Fashionisitas can start practicing their weightlifting now: the massive September issue of fashion magazines will be back this year, as ad sales rebound for the likes of
Vogue (50 more pages
than last year -- 584),
Marie Claire and
Cosmopolitan.
"As consumer spending rebounds, clothing and cosmetic companies are flocking back to magazines, because they have a unique
appeal that online media can't match.... the old-fashioned leafing through... the glossy color," notes media analyst Ken Doctor, quoted in this post.
We're suckers for the spell of the glossy
fashion page, so we can't help but agree.
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