Got some glossies in Soho, nerded on them, posted about them

The Gentlewoman
It's almost feministic in the way they profile successful women of all ages in various fields and it doesn't feel forced. They take apart one look from a collection and write a paragraph about each piece, getting so into detail they commented on the graphic shadow a Prada lapel cast on its shirtdress. And again it didn't feel forced. They have these little detail articles about apples, plants, perfume application, visible panty lines, and make-up looks with context paragraphs from the artists so there's some idea of how to do it. It sounds like it could be Martha Stewart's version of a fashion magazine, but it manages to actually feel fresh. I just find the detail and effortlessness of it inspiring. Also, they don't use a lot of photoshop and it's beautiful. There's a wonderful place for fantasy, but it doesn't have to be all the time.

She looks like a real person, yay.

Industrie
It's blunt and straightforward, just interviews with the people that create fashion. Not celebrities that pretend they know what they're talking about. When I was younger I remember wanting to read about the behind the scenes people, and then Industrie came pranced into my life. Dirk Standen (style.com), Jefferson Hack (Dazed and Confused), FRANCA SOZZANI (VOGUE ITALIA), Guido (Hair), Luigi Murenu (Hair), Lucia Pieroni (makeup), Michele Lamy (Rick Owens' wife) are all in it and it makes me happy, because they should be in fashion magazines more than some dumb actress.

Garage

They push the medium of fashion like I've never seen before. I saw one editorial where they recreated pieces with food. And at first I wondered why they had to do that, it's cool, but pointless. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Then I realized that it pushed and expanded my understanding of the texture of the pieces. The artichokes used to mimic the texture of the McQueen dress made me understand the stringy, thin nature of it. Just like it took me time to appreciate the food dresses, it took me time to appreciate the magazine's place. Garage doesn't bother itself with definition, they're not just art or fashion or whatever else, they blend it all together on purpose. At first this makes me uncomfortable because I want to know what the purpose is, and then I'm like, "Shut up self, that's the thinking of people like Dolores Umbridge. Who cares where it belongs? It's awesome."

 

Do you see it? The resemblance?! The exploration of texture?!?