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10 Magazine The flip-through: Like talking fashion with a quippy, insidery British friend.
From: London
Format: Medium-size glossy
Cover sta... more
10 Magazine The flip-through: Like talking fashion with a quippy, insidery British friend.
From: London
Format: Medium-size glossy
Cover stars: Karlie Kloss, David Beckham (on 10 Men )
Who it’s for: Model trackers
Defining fashion moment: Stylist George Cortina, photographed shirtless, shiny, and terrifyingly ripped.
Non-fashion content: Do interviews with James Franco or Yoko Ono count?
Price/Frequency: $16.99, Biannual
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A Magazine The flip-through: For cultists who want to see the personal inspirations behind each designer’s looks.
From: Antwerp
Format: Varie... more
A Magazine The flip-through: For cultists who want to see the personal inspirations behind each designer’s looks.
From: Antwerp
Format: Varies with each issue
Cover stars: Lily Cole, a grizzly bear, the letter A
Who it’s for: People who have Kardashian-levels of obsession with fashion designers
Defining fashion moment: Every issue, since they’re curated by the likes of Yohji Yamamoto, Haider Ackermann, and Martine Sitbon
Non-fashion content: An interview with artist John Baldessari by Rodarte
Price/Frequency: $17.99, Biannual
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Acne Paper The flip-through: Maybe a branded publication really can be independent and offbeat.
From: Stockholm
Format: Large format, printed... more
Acne Paper The flip-through: Maybe a branded publication really can be independent and offbeat.
From: Stockholm
Format: Large format, printed on raw matte paper stock
Recent cover star: A Greco-Roman bust
Who it’s for: Anyone who can turn a cardigan, a white T-shirt, and skinny jeans into a statement of minimalist chic.
Defining fashion moment: Paolo Roversi styling actress Tilda Swinton to look like eccentric, snake-wearing Italian heiress Marchesa Luisa Casati
Non-fashion content: Interview with M.I.T. linguist Noam Chomsky
Price/Frequency: $17.99, Biannual
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AnOther The flip-through: Your definition of cool may change as you age, but you still want to be cool.
From: London
Format: Heavyweight glos... more
AnOther The flip-through: Your definition of cool may change as you age, but you still want to be cool.
From: London
Format: Heavyweight glossy
Recent cover stars: Katie Holmes, Natalie Portman, Marion Cotillard, Jessica Chastain
Who it’s for: The publishers of Dazed and Confused — they started AnOther when they grew out of their original title
Defining fashion moment: Pairing big-time photographers such as Inez and Vinoodh with big time designers such as M/M Paris
Non-fashion content: None
Price/Frequency: $15, Biannual
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Bad Day The flip-through: Earnest nonchalance is the new black, duo-tone printing is the new four-color.
From: Toronto
Format: Small and slim, ... more
Bad Day The flip-through: Earnest nonchalance is the new black, duo-tone printing is the new four-color.
From: Toronto
Format: Small and slim, duo-tone printing on raw matte paper stock
Cover stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, James Franco, Sofia Coppola
Who it’s for: Lo-fi fashion and culture hounds who enjoy raising a sardonic eyebrow over their mug of kombucha
Defining fashion moment: Designer Calla Haynes talks about wearing jeans and a hoodie while fitting €50,000 ball gowns
Non-fashion content: An interview with art-metal guitar superhero Mick Barr
Price/Frequency: $14, Biannual
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Bullett The flip-through: Bullet is a "transmedia" company, which apparently means it doesn't need ads to survive.
From: New York Ci... more
Bullett The flip-through: Bullet is a "transmedia" company, which apparently means it doesn't need ads to survive.
From: New York City
Format: Heavyweight pop glossy
Cover stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Blake Lively, Alexander Skarsgard
Who it’s for: People who hung out in the meatpacking district “before it was cool”; every young star actor and musician, who all seem to contribute.
Defining fashion moment: Elizabeth Olsen photographed by Jeff Bark for the Fall 2012 issue.
