10 fashion magazines to take on vacation
From the new issue of A Magazine Curated By to 'The Chanel Issue' by Chaos SixtyNine
G-Club
August 15th, 2020
August 15th, 2020
Summer is ending, but for many it has not yet begun. After months glued to your desk, forced into the city even on the hottest days, it's finally time to lie down on the sand and be overwhelmed by the rays of sun. And if for somebody it is still impossible to face a summer on the beach without the Puzzle Week, for all the fashion enthusiasts there is no better time to browse all those sector magazines whose covers they have admired on Instagram. Beyond the more traditional ones however, there is a world of fashion magazines that are coveted by all lovers of the fashion industry: real works of art that offer a broad and fascinating look on the world of fashion, yes, but also on that of contemporary art and culture.
After recommending the 10 books written by women authors to read under the umbrella, nss G-Club has selected the 10 most beautiful fashion magazines to take on holiday this summer. But be careful not to scratch them with the grains of sand or, even worse, to wet them with sea water: they are collector's numbers, certainly not just any magazines.
Chaos SixtyNine
Issue No5 - The Chanel Issue
Chaos SixtyNine (@chaossixtynine) is the semi-annual of CHAOS, the luxury brand based in London born from the partnership between some young fashion enthusiasts and the designers Charlotte Stockdale and Katie Lyall. Always attentive to phenomena related to pop culture (one above all: the Disney Issue), Issue No5 (a clear tribute to the famous Chanel perfume) is dedicated to the world of Chanel and its extraordinary magnetism. Through 13 covers depicting icons of contemporary culture such as Margaret Qualley, Adut Akech, Lila Moss, Kendall Jenner, Imaan Hammam and Bella Hadid, the new issue of the magazine delves into the vast archive of high fashion, history and images that have made the French maison one of the most important symbols of luxury in the world.
Published by Chaos Magazine
Price: € 46
Purple Fashion Magazine
Purple 33 - The Brain Issue
When it comes to fashion magazines, Purple Fashion Magazine (@purplefashionmagazine) is one of the most avant-garde reference points, as well as a guarantee to rediscover the creativity and ideas of some of the biggest names in the fashion industry. For the SS20, the magazine focused on a very particular fil rouge: the brain. Trying to understand how the human brain works, up to the investigation into the power of A.I., the nature of the artistic brain and the voice of children, the new issue of Purple boasts 13 covers with contributions from renowned artists, directors and photographers international, including Chloë Sevigny, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Brad Phillips, Paul Mccarthy and Gus van Sant. A bonus? The Purple News insert by Juergen Teller.
Published by Purple Institute
Price: € 30
A Magazine Curated By
Issue 21- Lucie and Luke Meier
Few other fashion magazines boast the same reputation as A Magazine Curated By (@amagazinecuratedby), the fashion magazine that explores the universe of a designer in each issue and leaves them carte blanche. The goal is simple: to give space to the creativity of an international designer, group or fashion house, then to invite them to develop personalized contents and to use its pages to express their aesthetic and cultural values. After hosting names of the caliber of Pierpaolo Piccioli and Margiela, number 21 was curated by Lucie and Luke Meier, the creative co-directors of Jil Sander, who through photography, painting and illustration, interviews, music, poetry have also brought magazine an invitation to reflection and dialogue on a theme that has always been dear to all their work: the contrast between human nature and the greatest, immense, magnificent Mother Nature.
Published by A MAGAZINE
Price: € 22
Pop Magazine
Issue 42 - SS20
POP Magazine (@thepopmag) is an English fashion magazine dedicated to fans and professionals in the sector. Founded in 2000 by the director Katie Grand and the creators of The Face, the magazine blends the different arts giving space to numerous high-profile contributors: famous artists and photographers, alongside rebellious fashion and art designers. Just look at the covers of Issue 42 - SS20, which among the various faces and artists host Zoë Kravitz photographed by Charlotte Wales and model Jamie Helms immortalized by Juergen Teller.
