It has been nearly fifteen years since the release of Baz Lurhmanns remake of William Shakespear’s romantic tragedy Romeo + Juliet. I was only fourteen years old at the time and completely engrossed by the the film without really thinking why.
How could a movie using a virtually foreign language have such an impact on teenagers of a different era?
As print media watches their culture fade to extinction from a catastrophic digital-age smothering like ash and pumice burying Pompeii, it is impressive to find new print magazines being established. Especially when they are as inspiring and smart as “The Gentlewoman” sister to the immensely influential mens fashion magazine “Fantastic Man”.
I was somehow lucky enough to stumble across the last copy of this first issue at a favourite local press shop. Having been a huge fan of Fantastic Man for several years but always somewhat jealous there has never been a female equivalent I immediately made the purchase.
Stephanie Cheng is a lover and maker of visual things. She used to be a teenager but these days she isn't. This is her blog of how she went from there to here.
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