125 Magazine

125 is a London based, internationally available showcase for new work and ideas by photographers, illustrators and artists around the world. Originally marketed as a 'gallery-space-in-print' and something of a vanity project, 125 has gradually become a highly collectible example of what the industry calls luxury publishing with a loyal following around the world.

125 Magazine’s founding partners and the core editorial team are photographers Perry Curties & Jason Joyce, and art directors Rob Crane & Martin Yates who took the decision to start 125 early in 2003 after the realization that no genuinely unbiased platform for new work by both established and emerging talent existed. The first issue (themed Fashion) was released exclusively in the UK and received critical industry acclaim and a nomination in the Magazine Design Awards but was not a commercial success. In the following years the magazine has undergone a number of design and content changes and is now a 300 page, 2 kg 'gallery' of new work and ideas by photographers, stylists and illustrators around the world.

125's most unique feature is its print-sales service which makes all the photography in the magazine available as limited edition art prints through its website. Inclusion in the service is not compulsory but all contributors are offered the chance to participate, with income divided equally between photographer and 125. According to the 125 website they have sold in excess of 8000 prints online and through exhibitions with various companies and galleries including Paul Smith (fashion designer) and St. Lukes advertising agency.

Each issue has a theme and contains the work of 20-25 contributors as well as interviews with leading creative talents such as Nick Knight, Glen Luchford,Sean Ellis, Don McCullin Rankin (photographer), Magnum Photos and many others .The magazine has always sought to provide an unbiased opportunity for creative talent operating a submission process unlike traditional magazines - simply announcing a theme and deadline, with content for the magazine chosen from a postbag by the founding partners.

This process has not been without its flaws with problems arising out of the sheer number of fashion photographers and stylists submitting to each issue and unofficially "calling in" product from fashion houses and PR companies with no guarantee of publication. In more recent issues it appears that the contribution format of the magazine has changed with more and more high profile names commissioned to shoot, Rankin, Richard Kern, Perou, Christopher Griffith, Alice Hawkins, Mick Rock, Shinichi Maruyama, Ernst Fischer, Tim Simmons and more.

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GQ (originally Gentlemen's Quarterly) is a monthly men's magazine focusing upon fashion, style, and culture for men, through articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, technology, and books.

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Vogue UK rules the world of fashion, beauty, trends and lifestyle like no other magazine. Vogue UK is no doubt the best of all Vogues. Hundreds of beautiful and gorgeous photographs and features showcase the latest designs and trends, sexy and stylish dresses, sophisticated and elegant knits and embroidery from worlds top designers and catwalks. Accessories, jewelry, beauty, health, art, entertainment, lifestyle and travel are also covered extensively. Special issues are released covering important fashion events around the Globe.

The British edition of Vogue is a fashion magazine that has been published since 1916.

When British Vogue was launched, it was the first overseas edition of an existing magazine. Under the magazine's first editor, Elspeth Champcommunal, the magazine was essentially the same as the American edition, but for its anglicised spellings. Under its second editor, Dorothy Todd, the magazine shifted its focus from fashion to literature and lost much of its audience. It was under Alison Settle, the magazine's third editor, that the magazine took off. British Vogue's current editor-in-chief is Alexandra Shulman. British Vogue is more commercial in approach than other editions of Vogue.

British Vogue is the most profitable British magazine as well as the most profitable Vogue besides the US edition. In 2007, it ran 2,020 pages of advertising at an average of £16,000 a page.

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Lucire is a fashion magazine that originally began on the web in 1997, branching into a monthly print edition in its home country of New Zealand in 2004. It is the first fashion partner with the UNEP, an arrangement that began in 2003.

At its launch, it was the second online fashion title in New Zealand (after Wellington Polytechnic's Fashionbrat), and the first commercial fashion magazine on the web there. It claims to be the first fashion title to extend its brand from the internet into print, and the first website to launch print editions in more than one country. An unusual claim is that Lucire is the first national consumer publication in New Zealand to use exclusively typefaces designed and produced domestically.

Simone Knol edits the web edition, Laura Ming-Wong the "master" print edition in New Zealand. Summer Rayne Oakes was made the US Editor in 2007. Previous positions were staffed by Stevie Wilson, who served as US Editor-at-Large, Catherine Rigod, who filled the role of West Coast Editor and Richard Spiegel, who worked as a New York based photojournalist, among others. Lucire was founded by Jack Yan, who continues to serve as Publisher.

When conceived, the name was not intended to have a meaning; it was only later that the team discovered it was a quaint Romanian term meaning ‘to glitter’ and there is a similar word in Spanish meaning ‘to show off’.

In the early 2000s, Lucire covered new talent alongside more established names. It was one of the first publications to profile Zac Posen, New Zealand shoe designer Kathryn Wilson, MTV New Zealand presenter and former beauty queen Amber Peebles, and numerous others. In 2003, it was the second-ever New Zealand website to be nominated for a Webby Award.

It launched a Romanian edition (helmed by Mirella and Valentin Lapusca) in May 2005, claiming to be the first New Zealand fashion magazine to enter the continent, and the first webzine in the world to launch two print editions. The magazine is subscribed to throughout the world, including Australia, the United States, and various European nations.

Print edition cover girls have included Brittny Gastineau, Vanessa Carlton, Stacie Jones Upchurch, Nicky Hilton, Theodora Richards and Monica Gabor. New York photographers Barry Hollywood, Gray Scott and Jon Moe have contributed the greatest number of covers.

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