Save Amelia's Magazine and Get an Eyeful for Your Efforts

The UK produces some fantastic independently published fashion magazines and Amelia's is one of the best. At just four years old it's known as a hotspot to find up-and-coming illustrators. Which means it looks fabulous - which is what you want first and foremost in your style bibles, is it not? Great writing is expected (though not always delivered), yet the quality and overall appeal of the images is the big unknown when about to flip through a new rag. Personally, I don't go for the harsh and edgy (hard to believe, I know) so I want pages that tempt me with bright, soothing colours and shiny, happy people. Don't get me wrong - it's not a catatonic state I'm seeking, quite the opposite. When I see what's pictured above and below here, I get a rush of inspiration and I immediately want to create. (Though, somehow I always end up at the fridge first.)

Published bi-annually, Amelia's Magazine (love the personal touch) brings us the best fashion, art, music and culture from the UK - all the stuff you had a hunch was happening but had no proof. I don't know about you, but I need magazines like this, I'm not exactly 'living it' on the coast of the North Sea. (Lovely yes, but quaint beach life won't help you keep up with the cool kids.)

Producing an issue is a hefty job (312 pages! Clear off your coffee table) and they need our support to keep going. They offer neat little treats with each issue, such as a cut-out-and-keep carousel (issue #5) and an illustrated (of course!) USB stick with 22 original songs created just for Amelia's, free with the current issue #9. And none of that weird Euro stuff going on here, this is the UK after all!