Two of the best covers of the month, made in Korea
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Sometimes I feel like we get the short end of the stick when it comes to fashion magazines in Europe. Some of the newer international titles of publications like Vogue, ELLE or W are doing such interesting things abroad with reprints – what I call editorial recycling – of stories from the European editions.
Korea is really teaching everyone a lesson or two about how to use a previously shot editorial and make the most out of it. Exhibit number 1 is the cover of Vogue Korea, where they've used the Inez & Vinoodh story from the June-July issue of French Vogue as their cover. I did love the original Vogue Paris front picture but this one is a really powerful opener as well!
Exhibit number two used the 'Mighty Aphrodite' shoot from the June issue of Vogue UK for the cover of W Korea. This shot of Kate Moss in Atelier Versace by Mert & Marcus is a great call! The colours and the dark and sexy vibe of the picture are a perfect fit for W.

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I've been posting more and more lately about magazines like Vogue India or Elle Ukraine, which I've been a lot more into than some of the bigger titles.
This time I just had to blog about the latest Vogue Korea. Regardless of which country produced it, this is a great cover. I love Mariacarla's wet hair and the grey Burberry coat and the really dull background. I think it's a really powerful image that really reminds me of this Interview shoot from last winter that I loved so much.
I believe you don't necessarily need Rihanna in Chanel to make a statement on the cover and this is the proof. I'm hoping I can get my hands on a copy of this in London as I would love to see if the content inside lives up to the brilliant cover.

Are there any new/under the radar magazines you specially like lately?

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You might remember how a couple of weeks I blogged about Vogue India's recycling of the American Vogue cover with Rihanna. I talked about how much more I liked the recycled version. Well, here is another example of that.

For its July issue, Vogue Korea has borrowed Vogue Paris' cover story from June/July. This time, rather than recycling the cover picture of Isabeli Fontana in the purple dress they have taken one from the inside shoot and turned that into the cover. I must admit I love how it works! The colours make it feel a lot more summery and I love the different font, a lot funkier that most Vogues use.

What do you think of it?