CLASSY

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CLASSY is a popular Japanese fashion magazine published by the Kou Bunsha (光文社, Kou Bunsha^?).

Contents 1 History 2 Readers 3 Models 4 References 5 See Also

[edit] History

Magazine was first published in 1984 targeting the women in their 20's.In the beginning, most of the models were American super models, but change in the policies led to the inclusion of more and more local models.Famous Japanese super models, namely Umemiya Anna (梅宮　アンナ, Umemiya Anna^?) and　Aoyama Kyoko (青山 恭子, 　Aoyama Kyoko ^?) started their modelling career's by appearing as cover girls in the magazine.

[edit] Readers

Most of it's readers are Office ladies(widely known as OL in Japan).It is also famous among University students as a magazine for Onekei (お姉系, Onekei^?) fashion.

[edit] Models

Several well known models are working for the magazine.Hiroko Hatano, who used to work for the rival JJ magazine, started to work as a model here in 2005.Aizawa Sayo (相沢 紗世 あいざわ さよ, Aizawa Sayo^?) a popular model among young ladies, is also working exclusively for them.

[edit] References

• Official Site

[edit] See Also

• Hatano Hiroko
• Aizawa Sayo
• article from Japanese Wikipedia