UK Vogue May 2023 by Adama Jalloh

[caioherrero]

No.

 

[blueorchid]

On the instagram post Edward did for Sinead's cover, there's a written description of the cover, which I think is meant to be accessible for those with seeing impairments. However, this VISUAL description says there is a "white queer little person" on the cover. Since when is "queer" a visual description? Contrast to Selma's cover, who as far as I know is straight, which describes her as a "white woman".... interesting.

Well, I think it's not just about visual description but describing the details in the way a sighted person would see them... it's hard to explain. I had to write a user-guide to for a screen reading software once and it was very fascinating! But ANYWAY... how would anyone know from the image that she was "queer" anyway.

 

[KoV]

Well, I think it's not just about visual description but describing the details in the way a sighted person would see them... it's hard to explain. I had to write a user-guide to for a screen reading software once and it was very fascinating! But ANYWAY... how would anyone know from the image that she was "queer" anyway.

That's what I'm getting at, everything else noted is the description of what visually can be seen in the picture, it's a description of the physical qualities of the person, the clothes, the logo, the coverline, etc. If a seeing person couldn't infer "queer" from the cover, why would it be added to a description meant to provide an equitable experience to a seeing impaired person?

 

[Lax89]

When I thought Vogue couldn't get more disappointing, we get this ... I love Selma Blair but this is too much. I'm tired of diversity and inclusion at this point. Everyone wants visibility for anything

 

[GivenchyAddict]

Love the idea but not fond of the execution. This is a visual thing we don’t need explanation to see the disability (for some of them), they don’t need a special issue, they have the right to be part of the fashion conversation in 2023. Period.

I want them at their best and not again in a political/« woke » discourse. Just fashion please.

 

[djowodjo30]

No wonder nobody want to put ads on magazine anymore.

 

[WinstonH20]

Does Edward even like fashion anymore?

 

[Kimy Jo]

I do not want to comment

 

[fenty]

Edward & Anna having a mid off whomp whomp

 

[kokobombon]

You know what I think would be inclusive and ground breaking? having a disabled person on the cover because they´re promoting their work, just like any other celebrity. Not because they´re part of a themed issue, and not because their disability is a commodity... I find this insulting.

 

[fangora]

This is a complete failure.
I feel a certain distaste associated with these covers.
We're all here for fashion, not to discuss social issues. Meanwhile, every month we talk about gender, obesity, homophobia, and now about various kinds of disabilities. Okay, that's important. But this is Vogue, not Time or Newsweek for God's sake.
And you know what, I come from a country where people with disabilities, especially those with Down syndrome, are treated as second-class people, have very little benefits, and these people often live in poverty.
The cover of Vogue with a smiling girl with Down syndrome is pathetic to me, because in real life none of these people have a chance to live a Vogue lifestyle or buy even a button from a Gucci coat. And cover won't change that.

But many of the people behind this cover will say, oh, how wonderful, how profound, and how important. A few weeks will pass and no one will remember these people.
Sad.

P.S. I have a son with a disability.

 

[lagerfeld]

i can't stop laughing, i can't take any of this seriously, so vogue stopped being a fashion magazine and became a dpi magazine?

 

[SanderGreen]

Absolutely insulting.

Towards the cover subjects, disabled people in general and long time Vogue readers.

 

[VogueDisciple93]

I personally find this powerful and so in your face. I'm glad we're in an era where we're not cycling through the same cover models.

 

[NYLA22]

This entire series is expoitative and in bad taste. He is simply lumping in several people with a common thread of being "disabled" and it reeks of stunt casting and marginalization. I find it kind of gross and insulting, frankly (not the cover subjects, of course, but Edward and UK Vogue's execution and approach).

 

[justaguy]

Once again Vogue thinks they're Time or Newsweek magazine using social issues to sell magazines. They have absolutely zero shame doing this. I get that they want to show their support, but come on, you're supposed to be a fashion magazine. The fact that they have multiple covers just looks very contrived as they try to cover their basis for maximum exposure and sales.

 

[Kerg]

Vogue (and whatever the edition) is definitely lost !

 

[Xone]

Honestly...we just need to focus on the franchised Vogue's....they didn't understood the idea of inclusion and diversity turning it into a circus show...a wasted opportunity....

i know it's not the same but It remind me of the circus in the 50's showing so called freak-shows like the bearde woman,etc....it's like a modern way to do it just to get likes...and photography-wise it's very lame...even Selma Blair looks bad.

 

[crmsn]

They could have just put Selma Blair on the cover and eradicate the "disabled" caption.
They're trying to make an impact with this and last month's covers and it's too blatant.
I get it; representation matters. But the way they're showing it looks forced and ingenuine.

Selma's cover would have worked better if they used the
beautiful color palette on Billie Eillish's June 2021 cover.

Vogue UK this year is equivalent to Black Mirror: Season 3, Episode 1.

 

[SLFC]

There is nothing substantive here. This isnt a lifestyle magazine, take pictures that actually mean something that actually convery fashion but also another message at the same time. At this point I almost consider it tokenism. Disabled people are just there to be thrown onto a cover, instead of allowing them and the artists to be creative. Elle France did a great edit with Lauren Wasser, no reason nobody else cant do that.