Letter From the Editor

The premiere issue of High Maintenance, which debuted on June 1, 2003, was an incredible success!  I knew people would enjoy having a free online magazine on fashion dolls but the responses I received were way beyond what I expected!  Readers literally sent dozens of very complimentary emails.  Not only did I really enjoy reading them, I was gratified that all the hard work that went into putting together a new fashion doll magazine was very much appreciated!

This issue was actually much easier to put together.  The basic outline and elements of the magazine were already in place.  Deb Simpson, my art editor, revamped the look of the articles to be more visually pleasing.  Maggie, my copy editor, spent so much time convention hopping, it was hard to pin her down to one place!  When she finally got home, she reviewed the articles with lightning speed!

Tracy Weston and LeeAnn Bernard have both continued their prior participation in this issue.  Penny Thompson and Asia Attersoll graciously allowed me to add their soap operas to the Entertainment section. 

Alexandra Forbes is our largest new ongoing contributor.  Not only does this issue feature Alexandra's amazing private collection, Alex will be doing an ongoing Hair workshop in upcoming issues.  She begins in this issue with a "bangs" how to!  As a "real life" hairstylist, Alex brings her enormous talent to the world of fashion dolls.  Lucky for us, she's going to share her secrets!

Many thanks to all the people who participated in this issue.  Again, we have an incredible amount of talent represented in the Beauty and Fashion Departments.

Several readers have asked if there are plans to take this magazine to print.  The answer is "no!"  To do so would require more time, money and energy than I have to offer!  We do, however, plan to make the magazine "downloadable" by putting it into a pdf. format.  Give us a little longer, we're still learning how to do it!  Hope you enjoy this issue as much as the last!

Lisa A. Lawrence
Editor in Chief