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s I was describing Brielle Magazine, recently to a friend it, I was asked, “So how
does Brielle Magazine differ from other
men’s magazine?” This got me thinking
about the deficiency of minority women
in men’s magazine. The conventional wisdom has
always been that beauty is defined by the European
standards and so portrayal of minority women has
not been commercially viable. Therefore many publishers have been reluctant to publish men’s magazines in this area. Thus, the burden and potential
reward of publishing a men’s magazine portraying
the exotic beauty of minority women has fallen on
a few determined individuals who dip heavily into
their own personal resources to represent and magnify these women to the attention of a slightly broader
audience.
This is a hard facade
that Brielle Magazine seeks to challenge.
Every tiny aspect of the
designs that goes into
this magazine represents a decision we
debated, sweated over
and second-guessed
until we ran out of time
and had to send it off to
the editorial designer.
But what you see here is not a new formula. It’s a
beginning. Our aim is to make everything sharper,
clearer, more alive and dynamic — while not altering
the foundation of the magazine. Brielle Magazine is
all about content and context—how our ideas and
images are presented in relation to one another and
within a larger point of view. Our magazine is about
trust and partnership: We strive always to keep you
engaged; you, the readers, are free to engage with us
and encourage you to indulge.
“SO HOW DOES
BRIELLE MAGAZINE
DIFFER FROM OTHER
MEN’S MAGAZINE?”
THIS GOT ME THINKING
ABOUT THE DEFICIENCY
OF MINORITY WOMEN IN
MEN’S MAGAZINE.
Consequently our first issue which surrounds the
theme “Secret Garden - The Voyeuristic Landscape”
is passively sexy where glamour meets an unconventional freakish charm, which brings a bolt of new
energy to the magazine’s pages—the perfect cocktail
to kick off our new issue.
Stay with us—and expect more.•
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