Non-fashion content: A profile of Ed Sanders — owner of the world’s largest collection of Charles Manson memorabilia
Price/Frequency: $12.99, Quarterly
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Code The flip-through: Understated, casual mens’ style magazine that connects clothes to culture
From: Amsterdam
Format: Midsize, semi-matte wi... more
Code The flip-through: Understated, casual mens’ style magazine that connects clothes to culture
From: Amsterdam
Format: Midsize, semi-matte with clean European design
Cover stars: Nick Wooster, a guy in a plastic stormtrooper mask
Who it’s for: Men who aren’t afraid to rock a pocket square
Defining fashion moment: Shifted from co-ed to strictly men’s in 2011
Non-fashion content: Photo essays: urban fishermen in New York, Japanese denim craftsmen in Okayama, gay porn actors in Berlin
Price/Frequency: $12.95, Biannual
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Contributor The flip-through: More playful design than most fashion publications, with an attempt to be both glam and artful
From: Stockholm and... more
Contributor The flip-through: More playful design than most fashion publications, with an attempt to be both glam and artful
From: Stockholm and New York
Format: Heavyweight, glossy, but still semi-artsy
Cover stars: Lou Doillon, Michael Pitt, Noomi Rapace, a terrifying clown
Who it’s for: People who planned on buying Purple or Another but decided they prefer Scandinavians to the French or British
Defining fashion moment: Tough girl model Eliza Cummings on the cover
Non-fashion content: Fiction stories by the likes of screenwriter Hallie Elizabeth Newton
Price/Frequency: $11.99, Biannual
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Dansk The flip-through: Scandanavians prove once again that when you're really beautiful, you really don't need the rest of the world.
From: C... more
Dansk The flip-through: Scandanavians prove once again that when you're really beautiful, you really don't need the rest of the world.
From: Copenhagen
Format: Heavyweight full color, printed on matte paper
Recent cover star: Freja Beha Erichsen
Who it’s for: The name says it all: “Dansk” is Danish for Danish.
Defining fashion moment: Twelve Danish designers creating looks for Dansk 's ten-year anniversary
Non-fashion content: None
Price/Frequency: $10, Biannual
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Dapper Dan The flip-through: Shifts comfortably from gushing about a Martin Margiela belt to reporting that Maalox effectively protects skin from... more
Dapper Dan The flip-through: Shifts comfortably from gushing about a Martin Margiela belt to reporting that Maalox effectively protects skin from tear gas burns.
From: Athens
Format: Ruggedly semigloss with black and white printing
Cover stars: Mustaches
Who it’s for: Male style obsessives who’ve got Walt Whitman on their book shelves and Rick Owens in their closets
Defining fashion moment: Helmut Lang interview that took two years to set up
Non-fashion content: Profile of “international street collage gangster” Michael Anderson
Price/Frequency: $10.99, Biannual
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Dazed and Confused The flip-through: Twenty-odd years old and still keeping it youthful
Title: Dazed and Confused
Format: Medium-size glossy ... more
Dazed and Confused The flip-through: Twenty-odd years old and still keeping it youthful
Title: Dazed and Confused
Format: Medium-size glossy
Cover stars: Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Stewart, Beyoncé, Bjork
From: London
Who it’s for: Williamsburg residents who wish they lived in London and London residents pining for Williamsburg
Defining fashion moment: Publisher Jefferson Hack impregnating Kate Moss
Non-fashion content: A cover photo of Azalea Banks blowing up a condom, which got the magazine banned in seven countries (and counting)
Price/Frequency: $9.99, Monthly
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Dossier The flip-through: It’s not who you know, it’s who knows you.
Format: Full-color glossy
Cover stars: Lily Donaldson, Andrej Pejic, Freja... more
Dossier The flip-through: It’s not who you know, it’s who knows you.
Format: Full-color glossy
Cover stars: Lily Donaldson, Andrej Pejic, Freja Beha Erichsen
From: Brooklyn
Who it’s for: Arty New York fashion insiders who lean left, eat local, idolize Cindy Sherman, and like to read about themselves
Defining fashion moment: Childhood photos of stylists, publicists, and fashion journos
Non-fashion content: Long interview with Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards
Price/Frequency: $15, Biannual
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DuJour The flip-through: People who can afford $37,000 bicycles like indie mags too.
Format: Full-color glossy
Cover stars: Christy Turlington ... more
DuJour The flip-through: People who can afford $37,000 bicycles like indie mags too.
Format: Full-color glossy
Cover stars: Christy Turlington
From: New York
Who it’s for: People who make upward of $1 million or have a net worth of $5 million. No, we're not joking, that's part of the requirement for receiving it.
