When I imagine the perfect fashion magazine, I combine Nylon's diverse content, Metropop's superb layout, Frankie's incredibly readable columns, and Wallpaper's well choreographed photo-shoots.

Well, tough shit- there could never be a magazine that perfect.

Shortly thereafter I purchased a pack of three back issues of Toronto-based indie mag Worn Fashion Journal. The articles covered everything from the Psychobilly music movement to the history of Toile (yes- like the fabric). Though I admit I wasn't always completely engrossed with the content, I found that the opinions were (or at least seemed) genuine, not assumed for the purpose of the article. The photo shoots were unique and artsy- and although sometimes I got the impression that someone had gone a little crazy with Photoshop, the trial-and-error theatrics of it all had an overall appealing effect.

Where other magazines have fallen short, however, Worn excelled. Most of the fashion illustration is not to be matched! The artists profiled were so first-rate I was surprised that I hadn't heard of a single one of them.

So, as one might deduce:

no. 1: brevity is not my friend and
no. 2: Worn fashion journal isn't perfect, but all of those little flaws that distinguishes an indie publication makes Worn, somehow, better than perfect.