UK Vogue November 2012 : Jennifer Lawrence by Alasdair McLellan

[Unknownpleasures]

Very beautiful ed and interesting article accompanies it. Jennifer is a very beatiful all american actress and my only complain is those hair split ends of hers, :s. Definitely a strong month

 

[t-rex]

Jennifer looks so good in Alasdair's photos, his aesthetic really fits her.

She's Electic would be perfect with almost any other model. I don't get Cara and her use here ruins this editorial for me. She seems more fit to "young London" editorials.

 

[tigerrouge]

To me, Cara looks like she should be cast as a street urchin in a Dickens adaptation, rather than as a fashion model. I like the way her her face has character, but for some reason, I don't like seeing her in editorials.

 

[AD011620]

i think i should buy this issue purely bcos there is no kate moss, lara stone or guinevere van seenus featured in it... ;-)))))

 

[Northern Star]

Apart from the Jennifer Lawrence feature, I have found this a fairly mediocre issue of Vogue UK in all aspects.
The editorials are quite uninspired and Cara's could have been decent, but for a model who clearly is full of personality (backstage etc) she shows none of this is in her editorial work.
Also this 'London' thing needs to stop......there actually are other cities in Great Britain.

 

[ohmycolin]

Apart from the Jennifer Lawrence feature, I have found this a fairly mediocre issue of Vogue UK in all aspects.
...
Also this 'London' thing needs to stop......there actually are other cities in Great Britain.

I have to disagree here! I feel like this is a really strong issue content wise - the features on Valentino and Oscar de la Renta are really great pieces, and I feel that the editorials are much stronger compared to some of the other UK publications. Cara's editorial is actually very, very good when you read the feature on car-boot sales, which is such a good departure for Vogue.

In terms of the 'London' thing, I may be biased since I live here, but I can understand their obsession. London is the most talked about city in the world at the moment thanks to the Jubilee and the Olympics, even now after they're both finished. Plus, you have to take in to consideration British Vogue's main readers and worldwide readers - a girl from, say, Manchester (as an example) mightn't be overly interested in reading a feature about a place she's lived all her life, and an American reader mightn't even know where Manchester is on a map! It's a hub for them to focus their work.

I feel this is one of the strongest issues Alexandra and the team have put out this year. It's very fashion-centric, and the features are all very relevant to what's going on. Kudos to Shulman and the team, I may have to buy a second copy to rip pages out to put on my wall

 

[Srdjan]

Mix Master -

And I don't find any of the eds appealing. I'll probably skip the issue.

 

[t-rex]

Imagine Glen Luchford regular Malgosia Bela as the model in "She's Electic;" I'm still disappointed at the potential of that editorial. Cara looks too 'twelve-year-old making model faces with friends' for this kind of ed.

 

[Mat Cyruss]

Valentino Feature HQ:

Be My Valentino
Photographer: Pierpaolo Ferrari
Designer & Model: Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri with Kate B.
Styling: Sarah Harris
Hair & Make-Up: Laura Stucchi


Digital Edition Vogue UK 11/2012

 

[Greenway]

Such a lackluster issue. Cara doesn't fit in with the setting and really I don't think she photographs well, The lighting and editing has made Joan look white, why? London editorial's are boring after the first one happened.
Jennifer Lawrence and Daphne's presence are the only saving graces for this issue.

 

[justaguy]

Love Daphne's Mix Master ed! As much as I like Cara, she doesn't do Luchford's ed justice at all. Could have been really great with the right model.

 

[Label Basher]

I don't like any of those eds. Jennifer's is especially basic.
I still don't get why Cara is used so much with both ed and runway.
I just don't see that "it" factor.

 

[tigerrouge]

In terms of the 'London' thing, I may be biased since I live here, but I can understand their obsession.

But there are ways of celebrating London's culture which aren't so insular in attitude.

If you look at the coverage in something like i-D, it manages to convey the vibrancy of ideas in the capital, but with the acknowledgement that so many of these people have come to London from all corners of the UK and beyond, bringing with them their own take on what it means to be part of this nation.

UK Vogue, in contrast, just serves up constant helpings of people whose merit is based on their surname, who never seem to have set foot outside of the capital, with features that are full of the attitude that nowhere else really matters. In that case, I don't see why the magazine should matter to me.

So I don't mind a focus on London as a place where cultural talent is concentrated, but done with the attitude that it's part of the whole nation, rather than the idea that it's the only place worth putting on the map, and the only face worth featuring is someone with a famous parent.

 

[TianSoFine]

I think this is how a celebrity cover should be done. It shouldn't be treated too differently from a model cover. I don't like the cheesy smiles or lifeless poses that a lot of celebrity covers seem to have.

I love Be My Valentino. I don't really like any of the other eds, though.

 

[~Gia~]

The more Jennifer interviews I read the more I dislike and find her annoying. "I can't stand shy people" How dare they make her feel uncomfortable! Seriously?

 

[tigerrouge]

This seems to be selling well, thanks to a newsstand price of £2, anywhere I've seen it for sale.

On a related note, Tesco's seems to be getting into the habit of selling InStyle for £2.50 and bundling extra freebies with a lot of other magazines.

 

[Melly5525]

Love the Valentino shoot, the shots of Karen and Lara in HC are stunning

 

[vogue28]

This seems to be selling well, thanks to a newsstand price of £2, anywhere I've seen it for sale.

On a related note, Tesco's seems to be getting into the habit of selling InStyle for £2.50 and bundling extra freebies with a lot of other magazines.

Yeah, I have noticed that too. The August issue was also reduced at certain stores, and that had to be restocked within days - with Rachel Weisz.

Jennifer's one of those actresses that I would assume to fetch great sales figures. Given the amount of buzz and fans The Hunger Games has generated. I'll be interested to see how this does.

 

[ohmycolin]

But there are ways of celebrating London's culture which aren't so insular in attitude.

If you look at the coverage in something like i-D, it manages to convey the vibrancy of ideas in the capital, but with the acknowledgement that so many of these people have come to London from all corners of the UK and beyond, bringing with them their own take on what it means to be part of this nation.

That's the thing though, i-D has got a completely different audience to UK Vogue. UK Vogue's audience would be more than likely to be interested in these surnames because that's who they're targeting - the indie kids/musicians/etc in i-D are just as carefully curated as UK Vogue's 'surname'd kids.

In saying that, I never heard of any of those featured in the London feature, so it just goes to show that a) you learn something new everyday and b) not everyone knows who they are

 

[skalty]

VOGUE UK November 2012 Supplement Cover

Photography : Ben Toms
Styling : Francesca Burns
Hair : Raphael Salley
Make-up : Petros Petrohilos
Manicure : Sophy Robson
Model : Anais Pouliot




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