Share your thoughts on the... 2024 Met Gala
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The Mert and Marcus ed was three years ago, that is about two lifetimes in fashion. I can see why one ed reminds people of the other, after all Katie Grand was the fashion editor / stylist for both, maybe she wanted to do an update on the idea. Also, Solve Sundsbo has done doll / mannequin eds - one with Coco Rocha for Numero (I think) and another with Iris Strubegger for Vogue Italia; it is not a unique concept, I have seen doll photo stories done by random modelmayhem type photographers. If a photographer / editor repeats themselves within a few months, more than likely I will take issue with it, unless the redo is beyond awesome. In this case, I like the Industrie ed because it is more fashion, but I also like the Pop Magazine / Mert and Marcus one (thanks for the links) because it is more "not human," like I wonder if that is an actual person in the picture or a doll or mannequin.
If Katie wanted to redo her idea then the remake has to be ten times better than the original. In terms of quality this editorial doesn't even come close to I'm a Marionette. Which is sad since Katie has had three years to gain more experience and skills so that when she does a remake of an editorial it should be better.
On another note I think it's rather odd that this story was published in Industrie. Yeah, I'm a Marionette was three years ago. But think about the audience for Industrie. Every person who picks up this magazine already knows a great deal about fashion. It's highly likely that a large percentage of the readership knows who Katie Grand is and knows what Pop Magazine was, and therefore will know about I'm Marionette. This audience has seen this story before, and they have seen much better interpretations. This is the type of readership you want to impress, not bored nor insult their memory.
I'm just slightly bothered by this because I know Grand can do better than this. She has done better than this.
I know someone asked about how many shots there were of Daria and Lara earlier; there's three of each.
One downside to this magazine is the proof reading. It's horrendous. There five typo's in Katie Grand's interview alone, and countless others scattered through the magazine!
After tigerrouge posted Katie Grand's comment about TFSers, I would LOVE to read the interviews with the stylists. Does anyone know where I can read them online? I would sincerely appreciate it !