Gok Wan

We will be looking at Gok Wan and his rise today. Channel 4 now offers a 'scrapbook' of all Gok's programmes plus other information - including his new collection for Sainsbury's. See here

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Casey Legler

We will be talking about different types of male bodies this week in the context of men's fashion and men's magazines. Thus it is interesting to consider the case of Casey Legler, featured here in an article in The Guardian.

Helen Gurley Brown

We spoke last week about Gurley Brown and Cosmopolitan. Here is a link to an interview with her from 2007:

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/08/proust_brown200708 

Top 10 magazine covers of the last 100 years

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/gallery/2013/feb/25/top-10-magazine-covers#/?picture=404611830&index=8

See the front pages from UK publications still in print shortlisted by industry body the PPA as it celebrates its centenary with a search for the best cover of the past 100 years.

100 years of fashion photography

http://www.aagm.co.uk/Exhibitions/Current/Selling-Dreams-100-years-of-fashion-photography.aspx

This week we are looking at the early history of fashion magazines so it is very apt that the current exhibition at Aberdeen Art Gallery is 100 Years of Fashion Photography.

Welcome to the FIC 2013 blog

This is the blog for the Fashion Identity and Communication module for 2013. Please create your own blogs and send a URL to me so I can add your links to this central blog.