Defining fashion moment: Getting Christy Turlington photographed by Bruce Webber for their first issue.
Non-fashion content: A profile with artist Wendy Vanderbilt Lehman. Yes, of those Vanderbilts and those Lehmans.
Price/Frequency: $7, Quarterly
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Fantastic Man The flip-through: If more men were this erudite and nicely dressed, the world would be a fantastic place.
From: Amsterdam
Format: ... more
Fantastic Man The flip-through: If more men were this erudite and nicely dressed, the world would be a fantastic place.
From: Amsterdam
Format: Medium-size with a textured coated-paper cover
Cover stars: David Beckham, Tom Ford, Ewan McGregor, Stefano Pilati
Who it’s for: Fans of proper grammar and classic men’s style
Defining fashion moment: Profile of forgotten late-eighties American menswear designer Bill Richardson
Non-fashion content: An article about Perry Chen, founder of Kickstarter
Price/Frequency: $14.99, Biannual
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French The flip-through: The Riviera and the Sunset Strip, together at last.
From: Paris
Format: Heavyweight glossy
Cover stars: Cindy Crawfor... more
French The flip-through: The Riviera and the Sunset Strip, together at last.
From: Paris
Format: Heavyweight glossy
Cover stars: Cindy Crawford, Coco Rocha, Karolina Kurkova, Erin Wasson
Who it’s for: Women with tiny dogs and large sunglasses
Defining fashion moment: Adriana Lima on the cover of issue one
Non-fashion content: A portfolio from Francophile photographer William Klein
Price/Frequency: $14.99, Biannual
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Garage The flip-through: Humongous money can make a magazine feel like a very, very high-end zine.
From: London
Format: Heavyweight, with ... more
Garage The flip-through: Humongous money can make a magazine feel like a very, very high-end zine.
From: London
Format: Heavyweight, with multiple paper stocks and inserts
Cover stars: Artwork by Richard Prince, Nick Knight, Dinos Chapman
Who it’s for: People who know that money can’t buy taste, but good taste backed by tons of money can definitely buy art and fashion world access
Defining fashion moment: A Hedi Slimane–shot cover showed the lower half of a nude model, with a strategically placed Damien Hirst sticker
Non-fashion content: Interviews with sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss; free artist-designed condoms
Price/Frequency: $22.99, Biannual
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The Gentlewoman The flip-through: Buy it for the fantastic, trendsetting still-life photography, if nothing else.
From: London
Format: Medium-s... more
The Gentlewoman The flip-through: Buy it for the fantastic, trendsetting still-life photography, if nothing else.
From: London
Format: Medium-size with a textured, coated-paper cover
Cover stars: Christy Turlington, Adele, Olivia Williams
Who it’s for: Successful, secure women who aspire to elegance over trendiness
Defining fashion moment: Using Céline's Phoebe Philo as a model
Non-fashion content: Cozy at-home chat with Sinead O’Connor
Price/Frequency: $14.99, Biannual
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Grey The flip-through: So dreamy, so hazy, so much soft focus — wait, is that Leelee Sobieski?
From: New York
Format: Heavyweight hard cover
C... more
Grey The flip-through: So dreamy, so hazy, so much soft focus — wait, is that Leelee Sobieski?
From: New York
Format: Heavyweight hard cover
Cover stars: Hannelore Knuts, Missy Rayder
Who it’s for: Hardcover fetishists who need a quick fix to tide them over until the next issue of Self Service
Defining fashion moment: Shoots by Ellen von Unwerth and Yelena Yemchuk
Non-fashion content: A photo shoot of satellite dishes in the desert
Price/Frequency: $40, Biannual
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The Hunger The flip-through: Never underestimate how far ego can take you in the fashion world.
From: London
Format: Heavyweight glossy
Cover ... more
The Hunger The flip-through: Never underestimate how far ego can take you in the fashion world.
From: London
Format: Heavyweight glossy
Cover stars: Monica Bellucci, Rhys Ifans
Who it’s for: Fans of British fashion photographer Rankin — he’s the publisher
Defining fashion moment: A twelve-page shoot of Scottish designer Pam Hogg’s club-kids-meets-Victorian-S&M-fantasy designs
Non-fashion content: An interview with seventies teen-angst photographer Joseph Szabo
Price/ Frequency: $24.99, Biannual
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I <3 Fake The flip-through: Everything feels new when you're young.
