sostylisto: the best and the worst of january fashion magazines

Best Faces - i-D

We can't believe we're saying this, but it looks like eye patches are in. Remember, Rihanna also wore one to the 2008 American Music Awards. The model on the right in the Swarovski face mask makes us want to be a disco ball for Halloween. Maybe that's just us? In any case, screw eye shadow.

Best Diva Clothes - i-D

On the left we have Gareth Pugh, on the right we have Balmain -- two of our favorite lines. It's only a matter of time before Beyonce gets her hands on that Pugh. Here's hoping Britney discovers Balmain in 2009.

Best Nude Portrait - Zoo Germany

World, meet Laura. Laura, meet world. Holy Lolita is right.

Best Dress - Chinese Vogue

Dior Haute Couture. Timeless.

Best Styling - Zoo Germany

On the left is the Alice Dellal of male models in a BOSS Black jacket, Calvin Klein manties, and Dior Shoes. On the right is one of our favorite pieces of the spring 2009 season -- a fringe dress by Jil Sander. Both these images make us a tad uncomfortable, but we love that they make us feel something.

Least Versatile Model - Lydia Hearst in Zoo Germany

The pose-iness of this spread proves Lydia Hearst is only a model because she was a socialite first. Next!

Most Versatile Model - Abbey Lee

Twenty-one-year-old model Abbey Lee looked stunning, and perhaps a little too proper, in a W editorial this month. Then we caught her topless in Alexander Wang shorts and a nose ring in i-D. Go extreme or go to American Vogue, we guess.

Worst Hair - Marie Claire

Bangs were never meant to extend to the ears. Nor look like they'd make a sound if you tapped a knuckle on them.

Worst Shoes - Lucky

We are all for warm footwear that prevents one from slipping in the snow, but we don't like a single shoe on this page. We like sleek, fur-lined boots. Not boots that make it look like you have electrocuted kittens clinging to your ankles.

Hottest Olympic Athlete - Ryan Lochte in GQ

Proof that Ryan Lochte is so much sexier than Michael Phelps. Our only criticism is that he would definitely wear a Speedo on the beach.

Best Gossip Girl Portrait - Penn Badgley in GQ

We couldn't tell this was Terry Richardson's work when we first saw it. But the idea of him taking sexually suggestive pictures of Gossip boy Penn Badgley fills us with delight. The tennis balls, the pie, the confetti --he might not be shirtless, but kudos for not looking as stiff as he usually does.

Most Overdone Set - Glamour

We're sick of the putting-things-in-overgrown-fields-that-don't-belong-there photo-shoot concept. Magazines love to put couches and lamps in an overgrown field with a frizzy-haired model. It's meant to be quirky, but it's become a cliche. Can we kiss this good-bye in 2009?

Hottest Family - German Vogue

Isabeli Fontana posed with her husband and son for German Vogue. They're sickeningly perfect, and thankfully the spread lacks the awkwardness of Brangelina's breast-feeding mess in W.

Best Editorial - Korean Vogue

This editorial in Korean Vogue was one of January's most original. They transformed Asian models into the Supers. Here we see Song Kyung A as Claudia Schiffer and Daul Kim as Linda Evangelista.

Best Girl Fight - Dazed & Confused

Hedi Slimane scouted London's streets for teens to shoot for Dazed & Confused. We feel the angst here. But also, the love.

Worst Celebrity Portrait - Chloe Sevigny in Esquire

Why, Chloe? Why?

Worst Editorial - Elle

We find nothing attractive about this spread in Elle. The model is stylist Masha Orlov, but she's not the reason it came out badly. The styling feels forced, the lighting makes her skin look green, and we have a feeling she'd look prettier without all that awkward makeup.

Best Spring Fashion Preview - Harper's Bazaar

We'd never met a jumpsuit we liked till we saw this bejeweled one by Alexander McQueen. And the Proenza Schouler on the right is giving us heart palpatations. Spring 2009, we need you.

Twiggiest Spread - British Vogue

Karlie Kloss makes like a tree in a "what to wear now" spread in British Vogue. Not only does she look twiggy, she looks like Twiggy in that Chanel number on the left.