• Redbook, Friday, August 14, 2015 1:44 PM

Redbook Magazine is highlighting the beauty of “real women” on the cover of its September issue, showing the winners of its Real Women Style Awards. Redbook editor Meredith Collins explained the goal in a note on the Redbook blog: “I particularly love that we're running it in September, the month when fashion magazines feature the most trend-conscious of celebrities and fill their pages with looks from the designer runways. I spent most of my career at those magazines (Harper's Bazaar, W, the late and lamented Lucky), and I love them. But let's be honest: For the vast majority of us—with jobs and busy lives and budgets – those magazines are pure fantasy. So focusing our September issue on style that lives in the real world and reflects the gorgeous mix of American women has been pretty thrilling.”

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