Breaking into the Industrie

Industrie is a new fashion magazine coming out in may that promises to be the first "culture of fashion" magazine. Well, I think you'll find that pretty much all magazines would argue they feature the culture of fashion so they Industrie may wish to rethink that slogan. Really, I believe it is more about what the title implies, the fashion industry. It will feature articles about several stylists and their creative processes, designers and, as if the cover didn't give it away, it will feature different editors. Frankly there's a good chance I would buy it for the Anna Wintour cover alone; she looks bad ass. Print media has been falling by the wayside in these economic times when so much is accessible for free online, it is a risky venture to begin a new magazine now. I think that Industrie has a real chance of being successful provided the writing stays away from being stodgy and text bookish as well as too artful. There are some fashion/ art magazines that I can really only enjoy the pictures from because so much of the writing is long winded and dull. People love getting a glimpse behind the curtain into the fashion world and this could be that opportunity. I'm looking forward to the article on Wintour as she is one fascinating lady. Also, a one week internship with her is worth $23,000 so that's something to consider, though I do wonder what sort of person has that much kind of money.



P.S. Maybe it's Lohan looking for work. I bet Anna would love that.

♥ BE BOP A LULA ♥

The official description for LULA Girl of My Dreams Magazine is as follows: "Lula is created for people of the world who love fashion, music, art, & make believe. Lula is gentle, whimsical and ethereal in tone, mixing high fashion to fall in love with and interviews that feel like late night chats with people you wish you knew. Editor: Leith Clark. With international stylists, photographers, musicians, artists, illustrators, LULA is a beautiful magazine that is not only a forum for beautiful work and fresh ideas, but that reads like an honest, funny, and inspirational friend." What this fails to mention is that it is my absolute all time favorite, life affirming magazine. It only comes out twice a year and for the last 2 weeks or so I have been on pins and needles waiting for the spring 2010 issue to arrive from England (where it's published) and thankfully, for everyone, it came in last evening. Before Lula, I was utterly unaware that there was such a thing as style based magazines; let alone one that featured the kind of art, people, and fashion that I am surrounded by in my dream world. Lula is everything that I aspire to be. This is it's 10th issue and it's fifth anniversary. To celebrate, Leith Clark and staff created 7 different covers inspired by 7 different strawberry shortcake characters portrayed by 7 different models styled by 7 different design houses favored by Lula*. The issue I have features Charlotte di Calypso dressed by Moschino portraying Lemon Meringue (the ditsy model from New York City. Yea!). Can't decide which to get? Never fear, the entire photo series is in the issue. Lula has become a collectors item because of it's beauty, quality, and limited printing. This is not just my own feeling, go to eBay and see how much back issues go for. Also, I can attest to this because I have spent the last year collecting all the back issues and can proudly say I have all ten issues in really good condition (and yes it was totally worth it). Lula is magical for so many reasons and I could write for hours on end extolling its virtues. I will name a few but I dont want to give everything away and ruin all the magic. Each issue features a different bracelet or necklace on the spine, Lula sometimes features interesting guest editors who curate different issues, and it never feels pretentious. So enjoy the photos and please let me know if you would be interested in profiles or pictures of any or all of the back issues.

*The other six covers are Kim Noorda as Strawberry Shortcake dressed by Charles Anastase, Chanel Iman as Orange Blossom by Kenzo, Liu Wen as Plum Puddin' by Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti, Gierdre Dukauskaite as Lime Chiffon by Erdem, Addison Gill as Blueberry Muffin by Cacharel, and Kate Somers as Raspberry Tart by Sonia Rykiel.

p.s. The second cover photo is Raspberry Tart (pic from quietrebel).