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Subscribe to some of the world’s leading titles, or
simply browse their websites. Since 1997, Lucire has
been bringing you our selection of favourite sites—and
if you need to read offline, we’ve provided shopping
links to trying magazine subscriptions. First issues arrive
in 6–10 weeks.
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Above: Somagirls.tv has an appealing approach for the 21st century, with celeb stories and beauty and fashion tips in both TV and web formats.
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 Sassybella.com
This site exudes class. Fads, trends and tips, in an attractive
package | Content 9 Design
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 Seventeen
It’s the world’s most popular teenage magazine.
From heartthrobs to fashion alerts, Seventeen helps
readers stay at the forefront of their worlds. Subscribe
to Seventeen through Lucire Newsstand by clicking
here.
Web site
SFluxe
Lifestyle site from the Bay Area, on living well in the
City
SF Station
San Francisco’s leading information resource. If you're
after information on live events from the worlds of film,
art, theatre, dance, museums, then SF
Station is one of the neatest sites we've seen—and
certainly the best when it comes to northern California
S4 Trends
Summer Rayne Oakes’ sustainability and style newsletter
Sharp
by Design
Belisi Fashions’ men’s fashion blog
She
A top-selling Pakistani women’s magazine with fashion,
lifestyle, culture, entertainment and health sections, and
a design directory. Includes subscription info | Content
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She Knows
Information and resources for women on the web
 Smithsonian
Magazine
The magazine of the Smithsonian Institution keeps you up
with Americana, natural history, art, music and contemporary
society, as well as current museum exhibits. Click
here to subscribe to Smithsonian magazine.
Solo Moda
Pincha aqui: this
Spanish fashion magazine has a lot of vibrancy and about
the styles on offer, and is a highly ranked site, too. Includes
men's fashions. Shows that you don't need Flash and other
high-tech add-ons if you know what you're doing when it
comes to design
Sphere
A fashion magazine that takes the game forward. This Toronto-based
title apes the page turning of print, so for the first time
in this index, we can say it’s a nice online mag to
flick through
Splendora
Beauty, leisure, shopping, travel and bridal features in
San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York: this is an incredibly
elegant site with profiles and style tips. Advertorial-focused
but presented better than most
Strut
The latest in art, fashion and gossip. Web site has excerpts
from some of Strut’s print articles | Content
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StyleCritics
Not unlike those gossip blogs that discuss celebrities,
but StyleCritics focuses more on their fashion
Stylewiz
Beautifully designed site covering fashion and beauty, health,
home décor and lifestyle. One great column is ‘Ask
Christy’, where the editor will respond to style emergencies.
Its mission is to find the best shopping destinations on
the web, providing hand-picked links | Content
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Teen
Teen—in print—has everything the independent girl aged
12–19 needs to know, from fashion and beauty to quizzes
and dating. Online, it's similarly successful and Media Metrix
ranks it as the leading site for teens (October 2000). Style,
advice, fitness and other columns familiar to Teen
readers are there with the opportunity for surfers to ask
questions and interact
Thread
Getting better each time we see it: New Zealand fashion–culture
mag and shopping site, specializing in jewellery items
TimeToDine
An Auckland, New Zealand dining-out guide
Trend Central
The coolest in fashion, lifestyle, entertainment and technology
are picked out in this delightful site, but there’s more:
city guides (mostly North American) on where the trendsetting
types frequent, plus a page of links to charts on the top
movies, TV shows and music
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Ukula
Underground lifestyle site, including music and communities,
plus listings for Toronto, New York, Montréal and London
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Vecko-Revyn
In essence, Sweden's home-grown entry in the Cosmopolitan
market: sections on fashion, sex, astrology, food and shopping
targeted at the woman who knows what she wants (which may
include a calendar with hunky men at the end of the year)
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Verve Online
If you needed more evidence that the subcontinent is moving
ahead—if not past—many western nations when it comes
to the ’net, Verve magazine is solid proof: a
great, global editorial mix dealing with fashion, beauty,
lifestyle and spirituality. Some features from the print edition
