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Today is the day!

After many a month of handling the social media, editing and handling a few articles and then contacting models, grabbing clothes and styling the photo essay in only a few days...the 2012 issue of McClung's Magazine is finally here!

Here's a sneak preview of our photo essay, a satirical look at 1950's housewives, and the rules of "The Good Wife".



This would not have been able to have been possible without the help of our photographer Katie Engqvist, editors Niki Singh and Sam Anderson, and of course the time, effort and clothes of all the models!

It was just a treat to work with so many inspiring people to put this issue together, and there is an abundance of fantastic articles by some very talented writers.

Make sure to look for the magazine on Ryerson's campus this week. You can also read the entire issue online here. (especially pages 19-23)

Hope you have a great weekend off from the first official workweek of the year - I'm looking forward to starting work in the Ryerson newsroom next week and finishing my last semester of university. How time flies!

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So I had a little bit of a different Friday night than usual - last week our photo essay for McClung's Magazine fell through and I was asked to take on the new editorial shoot.

After brainstorming and pulling inspiration from all over for the past week, I expanded on our original idea, which was to satirize 1950's housewives. We found a text online with all the "rules" for women to follow to be a good wife and mother, and decided to do a tongue-in-cheek version of each.

Once I had my gorgeous models on board (all journalism girls who stepped right up to the plate to help a fellow comrade) we met and I went to work styling, teasing and curling hair, and painting cat eye black liner on everyone.

One of the girls I had was a splitting image of Billie Holiday, so I accessorized with a giant flower, pearls and ruby red lips. Another, had the tickets hair that we pulled, hairspray-ed, and texturized to pieces.

I love my job. The photos turned out beautifully, and I'll be making my McClung's model appearance for the third year in a row as well!

Make sure to check out the magazine December 15!