Almost every aspect of our lives fits into our personal aesthetic mould, while those that don't we keep under wraps. Now porn has been given a makeover, and it's more on trend than ever.

While Washington D.C. was being pounded by seventeen inches of snowfall, its citizens were enjoying the offerings of PornHub. The porn site recorded its biggest surge in traffic ever this past weekend, with double the amount of users bumping figures up to 21%, a number that rose to 25% the following day when locals were snowed in. Even on a normal weekend, 25% of all search engine enquiries are related to porn. Suffice to say our fervour for x-rated visuals hasn’t waned. What has begun to change is the modes in which our porn is being delivered. Long gone are the times of top shelf magazines, print porn is being repackaged in a whole new way.

Contemporary audiences are curating every aspect of their lives to fit with their interests, why should porn be exempt? The term adult magazine has shifted from being an indication of vulgarity to one of sophistication. Contemporary audiences are curating every aspect of their lives to fit with their cultured interests, so why should porn be exempt? There’s no better example of this than Richardson Magazine. Launched in 1998, it bills itself as an art and culture publication that focuses almost exclusively on portrayals of sex and sexuality. Founder Andrew Richardson is the former creative director of streetwear brand Supreme, known for their collaborations with artists, limited edition releases and hordes of fans. Richardson Magazine invokes a similar response. Just like Supreme, it’s hard to come by. It boasts a clothing line worn by the likes of Rihanna, and Richardson refuses to adhere to traditional publication schedules, instead favouring to release issues irregularly, whenever the time feels right.

The irony is that Richardson’s portrayal of Chyna capitalises in on that very sexuality that he seeks to emancipate