From: Amsterdam
Format: Heavyweight, with multiple paper stocks
Cover s... more
I <3 Fake The flip-through: Everything feels new when you're young.
From: Amsterdam
Format: Heavyweight, with multiple paper stocks
Cover stars: A diamond grill to make Ryan Lochte weep with jealousy
Who it’s for: FIT students, Central Saint Martins students, and artsy college drop-outs.
Defining fashion moment: A photo essay of beat-up male models
Non-fashion content: An interview with Ed Templeton, ex-pro skateboarder turned photographer and artist
Price/ Frequency: $16, Biannual
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I Like My Style The flip-through: What happens when people in street-style snaps art-direct their own shoots.
From: Berlin
Format: Book-size gl... more
I Like My Style The flip-through: What happens when people in street-style snaps art-direct their own shoots.
From: Berlin
Format: Book-size glossy
Cover stars: ilikemystyle.net community members
Who it’s for: Everyone! (Provided you can handle crazy layouts and jumbled fonts)
Defining fashion moment: “The first user generated fashion magazine.”
Non-fashion content: None — life is a fashion show!
Price/ Frequency: $17.50, Quarterly
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I Love You The flip-through: A lot of sincere talk about “revolution” (from a magazine created by a Berlin creative agency).
From: Berlin
Forma... more
I Love You The flip-through: A lot of sincere talk about “revolution” (from a magazine created by a Berlin creative agency).
From: Berlin
Format: Medium-size glossy
Cover stars: Tyra Banks, Paz de la Huerta, Leelee Sobieski
Who it’s for: Fashion fans who care about layouts and type treatment as much as photos
Defining fashion moment: Tyra Banks doing her best Janelle Monáe impersonation
Non-fashion content: A mildly traumatizing photo essay on dentistry
Price/Frequency: $17.50, Biannual
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i-D The flip-through: After 30 years and every cover model in the business, the "wink" gimmick on the cover is somehow still fresh.
Fr... more
i-D The flip-through: After 30 years and every cover model in the business, the "wink" gimmick on the cover is somehow still fresh.
From: London
Format: Medium-size glossy
Cover stars: Agyness Deyn, Devon Aoki, Kate Moss, Shalom Harlow, Naomi Campbell, Mariah Carey
Who it’s for: Loyal readers who don’t mind their fashion slightly aged and a bit dry, like a crisp white wine
Defining fashion moment: Every single cover from the eighties by former Vogue art director Terry Jones
Non-fashion content: An issue dedicated to the growing influence of China in the fashion world
Price/ Frequency: $17.95, Bimonthly
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Indie The flip-through: Twenty years later, many fresh-faced European kids are rediscovering grunge.
From: Vienna
Format: Medium-size glos... more
Indie The flip-through: Twenty years later, many fresh-faced European kids are rediscovering grunge.
From: Vienna
Format: Medium-size glossy
Cover stars: Irina Lazareanu, a guy biting a skull, the tagline “Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam”
Who it’s for: Eurocentrists comfortable writing in English as a second language and putting Caucasian models in kabuki makeup in a “Japan” issue
Defining fashion moment: Local photographer Sam Hessamian’s shoot of good-looking boys in bands
Non-fashion content: Interview with Lucien “Lulu” Gainsbourg, son of Serge
Price/ Frequency: $12.99, Quarterly
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Industrie The flip-through: Like a too-intense ex — half playful whimsy, half terrifying obsession.
From: London
Format: Slightly oversize glos... more
Industrie The flip-through: Like a too-intense ex — half playful whimsy, half terrifying obsession.
From: London
Format: Slightly oversize glossy.
Who it's for: Everyone from the CEOs of luxury conglomerates to obsessed teenagers working at their first store merchandising internship
Defining fashion moment: Marc Jacobs wearing his own womenswear line, from the private wardrobe of stylist Katie Grand
Non-fashion content: None
Price/ Frequency: $18, Biannual
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Love The flip-through: Big names — both in front and behind the lens — unite to create aggressively risqué editorials.
From: London
Form... more
Love The flip-through: Big names — both in front and behind the lens — unite to create aggressively risqué editorials.
