This photo of Taylor Swift is very feminine and beautiful, this is a very flattering. Her hair and make up is very done up and typical of a women, the way Taylor is sat is in a very sultry manor as well, therefore this does support Laura Mulvey's beliefs that 'women do things to impress men' very strongly. However Taylor is a very modern artist and Laura Mulvey's opinion is a very old and not up to date at all.
'A star is an image,not a real person', this is a quote from Richard Dyer. This is relevant to this front cover as Taylor's image is shot in a studio. Another big thing I notice is that Taylor's make up and clothes are very different of that that she usually wears, she has a very country style. However this would not suit the cover of this rock magazine so the star has changed her style to fit the criteria of this magazine. Her make up is much heavier than you would usually find on Taylor, this is very typical of a rock chick, not someone who plays country music. Her hair is slightly messy which is another sign of a rock chick. Together all these signs are an indexical sign of a rock chick, therefore she has been represented as a rocker girl.
Stuart Hall has a very modern approach to representation,'things are changing. Representation can't be fixed and should be changed along too'. So maybe this image of Taylor as a rock chick could truly be a part of her, she may just be trying to keep up with the times. This would mean Taylor is going totally against Laura Mulvey's theory that women do things for men, because Taylor would be doing this entirely for herself.
How this Magazine had inspired me
I like how the masthead is behind the artist because it makes the artist really pop on the front cover, looking 3D and even more of the main story than the artist already did.
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