Star Image in different magazines

My chosen group to analyse is One Direction. I will be looking at the different magazines they are featured in and comparing them to genre etc. 

The first magazine is "Top of the Pops". Top of the Pops is a children's music magazine for the ages of 9 - 14 year olds. You can tell this is an older issue from around four years ago because if you look at recent images of the group they look very young. You can also tell that it is made for a younger audience because they are happy, smiling and dressed stylishly. The story is also for a fairly young audience as younger girls take a liking to their idols, this is why they are seen as gentle and caring guys. The boys are wearing light colours to match with the light colours on the front cover. They are all catered to their own style. Their clothes are based off their own style. This is part of Dyer's theory of "a star is just an image" because the artists are styled to come across to a younger target audience. However, they are also style to suit their own fashion sense instead of someone telling them what to wear they have had an input into what they wear.

This "Seventeen" magazine is for an older audience of the ages 16 - 21. One Direction are styled for an older age because they have a serious expression and they are dressed to create an image. their dress code coincides with the article. In the article they are portrayed with pranks and secrets. They are dressed in dark clothing which works well with the red background and the light text. The style makes us think that they are bad boys. A lot of the 16-21 year olds are attracted to bad boys. This supports Dyer's theory.

In this issue of "Fabulous" magazine they are wearing the same clothes as "Seventeen Magazine". However in this magazine, the front cover is in black and white. This could be to symbolise what the article is about. The article is about the fame and the money of the boys. The black and white symbolises that it may be getting to much for them. For example the serious looks on their faces could suggest pain. Like the one above this magazine is also for the ages of 16- 21.

BillBoard magazine is another magazine that is for the older teens to early 20's. The football symbolises the title of the article. The word "score" can relate to football. The boys are dressed as if it is a summer night but is transitioning to summer.