V Magazine Goes Digital, FREE

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V Magazine, one of the biggest and most influential fashion magazines, embraces the future of media by going fully digital, for FREE.

That’s right, all content of the magazine is now available to you at the click of a mouse. The browsing system allows you to explore the issue by content, by page thumbnails, or you can search for any keyword you like. Zoom in and out, save your settings, share something with your friends. And most importantly, you can print any article or ad you like with a simple click on the print icon.

The main feature of the current V52 Spring 2008 edition is a striking editorial shoot of fashion and music icon Gwen Stefani by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. The accompanying interview is conducted by T. Cole Rachel.

Check out the entire issue FREE here.

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As always, Trend Hunter brings you the latest fashion campaigns while they are hot, check out some of this V magazine issue campaigns that were featured on Trend Hunter before they even went to print:

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Futuristic Surrealism Vodka Ads - Absolut World (GALLERY)

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Tribal Fashion - A|X Escapes to Ibiza (VIDEO)

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Pin-Up Fashion - Louis Vuitton Goes Retro for Spring-Summer 2008 with Six Top Models (VIDEO)

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Bizzare Robotic Fashion - ‘Incredible’ Beckham New Marc Jacobs Ad (GALLERY)

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