Articles for tag: Self Magazine, Women's Magazines

Karla News

SELF Magazine VS. Glamour Magazine

As little time as I have to sit down and read, I still like to have a magazine handy to flip through on the down-time I give myself. One-year subscriptions last me two to three years since I don’t get to them often. Even though they become a little outdated, they still contain some of ...

Karla News

Top 5 Fashion Magazines

Ever since one of my cousin’s stayed at our house for a week back when I was in junior high, I have been reading fashion magazines. Along with her clothes and makeup, she brought a stack of fashion magazine that were more interesting than my mom’s Women’s Day and Family Circle. I started buying fashion ...

Karla News

Media and Influence on Women Body Image

It has become obvious now that the media advertises and promotes a very unhealthy trend of extreme dieting and other bad eating habits to women. Most of media sources put on their covers images of skinny emancipated females. Doing this they influence the subconscious mind of the masses. And women continue to spend their money ...

Karla News

Handbags and Purses: The History of the Bag

Who would have ever guessed that ancient medicine pouches would evolve into expensive and essential fashion statements we know today? But these early handbags would quickly become a sign of status as well as a practical necessity. By the 15th century, embellishments such as embroidery were popular on the traditional gift of a purse that ...

Men’s and Women’s Stereotypes in Magazines

Magazines are everywhere. They are proudly displayed in bookstores, gas stations, minimarts, and the most memorable place, the check out at grocery stores. They have always been one of the most influential forms of journalism, resonably withstanding even the pressures and easy access to Internet journalism. Magazines are full of useful information and juicy gossips, ...