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I think the reason W uses so many celebrities on their covers is purely for money making purposes.
This way, they can have cutting edge content with great photographers. Its a sacrifice I'm willing to accept. As long as the content is good, I can understand why they need to have celebrity on their covers. |
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i really love this cover.
W is stepping their game up just a tad lol
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Well, if they're going to put a celeb on a cover, at least they made it look good this time around.
Normally I hate the overly airbrushed look, but in a case like this where the photo is clearly referencing fashion photography from the late 70's/early 80's, Guy Bourdin's look in particular, it works because back then the look was hyper-perfect as well. The only difference between Bourdin/Nadja's cover and this cover is the methods the photographers took to make it look hyper-perfect. Why does it matter if it's precision lighting and makeup or photoshop if the results are pretty much the same? Yes the cover is a ripoff of another photograph, but when are M&M not referencing someone else's work in their photography? Is anyone really shocked?
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The Fug girls summarise my take (in a more amusing manner, of course):
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As a cover it's good, especially for a celeb cover, but I can't appreciate it on the same level as the first when I consider the subject.
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brilliant review.. so true.
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In other words, she is a great model, and the people involved in the shoot were a great team. Both those things must be true for a great cover to happen....Kate Hudson could never accomplish the same effect, unless they photoshopped someone else's eyes in there, I suppose. Maybe merge Sasha into the picture somehow - you know - then you can claim it's a celeb on the cover and you can still have a great shot... Further, the neck is the difference, as already mentioned. As for Bourdin... With old techniques, texture wasn't lost, with photoshop, it frequently is...
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wat i dont really understand
is why every1 is making a big fuss ove the comparison of kate and Nadja...it just doesnt make any since really kate is an actress Nadja is not so really there is no comparison |
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I think when something is an imitation of something done before...it's common nature to compare. Just my opinion anyways.
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I am so tired of Kate Hudson in all forms. She is a terrible actress and not terribly compelling as a person. I got so tired of all those articles about how her marriage was sooo rock solid. Now what do we focus on?? How rebellious she is..yawn. I do like the cover though and am excited as always to get my September issues!
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I saw the magazine today ..but it was a Newstand
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I don't get it....it's fine to redo a cover, but don't expect people wont be annoyed or compare....
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^^Exactly, its like wanting to sell something that was alredy sold, which is the case with M&M alot of times.
Fug girls NAILED IT!!!! I can only imagine how amazing could have Tilda the goddess been on the cover. |
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perezhilton had both cover images on his blog. i think he got the idea for the entry from here actually.
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Nadja's Bazaar could never be bettered... that said, I'll have to go away and ask myself, why am I not annoyed when Meisel remakes iconic images for Vogue Italia covers right down to the tiny details of the original shot, yet this W cover leaves me cold.
I think it's because that Bazaar cover is one of the most iconic covers of recent times, and if you're going to pay homage, don't be half-hearted about it. And I'm not talking iconic in terms of visual impact alone - they really were the glory days, when not only could a model be on a September cover, the same model could be on US Bazaar and US Vogue in the same month of September 1994. It was an event that you don't get anymore, now we get excited about the idea of a model potentially appearing on one US Vogue cover a year.
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I think if you look at both covers closely, they don't really look that similar anymore, it's just the eye makeup
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