The September Issue

I did something out of the norm the other day.  Something I hadn't done in years.  I bought a copy of Vogue magazine.  And not just any issue.  I bought the September issue of Vogue. 

The September issue of Vogue is traditionally the largest and most important of the year.  It's usually super thick and showcases major advertising. 

As a fashion major in college, I remember anxiously awaiting the arrival of the September issue to hit the magazine racks, and when it did I'd be one of the first to have a copy.  I'd carry it around in my college book bag, next to my other textbooks for the entire fall semester.  Seeing how it was the same size as most of my textbooks, it blended right in.

I'd use it not only as a reference guide for class and life, but the pages of The September Issue would also be inspiration for any mood board I was to create that semester. 

It wasn't until after I had graduated from college that the documentary The September Issue came out.  It follows editor- in-chief Anna Wintour and the staff of Vogue as they produce the 2007 September issue of Vogue.  (Last time I checked, it was still on Netflix.)   Seeing how the issue was produced brought it all home, and shows why it's the most anticipated issue of the year. 

Sadly I hadn't bought a fashion magazine in years, so when I was standing in the checkout line and spotted the ever-famous September issue of Vogue, I splurged.  Unlike when I was in my 20's, it will now take me until January to get through it's 800 pages. 

Maybe for a few minutes each day, I can pretend I'm a twenty-something with nothing else to do but flip through a fashion magazine and study the current trends.  It will literally have to be a few minutes each day since others demand my attention these days. 

On a side note, I realize I haven't been up to speed on the fashion front lately, but are the Jenners literally everywhere these days?  Kendall and Kylie are in every add for every designer.