I subscribe to Vogue, "W", Bazaar, and Entertainment Weekly (it covers a lot
of star fashions). For the past year Vogue has been running a section with
photos on Hollywood and vintage fashions. Vogue or Bazaar points out when
someone is wearing vintage and puts the designer's in the caption. I can't
recall which one of these magazine has a monthly article by Karl Lagerfeld,
but it is generally interesting. I enjoy the ads in these magazines, except
the perfume one with the samples. They get ripped out immediately. The
designer ads are very creative, especially Sept. issue of Vogue... my
daughter-in-law and I figured out that one ad was a mirror effect in
Photoshop or another image software. I do subscribe to Women's Wear Daily
(WWD) online. I enjoy the industry trade news. Vogue is also good about
running articles about museum exhibits, photos of the guests attending the
exhibit's opening, and articles about film costumes. Their lead article is
always in the last section of the magazine. I do have a complaint about one
photoshoot of Demi Moore that was last month's issue in one of these
magazine... she was air brushed way too much. I also study the ads for
their layout and design. I have been collecting Vogue since the 1970s, "W"
magazine since 1995, and EW since 2000. Bazaar I just started collecting
this past year.
If you run a business, a lot of magazines will offer you subscription for
$5-8 a year's subscription. I think they are getting my business name and
address from the county where my business license is registered. I
subscribe to several magazines this way or via using my airline frequent
flyer points.
Although most people do not think of fashion but I have issues of National
Geographic from the 1960s-2000. I collect them for international cultural
fashions. The magazines are also an inspiration resource for costumes,
past, present, and future. The issues of the Bayeaux Tapestry and the Tut
exhibit in the 1970s are like gold to me! For those wanting to collect this
magazine, your Library is a wonderful way to pick them up cheap. Our local
library has a Friends of the Library section, where you can purchase old
magazines for a quarter each. I have stopped getting issue of the magazine
because we have run out of space to put them.
I do subscribe to Smithsonian magazine... That's how I found out about the
King Tut exhibit and reserved my advance tickets for the 2007 exhibit in PA.
BTW, for those people wanting to go to one of the Tut exhibits, you can
reserve tickets online... all the future exhibits are over 50% booked. They
will reserve the tickets and you have to pay the day before the exhibit
opens in the location you plan to attend. The exhibit is in Jacksonville,
Florida either now or in a month or so.
I love Town and Country magazine but their subscription rate is too
expensive for me. Their fashions are so-o-o classy. I read T&C and
Architectural Digest whenever I go to my doctor's office.
A long time ago, I found a website, where you can receive free fashion
catalogs from various companies. I have been receiving the catalogs for
years. I love to look at the catalogs for the color themes for that season.
I have fun seeing what new color names have come out.
Penny E. Ladnier
Owner,
The Costume Gallery, www.costumegallery.com
Costume Classroom, www.costumeclassroom.com
Costume Research Library, www.costumelibrary.com
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