47Magazine is (carefully) taking flight this September to Planet47 - a gleaming world of imagination and leftover glitter that is impossible to clean. Our cunty aliens have been hard at work building this world and making it perfect for the 47Club. It’s always hard producing a summer issue, but the 47Crew is determined to slay, and scream, their way to the printer. This crew is truly amazing; every person inspires me daily. I feel like I say this in every editor’s note, but our crew is truly growing; perhaps not in quantity, but in quality - that’s what I say to writers who ask how long their article should be. As we shift into a print model, we need our cunty aliens to keep us sane and keep Planet47 in rotation (we have to spin the planet ourselves, it's confusing). We also need our readers, so thank YOU, yes, you, for reading and keeping us going - your support means the world to us.
Thank you to Nico and Fiona for making this print issue possible. Thank you to Sophia for creating this stunning world that I’ve turned into my personality the past 3 months. Thank you to Toni for doing work that isn't yours to do, but you slay doing it. Thank you to Diana for taking the DOP role; you have been killing it and I can’t wait to see how you transform the 47Editorial content. And, as always, thank you to JJG for teaching me everything I know today.
I am so excited for this fall and, I’ll let you in on a secret here, my main focus is fun. We have so many great ideas from the 47Crew and I can’t wait to produce them all this fall season. Stay tuned!
Rockin’,
BARK
We are 15 issues old and can not only can we walk, but we can also explore space. It’s like when 47 was on fire but we crystallized and then became the sun and then also exploded and now are raining cunt and stardust all over New York!
The idea for “SUPERNOVA” came to me in a dream. I had been watching a bunch of 80’s sci-fi movies and falling asleep so peacefully, when BAM! Suddenly we are in a spaceship and the creature from alien is holding one of our magazines. As a self-proclaimed astronomer (I took one class in undergrad) the idea of reaching the next level in fashion, culture, and television felt like the natural progression for us. I love committing to the bit, creating a Pinterest board, and embodying it for a time, and then trying something else.
September is a time of back-to-school (science vibes), exploration, and grounding. We are grounding, but on Planet47, where the air is full of THC and the soil is glittery. Here on Planet47 we have a galactic mission to promote art, creativity, and community. Every page has our love and commitment exploded onto it. Every second we spent creating “SUPERNOVA” was with the intention of expanding on the indescribable community we have started here!
Thank you to our amazing team who continue to impress us daily with fresh ideas and inspiration. Thank you to Mark for always supporting my crazy plans and turn them into a tangible reality with all my thoughts and visions on a print in front of me. We are all so grateful and excited to be releasing this issue with a party to celebrate all of the wonderful creatives who spend their energy on making this magazine with us! Also, shout out to Barbarella and Chapell Roan for helping thematically!
Love,
SMQ
Photography by Aj Ult, @ajaxiess