Marie Claire is too skinny
The September issues: Vogue remains the heavyweight among fall's best and worstfashion mags
As the biggest month of the year for fashion magazines, the enormous September glossies can be a bit overwhelming. To help you sift through all of the dazzling info, we’ve broken down the five best September issues, out on newsstands now.
Vogue
Cover Model: Kate Moss (she is the only actual model to grace the cover of the magazines mentioned) wearing a romantic plum John Galliano gown, photographed by Mario Testino.
The Big Spread: Exclusive photos from Moss's wedding to musician Jamie Hince, photographed by Testino.
Inside: The cast of Glee is photographed by Norman Jean Roy for Fashion's Night Out, promoting the event taking place Sept. 8.
Page Number: 758, with 584 pages of ads. Revenue for September alone will be in the $90 million range.
Elle
Cover Model: Academy Award winning actress, singer, cookbook author and Goop newsletter writer Gwyneth Paltrow, photographed by Carter Smith.
The Big Spread: Demi Lovato with her first comeback photoshoot since her breakdown late last year. Photographed by Daniel King and interviewed by Nojan Aminosharei, Demi dishes on how she went from Disney darling to depression and how she plans to fix her career.
Inside: In depth insider stories on Dries Van Noten and tennis champ Chris Evert.
Awkward Article Title: Killing my body to save my mind
Page Number: 556 or 2.5 pounds; 344 pages of ads (down 6.8 percent from last year).
Glamour
Cover Model: Rihanna rocks Dolce and Gabbana and voluminous bright red hair, photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth.
The Big Spread: Selena Gomez, actress and singer, photographed by Matthais Vriens-McGrath.
Inside: On the road with Hillary, following Hillary Clinton on tour in Africa.
Awkward Article Title: Everything you don't know about your lady parts... but should
Page Number: 404, with 222 pages of ads.
Marie Claire
Cover Model: Sarah Jessica Parker wearing Bottega Veneta, photographed by Tesh.
The Big Spread: Former Pussycat Doll/soon-to-be X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger talks about her career and professionalism.
Inside: Fur Real, cruelty free fur;Project Runway Season 9 Who's Who; Me vs. My Stalker.
Awkward Article Title: My mom and I share the same Husband
Page Number: Marie Claire comes in as our smallest September issue with only 324 pages, with 168 ads.
Harper's Bazaar
Cover Model: Glee actress Lea Michele wearing Yves Saint Laurent, photographed by Mark Seliger.
The Big Spread: Georgia May Jagger as Margaret Thatcher with a frightening Ronald Reagen masked model shot by Terry Richardson.
Awkward Article Title: What has Michelle Bachman done right?
Page Numbers: 510, with 308 ads (a increase of 2.2 percent from last year).