Magazines / You, Jul-Aug 2008

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I discovered about this magazine in Rey Ilagan's recently resurrected blog, Daily Nagali. Thanks to his entry about this mag, I checked it out on my next trip to the newsstands. I've had it for sometime now..just didn't the time (or energy—school load!) to post.



The cover is ok; it was shot but Charles Lu. Check out those lips..Georgina much?



The ed inside. Proenza Schouler or SATC? hehe Nice styling. At least they reinvented/restyled the girl.



Color! Couleur! Kulay!



And there you have it.

I liked the style and design...and layout of the magazine..of course the content too. I'm glad the article they did about the kahfiyah (SP?) or the so-ubiquitous scarf is not exactly written to promote the thing. I used to love it (and actually used one once) but, oh well—it's on everybody's necks today. Even in 30-something-degree-places. Do they even know which international collection it was inspired from? hehe Also..to tell the truth..I was on the verge of writing fan mail/reader mail, a beautiful and well written one at that, just so I could win the Nooka watch! (see picture above, left page, lower right corner, the blue one, yes) haha I know I know. Plus! Lourd de Veyra writes there! It makes up for his absence in this month's T3 (review post coming...).

But did you notice its resemblance to another magazine, Nylon? And/or Catalog mag? Look at Status Mag (which I'm quite have difficulties getting my hard copy—help!)..Status, Nylon and Catalog are on the same, shall we say wavelength of look/feel/design but they have their own unique feel. This is their first issue so, we'll see.

I also hoped they had something for the boys. It didn't exactly say it is a girl's mag, no? In fact, writen on the cover: Fashion + Music: Express Yourself. It had a few bits here and there..but a little more would be really nice.

Still, congratulations for coming up with this magazine. It's something cool for the young ones (and the once young as they say. haha) Although I have to say it's not exactly something that made me go to mag heaven..maybe it's not just my exact genre. But at P85, I'm not sad. Or complaining.
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Cover Photographed by Charles Lu
Scanned by Edrick