UK Vogue December 2024 : SZA by Nadine Ijewere

[WAVES]

SZA deserved so much better!!! the editorial is extremely mediocre styling and photography wise. and as this for the December issue… sad, really.

 

[justaguy]

Absolutely nothing exciting about this edit! I do like the cover, though. Even with the amateur "supernova" reference.

 

[upNorth]

The editorial is shocking. Was it really that hard to make at least one shot closer up???

 

[upNorth]

Why does noone try??? Who is asking for this none-event??? You have fashion, celebrity, NAMES, NAMES, NAMES, in one room, AND YOU CAN'T GET A SINGLE CLOSE-UP SHOT?

 

[Lucien112]

More grey backgrounds! Not a budget to be found!

 

[LastNight]

Ah! This thread just reminded me to cancel my subscription auto-renewal. Which I’m sure will be unnecessarily complicated.

 

[vogue22]

I think it’s just performative. British Vogue doesn’t caption all of its posts this way, just a select few. Selective accesibility? I could be mistaken; there could be a population of profoundly blind people rushing to Instagram to hear a description of how the latest cover subject of Vogue is displaying her bright red nails and standing in front of a neutral-color studio backdrop, but I seriously doubt anyone has asked for this.


I like the cover. Sza looks good, the styling feels seasonally appropriate.

This was yet another of Gabriella Karefa Johnson's trailblazing ideas (I know, I know).

 

[alwaysademo]

maybe print is dying because 90% of them are run by interns. just groups of complete non talents hiding under the collective marquee of Vogue. She's a real artist, her success is hard earned, they could've done better but didn't.

 

[phungnam96]

Horrible, and they dared to gaslight readers that out of bed hair was beautiful.

 

[Drusilla_]

why is this so muted, that grey background has no business being in an end of year cover (a little tinsel? some suggestion of festivity?) it's like they were trying really hard to kill the fact that SZA's outfit is lime green.

 

[jeremydante]

They're still doing those stupid image descriptions? lmao

It's for accessibility for those who are vision impaired, it's literally to provide description for the blind.

 

[jeremydante]

"I''M NOT MEANT TO BE FAMOUS, I JUST KEEP TRYING TO RISE TO THE OCCASION"
Photography: Nadine Ijewere
Styling: Julia Sarr-Jamois
Hair: Lacy Redway
Make-up: Deanna Paley
Model/Celebrity: SZA


vogue.co.uk

Im glad she got the cover; she's not looking her best, and this cover is a little late.
But, glad she landed it. Also, she should've been on the cover of American Vogue before this.

 

[Fiercification]

Love her so much and happy to see her finally get recognition with a big cover, but this is way too late and perhaps just about acceptable as an image at best. The editorial is whatever and is often the case these days completely directionless.

Not that I expect anything from Nadine Ijewere, she's the epitome of "go on girl, give us nothing". There are so many better newer photographers, both people of colour and women. Sorry.

 

[vogue28]

Another month, another cover, another prominent display of Chioma Nnadi sucking the life out of British Vogue. This is the best the team could produce for readers over the holiday season? guess the Alexander McQueen piece is Grinch green? I feel so majorly underwhelmed by this. UGHHHH!

 

[Kimy Jo]

BO
RING

 

[tigerrouge]

Lots of people have their subscription copies up on ebay, along with shots of the contents pages, if anyone's interested.

You could predict this issue will be another instalment of what this edition has become - a decent woman's magazine but not a good fashion magazine.

Although the way I've phrased that sounds like Vogue is a magazine for decent women.

 

[MulletProof]

I think it’s just performative. British Vogue doesn’t caption all of its posts this way, just a select few. Selective accesibility? I could be mistaken; there could be a population of profoundly blind people rushing to Instagram to hear a description of how the latest cover subject of Vogue is displaying her bright red nails and standing in front of a neutral-color studio backdrop, but I seriously doubt anyone has asked for this.

This! it’s so performative and inconsistent. Does anyone have a recent report on their demographic? what’s the percentage of their visually impaired readership? I know some deaf people are big on music for the bass/vibrations but Vogue? something people who can see just fine don’t even want to see?. This is just an extension of the commodity activism Vogue has poured all hopes on, catering to the average population addicted to social media and social media justice (the kind that speaking up about makes them look good but not necessarily the kind you sacrifice anything for), and that tells them ‘look, we care about everyone no one used to care for’.. and these descriptions are a perfect example because they didn’t even think that using someone professionally trained was worth the investment (not necessarily through a new position, it could be a third party, from some organization), it’s clearly someone in the office who cherry-picks, based on how they want the visually ‘paired’ to perceive Vogue, what should be ‘visible’ for the visually-impaired, which is kind of horrible..

Back on the cover, I agree this was a missed opportunity. Sza’s gorgeous and her voice is beautiful and this is just so lazy..

 

[Srdjan]

Regarding that, the worst thing for me is the people who blindly believe in the Samaritan intentions of these corporations, like certain SJW forum members here. Like, you have a developed awareness of all these vulnerable groups, but you have no awareness of how the titans of consumerism work, how they use certain causes to make themselves look good while making lots of money... Zero critical thinking. That's why people applaud black Ariel, thinking and believing that Disney really wanted to do something nice for all the little black girls out there...

 

[blueorchid]

I don’t think the descriptive text for images is as deep as some people are making it out to be. They probably do it because of the Equality Act: An In-Depth Guide to the Equality Act UK (2024)

 

[Frederic01]

Who is she? Never heard of her!