UK Vogue July 2019 : Zoe Kravitz by Steven Meisel

[8eight]

Sale stickers cost money!
And i guess its discounted as #newvogue must need a boost in sales. Two months consecutive isn't great...

 

[honeycombchild]

Alexandra’s Vogue was discounted up here in the North for month’s on end. Not sure if it’s the same now but back then they used to segregate areas that it was struggling to sell in and reduce the cover price, whilst it would remain full price in other locations.

 

[whippie]

Brandi Quinones should have been in that Jamie ed, not Naomi.

 

[elle_gb]

Steven always delivers studio photo shoot at its best. I mean it could turn out boring so easily but everytime he does it always Fashion!!

 

[Benn98]

I'm pretty sure the issue has been retailing for £2 for some time in Greater Birmingham (yes, some of us are still trying to make that new name happen, .) And as for this issue, only the Idris Elba one is available at the main outlets and I can not for the life of me understand why they went with it. Not only is it an awful cover because the Vogue factor is completely missing to the point that it looks like a bridal magazine trying to find its feed, but at best his story should have been relegated to an editorial only. Really doubt whether they'll be making bank with this issue.

Zoe's editorial opens with the first shot in double-page format and it's truly something to behold. Very glossy, glamorous, especially with the art direction. But that's where it ended for me. The rest are just too retouched, and like Dodencebt alluded to, in a very short time Meisel has established a sort of template at British Vogue with his b&w studio shoots which is both a gift and a curse. It would have to take a model or celeb with strong presence to not turn it around and make it look refreshing. Because right now, I'm struggling to see the difference between this and the Hadids, Kaia, Cara, and Adwoa's edits. Actually, Adwoa's still got the strongest edit under him for UK Vogue so far.

I was hoping Jamie Hawkesworth would show us a rare, not often seen glimpse of Naomi, maybe something more natural and down-to-earth. I find that campy 'fierce kween' persona of hers so overlayed. Hawkesworth certainly tried, but it's not working. Btw the shoot took place in Kenya, and there are no hair & makeup credits, so maybe in Naomi's mind, this was probably her being natural and down-to-earth. And hopefully, Hawkesworth will stop with these beach editorials now that he's photographed Kate and Naomi. We've seen that so many times already in this very magazine under Colin Dodgson. His own signature is so much more better than this.

 

[Lola701]

Meisel’s ed is fantastic as usual but I have the same complains I had the last time. I guess the only way to go forward with that is to surprise us with new celebrities...
I would be curious to see a Meisel/Beyonce pair.

Naomi’s ed is maybe one of the best i’ve seen from her in the past decade (with the VP one). For once, she doesn’t have to rely on her long weaves and her fierce b*tch face. I think Botox or fillers just make impossible for her to have any real facial expression. She is a bit like Linda E. in a way...

And yes, Brandi could have been perfect for it... just for the fact that her face has expression and the fact that she kept all the traces of her life gives her more depth.

 

[aracic]

British Vogue, July 2019

Blank Slate [HQ]

Photographer: Craig McDean
Set Design: Piers Hanmer
Styling: Sara Richardson
Hair Styling: Orlando Pita
Make-up: Francelle Daly
Models: Rebecca Longendyke, Anyelina Rosa, Anok Yai



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British Vogue

 

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British Vogue, July 2019



Grown-up Cool

Photographer: Steven Meisel
Styling: Edward Enninful
Hair Styling: Guido Palau, Nikki Nelms
Make-up: Pat McGrath
Cast: Zoë Kravitz


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