Week Four - Monday September 15th

THE CRITIC - Commentators on the world of fashion

Critics evaluate and present the current fashion looks and trends. 

Places of work: Magazines, TV shows, Internet Fashion Sites, Forecasting Firms

Magazines - The Devil Wears Prada

 

What is the significance of The Critic?

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Editorial: Refers to the content of the magazine - photo spreads and articles

• The front cover
• The Masthead
• Letters to the editor
• Horoscopes
• Photo layouts
• Articles

Advertising: Refers to the non-editorial content. It is bought by companies to sell their products.

• The back cover
• The two page spread that begin inside the front cover
• Comprises about half of the pages in a given Magazine

Two Major Publishing Firms

Conde Naste - Vogue, Teen Vogue, Allure, W, Glamour, Lucky, G.Q.
Hearst - Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire

Jobs in a Magazine:

Editorial Jobs:

• Editor in Chief
• Deputy Editor
• Fashion Director
• Fashion Editor
• Sittings Editor
• Market Editor
• Beauty Director
• Beauty Editor

Assistants

• Beauty Assistant
• Editorial Assistant
• Assistant Editor
• Art Department Assistant
• Production Assistant
• Fact Checker
• Copy Editor
• Research Assistant
• Assistants to Editors - managing, features, lifestyle, fashion, market

INTERNS!

QUIZLET - magazine vocabulary

Fashion Television

Fashion TV, Bravo, Fashion segments on shows

 Internet Fashion Journalism

Style.com

Women's Wear Online

Article about Anna Sui

Article about Norma Kamali

Fashion Forecasting