Magazines - xoJane

Why I Launched A Plus-Size Fashion Magazine

Rivkie — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:30:00 -0500

I wanted a magazine that "happened" to feature plus size fashion rather than obsessing about size on every page. Society scrutinizes that enough for us, without making a whole magazine about it.

What I Learned From Half a Decade Working In Porno Mags

Lynsey G — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:00:00 -0500

I thought reviewing porn as a young, educated, fairly vanilla woman would be exciting. Not glamorous, exactly, but certainly more Bohemian than waiting tables.

Why I Don't Regret My Career As A Boob-Peddler

Danielle of xoJane UK — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:00:00 -0400

When people discover where I work, they often ask “Would you let your daughter become a topless model?"

STYLE TILL YOU DIE: On The Ageless Style of Helen Gurley Brown

Alison Freer — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:30:00 -0400

Next time you get dressed, be sure to ask yourself, "What would Helen wear?"

FASHION IS DEAD: Here's What To Wear To The Funeral

Alison Freer — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:00:23 -0400

Sometimes I feel embarrassed by the very thing I've spent over half my life obsessing about.

Seventeen Makes A Pledge, But What Does It Mean?

s.e. smith — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:00:25 -0400

The iconic teen magazine has agreed "not to alter body sizes or face shapes of young women featured in its editorial pages," and will discuss the pledge in more detail in the August issue.

Do We REALLY Want to See “Real” Women?

Lesley — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:00:43 -0400

I don't know that we can exclusively blame magazines for making women hate their bodies. (Although they certainly don't often help.)

Like the Rambling Old Coot of a Grandpa I Never Had: The Magic of Reminisce Magazine

Jenny — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:00:08 -0400

Where else are you supposed to go to hear stories about one-room schoolhouses and exploding corsets when all your grandparents are gone?

If Things Have Changed for Women, Why Are We Still Reading the Same Crap?

Jessica — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:00:12 -0400

Publications aimed at young women still pick at the same insecurities they did in 1939.

Some Advice About Magazines

Emily — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:00:09 -0400

One endorsement and one DE-endorsement.

I Have September Issues

Emily — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:25:47 -0400

6 items I am literally obsessing about getting for fall.

Beauty Quick Tip: What to Do With Those Annoying Subscription Cards That Are Always Falling Out of Magazines

Emily — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:32:16 -0400

Waste not, want not, that's what I have never before but certainly could start saying.

Trend Alert! Disembodied Man Arms Sexiest Accessory for Spring

Laia — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:28:49 -0400

Because no look is complete without faceless dudes groping you.