- Home
- About IPC Media
- About our brands
- Contacts
- Press Office
- Licensing & Syndication
- Subscriptions
- Job Opportunities
- Advertising
- Marketforce
- IPC Direct
About IPC - Southbank
Southbank provides a magazine for every stage in a woman's life. Our magazines offer unrivalled breadth and reach in the Women's market, delivering a readership base of over nine million across four key sectors: Fashion, Home Interest, Women's Lifestyle and Specialist.
Southbank also publishes the internationally renowned Wallpaper* and its successful website Wallpaper.com
Fashion
Marie Claire is a worldwide icon. With editions in 29 countries, it epitomises style and substance, with fashion and beauty that embrace everything from catwalk to high street, and feature content that reflects both the fun and more serious sides of its readers' personalities. Marie Claire is published in the UK in partnership with French publishing company, Groupe Marie Claire. The new look marieclaire.co.uk website was relaunched in December 2007.
In Style, “Your Own Personal Stylist”, is an insider's guide to the lives and styles of the world's most stylish and admired international celebrities, and is the first port of call for women seeking expert advice and inspiration about fashion, beauty, homes and entertaining. The British edition of this international title was launched in 2001 and is now established as one of the leading fashion magazines in the UK. The instyle.co.uk website launched successfully in May 2007.
Home Interest
housetohome.co.uk is an interactive home-decorating site that takes interior design online as never before. The hub of a homes network incorporating leading brands including Ideal Home, Living etc and Homes & Gardens, the site has over 2000 inspirational images, plus interactive decorating tools and a comprehensive product finder to allow users to dream, click and shop to create their perfect home. The first website of its kind in the UK housetohome.co.uk launched in June 2007.
Ideal Home is Britain's best-selling interiors magazine and has been empowering home-owners to make the most of their properties for over 80 years. The magazine covers every aspect of contemporary living, from a wide range of transformed houses, kitchens and bathrooms showcasing the best new trends to inspirational decorating stories which tap into the latest home looks from top retailers and designers. Further ideas and advice can be found on the idealhomemagazine.co.uk website.
Established for over 80 years Homes & Gardens celebrates the beauty of classic and contemporary style. Real-life homes with stunning photography deliver inspirational decorating while remaining real and relevant. Homes & Gardens is the ultimate sourcebook of beautiful ideas and detailed information, inspiring its readers to become their own interior designers. Readers can go online at homesandgardens.co.uk
Country Homes & Interiors is the magazine that celebrates the best of modern country decorating style. Inspired by the spirit of today's relaxed living, you'll find page upon page of gorgeous real homes, plus a fresh take on country-inspired decorating.
Elsewhere in our market-leading Home Interest portfolio, Livingetc, Britain's best-selling modern homes magazine, is the premium glossy magazine for the design-conscious homeowner. Smart and stylish, it's the only homes title successfully to bridge the gap between fashion and interiors. Livingetc is the trusted, credible voice of relaxed modern living.
25 Beautiful Homes is designed for affluent women with traditional tastes and a sense of personal style. Its readers aspire to their dream house and enjoy looking at other people's homes, designs and styles for inspiration. The popularity of the magazine has led to the creation of Beautiful Kitchens - The UK's best-selling kitchens magazine, which now publishes 10 issues a year.
Women's Lifestyle
woman&home magazine is a real success story. As the fastest-growing lifestyle title for women, it epitomises a 'brand new attitude' for women over 35. It was the first magazine to echo this new spirit and each month presents a stylish mix of content reflecting the way women live and work today. The magazine covers all areas of a woman's life – but in a fresh modern way. Also online at womanandhome.com
Essentials is IPC's practical lifestyle monthly for modern, suburban women - and is packed with fast and easy tips to make life easier, every day. It offers useful emotional and practical help and advice - great affordable fashion, best beauty buys and step by step guides, motivating health features and smart ways to be a savvy consumer. The 32 page unique "How to" franchise - offers easy, mouthwatering food and gives practical, can-do tips and solutions for home, wellbeing, and new technology.
Specialist
Southbank also publishes magazines which meet the range of needs for today's modern women.
Wedding and Wedding Flowers. Wedding is for the bride who wants to look fabulous as she walks down the aisle. She is passionate about planning her big day and wants everything to be perfect, from throwing the ultimate party to the view from her honeymoon balcony.
Wedding Flowers is the definitive style bible for all things floral. It offers endless inspiration for the bride-to-be, including expert advice, essential tips and beautiful images.
Finally, Hair magazine. With hundreds of great styles, celebrity inspiration, tips and advice from the best hairdressers and exciting news on must-have products, Hair Magazine is the total guide to great hair.
Wallpaper*
Launched in 1996, Wallpaper* is the world's no. 1 global design destination. It delivers the core values of modern living to a new generation of urban nomads. Aimed at an international audience, it celebrates the best in design, fashion, travel and technology.
To contact Southbank managing director Jackie Newcombe, email jackie_newcombe@ipcmedia.com or call 020 314 87651
Find out how to advertise with IPC Southbank brands or contact Alex Russell at alex_russell@ipcmedia.com or 020 314 87623
