Little Big Things

Target Audience

My chosen target audience is going to be those from ages 15-26 as this is the age that usually indulges within the genre and so will be most willing and interested to learn about what's happening in the community and what new songs there are etc.

Price

3 magazines that inspire me:

*LOVERBOY MAGAZINE

Magazine Name / Masthead

The name I have decided on is 'DIVINE pop' after the amazingly talented American actor, singer, performer and drag queen.

Divine has starred in many popular cult films such as Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble and Hairspray. After developing a name for himself as a female impersonator known for "trashy" behaviour in his early John Waters films, Divine capitalized on this image by appearing at his musical performances in his drag persona. In this role, he was described by his manager Bernard Jay, as displaying "Trash. Filth. Obscenity. In bucket-loads". Divine described his stage performances as "just good, dirty fun, and if you find it offensive, honey, don't join in."

For the front cover photo, I want to add a theme of nostalgia to link to Divine's legacy, which would be the age of the Club Kids. The Club Kids were a group of young New York City club personalities mostly led by Michael Alig and James St. James in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The group was notable for their elaborate and outrageous costumes and rampant drug use – in particular, ecstasy, ketamine, cocaine, and heroin. Now, the "Club Kids" in general did not all do this, and in that era, a lot of the people in the scene were there for the artistic release it gave them. It was a chance to wear extravagant, expressive makeup and clothing to clubs and party with people that were like them.

These images represent the scene and personalities of the era:

As you can see, their makeup is very dramatic and interesting, and for my front cover image I would like to mix the overall Club Kid aesthetic with the look of new and old high glamour drag, so that it would have the overall look of: