Initial Thoughts On Genre

I decided to add a genre slant of fashion on to my regional magazine because there are no Cornish magazines that are aimed at young people. This may be because Cornwall forgets about young people which is seen in the fact that there is barely any facilities for them and Cornwall tends to only cater for the older generations. This is shown in the target audiences of current Cornish magazines as there are no features that appeal to young people and only appeal to people over the age of 40. Another reason I decided on this genre is because there not only are there no Cornish magazines aimed at young people, there and none that heavily involve fashion.

By creating a Cornish magazine that will potentially be sold in other parts of the UK, Cornwall will be put on the map and remind people that it exists and educate people on it if they do not know much about it. This is likely to bring more visitors to Cornwall which will be good for the economy. It may also let people in other parts of the country know that there are young people down here because this is a feature that is very overlooked. It will also educate readers on the fashion available in Cornwall such as the styles that are popular here and the fashion that is available to buy in Cornish boutiques etc. I also plan on including places that are not very well known, as well as places that are well known such as Truro and Newquay. However I do not want to focus too much on the well known places because when analysing Cornish magazines I found that these are the ones that tend to be featured and less known ones are rarely seen. Even though Cornish fashion isn't hugely different from anywhere else in the country, it is well known for its large number of surf shops which sell normal clothing such as tshirts, jeans, skirts etc but the difference is that they are made by companies that predominantly focus on surfing and creating wetsuits and surf boards etc as well as beach clothing such as swimwear and board shorts. These companies include Animal, Roxy and Billabong and are not very widely known or found in parts of the country that are not well known for their beaches such as London and the North which means people in these parts of the countries are very unlikely to wear clothing by surfing companies whereas in Cornwall it is extremely common.

I am not going to stray too far from the generic magazine layout, fonts etc as the Cornish magazines I have seen and adverts in them etc have tried to do this but failed making the quality decrease dramatically.