just about anything I want, which I know is not the option for a lot of the public (excluding a lot of us here). So my selection for my fashion fix is probably a little warped: BWOF, Threads, internet and blogs and my imagination. I think movies and fashion on TV shows and some other places that actually show people wearing, using and living in their clothes are great sources for me.
But my specialty is bride & deb, and I don't think that's a place to experiment!
Wow...I am a throwback! *LOL* I get InStyle, Bazaar, Elle, Allure, Lucky, Essence and Vanity Fair - which I don't think of as a fashion magazine.
ReplyDeleteI rarely buy Vogue but ALWAYS buy the big fall issue!
I don't look at fashion spreads but I look at ads, for color & print choices, and things that spark my creative juices. I guess I have a different take on how to use the magazines because they all provide me with much inspiration...sometimes tooo much! Oh and the subscription business must be down because I just got 3 years of Allure for $24...I can waste that much schlepping back and forth to NYC in 2 or 3 days so much worth it to me.
I too am simply not in the target market.
ReplyDeleteI love the Cadena mag, not that those clothes have a whole lot to do with my lifestyle either...but I just LOVE their clothes. And I love the Marfy catalogue. And Bon Appetit, Fine Cooking, La Cucina Italiana, and Gourmet. And Threads. I still love Threads. I guess I'm just a geek.
I've started reading MORE, not so much for the fashion but because I really like some of their articles.
Mom I used to love looking at them with you but to be honest I haven't really missed them in Korea. Watching what the girls wear on the subway is like a fashion magazine. Also, what does a kindie/elementary school teacher need with stilettos and $1,000 purses?
ReplyDeleteYes, I buy contemporary fashion magazines...but only in local thrift and charity shops. Anywhere from a quarter to .50. That way I don't feel ripped-off. Today's magazines spend a great deal of time targeting the very young (I'm 42) or the presently en vogue starlet (young or old), which is why I prefer looking at old fashion magazines for hints and design ideas. Otherwise when women like myself are remotely thought about in present day contemporary magazines-the headings go something like "Fashion after 40" or "How to lose weight and still look good."
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame.