Discussion: What do you think of Vogue?

[tigerrouge]

These days, Vogue's really trading on its reputation, rather than its reality.

I continue to subscribe to UK Vogue because it's a cheap rate, but otherwise, I ask myself why I'm still so interested in fashion magazines, when most of them have become a shell of their former selves.

What if I just stopped reading?

They've been a part of my life for decades, so it's hard to imagine that. Even harder to DO it.

 

[crmsn]

Here are my opinions about different Vogue editions that I still collect:

UK - I love Edward's Vogue, but his 2023 issues weren't great compared to his earlier years as an editor in chief. I really hope he'll book Steven Meisel for his last cover.
Philippines - Very pretentious. I find myself laughing at Bea's editor's letters sometimes because her point of views
do not reflect the actual content of the magazine. For example, their October issue's theme last year was happiness yet the editorials were bleak and lifeless.
China - One of the best editions today, if not the best. Chinese people are taking Margaret Zhang for granted.
The only thing that I noticed is how repetitive their editorials can be.
Korea - It's fun to collect this edition because it's clear that they put loads of efforts into making their issues each month.
Their estimated editorials per issue are 14 and they rarely have issues under 300 pages.
US - Terrible spine design because of their inconsistent font sizes for every issue depending on its thickness. I also think they should go back to their hip 90s layout. [consider this as have collected since my last issue with them was in 2022]

 

[donyan]

I used to be a magazine junky but these day rarely if ever buy any mainstream magazines. I still like Pop Magazine and Purple and Document and SSAW and Another as these are the ones that still engage me emotionally and not are just advertising.

 

[mepps]

A waste of paper.

 

[balmain1914]

a dying brand under anna

 

[KaKe]

It's something that is completely dead and needs to be buried. It truly died when Lady Gaga was chosen for the 100th anniversary issue and when Kim Trashian was put on the cover. It basically exists as an elitist democrat party pamphlet, nobody cares. The fact that they didn't even give Melania Trump, wife of the most President of all time, a cover shows how disconnected they are. They mean nothing except for the social climbers and elitists but if we are talking about real everyday fashion and art, it means nothing. It's 100% commerce, and that's fine if that's your thing but let's not pretend this is fashion or that it has it's fingers on any cultural pulse because it doesn't.

 

[tigerrouge]

Well, Melania got her Vogue cover in 2005 when she got married to Trump - for many people, that was their equivalent of seeing a Kardashian cover. The magazine was happily connecting with the Trumps then.

Our own thread: US Vogue February 2005 : Melania Knauss by Mario Testino

THE DRESS OF THE YEAR (vogue.co.uk)
MELANIA KNAUSS vetoed her husband-to-be, Donald Trump's plans to broadcast their January 22 wedding on live television because some things should remain private. She doesn't mind who sees the dress though. The 34-year-old Slovenian model, who was accompanied by US Vogue's Andre Leon Talley and Sally Singer to the Paris Couture shows last year to buy her trousseau, is featured on the cover of the February issue in a white satin Christian Dior gown made from 300 feet of material and embroidered with 1,500 crystal rhinestones and pearls. Estimated to have cost in the region of $100,000, it is thought to be one of the most expensive wedding dresses ever made. Keen to capitalise on advertising revenue potential by broadcasting his third wedding, 58-year-old Trump has kept his business savvy high on the agenda in the run-up to his romantic day. He was rumoured to have negotiated a half-price deal for a £1.5 million engagement ring from Graff in return for the publicity. His future wife wants to keep the celebrations, which will happen at Trump's Mar-a-Lago villa in Palm Beach, Florida, open to invited guests only however and it seems she has spared no expense in the preparations; details include invitations made by Tiffany & Co and a five-foot-high, Grand Marnier-flavoured wedding cake. And Knauss, who has been advised to eat well before the wedding so she is strong enough to wear the dress and will sit on a bench rather than a chair to cater for its volume, doesn't want to change a thing. "I like him the way he is," she said, when advised by Tom Ford to persuade Trump to do something about his much mocked sweep-over. "Yes, Donald, you are lucky," concludes US Vogue. (January 19 2005, AM)

 

[Deleted member 141523]

Ew. Gaga is an icon and maybe the most talented female singer of her generation, and she's doing incredible as an actress. I didn't find offensive her covers at all. I won't talk about the rest of the post, but about politics, it's clear my position. I disliked any politician on the cover of Vogue because it should be a neutral publication. No Melania, no Dr. Jill. When Michelle Obama was on the cover, the context was another, but since the division went to a level of no return, I don't find it as a good idea.