The Darling Mission Statement

At first, Darling was just a magazine that my mom accidently stole from Anthropologie, and I kept it on my coffee table because the magazine was so well made that it made my coffee table look fancier. I would flip through the magazine every now and then to look at the photography and drawings, but I never paid close attention to what was written inside because it was different from the other magazines I was used to reading. Finally, I decided to read the magazine, but I felt intimidated by the magazine because I thought it was mainly for women who were older and part of the upper class. Also, I never heard of the magazine before, and since it was in a store that sold door knobs for upwards of twenty-eight dollars, I figured this magazine was not for a nineteen-year-old college student. Nevertheless, I was curious as to who they were and what they stood for.
I first noticed the back of the magazine was filled up by, what I later found out, their mission statement. This is found on the back of every Darling issue, and it tells the readers exactly what this magazine company stands for. Next, inside the magazine …show more content…
The first page is a photograph with a girl sitting on a teal dresser, dressed in white with a pink coat draped over her head. Then, before the article begins, at the top of the page it gives credit to all the people who contributed to the article: first the author, next the photographer, then the stylists. Once I started to read the article, I instantly began to relate to it. Ramirez’s article focuses on shyness, and what it means for extroverts and introverts alike. Ramirez creates a conversation about how to take control of shyness by giving advice that can be used in any situation. Over all, “So Shy” reminds readers that everyone struggles with social anxiety, shyness,