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post #16 of 26
10/9/07 at 3:57am
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Men's Vogue

I won't laugh cause I have picked it up on ocassion at the newsagent ... but can you give us some more information on what you like about it (and what GQ was like 10 years ago?) ... I was a tender 17 ten years ago and my clothing was the least of my worries!
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post #17 of 26
10/9/07 at 2:10pm
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but it's a bit too expensive for a toilet reader.

You should get a tablet PC for the john. That was a benefit I didn't originally think of when purchasing mine.
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post #18 of 26
10/9/07 at 2:24pm
[quote=DarkNWorn;707308]Umm...I subscribe to Men's Vogue.

I get Men's Vogue as well. I like some features but they are getting very entertainment-industry-personality driven and getting away from fashion and style information. I do like their photography and layout, it is maybe the best of the US men's fashion publications. When done with an issue I feel like I got shorted on my dose of fashion, but I keep buying it. But, in the interest of full disclosure, I am a magazine junkie, so consider the source......
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post #19 of 26
10/9/07 at 8:15pm
I've been pretty disappointed with Mens Vogue since issue #2. There doesn't seem to be enough focus on clothes/shoes/gear, and has the same boring vibe as Esquire..too many articles with too many words (if I wanted to read something interesting there's plenty of good books for that purpose). When it comes to a men's style mag I just want pretty pitchures and shoe-suit-shirt-tie-watch porn. For all their many faults I look forward more to GQ/Details than MVogue
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post #20 of 26
10/9/07 at 8:18pm
I don't subscribe to any of them, but I browse Esquire regularly at the campus library and buy an occasional copy of GQ and Details at the newstand. Usually, I discover that I've bought the British GQ. I like some of the articles in GQ and browse the ads for new ideas for datewear . When I see a piece I like, I ask myself how I can incorporate it without going AmJack and where I can buy a good quality facsimile.

The first two installments of Esquire's Big Black Book that I've bought are very good.
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post #21 of 26
10/9/07 at 8:28pm
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Speaking of which does anyone know where to get the Esquire big black book in Melbourne, Aus... tried some of the big brand newsagents in the CBD ie McGills and Borders but without luck
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post #22 of 26
10/9/07 at 9:14pm
Is it possible to get a subscription to Arena or GQ.uk sent to the US? I think I'm going to subscribe to GQ since it is $1/issue. I must say the Arena website is quite annoying.
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post #23 of 26
10/10/07 at 3:40am
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Speaking of which does anyone know where to get the Esquire big black book in Melbourne, Aus... tried some of the big brand newsagents in the CBD ie McGills and Borders but without luck

i subscribe to GQ UK edition. i really enjoy reading the articles & fashion tips...
however they are too brand name focused and recommend items that are over AUD $2000. most items you can't even find in Australia, so you need to order online.

RE: Esquire black book, i ordered a copy from Amazon.com
should receive my copy this week
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post #24 of 26
10/10/07 at 12:27pm
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I won't laugh cause I have picked it up on ocassion at the newsagent ... but can you give us some more information on what you like about it (and what GQ was like 10 years ago?) ... I was a tender 17 ten years ago and my clothing was the least of my worries!

Unlike GetSmart, I subscribe to Men's Vogue for the articles. They write about more than just fashion, usually about arts, entertainment, architectures, personalities, etc. I find their clothing articles are more to my taste and more focused than GQ, and written more tastefully than most of the other Men's magazines. Also, it's cheap. IIRC, I originally paid something like $16 for 2 years when it was first introduced.

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Is it possible to get a subscription to Arena or GQ.uk sent to the US? I think I'm going to subscribe to GQ since it is $1/issue. I must say the Arena website is quite annoying.

You can get GQ British through Amazon for the bargain price of $122/year.
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post #25 of 26
10/15/07 at 4:26pm
I subscribe to GQ. Decent articles. I get a good idea of current fashion trends. They tend to push the pricey brand name clothing a little too much. One would get the impression that only Hedge fund managers read the magazine. Details is a close second. Esquire is a total bore.
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post #26 of 26
10/15/07 at 7:54pm
I find Men's Vogue very boring. I liked the first issue I read (which was the first or second ever, I forget), I bought a few more after that then quit when I couldn't bring myself to finish the articles.
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