VOGUE ANALYSIS 2

 

This magazine cover is for popular fashion and lifestyle magazine vogue. Vogues covers are often quite bright and eccentric and this follows on this cover also. Unlike Vogue men’s that I previously analysed the general vogue is more liberal and free with the content used. In this case harry styles is modelling wearing clothes that are more typically seen worn by woman. This liberal approach to clothing and gender performativity contrasts ideas of more traditional men’s magazine covers that display men wearing suits and more basic clothing.

The image of harry styles is composed centrally bringing the viewers’ attention straight to the centre of the page. Due to this placement of attention the headings and subheadings have been placed aligned with this. From the top of the cover where Harry’s face covers some of the recognisable logo we see his outfit that is a key part of this cover and then our eyes naturally move towards the bottom where the majority of the text content is placed.

The colours used in the cover align with the colours of Harrys outfit sticking to black and white. These colours create a nice contrast and binary position which is similar with the message of the text. The only text that is white is the main heading entitles ‘Harry Styles makes his own rules’ which is important as this will attract an audience/ fan base who will purchase the magazine for himself and emphasises the message behind the text. This new audience, following ideas of fandom, is intrigued by the recognisable face and cultural industries use this to their advantage choosing icons and celebrities that will create a revenue stream.