[옛날잡지]When we were Generation X, we had to carry at least one ‘licensed magazine’ full of Western culture.

“It makes me feel good when I wear it like this.”

As the wave of full-fledged liberalization of overseas travel has risen, local magazines may have been limited to meet the style of Generation X, who have strong personalities. Starting with Elle Korea in 1992, various fashion magazines from Europe, the home of fashion, were licensed in Korea in the mid-to-late 1990s, including Madame Figaro, Vogue, and Marie Claire. In 1994, Kyunghyang Shinmun quickly brought in ‘Madame Figaro’, a fashion magazine published by ‘Le Figaro’, a French daily newspaper. Let’s take a look at the first issue that smells foreign.

Cover of the first Korean edition of Madame Huigaro, published in November 1994.

The special interview for the first issue was conducted by visiting the home of popular writer Bernard Werber in Paris, France.

The most notable is the special interview for the first issue. novel <개미>This is an interview conducted by visiting the home of Bernard Werber, a popular writer who is famous for his work. Must-read for Generation X <개미> Have you all read it? It is a unique vanishing room that looks at the whole world through the eyes of an ant. The writer, who was far from popular as a genre novelist in France at the time, affectionately said, “Korea is my second homeland.”

In fact, Sister X released a behind-the-scenes story of meeting Bernard Werber in person. She said that she asked about the ‘beautiful woman’ character that often appears in his novels. What is the reason why Berber introduced a beautiful female reporter who is like a ‘unicorn’?

A magazine is an appendix. How is the high school girl who wears her school uniform and applies the ‘patjuk-colored lipstick’ she received as an appendix?

‘Which magazine should I choose?’ I also take out a bundle of memories about the appendix, which was the standard for purchasing a magazine. Madame Figaro’s first issue gave all readers a ‘luxury’ brand Omar Sharif hat as a gift at the time. Perhaps because of that reason, the first issue was taken up to three editions. Which magazine appendix do you guys remember?

Besides that, there were various things to read in the first issue of Madame Figaro. The article titled “Choi Jin-sil earns 1.5 million won a day” also draws attention because it mentions the celebrity’s annual income. The reported income of the late actress Choi Jin-sil, who ranked first, was 386 million won. At the time, the market price of the apartment in Gangnam was 300 to 400 million won, so you can feel the status of the most popular actor of the time.

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