A vastly improved magazine (Esquire)

Member Name: paulie1975

Product:	Esquire
Date:	07/01/09 (17 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Well written, nice design, excellent interviews and features

Disadvantages: Too many adverts

This magazine is quite an interesting one, developed as a gentlemans magazine, focussing on articles from famous writers and journalists, interviews with relevant, interesting people and features on fashion, sport, films, music and things affecting men.

During the early 90's when lad culture came in the magazine got drawn into the battle for ratings, putting pictures of the sexiest girls on their cover and focussing more on this and less on quality.

They lost the battle for readers to magazines that focussed entirely on girls, booze and being a lad. However, there has been a reimagining of the magazine and it has been brought back much further to its original design and origins, concentrating on interesting interviews, well written articles and things relevant to men, the magazine is an interesting and challenging read. It can be bought in a pocket format and has extensive fashion spreads. The magazine can be purchased through subscription for as little as £12 for a year.

I am enjoying the magazine more as it feels aimed at adults not teenagers or in-betweeners, I don't like the amount of advertising inside which is off-putting and pads out the magazine but overall its a decent read and all the better for sticking to its principles.

Summary: A vastly improved magazine