From: London
Format: Heavyweight glossy
Cover stars: Lara Stone, Gisele Bündchen, Adriana Lima, Agyness Deyn, Linda Evangelista
Who it’s for: People who want to see Lara Stone naked, people who want to see Daria Werbowy naked, people who want to see Marc Jacobs in makeup …
Defining fashion moment: The Gossip singer Beth Ditto posing nude on the inaugural cover, Kate Moss kissing transsexual model Lea T on a later cover
Non-fashion content: Lots of art features, but always fashionably presented
Price/Frequency: $17.99, Biannual
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Lula The flip-through: Leaves you baffled this magazine is from the U.K., not California.
From: London
Format : Medium-size glossy
Cover stars:... more
Lula The flip-through: Leaves you baffled this magazine is from the U.K., not California.
From: London
Format : Medium-size glossy
Cover stars: Kirsten Dunst
Who it’s for: Modish girls who see themselves as a spunky combination of Patti Boyd and Holly Golightly (the sanitized Hollywood version)
Defining fashion moment: An interview with Iris Apfel by Tavi Gevinson
Non-fashion content: Singer Scout Niblett interviews singer Daniel Johnston
Price/Frequency: $19.99, Biannual
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Oyster The flip-through: Most fashion mags sound vaguely pedophilic when they talk about "youth" — Oyster actually feels youthful.
F... more
Oyster The flip-through: Most fashion mags sound vaguely pedophilic when they talk about "youth" — Oyster actually feels youthful.
From: Sydney
Format: Oversize glossy
Cover stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charlotte Kemp-Muhl, Lindsey Wixson, Rinko Kikuchi
Who it’s for: Vice.com readers who wish the print version would chic itself up a bit
Defining fashion moment: Shalom Harlow flashing a passerby during a cover shoot with Cass Bird.
Non-fashion content: Tyler, the Creator photographed in L.A. by director Nabil
Price/Frequency: $11.95, Bi-monthly
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Ponystep The flip-through: Makes you wonder if the Ab Fab ladies have plans now that the Olympic opening ceremony is done.
From: London
Forma... more
Ponystep The flip-through: Makes you wonder if the Ab Fab ladies have plans now that the Olympic opening ceremony is done.
From: London
Format: Oversize glossy
Cover stars: Jerry Hall, Dame Edna, Elvira, Kylie Minogue, Joan Collins, Daphne Guinness
Who it’s for: Madonna fans
Defining fashion moment: Donatella Versace, cover model
Non-fashion content: A portfolio of photographs from the late seventies showing a commune of Parisian transsexuals
Price/Frequency: $20, Biannual
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Pop The flip-through: Pop will eat itself (and then be turned into an artistic smear across the pages of Pop ).
From: London
Format: Heavyweig... more
Pop The flip-through: Pop will eat itself (and then be turned into an artistic smear across the pages of Pop ).
From: London
Format: Heavyweight glossy with matte paper inserts
Cover stars: Drew Barrymore, Sienna Miller, Christina Ricci, Elton John
Who it’s for: Stylists who prefer to think of themselves as artists
Defining fashion moment: Japanese artist Takashi Murakami creating a J-Pop cover starring a young Britney Spears
Non-fashion content: An interview with video and performance artist Laurel Nakadate
Price/Frequency: $14.99-$19.99, Biannual
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Prestage The flip-through: Like a socially responsible northern European nation in magazine format, this book is cool, low-key and non-extra... more
Prestage The flip-through: Like a socially responsible northern European nation in magazine format, this book is cool, low-key and non-extravagant
From: Amsterdam
Format: Medium-size glossy
Cover stars: Top Dutch models
Who it’s for: Dutch models looking for something to read on long-haul flights—from fashion shoots named for mannequins to a four-page interview with a booker at an Amsterdam modeling agency, this book’s for you, girls
Defining fashion moment: “Julia,” a 12-page shoot of a Dutch teenage Kate Moss lookalike Non-fashion content: Interview with artist Bart Hess, who covers stuff—including Lady Gaga—with slime
Price/Frequency: €9.95, Biannual
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Purple Fashion The flip-through: Purple publisher Olivier Zahm has become France’s version of Terry Richardson.
From: France
Format: Med... more
Purple Fashion The flip-through: Purple publisher Olivier Zahm has become France’s version of Terry Richardson.
