Tag: magazines
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READ | Ìrìn Journal- The Lagos Issue
Lagos. It is push and pull, full of life, hair raising and frustrating, demanding and stands to attention for no one. Loud laughs from people just getting the hell on against all odds. It is moments of quiet amid hours of chaos. It is frenetic and you have to run almost a thousand miles to…
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Beyond The September Issues- Representation Matters
I feel as if I have spent a lot of time talking about fashion publications and their new found love of Blackness. It is something to watch unfold and it makes one a little uncomfortable knowing the short attention span of the fashion industry and how quickly things turn into fads and trends before they…
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Pirelli Calendar 2018 | Norms & Narratives
Over the years, there is one tale that has enchanted much of the fashion industry, that of Alice’s adventures in Wonderland – it is a story that ignites the imagination from its first illustrations in 1865 much has been made of this story, but more than that are the cast of characters and peculiarties. However,…
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VOGUE & The Problem With Fashion
There is something to be said in making a graceful exit and it comes from knowing when its time to leave the party. Lucinda Chambers was fired from VOGUE UK where she served for thirty-six years, twenty-five of those as its Fashion Director, amongst other positions she held. She didn’t see it coming and the…
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September Issues- Lots of Issues
The time has come for us to gather in judgement of the September Issue covers. Content? Nah. Who has the time to trawl through 600 pages of ads? I haven’t really read a magazine cover to cover since the inaugural Porter with Gisele Bundchen. I still haven’t made it through that Gaga September Issue cover… no word…
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The September Issue
The September Issue of any magazine is the crowning glory of its year, the defining issue, it draws in the big advertisers, big brands and inspires reader fanfare. It is important, in some ways political, topical, and the cause of many a fuss. The September Issue separates the players from the settlers; it is fashion’s new year, the new…
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Free Gift With Purchase
I used to be a regular subscriber to various magazines until sometime last year when I cleared the decks and went on a cancellation spree because I noticed that I hardly ever read what dropped through my door flap. The content was often too generic and borderline boring, rehashing of old stories, uninspiring trend forecast,…
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Kim, Kanye and Vogue.
There I was minding my own business this afternoon when my friend Tyler, posted a tweet with a link, “well I’ll be damned Kim and Kanye got a Vogue cover and its good!” Curious, I clicked on the link and there it was in all its glory; Kim and her fiancé, Kanye West on the…
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Stylist Magazine
Stylist is one of my favourite magazine, not because its free but because despite being free it manages to give such rich and exceptional content, most times. It covers a variety of topics, is a feminist champion, encourages reading, has some badass women writing for them, gives you handbags, sass and brains and everyone’s favourite…