High End Magazines Research

• DARLING

Darling is a fashion/lifestyle/travel magazine aimed at empowering women. The magazine was first created as a blog in 2009 by Sarah Dubbledam, and their first print was published in 2012. The magazine's mission is to help women feel confident and beautiful, with articles from real women talking about real issues. The magazine also talks about some places where the readers may want to shop, eat and travel to without sounding pretentious, the way some high end magazines can do. The images the feature in the magazine are natural and simple, and the articles are laid out clearly yet modern. This is the type of magazine I'd imagine my garments to be featured in, whether it be in an editorial shoot, or on the 'where to buy' list. Below are some examples of the front cover of the magazine and spread layout;

Above is the magazines mission statement. Using different fonts making it look like writing, possibly alluding to different women's handwriting and therefore suggesting this is a magazine for all women.

• Oh Comely

Oh Comely is a bi-monthly magazine produced in London, created by three university friends, and has since been taken up by a publishing company. It talks about music, culture, fashion, films and beauty in the magazine and features mainly women. It gives off a natural and handmade vibe, which is something that I would like my garments featured in. If I were to make a magazine myself I would use the layout of this magazine as inspiration as it has a similar look to what I aim to produce with my collection. They also include drawings and illustrations which is quite unusual but unique for a magazine, however if I was to create a magazine I would also include illustrations. Below are some examples of covers and spreads of the magazine;

• Frankie Magazine

Frankie is a bi-monthly magazine produced in Australia and sold internationally. It covers topics such as; fashion, art, music, travel, craft, photography, design, interiors and real-life stories. I think the layout of the pages is really effective as they are clean and minimalist, with more white space than not. This is another magazine that I can envision my garments to be featured in, whether it be in an editorial shoot, or in the 'where to buy' section, I think that this would fit perfectly.