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this magazine is one of, if not my favourite magazine. i don't know if its due to its cheeky wink or amazing photography. i don't think theres a defining reason for why i love this magazine quite so much, maybe a lil too much. put it this way - if i had £5 to get some needed food or i-D magazine, it would certainly, most definitely be the latter. (this happened to do and as i'm writing this post my belly is making very strange, very loud, gurgling noises. i blame i-D for this.

i-D is famous for its signature one eyed front covers and this is even featured in the title of the magazine, i-D ...when looking at it on the side its also a cheeky wink. you see?! as obvious as it is, i didn't realise for quite awhile when i started buying the mag. oops! Anyways, the one eye/wink is a very iconic image for the magazine and gives its added quirkiness which runs throughout the fashion/arts magazine.

Today i have purchased The 30th Anniversary Special, Defin yourself - 309 issue,  with Lindsey Wixon giving us the cheeky wink on the front cover.

For the second issue in
i-D’s 30th anniversary trilogy, the Define Yourself Issue, we welcome six spectacular cover stars.  Kristen, Malgosia, Lindsey, Liya, Joan and Daisy are all ladies we think are worth shouting from the rooftops about.

Lindsey Wixson

Photography Emma Summerton
Fashion Director Edward Enninful

The face of Miu Miu’s campaign for the last two seasons, Lindsey Wixson is the hottest girl to emerge from Kansas since Dorothy Gale clicked her heels and transported herself to the magical city of Oz.

"Lindsey Wixson began modeling at the age of 12 in her hometown of Wichita. Her parents thought it was a phase she'd grow out of, but then Steven Meisel decided to shoot her for Italian Vogue after seeing a video she'd posted of herself on Models.com. After walking for Prada and Miu Miu, she is now the face of Miu Miu's spring 2010 campaign. At 15 years old. Her skirt may be short in this picture, but she has her limits: Wixson requested a bra on a recent W shoot with Craig McDean because her top was see-through. W notes that a lot of models wouldn't have. Wixson replied, "I'm 15 and even though I freaked a little, I know for a fact that my mom would freak ten times as much. I just couldn't be flashing everyone out there."

Lindsey Wixson for miu miu, spring 2010


The other 5 fabulous 'Define Yourself' Front cover stars of the issue include...

Kristen McMenemy
Photography Daniele + Iango

Kristen McMenamy is the fearlessly original supermodel, with big hair, big brains and a big personality to boot. 

Malgosia Bela
Photography Daniele + Iango

Malgosia Bela is the pretty spectacular Polish model who features in all her glory in the tremendous beauty story in the Define Yourself issue.

Liya Kebede
Photography Daniele + Iango

Extraordinary Ethiopian beauty Liya Kebede moved to Paris aged 18 and her feet have rarely left the catwalk since. Liya has winked from the cover of i-D twice before for The Iconic issue in 2003 and forThe Name issue in 2005 so she's here to make it a hat-trick!

Joan Smalls
Photography Daniele + Iango

Joan Smalls is hotter than the sun. She broke away from the pack at the shows earlier this year and is now steam-rolling her way to the tip top of the model stakes! You better watch out, this one's moving fast!

Daisy Lowe
Photography Marcel Door

If Daisy Lowe is the 'girl next door' then her neighbours must be the envy of the town. Exquisitely English she appears in all her splendour in The Define Yourself Issue wearing designs by this year's BFC NEWGEN winners.

These 5 issues are really about 'defining yourself'. It is the second issue in i-D's 30th anniversary trilogy. It is about thinking differently, rocking the boat and breaking the rules. The issue looks back to how identity was established. "Put two fingers up at convention, wear your laughter lines like battle scars and remember grey hair rocks!" says Holly Shackleton, i-D editor.  i am a very big fan of this issue.