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25Slavic model power couple Anja Rubik and Sasha Knezevic team up as co-editors of 25 Magazine, a revamped fashion glossy with a clean Austrian aesthetic, captivating video editorials and - of course - an all-star cast of top models gracing its first issue.
 Mirage"Youth. Summer. Sun. Skin. Realism. Voyeurism. Rebellion. Nostalgia. Indifference." Retro-inspired lifestyle scrapbook Mirage Magazine brings an avant-garde design sensibility to timelessly nostalgic "fashion, swimwear and jetset hedonism." Photos via Mirage Magazine.
 I <3 FakeThe cult of youth has a new home at I <3 Fake, a digital art and fashion magazine that makes classic youth culture look better than ever. Photos and more via I <3 Fake.
 The GentlewomanThe Fantastic Man team brings its superior aesthetic to the superior sex with The Gentlewoman, a sister magazine coming soon in 2010. Preview pages from Coute Que Coute.
 FrauleinTop photographer, ex-supermodel and certified female beauty authority: who better than Ellen von Unwerth to shoot our era's sexiest women? "Fraulein" spotlights fifteen years of female icons who have sat before von Unwerth's lens: Kate Moss, Claudia Schiffer, Carla Bruni, Dita von Teese and many more. A spectacular showcase of fantasy, sensuality, kitsch humor and joie de vivre - soon to be the sexiest book in your library. Full info and photos at Taschen.
 Shop AroundThe Harvard Design School gives our favorite activity the academic treatment with its "Guide to Shopping," a collection of essays edited by Rem Koolhaas. This highbrow answer to "Confessions of a Shopaholic" touches on marketing, mall architecture, cultural retail and more in its examination of how shopping has become the defining element of modern urban life. A perfect self-referential antidote to pre-holiday mall madness. Photos via Non-Site and Taschen.
 Future VisionsVisionaire Magazine enlists every fashion and art world figure worth mentioning for their 2010 digital calendar, an "electric issue" that features one exclusive contemporary artwork per day. Helmut Lang, Mary-Kate Olsen, Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Mario Testino, Rei Kawakubo, Francesco Vezzoli and many more step in as guest curators and artists - overdose on the full list at Visionaire.
 A Magazine Curated By...Biannual fashion tome A MAGAZINE cuts the filler and gives us what we really want: an entire magazine devoted to the passions, stories, emotions, and fascinations of a favorite designer or fashion house. Guest curators including Yohji Yamamoto, Kris van Assche and Maison Martin Margiela take you inside their creative sphere with exclusive, personalized content and collaborations. Browse back issues, blog features and more at A MAGAZINE.
 Catwalk CatsCollections, campaigns, creativity and catfights: we love "Catwalk Cats," a feline-themed diary of drawings and photographs from high fashion power couple Grace Coddington and Didier Malige. The creative director of U.S. Vogue and the noted hair stylist retell twenty years of insider gossip from the perspective of their five cats, Henri, Coco, Baby, Puff and Bart. Coddington's drawings and Malige's photographs are a delightful tribute to family, felines, love and fashion. steidville.com
Maison Martin Margiela - the bookRizzoli's forthcoming "Maison Martin Margiela" is the first book to document the work, from fashion and art to design and performance, of the Paris-based Belgian couturier. Designed exclusively by Margiela himself, the luxurious volume features metallic inks, lush paper, ribbon markers and interior booklets. A behind-the-scenes look at twenty years of design and craftsmanship from one of the world's most singular, enigmatic designers. Available in late October. rizzoliusa.com
 Cutting EdgeNew York-based NEWWORK magazine showcases exclusive works from the most boundary-pushing figures in fine art, design, high fashion, culture and politics. Featuring bold custom typefaces and an innovative revival of the traditional newspaper format, NEWWORK turns each page into pure art. In the latest issue Albert Watson, Wolfgang Weingart and Robert Longo take on the themes of contrast and dynamic dualism. newworkmag.com
 some/things magazineThe 304 page, hand-bound premiere edition of Some/Things Magazine features imaginative content and vision with a depth more lasting and personal than your average fashion glossy. Showcasing industry leaders and legends from Rick Owens, Paul Celan, Ann Demeulemeester to Dostoyevsky, this bi-annual publication of art, fashion, prose and photography presents a stunning, forward aesthetic that finally makes you think. Some/Things Magazine debuts this September in select bookstores and concept boutiques. www.someslashthings.com
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