From: France
Format: Medium-size, glossy and thick as a brick
Cover stars: Carinne Roitfeld, Lindsay Lohan, Vivienne Westwood, Lindsey Wixson, Laetitia Casta
Who it’s for: Fans of free love, sunglasses at night, tight jeans, and leather jackets
Defining fashion moment: The fall/winter 2009 issue featured Karl Lagerfeld photographing his muse Baptiste Giabiconi
Non-fashion content: Interview with sex blogger Karley Sciortino
Price/Frequency: $35, Biannual
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Richardson The flip-through: Porn and fashion make happy bedfellows.
From: New York
Format: Large glossy
Cover stars: Belladonna, Sasha Grey, ... more
Richardson The flip-through: Porn and fashion make happy bedfellows.
From: New York
Format: Large glossy
Cover stars: Belladonna, Sasha Grey, Jenna Jameson
Who it’s for: Porn enthusiasts who want to get to know the performers better
Defining fashion moment: Steven Klein’s thoroughly intimidating cover shoot of alt porn star Stoya
Non-fashion content: Portfolio by legendary Japanese photographer Daido Moriyama
Price/ Frequency: $35, Semiannual
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Rika The flip-through: Will familiarize you with the aesthetic of Swedish stylist turned designer turned Rika editor Ulrika Lundgren.
From: Amst... more
Rika The flip-through: Will familiarize you with the aesthetic of Swedish stylist turned designer turned Rika editor Ulrika Lundgren.
From: Amsterdam
Format: Full color printing on stapled lightweight paper
Cover stars: Jamie Bochert, Irina Lazarenu
Who it’s for: Collage fetishists, quirky-hat collectors, pink-lampshade enthusiasts
Defining fashion moment: A shoot inspired by French artist/Picasso muse Dora Maar
Non-fashion content: Q&A with Paris-based actress Pauline Jacquard, whose answer to the question “What is surrealism to you?” is “Eggs.”
Price/Frequency: $15.95, Biannual
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Russh The flip-through: When you’re relaxing on Bondi Beach, you’re going to want to flip through something that’s not too demanding.
From: Wool... more
Russh The flip-through: When you’re relaxing on Bondi Beach, you’re going to want to flip through something that’s not too demanding.
From: Woollahra
Format: Slim glossy
Cover stars: Alessandra Ambrosio, Jessica Stam, Eniko Mihalik
Who it’s for: People who snob on Nylon magazine … but who secretly like Nylon magazine
Defining fashion moment: Putting Woollahra, Australia (a suburb of Sidney), on the fashion map
Non-fashion content: Music profiles (such as Brooklyn duo Chairlift) and articles about how amazing California is (or was in the sixties and seventies)
Price/Frequency: $9.95, Bimonthly
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S The flip-through: Somebody read a lot of Henry Miller and George Bataille in college, then realized "art" was a good way to get model... more
S The flip-through: Somebody read a lot of Henry Miller and George Bataille in college, then realized "art" was a good way to get models fully nude.
From: Copenhagen and New York
Format: Medium-size glossy
Cover stars: Paz de la Huerta, Jena Malone, Juliette Lewis
Who it’s for: Really tough guys who read art and fashion magazines
Defining fashion moment: Getting banned in Germany for publishing 45-year-old nude photos taken by the publisher’s father
Non-fashion content: Almost every shoot blurs the line between fashion, art, and porn
Price/Frequency: $??, Biannual
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Self Service The flip-through: Simplicity and elegance really is the way to go.
From: Paris
Format: Hardcover
Cover stars: Carmen Kass, Lara S... more
Self Service The flip-through: Simplicity and elegance really is the way to go.
From: Paris
Format: Hardcover
Cover stars: Carmen Kass, Lara Stone, Stella Tennant, Chloë Sevigny, Daphne Groeneveld, Hannelore Knuts
Who it’s for: Fashion world cognoscenti with steel-reinforced bookcases
Defining fashion moment: The Polaroid portfolios that act as a ‘who’s who’ of the fashion world — oh, and the covers by Juergen Teller and Alasdair McLellan
Non-fashion content: None
Price/Frequency: $25, Biannual
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Soma The flip-through: If you haven’t read an interview with Michael Pitt or James Franco yet, chances are you will find one here.
