Red the thoughts of a teenage fashion addict .

Ever since I started blogging, it seemed like I would always refer to fashion bloggers for inspiration when deciding what to wear instead of the magazines laying around in my room. I've had times when I've wondered, "What kind of shoes is Karla wearing?" or "I wonder what Rumi's outfit looks like today." Has that ever happened to you?

Nowadays, it seems like the power of magazines, especially teen magazines are lowering as people catch on to the internet. What's in a magazine that's not online? Besides the scent of perfume, almost nothing. This topic came to mind when I heard that CosmoGirl! announced that their December 2008 issue would be it's last. However, they say that they're still going to continue their successful web site CosmoGirl.com.

When it comes to teen fashion and the younger generation, it seems that there's a whole lot more diversity in fashion than in the 30's and 40's age. So when you have so many different senses of style, how can you possibly incorporate all of that into one magazine? On the internet, however, there's less barriers and a lot of freedom to write about different fashions. And it's free for all of us to see. That's one reason why I think magazines, especially teen magazines, end up losing their readers. When your young, TeenVogue and Seventeen definitely relate to girls better than Vogue or Harper's Bazaar, but what relates better than you're favorite bloggers online or the websites that you always visit for advice?

I have to admit, I love the feeling of opening a magazine and just glazing at all the advertisements. The aroma of the newest perfumes and the creative spreads that lay on the pages just dazzle me. In some ways you can't beat a magazine... the writing is well written, the photos are good, and you can carry it around wherever you go. Of course, you can bring a laptop and surf through the internet in many places, but you can't hide it behind a chemistry book in class. Or what would you do on an airplane without a magazine? Right? So there's a part of me that feels heart-broken when I hear that magazines are folding - just the fact that our economy is that bad that companies aren't willing to pay to advertise in them is just so sad. Hopefully, as many people say, "Magazines are here to stay."