Why do women read fashion magazines which seem pretty stupid?

There are really two reasons why women read fashion magazines: 1. Fashion is about awareness of the current social signalling standards. read more

There are really two reasons why women read fashion magazines: Fashion is about awareness of the current social signalling standards. For example, I think it is actually useful to be aware if blue velvet coats of the wrong brand make me look cheap. read more

The pictures of Faith Hill above are the perfect example of this. On the left, she looks absolutely beautiful. She is a normal size and her face hardly has any imperfections. You’d have to look really closely to see them and even then she still is a very attractive woman. Still, the stupid magazine felt the need to photoshop her. read more

Fashion magazines were generally my outlet of choice: I knew the days that new shipments would come in, memorized the "sell by" dates and re-read each magazine about five times before clipping out the best bits to save. read more