28th August

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Hello all, hope everything is well; today Cornwall was surprisingly sunny which was brilliant! Recently i expressed my love for fashion, now i will be expressing my love for i-D magazine. The British magazine was found by a former Vogue (another FANTASTIC magazine) art director Terry Jones in the 1980s. Personally what i love about i-D is not only does it dedicate itself to fashion it expands and dedicates itself to everything linked to fashion such as, art, music and youth culture. I find that the magazine is so popular because it has 'a bit of everything' which people have an interest in. i-D magazine has evolved over the years into a 'mature' glossy magazine but still has retained street style which is loved by its readers.

The magazine is well known for inventing The Straight up which is a documentary style of photography pioneered by Terry Jones. The Straight up is a West country expression meaning "tell it as it is" portraying the unexpected photographs of which i-D would pick people out from the street and it would follow by a Q&A. The winky smile, as soon as we see the winky smile most people instantly think of i-D. If its not winking then a streak of the models hair or a prop is their to cover one of the eyes. It creates such a unique branch of their magazine which makes their magazine so recognizable and individual.

i-D magazine covers (Models Kate Moss and Lily Cole)


Another reason for why i-D is one of my favourite magazines is because of the models which feature in them. I am an aspiring model and i find the models so edgy and unique, the women always look  so strong and almost heroic. Recently i-D released a look on their website called, "girls do not dress for the boys" conveying such a strong and almost feminist message that girls dress to their own taste, they wear what they want to wear.

Pictures from the look
Model Alena Blohm.

Model Alexandra Elizabeth.

Photgrapher Daniel Jackson has kept the setting of the shoot simple (the white background) but combined with styling of Alastair McKimm, such as the oversized jumper shown in picture two it portrays a look which hides the figure of the model but remains powerful and lives up the expectations of the look 'girls do not dress for the boys'.

Whats your favorite magazine? Comment below.
Au revoir x