Rolling Stone Magazine: October 6th 2005
Rolling Stone Magazine is an iconic music and popular culture magazine which appeals to both men and women and this is shown on the front cover. Your eye is instantly drawn to the cover model, Evangeline Lilly, who rose to fame in 2004 with the debut of the hit TV series Lost. She is described by the coverline as 'the dark angel of 'Lost'' and this shot certainly proves that. She doesn't get a chance to look that glamourous on TV due to the nature of the show so they've really gone all out to make her look beautiful here, but in the show, her character, Kate, had a dangerous life on the run from the law, which is why Rolling Stone is labelling her as a dark angel. Her pose is very sensuous but is not too over the top so it will appeal to both men and women, men because she's on the cover, half naked and women because, in the show and outside of it, she is a very strong role model for women and although she is stood in a sensuous pose designed to attract men, women can still respect her because she is wearing a light blouse to maintain her modesty. Also, like Shia LaBeouf in GQ Magazine, her head covers up part of the masthead but it doesn't matter because Rolling Stone's logo is so iconic you could tell what it was just by looking at the first letter and of course the magazine knows this and is boasting it to the reader.
As for the coverlines there are sixteen in total, showing that this magazine has a lot of content for it's audience and despite their different subject matter they all appeal to men and women. They cover subjects such as, TV shows, new albums, new movies, comedy, bootlegging, sex and drugs, not to mention the Rolling Stone annual 'Hot List.' Also this magazine abides by the convention of 'the left third,' which neither GQ and Marie Claire seemed to focus on that much. On just the left third of the magazine you can see the magazine's main stories within, the first few letters of the iconic logo and a hint of the naked flesh belonging to Evangeline Lilly. The colours of the coverlines alternate between pink and white, perhaps to show the appeal to men and women, men - the colour white and women - the colour pink.
There is also a banner at the top of the page in yellow writing, offsetting the rest of the page, which is political stories and articles surrounding current events. This shows that Rolling Stone is not just a popular culture magazine, it also appeals to a sophisticated person who is in the know about politics and current events.