and excerpted online | Content 8
Design 9
Visage
Not many people know, but Visages was the name Lucire
was developed under. But there is a real Visage magazine
and online, it's a stunner. Great designer profiles, let down
in the last few months by some unrelated content | Content
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Vogue Hellas
The Greek edition of Vogue online shows promise. There
are the full collection summaries for the current season,
a tasteful, restrained use of Flash, and art direction that
is faithful to the magazine's print heritage. Enjoyable
Vogue Korea
One of the most highly ranked Vogue editions online,
these folks are thoroughly professional and accurate when
it comes to fashion coverage. Divided into easily browsed
sections of Fashion, Accessories, E-Style and Beauty, including
highlights from the print edition. In Korean
Vogue Nippon
Of all the Vogues online, the Japanese edition is arguably
the most visually striking. Good international coverage; a
bit less than we expected on the domestic scene, even though
Japan is home to leading designers | Content
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Heaven
New Zealand's leading wedding-planning site with useful resources,
including articles, shopping, wedding directory and a huge
variety of message boards at the Heaven Café
Wedding Solutions
Informative New Zealand site with detailed resources on everything
for the big day, including articles on selecting music and
choosing a photographer
Weddings UK
Everything you need to plan a wedding in the UK,
with a complete information source and directory
Works by Nicole
Williams
Based on Nicole Williams’s book, Wildly Sophisticated
and her TV appearances, this
Canadian site takes career dressing information a step further
with articles, tips and a preview of the series Making
It Big | Content 7 Design
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Working Mother
Working Woman closed in August 2001, everyone was sacked,
according to Advertising Age, and the site was folded
in to that of Working Mother. Similar mixture but slightly
differently targeted
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Zoozoom
The Webby Award winner for online fashion magazines in 2002,
Zoozoom is a Flash-based monthly showcasing new trends
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Rona Maynard: Let’s Talk
Website of Rona Maynard, the former editor of Chatelaine,
aiming to build a women’s community
Senze
A fetish–fashion magazine from Sweden, presented in a
format apeing print. Lusciously designed with startling photography
Sleek
One of the more innovative magazines on the web, available
in print, too. This Hamburg art and culture title has an online
look that apes a print magazine but unlike most, pulls it
off particularly well | Content 10
Design 9
Somagirls.tv
Webisodes on stories that help empower and inspire young women,
with information on modelling, positive thinking, beauty and
parties
The Wedding Channel
Not just a site about putting together a wedding, but all
the advice that leads up to and after the big event, from
proposal suggestions (a must-read for bachelors about to make
the journey down to one knee) to the reception and honeymoon.
If you're about to tie the knot, this site is indispensable
and gets our third-ever 10/10 rating | Content
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Shape
Shape is an essential read for active contemporary
women who are interested in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Experts from diverse fields of exercise, nutrition, psychology,
and beauty join forces with journalists. Subscribe
through Lucire Newsstand by clicking here.
Web site
 Travel
& Leisure
One of our favourite travel magazines. Where to go, what to
do, with lavish features, in-depth articles and a wealth of
useful information for the traveller or the dreamer. Click
here to subscribe to Travel & Leisure through Lucire
Newsstand.
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Web site
 Vanity
Fair
Contemporary society and culture, with a dose of celebrity
to get newsstand appeal. A lavishly designed magazine and
a frequent award-winner at the Society of Publication Designers’
galas. Click
here to subscribe to Vanity Fair through Lucire
Newsstand.
Vogue
Needs no introduction. Subscribe
through Lucire Newsstand by clicking here.
Web sites: US | Korea
| Japan | Greece
 W
Through acquisitions W is technically from the same
corporation which brings you Vogue and GQ, through
Advance's Fairchild Publications arm. Click
here to subscribe to W through Lucire Newsstand.
Woman’s Day
Woman's Day is famous for its low subscription price
and useful information on fashion, beauty, home life, family
matters, relationships, careers, money management, and more.
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through Lucire Newsstand by clicking here.
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