PeopleStyle Print Magazine

Though creative, I lack natural ability and patience to painlessly put together my outfits. Therefore, I rely on three magazines to keep "frumpy" at arm's length: People Style Watch, Lucky, and InStyle. What these three magazines have in common is their visual approach to fashion: you will not find there silly articles on global affairs written by teenage interns. Instead, you will be treated to lots of pictures of fashionable style setters not only on the red carpet, but, MOST IMPORTANTLY, in street clothing. I believe these to be much more meaningful to an average Earthling such as myself then the overstilized artsy fashion photos one finds in the likes of VOGUE...I also like the fact that the magazine identifies the brands. I may not be able to afford everything, but on many occasions I have been able to make prudent additions to my wardrobe based on the editors' recommendations, and/or acquire more affordable article based on the "original".Fours stars only, as I would like to see more fashions specifically for the 30's/40's set.

I purchased a one year subscription on Amazon after Christmas (around Dec 29) for $5 for the entire year. I enjoyed reading the magazine....mostly fashion tips and style tips...clothing, purses, accessories, etc. but will not be renewing it at the suggested renewal cost. I would renew it for $5 but will probably stick with Real Simple, which is more my style.

I'm a big fashion magazine fan - having subscribed to magazines like InStyle, Lucky, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle in the past several years.People Stylewatch - in addition to Instyle - is one of my favorites. It's a rather thin magazine, but what you get is lots of good, useful content that is similar to InStyle (minus the gobs of advertisements). Stylewatch appeals to the readers of People magazine (which, I admit, I do not read) and fashionistas who enjoy reading up on fashion, trends and celebrities. What I like about Stylewatch is that it doesn't waste your time with pages of ads, editorials or articles. It gives you pictures, pictures, and more pictures as well as a good look at current and upcoming trends and some great comparison shopping/tips for budget-minded fashionistas. Instead of showing you gorgeous pictures of paper-thin models wearing outfits you couldn't afford, it shows you what celebrities are wearing and how you could wear a similar outfit for much less. It also gives you current trends and outfits in various price ranges, which makes it a magazine that proves that you don't have to make a million bucks to LOOK like a million bucks.I usually satisfy my thirst for fashion articles by reading Harper's Bazaar or Vogue, but for my quick-fix up-to-the-moment what-are-the-celebrities-wearing-these-days look at the trends, as well as my source for great fashion ideas and tips, I go to People Stylewatch and it never disappoints.

There was a special for a $5 one-year subscription, so I signed up. But I honestly don't think that the magazine is all that informative. You get it once a month, but I really only read it every 3-4 months because it got so repetitive to read every single month. Now that my subscription is over, I'm not planning on renewing just because I think I've had my fill for a while. There was interesting finds and interesting ideas in there, I just don't think style changes every month (and the content shows it).

What I really like about People Style Watch is that it's laid out in an easy-to-read, at-a-glance manner. I subscribe to a lot of magazines for various reasons and often don't have time to look at them all cover-to-cover in one sitting each month. Though I usually have good intentions of finishing them later, more often than not, they get tossed in cleaning sprees before I accomplished that task. But with Style Watch, you can get a lot of info covered in a short amount of time and learn a lot; yet, if you don't get all the way through it before it's discarded, you still got your money's worth. In a nutshell, it's a thin magazine packed full of useful, interesting fashion tips, trends, new products, education, and pictures -- all without bombardment of ads or filler like in most other fashion publications. Just like it's parent magazine, People, the pages flow seamlessly. Perhaps Style Watch's greatest asset of all, in my opinion, is its appeal to women of most any generation: not an easy task to accomplish. Personally, I am the youngest of baby-boomers, but I enjoy the magazine as much as the twenty-something women I work with. In fact, for me, the only negative comment I could construe is that there's almost too much detail to absorb every month!But that's a criticism I can live with:)

For all the people that are giving this magazine one star, have some patience. Some reviews were written early Jan.. I am positive by now, everyone has gotten their first issue since I have in the beginning of March. Can you imagine how many people on Amazon took on that amazing special around Black Friday? Time, Inc probably was so swamped with new subscriptions. Yes, I understand it said it was going to take about 2 months for the first issue, but just four weeks later, big deal. If we all paid the normal rate of $19.90, that's another thing. I think people should be rating the content of the magazine rather than the delay in the first issue.As for the magazine, it provides insight with what the celebrities are wearing, great fashion buys, reasonable priced items to find, easy to read/look at, lots of pictures and where to find the items. It's like a mix of Lucky Mag and Instyle. I only tried this magazine thanks to Amazon's amazing price, so thank you Amazon for a great buy and mag.