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Hey girls! It’s that time again…Here are the November issues of your favorite only mainstream teen magazines…(don’t worry, we’re working diligently on ours- it’s coming…soon!)

Teen Vogue

The folks over at Teen Vogue are at it again! This time teen supermodels Jourdan Dunn and Chanel Iman get some face time on.the.cover. Yesss!!! Now, as I wrote in a previous blog, there was a wee bit of controversy over the pregnant Jourdan Dunn appearing on the cover. Whatever you may think about that, we’re glad to see them on it. In the article they discuss the industry, their success, lives and relationship with each other. Check it out.

Notable articles:

Class Act: Nineteen-year-old Marie Mason held fund-raising dinner parties to finance a free school in Cambodia.

The Real World: Graduates are facing a shrinking job market. Teen Vogue reports on ways to beat the odds.

Slim Shady: Diet pills may seem like a quick fix, but the risks are heavy.

For all my aspiring fashion editors- there’s an article entitled The Graduates, about former Teen Vogue interns who’ve landed dream jobs in fashion. I’m sure there’s some helpful-ish advice and inspiration there. (Basically, use your connections. If you don’t have any, intern at Teen Vogue and get some.)

For all my fashion bloggers (and aspirings)- there’s an article entitled Big Shots, about bloggers who are making a name for themselves in the fashion world. Lesson learned- start something and you, too, can be getting it in!

There’s also a piece on Zoe Kravtiz, entitled Rock Princess, about her charmed life as daughter of Lenny of Lisa Bonet, her film and music career (?) and her foray into…beauty.

And a piece entitled Ink Heart about the serious responsibilities of getting a tattoo.

There’s also the usual fashion, what to wear, how to dress stuff…

You can go here for a complete table of contents.

Seventeen

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And, over at Seventeen, Kristen Stewart holds he cover girl honors. Apparently, this is part of a series of interviews with the New Moon cast (Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, and the new kids on the block) as well as some behind-the-scenes dirt to get you ready to see the movie (as if we need more reasons). Oh, they are also offering free tickets to see it, so you might want to check that out if you want to save your what is it now? $8 or so…

The Health+Sex+Fitness section has an article, Sneaky stuff in your food, on what’s hiding in your food- sugar, salt and fat- that you might want to check out. There’s also a quiz on depression, Is it just a bad mood…or more? and advice on how and where to get help if you need it.

There’s also an article Stop Bullying Now! on Demo Lovato’s mission to stop…what else? Bullying. It’s definitely a problem, so I’m all about finding solutions that help keep you safe.

And, as always, there’s the usual make-up make-up make-up, what to wear to look really good for your size on the low, horoscope, crazy ish that happened to me stuff as well.  Here’s a complete list of what’s in the mag.

Have at it ladies!

Are you an aspiring fashion editor? writer? stylist? Well you don’t have to wait to get started on your dream career. Just take advantage of all the (free) technology and start your own blog! It can take you places.

“Young Bloggers Have Ear of Fashion Heavyweights,” September 14, 2009, NYT

There’s an article in The Times about teen (and young) bloggers making their marks both as online journalists and in the fashion industry by circumventing the traditional model (working up the ranks for established fashion publications) and, instead, doing it on their own. According to the article, “Fashion is one of the few fields which accepts people with little formal training,” Ms. Dormoy said. “Through these blogs, these young girls show their ability to work as stylists or photographers.” So, these young bloggers are basically taking advantage of technology to get their names out there, produce content, attract readers and advertisers (including some of the big boys), and muscle their way into the fashion industry (even Fashion Week). While I’m not one to throw the “journalism” label around haphazardly, you gotta love the democratization of the Internet.

What fashion blogs do you read? Or better yet, have you started?