Thursday, September 11, 2008

Suggestions For Oh, George! Fall/Winter

  • Have more editorial photo shoots
  • More photos
  • Better quality pictures (Some are too dark in previous magazines)
  • More art influence
  • Interesting photography (artistic)
  • More pictures/graphics/drawings
  • Eye-catching cover
  • More interesting background for each page of the magazine instead of just white
  • Publish ads that push borders
  • Keep content fresh by publishing stories that are unique
  • Innovative pieces
  • Good writing; quality over quantity
  • Good number of readers
  • Push writers to go out on a limb and make BOLD predictions of future fashions/trends
  • No extras ie. horoscopes, quizzes etc. and fill with more pieces by students
  • Really geared towards market; more interviews with young designers, entreprenuers, bands
  • Local designers
  • Interview with Dagg and Stacey-Fashion Editorial
  • Interview Peter Papateau/Serge Icerbel (Lush magazine fashion director)
  • Interviews with new, Canadian designers
  • Interviews with students from George Brown
  • Promote GB fashion students within our programs and community
  • Promote GB students who have started their own clothing and jewelry lines
  • Music Section- ie. bands, CD reviews; music with fashion tie-ins
  • Reviews of fashion shows
  • Neighborhood Spotlights- ie. stores that are lesser known in the Annex, Yorkville, etc.
  • Local finds, shops, gems
  • Toronto style hotspots ie. discovering the city; toronto fashion map
  • Local Toronto fashion scene
  • Comparing fashion in Toronto to fashion in an other city ie. Tokyo
  • Fashions in Korea (will be traveling there in Oct.)
  • Travel
  • Seasonal trends- ie. XMas fashion
  • Perfect drinks/coctsails for Christmas season
  • How to throw an awesome party
  • Makeup and hair matching your outfit
  • Top ten trends and how to work them
  • ‘Must haves’ from Fashion Week or for the season
  • Advice column about common fashion problems
  • ‘Fashion Police’ but choose stylish people and comment on why they look good
  • Interview people on the street about how they would describe their style
  • ‘What’s in your Bag?’- popular magazine in Japan
  • Look into different parts of the fashion industry; different genres
  • Grunge vs. Luxe inspiration
  • Incorporate many different fashion styles in to the writing ie. grunge, hippy, etc.
  • Environmental issues