Woman Madame Figaro March 2022 : Inés Sastre by Richard Ramos

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[FashionMuseDior]

Ines Sastre! What a throwback.

 

[Horizontina]

This cover feels like an homage to the magazine's roots: models first. Under Joana Bonet, Woman disrupted the Spanish fashion magazine market back in 1992, with a fresher, younger approach to the genre. With Vogue, Elle, and Marie Claire already established, Woman seemed to have missed the crucial late Eighties, a turning point in Spain, socioeconomically speaking. Yet, Bonet managed to link Barcelona's Olympics to the spirit of the magazine, introducing it as a more international publication for an edgier audience. Month after month, cover after cover, it was all about the 90's icons, starting with Claudia in the first issue. At some point, they even gave away one of Cindy's fitness videotapes with the purchase of the magazine, no subscription needed. Women under 25 loved it, as it was less of an oldie than Vogue, more readable than Elle, and less political than Marie Claire. Also, as I mentioned, SUPERMODELS.

Even though Inés fell into a different model category, this cover resonates with an entire generation who had Woman as an actual conversation topic. There was no Internet back then, but this magazine was shared, commented on, vision-boarded (or collaged, as it was called back then), and there was much anticipation (and guessing game) as to who would be on the next cover. Woman may be almost invisible in the current bigger picture, let alone in a global forum such as TFS, but it meant a lot for a lot of people. It still does.

 

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This cover feels like an homage to the magazine's roots: models first. Under Joana Bonet, Woman disrupted the Spanish fashion magazine market back in 1992, with a fresher, younger approach to the genre. With Vogue, Elle, and Marie Claire already established, Woman seemed to have missed the crucial late Eighties, a turning point in Spain, socioeconomically speaking. Yet, Bonet managed to link Barcelona's Olympics to the spirit of the magazine, introducing it as a more international publication for an edgier audience. Month after month, cover after cover, it was all about the 90's icons, starting with Claudia in the first issue. At some point, they even gave away one of Cindy's fitness videotapes with the purchase of the magazine, no subscription needed. Women under 25 loved it, as it was less of an oldie than Vogue, more readable than Elle, and less political than Marie Claire. Also, as I mentioned, SUPERMODELS.

Even though Inés fell into a different model category, this cover resonates with an entire generation who had Woman as an actual conversation topic. There was no Internet back then, but this magazine was shared, commented on, vision-boarded (or collaged, as it was called back then), and there was much anticipation (and guessing game) as to who would be on the next cover. Woman may be almost invisible in the current bigger picture, let alone in a global forum such as TFS, but it meant a lot for a lot of people. It still does.

I do remember when I eagerly awaited for the magazine to be on Portuguese newsstands. The anticipation on who would be on the cover was quite impressive, since the covers were always very good!

 

[Deleted member 1957]

Love it, the shoes may not be the best looking but they most definitely elevate the look. Ines hasnt aged a day