Let's chat about scheduling

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In my last post, I mentioned that I was so excited about scheduling my photoshoot! I decided this weekend would be great for this since the weather is looking nice for the weekend. The plan, for now, is to take the pictures this weekend with my 3 model friends!

As I really want to get this done, I decided that it would be a good idea to research the location of where I want my photoshoot to be at. I have always imagined certain areas around the growing design district. I really want us to get multiple shots in multiple places, to cover not only the two-page spread on spring trends but for the table of contents and cover as well. I just thought I would put the locations we are planning to go to this Saturday!

Dior Cafe



Miami Design district iconic orange walls



Perez Art Museum



Iconic walls around the area

Let's chat about CHÉRIE

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I am so excited to finally be sharing with you the name of my blog! Last post I told you guys the two main factors that were helping me shape the name of my magazine. One was thinking of a word in a different language, the other was thinking of a specific keyword and maybe finding a unique synonym for it. I first came up with the name DIME, I thought it was a nice 1 syllable name that could potentially mean "10" like the coin and imply that the females who read this magazine could always feel like a 10 on a scale from 1 to 10. I realized that it was very corny, that in some ways it reminded me of TIME magazine, and it wasn't feminine enough for a magazine with a female target audience. After I scratched that name off, I began to use one of the techniques the article from the last post recommended, which was to think of one in a different language. 

For the past 4 years of I have been learning the French language, and a word that I always found very pretty was simply the word pretty but in French of course. JOLIE! I was very set on this name until I looked down on my computer and saw a cherry sticker I have next to my keypad. I thought naming the magazine cherry would have been feminine, I automatically thought about the color red and the power that it conveys. But of course, that didn't really have a meaning, and by then I was really hung up on the name being French like VOGUE's is. So I thought of CHÉRIE! It sounds like cherry, but it's the French word for sweetheart. Which was so perfect in my eyes! It was a mix of all of the things I want, it's meaningful, it's French, and it is feminine. CHÉRIE was what my fashion teacher in my study abroad to Paris called me and the rest of the girls in my class, so its a very sweet reminder for me! Now I'm getting very excited about my pictures and in my next post, I'm going to be sharing my schedule for my photoshoot! 

Let's chat about the name of the magazine

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This week I decided it was only fitting to finally give the magazine a name! I have been thinking long and hard about what it could be, I knew I wanted it to be original. Nothing very unique came to mind, so naturally, I did some research on magazine names. As I have mentioned dozens of times, I love VOGUE magazine and it is a big source of inspiration to my magazine so I researched what the name "VOGUE" really meant. In the article https://www.babynames.com/name/vogue, it states that the origin of the name is French, but that originally an Italian verb, Vogare, which means "to go well". This all leads to it being a word for popular/fashion in French.

After reading that article I knew I wanted the name of my magazine to have a name with meaning, rather than maybe my last name, or something just pretty like the name of a flower. This article http://magazinecreationacademy.com/5-tips-to-naming-your-magazine-baby/ truly helped me break down the steps and gave me some tips in thinking for one. I really gravitated towards the ideas of it being in a different language and had a keyword always in mind that I tried finding synonyms for. It was a very stressful process, not only finding a meaningful name but also picturing with the cover, making sure it wasn't too long and that it hadn't been used. For now, I'm in between two... but if we are lucky I'll decide on one and announce it on my next post. Stay tuned!;)

- Andrea

Let's chat about choosing the style

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Spring trends of 2019! That is what the issue is going to be about, I thought it was appropriate to focus on spring since we are fastly approaching that season. As someone who really enjoys clothes, I have downloaded on my phone the apps for the stores I mainly shop at. I normally pick up on a pattern of what will be trending that season but,  instead of guessing I wanted to get a more professional opinion. I went on https://www.elle.com/spring-fashion/ and read into their entire article regarding their predictions on what will be trending this spring. To be quiet honest, this wasn't the source for me, but it did bring me to the correct one. I recognized that this article included extravagant runway outfits that my target audience would just simply not be able to fully to relate to. I desire my audience to feel empowered while looking at the different trends on the issue and inspire them to include them in their day to day outfits.

Among a little more research I was able to proceed to this article from Harper Bazaar a well-known fashion magazine; https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/street-style/g23030921/new-york-fashion-week-spring-2019-street-style/?slide=28. This brought me to understand the style I want to convey for the outfits is chic everyday outfits. 

Let me break down what street style is for those of you who don't know. Street style is ready to wear, everyday outfits. I had this stereotypical street style outfit in my head that I just couldn't wrap around my head to work for the type of issue I want to create. The outfit is baggy jeans, long shirt, and trendy sneaker shoes. Here are some pictures for you! 

With a little more research I was able to understand that although street style might have a specific stereotypical style, self-expression and location play a role. I was able to find this through simply googling "Spring street style", and led me to find these outfits that are more suited for not only my audience but the style I'm trying to convey.

All in all, it was a successful researching session! I was able to establish exactly the fashion style I'm going for, and learn about all the different trends that fall into my style for this spring. I can't wait to share the trends with you all!

- Andrea

Let's chat about my photography inspo

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This week I was able to collect all of my thoughts. I deeply read the article I linked on my last blog post and created a plan that includes the photographs I'm going for. As I said before VOGUE magazine is my inspiration, and while flipping through the pages of the dozens of VOGUE magazines I own, I decided I would like to adopt their photography style. I will add some pictures for you to completely understand what style I'm going for.

It has always been evident to me that VOGUE is truly simple with their images, and make the fashion their big statement rather than the location. VOGUE loves to set a model wearing vibrant colors, and posing peculiarly with a plain backdrop. Although there is this classic side of VOGUE that I truly love, I really wanted the background of the pictures I will be capturing to truly wrap the outfits together. It will be a springtime issue, therefore I desire to make the background a trendy setting appropriate for the season. All in all, I want to make it look more natural, rather than a studio finish photo shoot. The best example of what I want to adopt is the two-page spread with the cover line "The ultimate recovery rundown."

 I now know the type of pictures I would like to recreate and make my own! My goal for this upcoming week is to fully know what my issue will be about. For now, I'm leaning towards for something like " The springtime trends you will see in 2019". I'll keep you updated this week with my final decisions!

Let's chat about my genre

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It's been a little while since my last post. But I am back and incredibly enthusiastic to finally begin the process to create this magazine. So where did we leave off last time? Oh yes! I spoke a bit about myself, my ambitions for the magazine and about my genre: fashion.

It's time to research my genre and take some inspiration from fashion magazines. This is what I picture in my head: my models (my four best friends) wearing lots of springtime colors, the Miami design district as the location for my pictures, and spring fashion trends for this year. That's what I had imagined, yet I was lacking in what information I wanted to include within the articles.

I found this amazing article that was the perfect guide. My main inspiration is VOGUE magazine, so what better article to read than this one, https://blog.flipsnack.com/how-to-design-a-fashion-magazine-like-vogue/. It informed me about the type of structure for the layout VOGUE usually gravitates towards and about the photography style they utilize. However, I am still reading into this article and finishing up my planning specifically for the pictures of the issue. I'll get back to you all with my plans very soon! 

- Andrea

Some more research

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