Magazine Project Research #1

The first magazine I looked at was Elle's January "Party Edition" Issue. My magazine is going to be a fashion magazine, so I looked at fashion magazines. The cover has a picture of Zoe Kravitz with a solid baby blue background. Zoe's wearing a flower-patterned dress and big, dark hoop earrings. The name of the magazine, Elle, is written in big white letters. Part of the word is obstructed because the picture of Zoe is in front of the name. The very start of the magaine is ads, as well as a bunch more ads strewn throughout the magazine. The advertisements are mostly for different clothing, makeup, and jewelry companies. The Elle "Coach of the Month" is Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck. She talks about the "male-dominated world of finance." There's a section at the very back of the magazine for continuations of articles. The articles are a mix of fashion and beauty tips and more political topics like feminism. Most of the photos in the magazine are close-ups of model's faces. There are also some full-body shots to show off their outfits.