The target audience for this magazine is of the ages 17- 21. I can tell this because there is reference to drugs. This would not be put in/ on the front cover of a magazine for 10 - 16 year olds. It is for the "mainstreamers" group and the "individual" group. The "mainstreamers" group are people who like stability so they only buy the top brands. Q is one of the top music magazines in the world. The "individuals" group are an additional group to the four main ones. These are the people that on it by the product for the product image not the actual product. He is looking at the camera which tell us that the magazine is trying to grab the readers attention.
The target audience in this magazine is 16- 25. I can tell this because girls of that age are influenced by styles they see in magazines. This also puts Mulvey's theory in to practice of "the male gaze". This means that girls were styled as eye candy to the boys. They are styled as a sexual icon. However this could also be empowering to women. Especially the colour scheme being pink which is the stereotypical colour for women. This could fall under the "tribe-wired". This means that these people are digital, free spirited, creative young singles. They can also be "aspirers", which means that they are looking to improve themselves in image.
This edition is aimed at children aged 11 - 16 of the upper class families. This falls into the "aspirers" category because it is aimed at young musicians trying to become professionals.
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