Vogue Italia July 2008 : Liya, Sessilee, Jourdan & Naomi by Steven Meisel

[deflyricist2006]

Does anyone know where in Georgia?

[Tinsley V]

Originally Posted by FrouFrouFoxes

I look for it in Toronto all the time but I've only ever seen it at Indigo in the Eaton Centre once and it was around 30 dollars if I recall.

Oyyyy... never mind

[XxXRedRubYXxX]

I read the comment on rock.the.trend.com

"Kamila Filipcikova got two consecutive Vogue Italia covers this year. Every black model in the history of time (and the new) got crammed into one issue.”

Does anyone know which article about this VI comes from?

[Lackuiew]

Originally Posted by betty_s

Sessilee is amazing, we couldn't be happier, she's truly a nice girl... I met her for model of the week 4 years ago.. check out how different she looks... so much stronger with the short hair now..
http://models.com/model_culture/mode...lee/index.html

We also previewed her most recently in our Feed section, gorgeous shots by Fabio Chizzola. http://models.com/feed/?p=326

and "of the minute" a bunch of times before,
http://models.com/oftheminute/?p=445 (first time with short hair)
http://models.com/oftheminute/?p=498
http://models.com/oftheminute/?p=772

Betty
models.com

She changed alot indeed !! I don't know she has struggled in this field for 4 years that long , I mean she is not bad in the past , but she can get out of the manly look , right now in this issue she is more elegant and her eyes expression is charming .

[xmodel citizen]

Wow, Sessilee looks stunning, I have to go look at her thread now!

[Paws]

^She does doesn't she....and it is a fantastic thread

[sassyposh]

i love everything about this issue... fabulous...

[kate_is_goddess]

Originally Posted by bluedolphin

why they shoot black models that looks like white models?

Originally Posted by Mchunu&lt

*EDIT*^bluedolphin, what do you mean?

What he means, I think, is that the light and make-up are so strong that you can't almost tell their skin colour is black (in some pics). I was wondering the same thing actually. Why make an all black issue and make them look so pale, instead of emphasizing their beautiful skin tone?

[Ed..]

^ I was wondering the same thing too actually

[happycanadian]

absolutely awesome! i never actually purchase Vogue magazines .. but this one i will more certainly go out and buy. i want to support the idea of it, and more than that i just want the issue for all the gorgeous pics!

20 pages of Naomi?!?! YES!
TYRA??!! YES!!

[mainstay]

Originally Posted by Tinsley V

Does anyone know if they sell Vogue Italia in Toronto?

Pages @ Queen & Spadina.

[scriptgirl]

Sessilee's portraits look like outtakes from Essence circa 1985. If Noemie Lenoir is not in this issue, I will be really upset.

[iluvjeisa]

Originally Posted by MissMagAddict

I agree this is a beautiful issue of Vogue Italia...but the fact remains that there's only one colour that matters in fashion & that's green $$$.

IMO we need to move away from from looking at diversity purely in the sense of skin colour...we also need to think in terms of diversity of age & even personality. Personality has been a dirty word in the modeling business for some time now...because the idea was to get away from the whole supermodel era & create a bunch of blank canvases for designers...stylist & photographers to show their work on. When I buy a magazine or look at an editorial...I don't give a damn what the model's skin colour is...as long as she exudes some personality & has the ability to inspire & make me dream.

That's definitely true - and part of that, I think, is a fixation of body rather than face. The face shows more personality - undeniably - and there has been an extreme focus on body ever since 2000 or so.

And the covers - Naomi's looks great, and so does Sessilee - she really does steal this away from everyone else. She's the only one who looks like a 70s YSL model. Liya's cover looks beautiful, but as always, I'm wondering if it works once we get the HQ...

[Spike413]

I'm wondering what everyone was expecting the girls shot in b&w to look like. I mean, that's basically what happens to anyone that doesn't have very dark skin when they're photographed in black and white....it shows up as a light shade of grey.

[mikel]

^indeed