Examples of women fashion magazines

Marie Claire front cover and contents page

Cosmopolitan front cover and contents page 

Vogue front cover and contents page

Fashion Magazine Contents

Fashion Magazine Websites

There are a number of fashion magazines that now have an online version of the magazine, so you can be updated 24/7 on fashion and fashion news.

From research I have found some of the top fashion magazines:
Sources: www.topyaps.com and www.businessoffashion.com

• Vogue

• NY Times Times Style Magazine

• Elle

• Look

• Cosmopolitan

• GQ

• Fashion 

• Harpers Bazaar

• InStyle

• Teen Vogue

• Fashionista

Women's magazine ABCs

Women’s magazine ABCs for the six-month or twelve-month period to the end of December 2017:

Publication	Circulation total	Year-on-year % change	UK/ROI % Actively Purchased	Free Copies	Months in audit period
Stylist	400,359	-1%		400,359	6
Cosmopolitan	351,338	-14%	84%	55,674	6
Prima	238,753	-8%	92%	19,433	6
Vogue	190,032	-3%	81%	2,087	6
Elle (UK)	168,850	0%	50%	24,082	6
Red	166,128	-10%	80%	29,442	6
Marie Claire	157,412	2%	64%	52,885	6
Women’s Health	132,728	2%	74%	33,481	6
Grazia	102,859	-16%	87%	12,107	6
HELLO! Fashion Monthly	80,899	9%	100%		6
Vanity Fair	72,038	-5%	57%	11,317	6
Look	57,110	-37%	100%	7	6
Health & Fitness	9,359	-23%	100%	16	12

Glamour has a total circulation of more than 275,000.

Cosmopolitan is an international fashion magazine, first published in 1886, with articles on relationships, sex, health, careers, self-improvement, celebrities, fashion, and beauty and it has 64 international editions.

Stylist is distributed free every Wednesday, Stylist is a women’s magazine that first appeared in 2009 as a complement to ShortList.

Glamour was launched in the UK in April 2001. Sixteen years later, in October 2017, it was announced that publication of the monthly edition is to end at the end of 2017. 

Statistics

Women's lifestyle and fashion magazines ranked by print retail sales volume in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 (in copies sold)

Women's lifestyle and fashion magazines ranked by total combined circulation in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 (in copies sold)

The most popular fashion magazine in the UK is cosmopolitan as it has the highest total combined circulation and highest retail sales volume.
Vogue is the worlds leading women's fashion magazine.

Research - ELLE Notes and Media Kit 2015

ELLE

Translated in French means 'she' because the women is aimed at young women.

Publisher is Hachette Flipacchi Media U.S. Inc., which also publishes Elle Decor, Cycle World, Car and Driver, Road & Track and Woman's Day. They are one of the largest magazine publishers and it publishes 47 magazines in France.

The magazine costs £3.80 and there are 12 issues a year.

Halfway through 2010, ELLE UK had 195,625 issues in circulation and in November 2010 it launched its own website because of he growth of the magazine.

Their target audience is young women ages 16-30 who are interested in the latest fashion and beauty trends, they include fashion and beauty brands advertisements 

 

Front Cover Analysis Notes

 


Most fashion magazines will contain an image, generally close-up, mid-shot or extreme close up and in the centre of the cover, of a well-known women or fashion icon. For example, on magazine front covers, such as ELLE and Vogue, there will be women like Cheryl Cole, Cara Delevingne, Nicki Minaj, Rita Ora, Kim Kardashian, Gigi Hadid and Kylie Jenner, this is because they are well-known women/models who represent fashion and often known for their fashion. There will also be the title in big, bold text at the top of the over then subheadings to the left and right and at the bottom of the cover. On most front covers there will be a barcode in the bottom right corner and were will also be a price somewhere on the page. Mot of the subheadings will mention something to do with fashion and there will often be the name of the model on the front page, somewhere on the cover.