From: San Fra... more
Soma The flip-through: If you haven’t read an interview with Michael Pitt or James Franco yet, chances are you will find one here.
From: San Francisco
Format: Slim glossy
Cover stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Jamie King, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Michelle Monaghan
Who it’s for: Ad agency art directors with a well-curated selection of bathroom products
Defining fashion moment: “Love to Pose,” in which the Tokyo-based winners of an online competition pose as their favorite icons
Non-fashion content: Cover model holding a handwritten sign saying “Be Gone Taliban”
Price/Frequency: $14.99, Bimonthly
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SSAW The flip-through: Who needs models if everyone in Finland is this attractive?
From: Helsinki
Format: Medium-size full color with stark Eur... more
SSAW The flip-through: Who needs models if everyone in Finland is this attractive?
From: Helsinki
Format: Medium-size full color with stark European design
Cover stars: Suvi Koponen, a girl in a knit skull mask
Who it’s for: Anyone who dreams of blasting Jean Sibelius symphonies in their Alvar Aalto country house
Defining fashion moment: A sixteen-page interview with Finnish stylist Tiina Laakonen
Non-fashion content: An essay linking Nabokov and fashion
Price/Frequency: $24.95, Biannual
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Stiletto The flip-through: You may have to pick up an issue of The Economist for a corrective dose of reality.
From: Paris
Format: Oversiz... more
Stiletto The flip-through: You may have to pick up an issue of The Economist for a corrective dose of reality.
From: Paris
Format: Oversize lightweight full color with themed inserts
Cover stars: Ce N’est Pas Grave
Who it’s for: Ladies who lunch and who wish the Hamptons Jitney stopped at Boulevard Saint-Germain
Defining fashion moment: “Fighting Point,” a Julia Noni–shot story about two airbrushed beauties who catfight their way around a well-appointed hôtel de ville.
Non-fashion content: An interview with the Swiss artist Urs Fischer
Price/Frequency: €10, ??
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Tank The flip-through: After so much fashion pretending to be art, it’s intriguing to see some art masquerading as fashion.
From: London
Format... more
Tank The flip-through: After so much fashion pretending to be art, it’s intriguing to see some art masquerading as fashion.
From: London
Format: Medium-size glossy
Cover stars: Claudia Schiffer, Juliette Lewis
Who it’s for: People who would prefer to read fashion theory instead of ogling next season’s looks
Defining fashion moment: Publishing Natalia Vodianova's first cover fourteen years ago
Non-fashion content: An article on Google Street View artist Jon Rafman
Price/Frequency: $9, Quarterly
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The Last Magazine The flip-through: Why put a magazine on your coffee table when you can put it on the conference table?
From: New York
Format: ... more
The Last Magazine The flip-through: Why put a magazine on your coffee table when you can put it on the conference table?
From: New York
Format: Massively oversize full color newsprint
Cover stars: Freja Beha Erichsen, Lily Donaldson, Joan Smalls
Who it’s for: Anyone with spare time in between fashion shows and some extra room in their free tote
Defining fashion moment: Daria Werbowy on the first issue’s cover
Non-fashion content: Portraits of Occupy Wall Street protesters
Price/Frequency: $10, Biannual
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Under the Influence The flip-through: Liberal views and expensive shoes are not incompatible.
From: London
Format: Heavyweight full-color matte... more
Under the Influence The flip-through: Liberal views and expensive shoes are not incompatible.
From: London
Format: Heavyweight full-color matte paper
Cover star: A surprisingly variable logo font
Who it’s for: Fashionable ideologues with a subscription to The Guardian
Defining fashion moment: A feature by model/photographer/designer Ana Kras
Non-fashion content: Essays on Athens and the Arab Spring
Price/Frequency: $15.95, Biannual
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V The flip-through: " The Establishment" among indie fashion titles.
From: New York
Format: Oversize glossy
Who it’s f... more
V The flip-through: " The Establishment" among indie fashion titles.
From: New York
Format: Oversize glossy
Who it’s for: "Major" fashion stylists and the interns who adore them.
Recent covers: Lady Gaga (repeatedly), Nicole Kidman, Penélope Cruz, Gwyneth Paltrow, Beyoncé
Defining fashion moment: Giselle Bundchen in (ahem) backless shorts, shot by Mario Testino.
