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''Eliza'' is an American fashion magazine founded in 2007 by Summer Bellessa, who was a
Ford Model
Ford Models, originally the Ford Modeling Agency, is an American international modeling agency based in New York City. It was established in 1946 by Eileen Ford and her husband Gerard W. Ford.
Company
Ford Models was started in 1946 by Eileen ...
at that time. The publication is headquartered in Los Angeles, California,
and began with a circulation (based on its print run) of 10,000 in 2007.
The publishing schedule is now irregular and the magazine is only available digitally and by print-on-demand via HP MagCloud. The magazine's name is a reference to
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars, t ...
's performance as
Eliza Doolittle
Eliza Doolittle is a fictional character and the protagonist in George Bernard Shaw's play ''Pygmalion'' (1913) and its 1956 musical adaptation, ''My Fair Lady''.
Eliza (from Lisson Grove, London) is a Cockney flower woman, who comes to Profe ...
in ''
My Fair Lady
''My Fair Lady'' is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion'', with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons f ...
''.
Overview
The magazine describes itself as being "for women who want to be stylish, sexy, and engaged in the world while retaining high standards in dress, entertainment, and lifestyle." Founder Summer Bellessa has been described as a leader in the modesty movement.
Criticism
Some critics have called ''Elizas focus on modest clothes and its editorial stance "prudish and old-fashioned."
References
External links
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* {{cite web, url=http://westlifebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2010/05/03/4187111-capturing-the-world-one-frame-at-a-time, title=Capturing the World, One Frame at a Time, work=Newsvine, date=May 3, 2010, accessdate=March 28, 2012, author=Hussain Tania
Fashion magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 2007
Magazines published in Los Angeles
Women's fashion magazines
Women's magazines published in the United States