GETTING GLU-ed and LOVING IT

GLU (Girls Like Us) is a small but perfectly formed Dutch magazine brought to you by Jessica Gysel and Kathrin Hero and while its central theme is Girls wot like Girls it's equally dedicated to contributing visual goodness and creative flair to the independent publishing cause. I guess you'd describe it as 'general interest', the content divided equally between interviews/profiles and some eccentric fashion stories, but the general feel is somewhere between informative journal and slick zine. Most impressive is their use of archival material, some dating way back to the days of petticoats n' Penny-Farthings. The latest issue, and possibly their best cover yet, includes some knockout shots of Punk bombshell Edwige Belmore (friend/muse to Warhol, Helmut Newton, Pierre et Gilles...), as well as a photostory bringing to life prep-love in 80s New Hampton, ahhhh, sweet...

Working along similar lines with their previous publication KUTT, BUTTS cheeky (equally pink) twin sister, the pair have been collaborating with all manner of well-known creatives for some time including Ryan McGinley, Wolfgang Tillmans, K8 Hardy, Peaches, Richard Kern...available all around town, Magma are currently stocking back issues for those looking to catch-up, in the meantime, peek this>>>

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HAROLD - ZINE CRAFTERS

HAROLD magazine is pretty amazing. I had no idea what it was when I picked up a copy in the Miami American Apparel but the Ann-Sofie Back Cover and the fact that it was FREE!! GRATIS!! etc meant I had to grab hold of one. Apparently this is part two, the premier issue directed by my long-time fashion hero Bernhard Willhelm is at the top of my Frantic Internet Search List.

Anyway, it's really the design that does it for me, everything has a kind of DIY acid-wash feel to it, lots of solid typography and bold colours, it's like looking at a 3D picture without the glasses. There's a rather bizarre but revealing interview with the amazing Ms Back (Bjork and Galliano are overrated and the BFC is her arch enemy), an insight into being ginger and some short but sharp fashion stories featuring bicycle boys in lipstick.

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Swedish upstarts Cederteg Publishing are the brains behind HAROLD, creating a collection of small but perfectly formed zines, some one-offs some a continuing series, they cover a range of subjects but all continue on a similar aesthetic theme of thrown together, eye-catching goodness. Apparently it's available in the UK (bstore and AA) but I've yet to see it anywhere here in London. If I catch sight of it on home turf I'll be sure to send out the bat-signal.

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