L'Officiel USA May 2025 : Ciara by Emman Montalvan

[Phuel]

With the expansion of this publication, it's interesting to see that the Asian L'Offiiciels are the strongest-- with the American version beating out the French version.

Ciara was always the most gorgeous creature in pop back in the day: Stunning beauty with the brand of sharp features that deserved to be photographed by the Greats; an even more stunning body that was like a waterfall when she moved; and the presence so effortlessly smouldering she didn’t even need to try. And the American masses went for Beyonce instead of course LMFAO

Unfortunate that she’s terribly styled and even more poorly shot here. So much potential and as usual, L’Officiel misses every single mark. Ciara’s aged beautifully, and they can’t even do her right. The cover select is the sort of imagery that People/US/Hello! would go for. Like L’Offciel Homme, L’Offciel has all the elements for some stunners, and they miss the mark for every single one of their stories. The shoot with the trio is hilariously awful— like a class project with a cast of high school “models”, if I’m being kind.


"In Her Rhythm"
Feature Editor: Jazmine Hughes
Photography: Emman Montalvan
Stylist: Elie Merveille
Star: Ciara






"From Paris, With Volume"
Photographer: Bohdan Bohdanov
Stylist: Giulio Martinelli




"Poetic Proportions"
Photographer: Xavier Tera
Stylist: Takafumi Kawasaki





"Come Alive"
Photography: Alexandre Roy-Gilbert
Stylist: Gaultier Desandre Navarre





"Summer Shades"
Photographer: Tassili Calatroni
Stylist: Enrica Lamonaca


L'Officiel USA May 2025

 

[Squizree]

Love all the editorials! Especially Poetic Proportions. GORGEOUS.

Except why is Ciara still getting booked for ANYTHING? She does nothing. Nobody buys her music and has effectively been demoted to an opening act. Her only claim is marrying rich?

 

[callmejaeden]

From Paris with Volume is gorgeous, Poetic Proportions is also a highlight. It reminds me of Cécile Sepulchrés L’Officiel in the early 2000s.

I also see that they have carried on the Indian shoot from the men’s edition. Which are both quite beautiful, especially when we don’t get on location shoots as much nowadays.

 

[kasper!]

Always glad to see a Couture ed, even Vogue US don't make it anymore now.

 

[Kanzai]

Wonderful editorials, thanks Phuel.

 

[jeremydante]

Love all the editorials! Especially Poetic Proportions. GORGEOUS.

Except why is Ciara still getting booked for ANYTHING? She does nothing. Nobody buys her music and has effectively been demoted to an opening act. Her only claim is marrying rich?

Agree with all of this.

Ciara is a joke. And nothing funny about it.

All other editorials are very well done; and the fact that they allow all the beautiful shoots to take backseat to that horrendous cover- a waste. Waste of a cover, waste of an "artist" (allegedly, if she can be called that) and waste of time on set.