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Mag World: Mad Magazines, Fad Fashion, Bad Beauty And Finding The Way Out is Emilia Ferrara’s debut non-fiction book. After working as a fashion journalist in New York City, Ferrara writes about the how the beauty, fashion and magazine industries could be healthier in the future — especially as an influence on young readers.

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praise for mag world

With magazines, Emilia has put her finger on a hugely important issue (pardon the pun!) She is an immensely talented and whip-smart writer, and I can’t imagine a better guide to the funhouse nightmare land that is Mag World — or someone better positioned to imagine a more hopeful future for readers everywhere.
— Alexandra Petri, The Washington Post
Emilia Ferrara profoundly articulates the internal struggle that women have felt for decades when it comes to media’s constant false narrative of how we can be happy. With voices like her’s, who are challenging the media landscape with intellect and grace, I am confident we will see an honest shift in the content that is produced to create stronger and more realistic stories.
— Rachael Baxter, Conscious Magazine
Growing up with the Internet made millennials realize that transparency is not only inevitable but healthy. The beauty, fashion and magazine industries would all benefit from being conscious of Emilia’s vision. Mag World offers insights for professionals within the media to create content that facilities deeper human connection.
— Elena Baxter, Conscious Magazine
I always knew that a counter-cultural community existed outside the beauty, fashion and magazines industries, but when I read Mag World, I developed a way of thinking — an inner supportive voice — built from Emilia’s ideals. I highly recommend every woman read her passionate advice so that they too can know their own worth when facing challenges from the media.
— Elise Crawford, Ringlet
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about emilia

Emilia Ferrara is a born and raised Washingtonian, an author, editor and teacher, and has worked as a fashion journalist for over 10 years. After attending the National Cathedral School, she earned her B.A. in English and Philosophy from Georgetown University, graduating Cum Laude. She earned her masters from Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism and began working at T: The New York Times Style Magazine. In 2016 Ferrara founded Capitally Magazine, an online publication reporting on sustainable fashion, green beauty and wellness — and served as it’s editor-in-chief. Ferrara’s first book, Mag World: Mad Magazines, Fad Fashion, Bad Beauty and Finding the Way Out was published in 2017 by Gilbert Robinson. She is a former board member of the D.C. Sustainable Fashion Collective and former adjunct at Georgetown teaching fashion journalism. In 2019, Mayor Muriel Bowser appointed Ferrara to the D.C. Commission on Fashion Arts and Events

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