UK Vogue April 2008 : Victoria Beckham by Nick Knight

[tigerrouge]

Shulman said: "The pictures quite coincidentally echo some of Cecil Beaton's famous portraits for Vogue during the forties, and demonstrate the Eliza Doolittle quality of Victoria veering from mannered hauteur to the trashy sexiness of her exposed back laced with tattoos."

Yes, I never noticed that comment at the time, until Sethii said. If a middle-class girl from a nice part of England who's done well for herself is an Eliza Doolittle, then God help the rest of us!

[Florecita86]

I am really disapointed with the cover. Don't get me wrong, I like Posh but the cover was kind-of blah for my taste

[Florecita86]

Originally Posted by Manuva

About a Boy
Photographer: Nick Knight
Stylist: Katie Phelan
Model: Freja Beha
Hair: Sam McKnight
Make Up: Val Garland

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Scanned by Manuva

This editorial was so Freja

[*Kristina*]

I know I may be biased, but both of Freja's editorials are lovely. The Strokes of Genius is so inspiring.

[~lainey~]

love the masculinity of freja's ed...loving her and karen.....surprisingly, i'm really not liking gemma in hers

[Moofins]

I think I can definately identify with the bias.

Originally Posted by *Kristina*

I know I may be biased, but both of Freja's editorials are lovely. The Strokes of Genius is so inspiring.

[MissMagAddict]

Originally Posted by Manuva

A Stroke of Genius
Paolo Roversi
Model: Freja Beha E
Fashion Editors: Lucinda Chambers, Michelle Duguid
Hair: Neil Moodie
Make Up: Lisa Butler

Even though it's darker...that edit only makes me think of this...

Strokes of Genius
US Vogue March 2006
Steven Meisel

[OriginalSin]

^ It made me think of that edit as well MMA! the title of course doesn't help matters

[alix*]

I love the cover.
And VB's editorial is really good... I think better than Freja/Gemma/Karen....

[bluedolphin]

Gemma's ed looks boring and ugly!

[iluvjeisa]

Originally Posted by MissMagAddict

Even though it's darker...that edit only makes me think of this...

Strokes of Genius
US Vogue March 2006
Steven Meisel

Yes, they are so very similar - and it's just two years ago too

[nanker_phledge]

Okay, I don't get the Ava Gardner reference they were talking about as a description/inspiration for the Victoria.B's editorial

Ava ....>Victoria.What were they thinking.Did they smoke a football field ?

And since when Victoria.B is supposed to be funny ? I've just read some of her interviews, uh, I don't get it.

She looks demented to me.

I really like Freja's editorials.

[Suburban Snob]

I love the cover! I wish she was as big in the US though -- she has a wicked sense of humor!

[sethii]

Originally Posted by tigerrouge

Shulman said: "The pictures quite coincidentally echo some of Cecil Beaton's famous portraits for Vogue during the forties, and demonstrate the Eliza Doolittle quality of Victoria veering from mannered hauteur to the trashy sexiness of her exposed back laced with tattoos."

Yes, I never noticed that comment at the time, until Sethii said. If a middle-class girl from a nice part of England who's done well for herself is an Eliza Doolittle, then God help the rest of us!

I didn't explain myself fully, because I thought I may be reading too much into it. But it seemed to me that to justify VB cover to the 'vogue faithful', she asks them to imagine VB as a character from another high culture text. It's as if she feels the need to exoticise VB somewhat. Anyway I find it a little offensive because to my knowledge VB never tried to pass herself off as upper-middle/middle whatever class so Shulman should never have brought class into the discussion because it should be irrelevant. I especially detest her linking of upperclass with 'mannered hauteur', and lower class with 'trashy sexiness'. The "LOVE her or hate her, you'd be hard pushed to ignore her," implies a kind of unworthiness...would they ever begin a piece on an aristocrat/upper-class socialite like that? Oh and where is Beckingham palace? I know vogue uk love to shoot their subjects posing around their manors...or maybe that would be too risque in this case

[Symetrie]

I love Freja's ed! I am definitely getting this issue!