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180 magazine is an internet publication with no budget and no plans at the moment for either print publication or advertising (unless a whiz-bang sales rep would like to step forward and volunteer). It is a reflection of the combined vision of the contributors and editors.

While 180 magazine usually presents the work of invited artists in each issue, they are happy to look at the work of new photographers and illustrators who have a distinctive vision, and established artists who have intensely personal work that they would like to share.

Interview is a magazine founded by artist Andy Warhol and Gerard Malanga in 1969. Dedicated to the cult of celebrity which fascinated Warhol, it featured cutting-edge graphics and interviews of celebrities. These interviews were usually unedited or edited in the eccentric fashion of Warhol's books and The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again. The first head of advertising for the magazine was Susan Blond.

Complimentary copies of Interview were often given to the "in-crowd" to lure them into contributing to the magazine, and given as freebies to attract potential new advertisers.

Toward the end of his life, as Warhol withdrew from everyday oversight of his magazine, it became more focused on presenting the point of view of the fashion elite (under editor Bob Colacello), and a more conventional editorial style was introduced. However, Warhol continued to act as ambassador for the magazine, distributing issues in the street to passersby and creating ad hoc book-signing events on the streets of Manhattan.

The magazine (dubbed "The Crystal Ball Of Pop", according to its website) continues in a similar form to this day - 30% features/70% glossy advertising - published, since shortly after Warhol's death in 1987, by Brant Publications Inc. In 2009 actress Kristen Stewart posed for the cover of the magazine's 40th anniversary issue.

Cooler magazine provides an alternative to all the other bland magazines cluttering up women's market, with their repetitive size zero and celebrity-fuelled themes. Offering the latest in surf, snow, skate, bikes, and travel, and with a unique stance on fashion and style, it immediately sets itself apart. Its continued commitment to eco and ethical issues and championing of alternative icons, has allowed it to become a new alternative for independent women everywhere.

VERY ELLE is published twice a year and features work by a slew of new artists and photographers as well as interviews with personalities and editorial surprises.

VERY ELLE was launched together with VERY ELLE.FR, an innovative and creative e-magazine and a natural extension of this new adventure.