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Five Reasons Why You Should Always Read Fashion Magazines

Sometimes reading fashion magazines can be depressing. All the models are so perfect and most women are not. Even so, a good fashion magazine is a woman's most important fashion accessory.

Apart from being fun to read and beautiful to look at, fashion magazines offer the most up-to-date tips on absolutely everything about the fashion world, including all the latest trends and designs, without which, a women can't even hope to begin making sense of what she should or should not wear.

Here are five reasons why women (and men!) should always read fashion magazines.

1.Fashion magazines know who their readers are: they are women of all shapes and sizes and ages. You'll find that fashion magazines are changing their philosophy about what to feature in their pages and are now catering to the more voluptuous women and men. Sure, the skinny models are still stunningly plastered all over the pages, but that doesn't mean that fashion magazines are not for you if you are plus size. You'll find hints and tips about fashion that are applicable to all women and you might even come across a fashion spread for plus sizes.

2.Some people think that fashion magazines manipulate women into becoming victims of fashion; that they force them to believe they always need to be updating their wardrobes. This is not really the case. If you read creatively, you'll see that you can a lot from what what you see and read without actually going out and spending money.

You may find that you can alter some of the clothes you already own, or wear them in a different way, to keep them in line with current trends.

3.Obviously fashion magazines are full of advertisements that want to sell some new clothing, but if you look beyond that you'll find that fashion magazines are really just one ongoing tutorial on the fashion world. By reading and applying what you read to your real life, you can learn what types of clothes will suit your type of body shape, you will learn how to mix and match what you already own and develop your own new look. Sometimes, even the advertisements are helpful, letting you know about cheap designer clothes, for example.

4.One major source of excellent information in fashion magazines are the advice columns and letters pages. Here readers can send in queries about any fashion dilemma and the magazine experts will offer the latest advice. Where else can you find such invaluable information? Send in your own questions or study others. Almost everything applies to all women, everywhere, regardless of shape, size or fashion sense.

5.Fashion magazines may feature an abundance of very thin models, but don't be mistaken that you should go on a crash diet in order to look like them. Look for the articles on healthy eating, instead. Photographers and designers may have a specific fashion philosophy that currently exploits thin women, but remember it was not always like that. Fashionable body shape changes almost as often as fashions change.

Look for the designers that design clothes for all body types. Remember, fashion editors and publishers want to create an aesthetic experience within the glossy pages of their publication, they are not health doctors issues advice.

In short, fashion magazines should be read when and how you want. Take everything in, but chose what is relevant to you and your life and your own unique fashion philosophy. Be informed, but don't be persuaded. In the end, you will dress yourself they way you want.

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