Non-fashion content: A photo essay by Drew Barrymore — it’s pretty good!
Price/Frequency: $6.50, Semi-seasonal
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Velour The flip-through: Still feels like it has on training wheels while working out its direction.
From: London
Format: Medium-size glossy
C... more
Velour The flip-through: Still feels like it has on training wheels while working out its direction.
From: London
Format: Medium-size glossy
Cover stars: Michael Pitt, David Gandy
Who it’s for: Readers interested in buying an indie fashion magazine and who need a Cliff's Notes version to help them get started
Defining fashion moment: A fashion shoot starring model/artist Christina Kruse
Non-fashion content: A portfolio of fashion photographer Marc Baptiste’s reportage images of his native Haiti
Price/Frequency: $15.99, Semi-seasonal
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Vinyl Riot The flip-through: Started as a pet project by the 14-year-old editor-in-chief and has grown in that same DIY way.
From: Athens, Greec... more
Vinyl Riot The flip-through: Started as a pet project by the 14-year-old editor-in-chief and has grown in that same DIY way.
From: Athens, Greece, but moving to London this September
Format: Smallish glossy
Cover stars: No way, celeb worship is for lames
Who it’s for: Indie fashion kids who’ve always dreamed of making their own Urban Outfitters catalogue
Defining fashion moment: Travel diaries from Dallas Clayton, Curtis Kulig, Jack Greer, and Ana Kras
Price/Frequency: $9, Biannual
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WAD The flip-through: Nearly twenty years after La Haine , French kids still love “urban” street culture.
From: Paris
Format: Medium-size, full-... more
WAD The flip-through: Nearly twenty years after La Haine , French kids still love “urban” street culture.
From: Paris
Format: Medium-size, full-color matte with gloss cover
Cover stars: Art photos that seem equally inspired by MC Escher and Hipgnosis
Who it’s for: WAD is an acronym for We Are Different, a reference to the multiethnic international streetwear fraternity
Defining fashion moment: A profile of the cult Australian designers P.A.M., in which co-founder Misha Hollenbach describes himself as an “astral alien”
Non-fashion content: Piece on graffiti artist/entrepreneur Craig Costello, a.k.a. the Dripfather
Price/Frequency: $18, Biannual
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Wonderland The flip-through: Caters to a youthful London combination of fashion snobs, street-style fetishists, and trendy art nerds.
From: Lond... more
Wonderland The flip-through: Caters to a youthful London combination of fashion snobs, street-style fetishists, and trendy art nerds.
From: London
Format: Medium-size glossy
Cover stars: Dakota Fanning, Chloë Moretz, Nicki Minaj
Who it’s for: Twentysomethings who’ve outgrown Dazed but aren’t ready for Another
Defining fashion moment: Collection previews for Prada, Chloé, and McQ
Non-fashion content: An interview with Beth Ditto in which it’s revealed that she dry-humped the photographer
Price/Frequency: £5, Bimonthly
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Worn The flip-through: If Etsy were a fashion magazine, it would look like Worn (which might explain Worn ’s popularity on Etsy).
From: Toronto
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Worn The flip-through: If Etsy were a fashion magazine, it would look like Worn (which might explain Worn ’s popularity on Etsy).
From: Toronto
Format: Slim glossy
Cover stars: Illustrations
Who it’s for: Readers who keep wondering when McSweeney ’s is going to publish a fashion supplement
Defining fashion moment: Detailed history of the tutu by former National Ballet of Canada resident designer Caroline O’Brien
Non-fashion content: Do crafts count as fashion?
Price/Frequency: $17, Biannual
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Zoo The flip-through: You could have this in your bag at faculty cocktail party and not feel embarrassed.
From: Amsterdam
Format: Medium-size g... more
Zoo The flip-through: You could have this in your bag at faculty cocktail party and not feel embarrassed.
From: Amsterdam
Format: Medium-size glossy
Cover stars: Lana del Rey, Eva Herzagova, Angela Lindvall, Dree Hemingway
Who it’s for: Euro-centric art lovers with a fetish for subtly menacing fashion shoots
Defining fashion moment: Multiple covers allowed for dueling shoots by Bryan Adams and Laetitia Negre
Non-fashion content: Video of tough guy actor Danny Trejo cooking pasta sauce on the website
Price/Frequency: $15, Quarterly