Fashion Magazines

Scraggs

A simple question for ye guys and gals....
What do ye think is the best best fashion magazine?

PrettyInPunk

Elle

Shrimp

I'm not gonna lie to you, this is gonna get gay...

...Vanity Fair

simu

They all seem to be very similar from what I've seen... I think the best way to find out about fashion is online blogs etc, esp ones that do street fashion.

Well, if I had to pick a mainstream one, I'd go for one of the small, compact ones like Glamour, simply because I hate those massive ones! Still, half the time, you're looking at what to avoid wearing rather than what to wear!

Oobie

In Style and Elle

fuzzywiggle

Vogue

b3t4

I love the U magazine. The thing I really like about it is that it's Irish and I can purchase all the items in it (if I had all the money in the world that is). They also have a no diet policy with I completely agree with.

A.

deedee lepoopoo

Without a doubt 'In Style' - it has none of those crappy surveys such as 'How your choice of fireplace determines your lovestyle/marriage potential/if you'll loose weight etc.'.

Shrimp

Are there any like proper fashion mags for guys..?

PrettyInPunk

Gq?

fabcat

Don't know about proper fashion mags for guys, I know FHM do a section of clothes! For the girlies has to be VOGUE or Grazia if you want a bit of gossip thrown in.

PrettyInPunk

Grazia is SHIIIIIIIIIIIITE!

Oobie

FHM have a mens fashion magazine that comes out a couple of times during the year. I think it might be called FHM Collections.

Shrimp

thanks ladies..

rainglow

If you really are looking for a pure fashion magazine, Italian Vogue is the best but all the Vogues are great. Numero and i-D are really good too. All of these have amazing editorials, photographers, models etc. A lot of people find them a bit too high fashion though, which is fair enough. I don't really buy the more high-street magazines because they're not my cup of tea, but I love Allure. Best beauty magazine on the market.

Oh and for men, L'uomo Vogue and Vogue Homme International are supposed to be great.

simu

Yeah, Italian magazines in general are way better for fashion imo. They really do that opulence thing well!

Larianne

i-D has some amazing fashion shoots in them. Slightly more alternative,arty. They don't sell it in every store. Think Eason's the only place I've seen it.

I'd say inStyle is great. Not as many ads as Vogue or Elle and doesn't feel as snooty. Its more about the clothes and make-up and not who was at some Polo match/art gallery opening. I find I wouldn't read all the articles in Elle/Vogue as they wouldn't interest me. Although they both have some amazing photo shoots.

Shrimp

to be honest, i'd be getting the mags mainly to looks at the portraiture/fashion photography.. then pinking up on some fashion stuff along the way..

Hermione*

InStyle, Glamour, Cosmopolitan

PrettyInPunk

Cosmopolitan is NOT a fashion magazine.its more sex in it that a Playboy.

Hermione*

PrettyInPunk wrote:

Cosmopolitan is NOT a fashion magazine.its more sex in it that a Playboy.

It may not be a entirely devoted to fashion, but I find I get a lot of shopping/ style ideas from it. I really like the fact that they mix more expensive pieces (anything over €150 for an item) with pieces from tesco, primark, h+m, new look. I love reading my sister's Vogue, but the only item I've ever bought that's appeared in Vogue were the flat shoes I scored in Topshop's sale last summer for €10. If I want to just look at pretty stuff I can never buy, I may as well spend my time browsing net-a-porter.com as spend €6 on a magazine which has more pictures than words. Just my imo.

Léan

Glamour is the way to go.

rainglow

Hermione* wrote:

I find I get a lot of shopping/ style ideas from it.

I think this sums it up perfectly - magazines like Glamour, Cosmopolitan, and even InStlye aren't fashion magazines, they're style magazines. They take trends from the catwalks, interpret them for the masses, and show people where they can buy the clothes at affordable prices.

Fashion in magazines like Vogue is treated as an art form; from the clothes themselves to the photo shoots, and this would be how I would define fashion - as an art. Why else do museums host exhibitions on Vivienne Westwood, Comme des Garcons etc, but not Primark?

Don't get me wrong - I love and wear Penneys clothes!!

simu

Yes - Glamour et al are really just product showcases for the most part!

(n.t.t.n.a.w.w.t.)*






* not that there's necesarily anything wrong with that

Oobie

I think Glamour has gone rubbish lately. There's too many stories like "I lost my husband in 9/11 and now I've married his best friend" blah blah blah. And it seems like there's Glamour awards almost every month.

Rb

Vogue.

Oh and there's a Mens Vogue out for those who are wondering.

panda100

b3t4 wrote:

I love the U magazine. The thing I really like about it is that it's Irish and I can purchase all the items in it (if I had all the money in the world that is). They also have a no diet policy with I completely agree with.

A.

U is awful!I think its great there is an Irish mag but its copys blatantly from English and American mags. They feature the same really exotic dark clothes that suit meditatarean types and talk about sex in a really cosmo way!Hello...we live in Ireland and dont have deep tans and discuss our sex life with our friends a la sex and the city

shmess

Did anyone ever read Elle Girl? i love fashion and i thought it was great for my age group... but i havnt seen it in months, cant find it anywher!

Pythia

I like Instyle and Glamour, but also like Look as it has much cheaper items that I can actually afford!

simu

I've given up on magazines now. Fashion blogs ftw!

meowCat

PrettyInPunk wrote:

Cosmopolitan is NOT a fashion magazine.its more sex in it that a Playboy.

Totally agree

But what kind of magazin are you looking for OP? Just pure fashion magazines?

The likes of U, cosmo, glamour, etc are "allrounders". A bit of everything.
Personally, I like the U mag. It's cheap. Although it "steals" a lot from other more expensive mags. But I don't mind. It's the same content for less money and they make the effort to present stuff that you can just go out and buy in Ireland.