Paper Magazine Special Issue 2017

[Benn98]

........and now for some unadulterated cheese!

Jennifer Lopez by Ellen Von Unwerth



Mariah Carey by James White



Ricky Martin by Richard Phibbs



Backsteet Boys by Charlie Chops

 

[Benn98]

Doesn't look like we're leaving the 90's behind anytime soon!!

And I must say, Paper team must have an odd sense of humour to pit JLo and Mariah with these covers. . My loyalty lies with Jennifer, who may look like Olivier Rousteing's fairy godmother here, but it works for the theme.

AJ still looks as attractive as ever, he doesn't seem to age! But the one with the 70's p*rn star look? Just no!

 

[AD011620]

WOW! I wonder how much of Mariah they had to slice of this cover...

 

[Nymphaea]

^Yes, that body is totally not hers.
I like how ott this is for 1 second.
Fashion is so stuck, not moving on but going back in time, we've seen it all.

 

[dodencebt]

JLo may be one of the cheesiest people alive but damn, that woman knows how to take care of herself. She literally looks better than she did ten years ago! I know she, like all of Hollywood, constantly has procedures done on top of working out and eating well but nothing is ever exaggerated and the results are getting better and better.

Mariah's body on the cover and inside the editorial is just.. unrealistic.

 

[tigerrouge]

I get the feeling we're supposed to think this is the most FABULOUS thing we've seen for some time.

 

[happycanadian]

I wonder if Mariah knew in advance that JLo ("I don't know her") was also going to be on the cover.

This is so 90s it hurts. But it also feels good.

Totally agree with you @dodencebt re: JLo. Whatever cosmetic stuff she has done has been subtle enough that her overall appearance doesn't seem over-worked in any way. She literally looks better than she did, I'd say honestly, 20 years ago.

 

[mepps]

Paper is consistently awful.
I've lived in New York my entire life and I've never seen anyone actually buy this magazine. They actually gave it out for free at my gym tho.

The JLo cover is the best
The Mariah cover is a joke.
Ricky Martin looks constipated trying to look butch.
The BSB cover is just random.

 

[Benn98]

I don't think Jennifer Lopez went under the knife personally.

 

[dodencebt]

^ Me neither, because there is no need for it. What I am talking about is different skincare procedures (perhaps a bit of fillers, light botox, fat reallocation etc.) that literally everyone does these days to look fresher. My point is that she hasn't gone overboard, unlike many.

 

[tigerrouge]

When you earn millions from your public image, you're under the magic fingers of top (secret) specialists on a regular basis, and you're paying them that premium to make it look like it was the work of God.

 

[narcyza]

It's so cheap only Ricky's cover looks nice. And he's still so hot!

 

[Lola701]

Cheesy and tacky. I hate this....It looks very "gloires du passé" (glories from the past?).
Those same exact people with something modern and classy would have been great. Too flamboyant and cliché for my taste.

Mariah looks like a caricature of herself (and she is already a caricature).

 

[Srdjan]

I like this 20 years later-concept. The Backstreet Boys look good and it's interesting to see them gathered (though I'm not sure if they are still active).

 

[Benn98]

Cheesy and tacky. I hate this....It looks very "gloires du passé" (glories from the past?).
Those same exact people with something modern and classy would have been great. Too flamboyant and cliché for my taste.

Mariah looks like a caricature of herself (and she is already a caricature).

Lol, I don't hate this, but you're right! It's tacky without any substance. But I think the reason why I don't hate it is because it's NOT anything shot by Harley Weir or her ilk which looks so depressing AF.

 

[kokobombon]

Why?!
Ricky looks good though imo and at least they catering to 30-40 yo people instead of teens.

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[Deleted member 130879]

Omg this is so tragic I can't even believe this is for real. This looks likes a teen magazine from the 90s. And SO MUCH photoshop. Oh lord, I'll die laughing.

 

[gazebo]

You want to be fresh? Put Jlo and Mariah on ONE cover!

 

[khyrk]

I like the BSB cover.

 

[dfl-001]

Paper is consistently awful.
I've lived in New York my entire life and I've never seen anyone actually buy this magazine. They actually gave it out for free at my gym tho..

I was going to ask who would ever pay for this rag, but, you answered my question.

You want to be fresh? Put Jlo and Mariah on ONE cover!

So funny