MediaSlut (@MediaSlut)’s choice of the best international magazine covers this week:
- British GQ
- Emirates MAN
- Successful Farming
- Town & Country
- VOGUE
INTERNATIONAL
British GQ, October 2015




Emirates MAN, September 2015
Tearing away from the normal ‘profile picture’, Emirates MAN makes a ripping success of this cover, featuring Jon Stewart, by using a collage of different newspaper and magazine clippings.
Successful Farming, September 2015
I get excited about magazine publishing when a boring topic such as farming (for me, personally), can turned into something winning. The photography, typography, copywriting and art direction make this probably the best and most-exciting farming-related cover I’ve ever seen, leaving a lot of other (more exciting) titles in the dust!
Town & Country, October 2015
Uma Thurman teamed up with Town and Country to raise further awareness for our scary rhino situation. And, no, she didn’t just fly in and went posing with a random rhino, or have it photoshopped in for this cover. She physically got her hands dirty by getting out there and trying to save the rhinos, and relocate them to safer areas. Still don’t believe me? See it all unfold on YouTube or read the article.
VOGUE, October 2015
Flawless Lupita Nyong’o makes the cover of VOGUE and, even though I’m not too fond of her golden dress on the cover, the other couture dresses and the shots are absolutely divine!
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From all of us at Successful Farming magazine, thank you for the very kind words and the unexpected inclusion among such beautiful magazine covers. This cover was a pleasure to create and another learning experience, even for this old hand.
Sincerely,
Matt Strelecki
Creative Director for Successful Farming and Meredith Agrimedia