Wow! Fashion magazines really suffer when the economy is in the crapper. We had our mail on hold while we were out and about for the holidays (which were lovely, by the way) so we had a big stack of fresh magazines when we finally got the mail today.
I love fashion magazines. Not because I actually buy that stuff or because I am so fancy, but because I like any story that features people who are great at what they do. Paris Hilton may not be able to string a sentence together, but man she wears those labels with panache! Fashion magazines show the most chic people that have a real talent for dressing. I snatch those magazines up and devour them when they come each month.
Enter recession-era magazines.... This month's issue of Lucky (my second favorite behind InStyle) came today and I couldn't help but notice that it's about half the size of the usual issues. Upon further review, about 90% of the articles are about how to make an entire outfit for less than $20 or how to make fifteen different outfits out of the black skirt and red sweater you already own. This is certainly practical advice, but I don't subscribe for practical advice. I know how to wear my tired black skirt and pilled red sweater. I subscribe for the flashy photos of things I can't afford and would be embarrassed to buy even if I could afford them.
So note to fashion magazine editors, wherever you may be. We know that times are tight. We don't need to be reminded of that in our everyday light reading. Bring back the excess!
And a little shout-out to the cooking magazines, my true first love. I feel exactly the opposite about you guys. Keep those meals-for-under-a-buck articles coming! I actually use your magazines for something.
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