by MediaSlut (@MediaSlut) My choice of the best international and local covers in MagLove this week:
- FX
- New York
- TIME
- Dossier (Art Issue)
INTERNATIONAL
FX, April 2014
I’m not too sure how real or photoshopped this is but for its April 2014 cover story, FX did “experiments with PLA bioplastics” and this seems to be the end result — good enough to eat!
Oh wait, that’s what it already says…
New York, 24 March 2014
The singers/performers featured on these covers include B.I.G., Barbara Streisand, Madonna, Jay-Z, Billie Holiday and Lou Reed. Very vintage-cool!
TIME, 31 March 2014
Simple. Striking. Sad.
LOCAL
Dossier, April 2014
Bonang Matheba is on the cover of the April 2014 issue of Dossier, which is its Art Issue, and also appears to have a 3D-element on the cover.
I love how the cover design picks up from Matheba’s dress, and displays her like the queen she is!
You can read the digital issue right here.
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