Belles-Lettres is aimed at a younger audience, and focuses in on queer girls. The magazine aims to normalize the different experiences of sapphics and show that no experience is invalid, nor that every sapphic is the same. Though this demographic is dependent on relationships with other people, I aim to highlight individuals and how they’ve been affected by their experiences as queer women. I want to be able to showcase the different facets that make up each individual/ group that is included in the magazine. This style of editing called out to me because of this. It’s balanced, busy, and can be as muted or as vibrant as the color scheme allows— it can easily showcase someone’s personality based on the different types of poses.
[Photos by (1) Red Velvet, SM Entertainment, (2, 3) Ca Chou]
I think that this style will appeal to an audience who wants to feel understood after looking through my magazine. I know focusing on such a specific demographic won’t bring much attention to the publication, but I know I wished I had something similar to what I aim to do when I was still figuring out my identity, so I hope at least some people can look at it and feel better/ understood.