seriously? and how often do you go back and peruse past ones? do you wait until you're thinking of a particular image or need specific inspiration, or do you regularly go back?
editor, i go back pretty close on a daily basis. since i was reorganizing after my move, i was able to revisit more than usual, which explains the backlog i face today. majority of the time i connect a current image with a past image because i look back so often and have been for so long. so its usually the present at random that sparks my memory.
i love your question. i've thought about this subject a lot recently, and i have so many answers..... being familiar with the past has kept me away from trends. i buy what i love and try not to shop for items i 'need.' i am interested in color and drape and materials and stitching and zippers or buttons....oh my, you probably get the picture. all those details i remember from my favorite images i look for when i shop.
i think that your library might just be the best shopping asset a person can have. if a magazine is good, is legitimately good and wonderful and stimulating, than looking at it the day it hits the newsstand, or looking at it 5 years after makes no difference in terms of the pleasure i get from looking at it. re. the magazine shop i recommended in ny, the title list they show on line is NOT the complete list of their stock.
seriously?
ReplyDeleteand how often do you go back and peruse past ones? do you wait until you're thinking of a particular image or need specific inspiration, or do you regularly go back?
That's a mountain of magazines!
ReplyDeleteeditor, i go back pretty close on a daily basis. since i was reorganizing after my move, i was able to revisit more than usual, which explains the backlog i face today. majority of the time i connect a current image with a past image because i look back so often and have been for so long. so its usually the present at random that sparks my memory.
ReplyDeleteenc, i added 4 new mags just today!
it drives me crazy when i have a pile of magazines that i havent read. september got a little out of hand, but i got caught up.
ReplyDeletei think that is wonderful.
ReplyDeletehow does living with the past of fashion, in your present, effect your shopping/taste?
i love your question. i've thought about this subject a lot recently, and i have so many answers.....
ReplyDeletebeing familiar with the past has kept me away from trends. i buy what i love and try not to shop for items i 'need.' i am interested in color and drape and materials and stitching and zippers or buttons....oh my, you probably get the picture. all those details i remember from my favorite images i look for when i shop.
i think that your library might just be the best shopping asset a person can have. if a magazine is good, is legitimately good and wonderful and stimulating, than looking at it the day it hits the newsstand, or looking at it 5 years after makes no difference in terms of the pleasure i get from looking at it.
ReplyDeletere. the magazine shop i recommended in ny, the title list they show on line is NOT the complete list of their stock.