Vogue Magazine is a fashion and lifestyle magazine published for female audiences aged 15-24 years old who have an interest in the fashion world. Vogue is published in 18 countries by the publishing company Conde Nast Publishers. Conde Nast Publishers also released other magazines to do with fashion and lifestyle, these included Men’s Vogue in 2005, and Teen Vogue in the US. The present editor of the magazine is Anna Wintour; she took over as editor in 1988.
Denotation
The Masthead
The Masthead is Vogue the letters are in Capitals and in Black. This is so the masthead stands out from the background. The masthead is covered by Kirsten Dunst’s head, which again does show how popular this fashion magazine is that the masthead of the Magazine does not need to be seen and the audience would still know what the magazine was called. Also a Red banners covers the "V" so most of the title is covered by an object.
Other Text
Unlike the masthead, the text on the rest of the front page of Vogue is small. For example the writing in White, this is the sub-heading to a headline, it is brief and gives some detail into what the article is about. The writing is visible from the Blue Background as it needs to be seen. The Black font is the same as the White font, instead it goes down the sides of the magazines, the text is what else is going to be in the magazine. Although, some of the Black text is in Bold to highlight some of the important information which needs to be known. The writing in Red, which is smaller then the masthead “Vogue”, highlights the headlines, and gives a clue to what the article is about.
The Main Picture
The main picture is of Kirsten Dunst who is having an article written about her. She is the only model on the front page and she is posing.
Connotation
The Masthead
Vogue is a popular magazine, a well known magazine in the fashion industry it can afford to have the cover girl covering most of the masthead because it is such a well known brand. On the other hand, the masthead “Vogue” stands out the most, as the name needs to be seen so the audience know what the magazine is called, it still stands out even though the cover girl’s head is over part of the masthead. The cover girl covering part of the title represents Vogue as a whole because she is a famous actress, but she looks like a model. The Masthead is a basic font but still the masthead stands out. Also it is emphasized because it is in Bold Black and it looks larger then all the other text on the magazine cover.
Red Text
There is very little Red Text compared to the Black Text. This is because the Red Text is emphasizing the important articles, also the red stands out, and it could be said it represents red lipstick as make-up is used a lot in the fashion industry. The red is bigger text. The biggest red text is “Brighten up” the magazine editors want the audience to read this particular article, plus the red text catches the eye immediately. “Reese Revealed” is also in Red this is so this particular headline stands out and catches the eye of the reader to get the reader to read into the article.
There is a red box which has a bit of important information and it is in white this allows it to stand out.
Black Text
The Black text is smaller then the Red text, this is less important text and gives a bit more information into what the articles are going to be about. The Black text stands out from the picture as it does need to be seen.
The Picture
The picture is of a famous actress she has Blonde Hair and is wearing the latest fashion dress, a Blue Dress. The camera shot is Medium Close up, so you can see her face and top part of her body.
The Face
Kirsten Dunst’s eyes look a very deep Blue. This is due to the make-up she is wearing; it allows her deep blue eyes to stand out as if she is looking at the reader. They draw the audience’s eye in. Her skin is unusually clear it is very obvious that the picture has been put on Photoshop and changes have been made so she looks like a model. The features are very pronounced due to the fact her skin is tanned. The red lipstick shows the smile, the smile is very pronounced and she is smiling at the camera, it is as if she is shooting a smile to the audience. The lipstick also emphasizes the way she has lines around her lips. The hair goes around her face, which makes the shape of her face more pronounced.
The Pose
She has the typical model pose. Although you can’t see it she will probably have her hand on her hip you can see this by the way her shoulder is shaped. The Blue dress she is wearing is emphasizing the way she has positioned her body. The Blue dress also emphasizes the color of her skin.
Language
The language is communicated through the model, you know immediately know what this magazine is about due to the actress looking like a model. The font is very simple, there is no complicated language used, it is straight to the point. There is not too much information to take in just the basic information you need to know. There is only one main picture, there is no other pictures accept from the model. She takes up nearly the whole page, because of the camera shot being a medium close-up.
Institution
The publishing company Conde Nast Publishers they actually publish the magazine. The editors and journalists actually get the stories and edit them.
Ideology
The ideology of the magazine is to get across the information about the fashion world and giving ideas about fashion for the public and also they do stories on celebrities about their fashion.
Audience
The audience of this magazine is anyone who is into the fashion world and who likes to keep up with the latest fashion.
