My local library offered a dwindling range of online magazines for free reading – but suddenly they’ve swapped over to a new service that has hundreds of titles going back several years, from Vogue Mexico to Elle Decoration Sweden, Harpers Bazaar from around the world, and all the Vanity Fairs. Where was this a year ago when I wasn’t supposed to be setting foot outside the house? Now I've got thousands of hours of reading in front of me.
Anyhow, this issue has appeared for public reading, it’s 204 pages, and the cover does a good job of conveying the mood throughout the issue – light, airy, romantic. Constance has a short interview, and there’s also Alexa Chung promoting Gucci handbags, and a reprint of the Jane Fonda cover story from US Bazaar, plus a few more fashion editorials. The Emily Mortimer feature has two shots which seem like they were taken months ago in winter. The Alice in Wonderland theme is mainly short written pieces from a selection of people as named on the cover. The images in the Travel section are as beautiful as ever.
I didn’t expect to like this issue, because I’m not one for sunshine and romance with flowers on top, but it has the feel of an issue that’s full of content which matches what you expect of this magazine.