Russell Brand GQ

The main image of this magazine is of Russell Brand, a famous celebrity and comedian. In this issue,  it is promoting Russell Brand as one of the 'Men of the Year 2013' showing Russell Brand positively. In this image, he is shown to be in a stance of meditation connoting spirituality, anchored by the strapline "GQ's Oracle of the Year". The encoders of the text, GQ, have represented Russell Brand as an intellectual which is supported by his formal suit and bowtie as well as glamorous shoes, hinting at a level of sophistication. His glamorous shoes combined with his colourful blazer connote a sense of individuality which is reinforced because it is typical of male celebrities to wear a black suit and tie, which Russell Brand seems to adopt but opting for a different colour showing that he is apart of the elite group of celebrities but branches off into his own styling.