Representation
The magazine is going to be representing the models in the fashion world. The magazine gets the news across to the public about what is happening in the world of fashion, and also giving ideas on fashion. So this is basically representing the models in the fashion world and all the women who are into the latest fashion.
Denotation
The Masthead
The Masthead is Vogue the letters are in Capitals and in Black. This is so the masthead stands out from the background. The masthead is covered by Kirsten Dunst’s head, which again does show how popular this fashion magazine is that the masthead of the Magazine does not need to be seen and the audience would still know what the magazine was called. Also a Red banners covers the "V" so most of the title is covered by an object.
Other Text
Unlike the masthead, the text on the rest of the front page of Vogue is small. For example the writing in White, this is the sub-heading to a headline, it is brief and gives some detail into what the article is about. The writing is visible from the Blue Background as it needs to be seen. The Black font is the same as the White font, instead it goes down the sides of the magazines, the text is what else is going to be in the magazine. Although, some of the Black text is in Bold to highlight some of the important information which needs to be known. The writing in Red, which is smaller then the masthead “Vogue”, highlights the headlines, and gives a clue to what the article is about.
The Main Picture
The main picture is of Kirsten Dunst who is having an article written about her. She is the only model on the front page and she is posing.
Connotation
The Masthead
Vogue is a popular magazine, a well known magazine in the fashion industry it can afford to have the cover girl covering most of the masthead because it is such a well known brand. On the other hand, the masthead “Vogue” stands out the most, as the name needs to be seen so the audience know what the magazine is called, it still stands out even though the cover girl’s head is over part of the masthead. The cover girl covering part of the title represents Vogue as a whole because she is a famous actress, but she looks like a model. The Masthead is a basic font but still the masthead stands out. Also it is emphasized because it is in Bold Black and it looks larger then all the other text on the magazine cover.
Red Text
There is very little Red Text compared to the Black Text. This is because the Red Text is emphasizing the important articles, also the red stands out, and it could be said it represents red lipstick as make-up is used a lot in the fashion industry. The red is bigger text. The biggest red text is “Brighten up” the magazine editors want the audience to read this particular article, plus the red text catches the eye immediately. “Reese Revealed” is also in Red this is so this particular headline stands out and catches the eye of the reader to get the reader to read into the article.
There is a red box which has a bit of important information and it is in white this allows it to stand out.
Black Text
The Black text is smaller then the Red text, this is less important text and gives a bit more information into what the articles are going to be about. The Black text stands out from the picture as it does need to be seen.
The Picture
The picture is of a famous actress she has Blonde Hair and is wearing the latest fashion dress, a Blue Dress. The camera shot is Medium Close up, so you can see her face and top part of her body.
The Face
Kirsten Dunst’s eyes look a very deep Blue. This is due to the make-up she is wearing; it allows her deep blue eyes to stand out as if she is looking at the reader. They draw the audience’s eye in. Her skin is unusually clear it is very obvious that the picture has been put on Photoshop and changes have been made so she looks like a model. The features are very pronounced due to the fact her skin is tanned. The red lipstick shows the smile, the smile is very pronounced and she is smiling at the camera, it is as if she is shooting a smile to the audience. The lipstick also emphasizes the way she has lines around her lips. The hair goes around her face, which makes the shape of her face more pronounced.
The Pose
She has the typical model pose. Although you can’t see it she will probably have her hand on her hip you can see this by the way her shoulder is shaped. The Blue dress she is wearing is emphasizing the way she has positioned her body. The Blue dress also emphasizes the color of her skin.
Language
The language is communicated through the model, you know immediately know what this magazine is about due to the actress looking like a model. The font is very simple, there is no complicated language used, it is straight to the point. There is not too much information to take in just the basic information you need to know. There is only one main picture, there is no other pictures accept from the model. She takes up nearly the whole page, because of the camera shot being a medium close-up.
Institution
The publishing company Conde Nast Publishers they actually publish the magazine. The editors and journalists actually get the stories and edit them.
Ideology
The ideology of the magazine is to get across the information about the fashion world and giving ideas about fashion for the public and also they do stories on celebrities about their fashion.
Audience
The audience of this magazine is anyone who is into the fashion world and who likes to keep up with the latest fashion.
Representation
The magazine is going to be representing the models in the fashion world. The magazine gets the news across to the public about what is happening in the world of fashion, and also giving ideas on fashion. So this is basically representing the models in the fashion world and all the women who are into the latest fashion.
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