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I was a bit harsh, ok, but actually I really think her pose is a bit bodybuilder.
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if this were for versace (especially the last few seasons), i think it would be amazing (minus the claw hands...  ), almost like a harkening to the old versace ads that avedon shot...the problem is that alessandra's vision of valentino is much more soft and feminine, and this is such a switch compared to last seaon's ads, which made sense for the house... i wonder if she even had anything to do with this campaign, since she was let go right after the show... |
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I like this shot. The pose with the arms up is typical for I&V so maybe they shot it?
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^^Oh good point, i wonder if they shot it aswell, i hope they did.
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17-12-2008
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Oh thank goodness someone called out all the "She's a maaaaan-like crazy body builder!!" simply because our virgin eyes got exposed to a model who doesn't think exercise is a few cross-legged yoga poses. (Apparently "feminine" for some in this thread is a by word for soft mushy legs and arms....Poor female athletes. Doomed to the manly life
 .)Anyway! I think Luxx best explained this opinion (without the distorted body image talk) and I agree with her  . It's a phenomenal shot...but not what I associate with Valentino. If this were Versace now...it would have totally kicked the YSL-Schiffer butt for me. That image screams power *as Heidi Klum would say on her GNTM in her adorable German accent*.
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I think the same as BerlinRock, 90's models had really good bodies...not all that socalled models who are 15, undernourished, skinny, childish, equal girls...
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17-12-2008
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Last season's ads were incredibly boring. This is a fashion advertisement. It's simple, classic and powerful. Stephanie looks stunning (though her hands seem a little large), the dress looks beautiful and the lighting is perfect. What more could you ask for?
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17-12-2008
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Versace is now much more tacky than it was, now it pretends to be refined but it's everything a costume...
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17-12-2008
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Oh,i love it
.It's magnificent to me.Can't wait to get my Vogue.
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17-12-2008
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I never even noticed the muscles until people said; to be honest, I like the sight of models with this type of physique - long limbs with god-given proportions with light muscular curves - because that way, they manage to look thin, healthy, sexy and powerful.
To me, this ad is trying to say - look, this body is a work of art, and this dress is also a work of art (though I'm less impressed by the latter). Disappointed that it's in b/w, but I guess they are going for a 'classic' look, making the campaign as pared-down as possible.
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Regarding the comments that Stephanie "really isn't a Valentino girl":
Well, Valentino "really isn't" Valentino without Valentino. So why does it matter if Stephanie is in Valentino ads or not? |
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17-12-2008
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I like the juxtaposition of a strong, vampy model with the delicate dress. Having an "elfin" like model would have been too obvious.
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17-12-2008
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^ I'm feeling the same way. After reading more of the comments, I find myself really liking the idea of a strong, amazonian looking woman in very light, delicate clothing.
Plus it's just a nice change of pace to see a womanly, developed body.
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17-12-2008
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Ahh boo....Stephanie doesn't carry the fragility that the collection had so this disappoints me very much
 This would have been one campaign where I would not mind soft pastel colors and fragile girls...
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ugh
seeing Alessandra's work AGAIN just drives the nail into my heart. AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN! |
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