Busting Out: Agent Provocateur
July 27 | Favorite Things
I was at the bookstore last night and did my usual rounds at the magazine racks. The cover of Bust Magazine caught my eye because Tara Subkoff was on the cover with the words Fall Fashion Issue.
I’ve never bought Bust, though I love Debbie Stoller, the magazine’s creator and Editor-in-Chief. Her Stitch-n-Bitch knitting books are smart, funny and above all useful. If you even have the slightest interest in knitting you should go out and buy her first book right now.
What caught my eye with the latest edition of Bust was the fact that a feminist magazine had a fashion issue. I’m not saying I’m not a feminist, but I wonder how to reconcile my love of fashion with some of the negative aspects associated with the whole industry. So with a Fall Fashion Issue featuring a female designer who firmly follows her own rules, I had to take a closer look.
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Easy Spirit by Tara Subkoff open-toe pump |
Since I am a shoe fanatic, I was interesting in Subkoff’s collaboration with Easy Spirit, the comfort shoe line that somehow got hip to this so-called indie queen. But I also wanted to read more about Imitation of Christ, her one-of-a-kind line of remade vintage fashions, and her unflinching view of the mainstream fashion industry.
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Last night was the first time I was unable to put a magazine down. The Subkoff interview, profiles on emerging independent designers, an article about indescribable appeal of Real Simple; I was hooked. It doesn’t mean I’ll cancel my subscription to Vogue. But it’s nice to know there’s a glossy that that can still intrigue me.
It doesn’t mean I’ll cancel my subscription to Vogue. But it’s nice to know there is still a magazine that offers a little intrigue.
