GQ February 2019 : Frank Ocean by Alasdair McLellan

[JPineapple]

96 pages? I wanted to buy it because Frank is a dream. But here in Mexico, US magazines cost 2.5 times their price. So, this is a no for me.

 

[ellastica]

@Benn98, I assumed that hella corny wavy cover typeface nonsense was their failed visual play representing Ocean's talent.

I want to have faith in print, people who are passionate about print and print journalism and especially alterna-music nerds heading up magazines. For me the validity of this new GQ rests on it's quality of writers, and that over-hyped word authenticity. Who's writing and spilling their guts out. Some of my favorite stories of all time, I read in GQ.

As much as I appreciate a beautifully laid out magazine, I'll take mediocre design any day for quality, thoughtful, well researched writing and beautiful photography. The layout is window dressing and should take a backseat to the content itself. Good design shouldn't be noticeable and lets the content speak. That applies to digital platform content.

I've never been all that excited by the fashion editorials in men's mags, as great as some images by resident photogs can be. I'm more about the obscure pop culture fashion image references, helpful styling tips and well put together, easy to understand How To manuals noticeably missing from women's glossies.

 

[Benn98]

Switching Lanes with St Vincent

Photographer: Scandebergs
Stylist: Mobolaji Dawodu
Hair: Pamela Neal
Makeup: Hinako
Manicure: Naoko Saita
Cast: St Vincent



US GQ Digital Edition

 

[Benn98]

The Awesome Orbit of Dev Hynes

Photographer: Kate McCurdy
Stylist: Kelly McCabe, Jon Tietz
Hair & Makeup: Rachel Leidig
Cast: Dev Hynes, Isaiah Barr, Austin Williamson, Zuri Marley, Adam Bainbridge (a.k.a. Kindness), Eva Tolkin, Ian Isiah



John Mayer's Greatest Hits

Photographer: Carlos Serrao
Styled and Groomed by John Mayer
Cast: John Mayer



US GQ Digital Edition

 

[Benn98]

Switching Lanes with St Vincent

Photographer: Sarah Bahbah
Stylist: Simon Rasmussen
Grooming: Johnny Hernandez
Cast: Ezra Koenig



US GQ Digital Edition

 

[dfl-001]

John Mayer... modeling!? This is why I'm growing to hate US magazines.

 

[GivenchyHomme]

It’s trash pure and simple. Atrocious Styling! Pretentious Design! Is Condé Nast purposely trying to killl this magazine? I couldn’t believe how bad it is. There is such a thing as glamour for men and the old EIC understood that and that is what we got each month. 80’s Prep in one editorial and sweatpants and dirty *** looking sandals in another? What?! This is not an Indie Music Magazine. It’s Vogue for Men. This will not sell well. The seasoned GQ reader will find this issue as a shock.