The September Issue

I saw the September Issue at the movies over the weekend. For those of you who have not seen it, what are you doing? It is totally awesome. Get down to your nearest cinema or order it on Amazon straight away!

I came out of the September Issue totally stunned by the incredibleness of Grace Coddington (Vogue’s Creative Director) and her ability to dream up these amazing landscapes for fashion photo shoots. Looking at fashion pictures in most magazines there seems to be little emphasis placed on the atmosphere the photo evokes. Typically a model stands in some setting and has her photo taken and the clothes look amazing and the model looks gorgeous but that seems to be the extent of the photograph. Grace Coddington dreams up these amazing settings and this becomes as influential to the shoot as the clothes and the models. It is quite remarkable. Some of us might be lucky to have one fashion shoot idea as remarkable as Grace Coddington’s, yet each issue she musters up numerous striking photo shoots which are always fresh, unique and totally imaginative.

In the September Issue I fell in love with Grace Coddington’s 1920’s shoot. It was so beautiful. The real purpose of this entry is just for me to post pictures from this shoot. I really cannot get enough of them.

Photos - http://www.style.com/

A Nightmare Before Christmas

In anticipation of his retrospective at New York's Museum of Modern Art, these Tim Burton inspired photos were featured in Harper’s Bazaar October issue (just in time for Halloween!)

These photos are absolutely gorgeous and really quite Magical. I love the Gothic and stylish feel to Tim Burton's films. He is truly and amazing filmmaker and artist. Wish I was in New York...

Tavi Love

Most of my Saturday was spent indoors reading Pop magazine (I am such a party animal). I wanted to pick up the latest issue because it featured Brodie Dalle, Ed Ruscha, Damien Hirst (who is the guest editor) and most importantly I wanted to read about this month’s cover star - the infamous Tavi Williams.

Things were getting a bit strange when I started idolising Mary Kate Olsen. I thought – Jeez Emma, she is so much younger then you. Aren’t you supposed to idolise people around your age or a bit older? Not too sure what explanation I can offer for idolising a 13 year old blogger. But the truth is that Tavi deserves all the credit she can get. She is a 13 year old girl who has one of the most important and renowned fashion blogs in the world. She possesses such talent and skill. I have been a fan of her blog Style Rookie for a while now and her posts are always intelligent and unique and most importantly, she is an insanely creative individual. She is definitely someone worth admiring and has a very bright future ahead of her.

Craftacular

Five years ago when I took up my first job in magazine publishing it was because I adored magazines. The way they smell, look, feel and most importantly the influence they have over their readers. Magazines are incredibly powerful tools – they can make or break musicians, actors, models and politicians, they educate us, tell us what to wear, how to look and think and even how to act. That is a mighty accomplishment for pieces of paper with pretty images.

Although I have all the free magazines I could ever desire at my finger tips, I still peruse the newsstands for new and unusual magazines which grab my attention. I have been known to buy Spanish and French magazines because they were the most impeccable and divine items I had ever laid my eyes on. My favourite magazines are Lula, Elle, Love, Nylon, Dazed & Confused and Bust. I now look forward to flying on planes so I have an excuse to stock up on magazines and read them for several uninterrupted hours.

At the moment I am really digging Bust magazine. It is so different from other women’s magazines out there and I really respect what they put together each month. When I heard that Bust was hosting their annual Craft fair in London, I was excitedly waiting for Saturday morning to approach.

I arrived in Bethnal Green at midday (official start time) and the queue to get inside Craftacular was winding half way down the road. When I finally got through the doors (45 minutes later) I was greeted by tables of delightful nic nics and glamorous girls wearing their best brooches, floral dresses and immaculate hair styles (what is their secret?)

Craftacular was everything I could have hoped for. There were great tunes playing all day, a retro tea shop with 50’s waitresses serving tea and cupcakes and most importantly the crafts were amazing. I could have gone away with so many items (namely the pink ceramic pink bunny necklace, the floral ring and the gold skull necklace) but I limited myself to one piece – a gold necklace with a sailing ship pendant. I am already jotting down next year’s event in the calendar!