Vogue delivers pounds of fashion

  • 12 years ago
Vogue celebrates 120 years with 916 pages.

The nearly five pound magazine breaks its own record by 76 pages.

The fashion filled issue covered by Lady Gaga is packed with 658 ad pages, which is reportedly a 14% growth from last year.

Women on the streets of New York had mixed feelings about the issue.

One new fashion fan says she would use it as a way to learn more about the industry.

SOUNDBITE: Elle Zapata, Vogue reader, saying (English):

"I'm not really that much of a fashion person but I've been trying to learn and this would be a great help to me."

While one regular Vogue reader was excited by the size.

SOUNDBITE: Samantha Kappenmacher, Vogue reader, saying (English):

"It actually impresses me, it makes me want to get it."

However, Ashley Jones wasn't sure it would hold her attention.

SOUNDBITE: Ashley Jones, Vogue reader, saying:

"This is just a little too much for me."

The September issue hit newsstands on August 21.

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