I have looked into many different magazine clothing ideas, jumpers and jeans were a frequent clothing that was on the cover of some POP magazines. I found that this jumper is casual and ties in with my theme of how the artist lives a normal life. I was thinking of taking various shots with different jumpers and tops this is because the colour of the jumper isn’t set in stone so I would like to try out the various options.

Black jeans are frequently used in magazine covers as they’re match with everything and can project power and elegance. Black jeans and a jumper are what most people own so this clothing idea makes the artist look like an ordinary person apposed to some magazines where they’re dressed in dresses and expensive clothing something not all readers can afford.

I am not going to use high heels or flashy expensive shoes purely because I don’t own any, also I wanted to make my artist seem like a real person rather then have them looking like an A-list celebrity who lives a Hollywood life. This is because the theme of my magazine is the artist life before fame and how they escape to normal life.

Examples of this costume

Costume 2

This costume idea is more dressy then the others, I don’t want my artist to be dressed in revealing clothing as it goes against my story line as I don’t want my artist to be projected like that. I was thinking of a simple dress or jeans and a nice top, this is easy access for me and looks simple but dressy. For the shoes I was thinking maybe some boots or nice shoes. Example Artists would be Beyoncé or Rihanna, they always look glamorous as they wear fancy clothing. They’re usually fully made up in Make-up and wear minimal clothing. This is something I can’t replicate in my magazine as it doesn’t follow the restricted guide lines. All these pictures show the artist in a position that makes them look powerful this is something I could replicate within my magazine.

Costume 3

For my final design I was thinking of doing a more sporty version, for example artist such as Jessie J who opt to dress in more ‘tomboy’ clothing making them look more rock pop. This could be an ideal costume and

Existing ideas

Out of these three pop music magazines a clear convention is that the celebrities aren’t ‘caked’ in makeup, making them look more natural and real. This is something I’d like to do in my magazine as the theme I’m going for is the natural stars life and how they escape from the pop star life.