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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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SassybellaSassybella.com
This site exudes class. Fads, trends and tips, in an attractive package | Content 9  Design 9

 

SeventeenSeventeen
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.
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    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 8  Design 7

     

    She Knows
    Information and resources for women on the web

     

    SmithsonianSmithsonian 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.
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    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 7  Design 10

     

    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 9  Design 9
     

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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
     

    U 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) | Content 9  Design 7

     

    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 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 7  Design 9

     


    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 7  Design 9
     

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    Wedding HeavenWedding 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 10

     

    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

     

    Click here for the Wedding Channel
    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 10  Design 10

     

     

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    Shape 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.
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    Travel & LeisureTravel & 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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    Vanity FairVanity 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.
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    Vogue Vogue
    Needs no introduction. Subscribe through Lucire Newsstand by clicking here.
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    WW
    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.
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    Woman's Day 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. Subscribe through Lucire Newsstand by clicking here.
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