Numéro Korea #2 September 2008 : Freja Beha Erichsen

[clocked]

She looks amazing!! Freja kills it, AGAIN

[HopefulSeeker]

^well, it is a cover...

My opinion: the cover is provocative...obviously, look at the reaction. I like it!

She doesn't move like a traditionalfemale model. She's sort of contained in movement, similar to a male model. Her distinctive choices maintain interest. Even if it's her instinct lading the way, it's still smart...probably encouraged.

[elsaskywalker]

i don't really like it.

I like freja, but the hair + her weird expression + she's naked... not my taste at all...

[kahlilg]

hot cover

[chanels]

Goodness, Freja looks amazing.

Does anyone know if US stores carry Numero Korea, let alone Numero?

[adorefaith]

Originally Posted by helmut.newton

Agree.

For me, she really looks like a boy on the cover. Her figure is already quite boy-ish, why would you accentuate that?? And that stupid asymmetrical haircut isn't doing wonders to feminize her image either!

I love love love Freja but as of late, shes not impressing me

isn't that part of her appeal?...the whole androgyny thing.... why does her image have to be feminised? ...to me the whole point is that she has this androgynous bad-*** thing going on....and i think she feels completely comfortable in that space, it seems... that's the kind of work i like best from her because i think it seems more authentic and her attitude really comes through. all these 'pretty' girly images of her are nice but they lack the spark that an image like this has imo. i don't understand why she is any less of a girl because of her body type and haircut....

[aaliyah]

AWful

[KiroTV]

I'm still trying to understand the hair but whatever, she looks hot.

[wednesdays child]

Freja! excellent cover choice imo... and i like the skin... i wish i could get hold of one of these ...anyone know if its possible to buy it online?

[Mchunu]

don't see how this could be "awful" i mean it's certainly not even 1/2 as bad as Hilary's Vogue Germany cover

[adorefaith]

Originally Posted by wednesdays child

Freja! excellent cover choice imo... and i like the skin... i wish i could get hold of one of these ...anyone know if its possible to buy it online?

maybe on ebay?

[behansu]

Originally Posted by adorefaith

isn't that part of her appeal?...the whole androgyny thing.... why does her image have to be feminised? ...to me the whole point is that she has this androgynous bad-*** thing going on....and i think she feels completely comfortable in that space, it seems... that's the kind of work i like best from her because i think it seems more authentic and her attitude really comes through. all these 'pretty' girly images of her are nice but they lack the spark that an image like this has imo. i don't understand why she is any less of a girl because of her body type and haircut....

I completely agree and I think you made your point quite well. The amazing thing about Freja is that she can pull off both the ultra femme look and the androgynous look and not that many models can do that. But covers like this is where she shines through.

[HopefulSeeker]

Originally Posted by adorefaith

i don't understand why she is any less of a girl because of her body type and haircut....

She isn't any less of a girl, you're right. Any misunderstanding of the feminine identity as purely one thing or another is stale and regressive. A woman is defined individually, and thank God for that! We can't all fit into one mold, one definition, one expectation. Relatively speaking, when a woman is considered not feminine enough, it is usually a case of discomfort and distance on part of the identifier. Some people choose not to understand expansion and evolution because it can be unnerving and difficult to appreciate. But, in this case, it might just really all come down to subjective taste...and thank God for that too!

[adorefaith]

beautifully said, hopeful.

[XavierRaphael]

Just, NO!
I have this feeling that if it were on US VOGUE, people would say "hate her hair!"
"whats in her hand" ew awful"