'Cosmo Magazine Feature'

Since most of you have uncovered the feature yourselves, and others have nagged hard enough, I have decided to post the interview & photo shoot that my girlfriend and I recently did for Cosmo Magazine. So rush down to your local newsagents and grab a copy before they're all gone, to see it up close, in real time.


Walking down Oxford Street last month, we were stopped by a girl at the bleeding-edge of fashion, who told us she worked for 'Cosmo Magazine'. I started closing her down - expecting a request for '£2 a month' to clothe a St. Martin's Art student for a day - but No, she was offering a photoshoot and a feature in the magazine - which even I have heard of. Still a little skeptical, we agreed, and not long after were selected as the couple.

When the day came, the car was sent for us at ridiculous O'Clock so after bundling in (with a compulsory detour to Costa for a cheeky 'eye opener') we were taken to a trendy studio across town and introduced to the editor of the magazine, the photographer and the interviewer. It was freezing cold but that quickly changed when the lighting rig was switched on. We were taken to our changing rooms and presented with a rack of clothes each (which we got to keep) to try on for size and style. Hair and make-up etc. were as you'd expect and we were on to the shoot.

Antonio Petronzio has an impressive portfolio - as you'd expect from a Cosmo Photographer - and his easy laid back style rubbed off on us I suppose too. At the end, he even asked if he might take some headshots of me?!! hmm .... let me think about that one ... and furnished me with the high-res shots from the photo shoot a few days later (shown in the post below this one).

The interview consisted of background about our relationship, what we argue about - the usual stuff you expect these things to be filled with, plus a 'Mr and Mrs questionnaire' which apparently everyone in the World has heard of except me.

Anyway, here is the feature in all its glory for you to squint at if you can't get down to a news stand in time. There's only a few more days before the next edition - so I may have timed this just right.