Published by Emap
Price: € 22 (219 SEK)
System
Issue 15
Among the unmissable issues of the SS20, it is impossible not to mention Issue 15 of System (@systemmagazine), the six-monthly magazine that explores the dialogues at the base of the global fashion industry, and does it with style. Exploring and commenting on the ever-changing landscape of fashion, the magazine offers long, exclusive conversations with the most relevant, powerful and thoughtful people in fashion, accompanied by editorials curated by the industry's most sought-after artists. A goal that has never been so achieved as in Issue 15, produced entirely during the health emergency and the lockdown. The result? 35 "smart" covers photographed, once again, by Juergen Teller.
Published by Tartan Publishing ltd.
Price: € 34 (349 SEK)
Cactus Magazine
Issue 10
Cactus (@cactusdigital) is a simply brilliant magazine. Its editorials have become famous among fashion industry professionals for the bold spirit with which they focus on fashion, photography and the visual arts, in a stimulating and always provocative way. Founded in 2015 as a fashion magazine, in collaboration with the Cactus Digital studio, the magazine today represents one of the most engaging experiences in image culture. Issue 10, in particular, boasts several covers by photographer Dario Salamone (@dario.salamone) and the contribution of some of the most influential personalities and journalists in the fashion world, including musician Kelis and Armando Gallo.
Published by Cactus Digital
Price: 15 €
Marfamily
Issue 6 - SS20
Marfa Journal (@marfajournal) changes face and becomes Marfamily. The magazine inspired by the city of Marfa, Texas, famous for hosting the (fake) Prada store in the middle of the Chihuahuan desert, has returned to publish with a new name, a new design and a change at the top of the artistic direction. The new issue of Marfamily is full of illustrious names: Willem Dafoe, Sian Clifford, Mati Diop, Arizona Muse and many other delightful characters, collected among the over 50 pages dedicated to the works of Belgian artists Jos de Gruyter and Harald Thys, but also of many other international artists. More than a magazine, it could be defined as an immersion in a profound state of cultural summers. On the other hand, as they write from the Editor: "We may not be able to touch you physically, but we can caress you through the pages..."
Published by MARFOFFICE, Antenne Books
Price: € 26 (£ 23)
ODDA Magazine
Issue 18 - 'What Goes Around Comes Around'
Biennial magazine based in New York, founded in 2012 by the current Creative Director and Editor in Chief David Martin, ODDA Magazine (@oddamagazine) is an unparalleled beacon in the world of art, fashion and more generally contemporary culture. Its goal has always been to give voice to creatives, artists, philanthropists, gallery owners, actors and actresses, models and people who participate and nurture culture. Among the characters of the 7 covers, Issue 18, What Goes Around Comes Around hosts Eva Herzigova, Snoop Dogg and Cordell Broadus, Eliot Sumner, Adesuwa Aighewi, Wellington Grant, Akon Changkou and Roan B Stone, while inside there is no shortage of contributions by Anna Dello Russo, Christian Lacroix, Kerby Jean-Raymond, Nicolas Party, Richard Quinn, Tyler Udall, Tinashe and others.
Published by ODDA Magazine
Price: € 17 (£ 15)
King Kong Magazine
Issue 9 - The 'Fame' Issue
King Kong (@kingkongmagazine) is an independent six-monthly magazine dedicated to showing the work of innovative artists, designers, models, musicians and image creators from all corners of the world. For Issue 9, dubbed The 'Fame' Issue, the focus was on some characters who make - or have made - celebrity and celebrity system history. This is why the first cover could only be hers: Paris Hilton. Among the other faces protagonists of the covers: Dain Yoon, Licett Morillo, Nico Tortorella and even Maisie Williams, the already unforgettable Arya Stark of Game of Thrones.
Published by KING KONG PUBLICATION, MEDIA UG
Price: € 17
Hunter Fashion Magazine
Issue 36 - Summer of Love
From the ashes of The/End, the only magazine to already have a prophecy of its future in its title, comes Hunter Magazine (@hunterfashionmagazine), a new semi-annual gem made in Italy, but English-speaking. Issue 36, Summer of Love, consists of 208 pages full of articles, reviews and especially editorials edited by some important contemporary artists and photographers. So bold as to give him the cover, the new issue dedicates many pages to the erotic, romantic, sensual (and sometimes almost pornographic) drawings of the Japanese artist Ben Kimura, who died in 2003, one of the most important of the international queer scene of the seventies.
Published by Hunter Fashion Magazine
Price: € 14,72