Images used in fashion magazines.

The positive representations of fashion magazines is that the models used on the front of the magazine are dressed quite respectable, formal and natural. They're not too overly dressed but the aspect of fashion is still there. The choice of images helps the magazine relate to their target audience because the target audience are mainly looking for the fashion and woman who look good in the clothes the audience aspire to look good themselves in. Even though the models are airbrushed, they still look quite natural and don‟t have too much make up on and this gives the models a natural look to not put bad inspiration to younger audiences.  The captions mainly used on the front are about fashion and they don't include much about trying to look better or about how to improve the look of the audience reading the magazine and stresses more on clothing and because it's mainly the clothes included that will appeal to them. The models are naturally posing and don't look uncomfortable in the way they are posing. 
The average age range for these magazines range from 14 up to 45 and the models used in these covers range from 20 up to 40 so they use models which the target audience can relate to. The models wear clothes which would appeal to an the specific audience and doesn't really appeal to a male audience because they are covered up where as if it was for a male audience the magazine would show women as sexual objects such as on the cover of FHM or ZOO, they sexually exploit the women on the cover as it's a different audience and they are aimed at a male audience. Men aged 16-35 are the target audience of these magazines and the models used on the cover are shown as sexual objects which appeal to the men reading as the way they are shown and the clothes they are wearing and the jewelry they wear too.  Also for women on the front of magazines aimed at men, the women are shown in a younger, more sexual way than the models on the front of these magazines because men require different needs to 
women and this would appeal to men more than these models are.