UK Vogue November 2021 : Adele by Steven Meisel

[Ivancica]

I like the (first) cover, but the editorial is meh (only 1-2 photos are good).

Love Kristen's editorial.
Anna's is ok (better than Adele's).

 

[kokobombon]

Jesus... McMenamy just makes everything better

Thanks so much for sharing, Zorka

 

[Zorka]

Thanks so much for sharing, Zorka

As an OG STAR of this great community, you are more than welcome my precious @kokobombon!

 

[kokobombon]

^stop it!

 

[kasper!]

The main ed is Diana Ross by Richard Avedon in 2021...

 

[MagFan]

Mert & Marcus are still on autopilot. What a waste of McMenamy. She doesn't need wigs and makeups which make her look like any other drag queen. Leave all that to all the bland girls, McMenamy can do her work coming straight out of bed. Who styled this one?

 

[MagFan]

^it still do take a lot of manpower to set up these backgrounds plain as they may be. And the people who set those up ought to be recognized and credited as well

Then credit all the rest, there were not only 7 people on set. And would be nice to name all beauty products and all technical devices used as well

 

[aracic]

Oh, Kristen!! What a sublime editorial! She really is a standout supermodel and I'm so excited to see her back. Adele's story is quite beautiful, as expected, but I would lie if I said I was impressed. It's nothing new or groundbreaking, but when it comes to Meisel I will always appreciate the splendid studio work. And finally, Anna Ewers is always a welcome sight! Beautiful as ever.

Undoubtedly a must-have issue, one I'll definitely end up buying on the newsstand.

 

[kasper!]

Who styled this one?

Benjamin Bruno

 

[Deleted member 141309]

Adele by Steven Meisel, Kristen by M&M, which is totally, 100% inspired by their story for Vogue Paris March 2009 with Iris Strubegger in Chanel, AND Anna Ewers. If this is not the issue of the year for me, then I don't know what is. The only thing lacking for me is some Julia Nobis and Anok Yai, and then I'd die in bliss.

 

[Benn98]

Everything is either referential or painfully servicey. Can we move the needle please?

 

[mikel]

Kristen by M&M, which is totally, 100% inspired by their story for Vogue Paris March 2009 with Iris Strubegger in Chanel,

Which was a riff on Kristen in Chanel by Meisel for Vogue Italia. So it’s a full circle moment!!!

 

[tigerrouge]

The content we see in UK Vogue might be the best we'll ever get in fashion magazines from now on. For anyone who has built up memories - and expectations - of what fashion magazines used to be like, it's hard to reconcile that with the present day reality.

So I find myself in two minds. On one hand, everything is such a pale imitation of what's gone before, so I'm always dissatisfied with it. On the other hand, if this is as good as it gets, should I not just look for the positives?

Also, as a potential consumer of the items on the page, the magazine doesn't speak to me, it doesn't sell me fashion, beauty, art, glamour, any of that, to the point where I'll buy any of it. I've got more spending power than I ever had before, but Vogue doesn't seem to want any of it. It doesn't want to put in the effort to seduce the reader. Here's a series of low-effort images, here's a few stories containing the buzzwords of the moment, round of applause for everyone involved, NOW BUY THIS BAG/WATCH/CAR COSTING THOUSANDS. Somehow, I remain unmoved by this sales pitch.

As a fan of the art of fashion magazines = not a great time. As a potential customer of fashion products = not persuaded to part with my money.

 

[MON]

Mert & Marcus are still on autopilot. What a waste of McMenamy. She doesn't need wigs and makeups which make her look like any other drag queen. Leave all that to all the bland girls, McMenamy can do her work coming straight out of bed. Who styled this one?

Sure.

 

[Deleted member 141309]

As a fan of the art of fashion magazines = not a great time. As a potential customer of fashion products = not persuaded to part with my money.

Times 100, but we are not the core audience. All the Gucci phone games, Forntine x Balenciaga, Simpsons, LV x League, Prada doing water bottles, so on and so on, it is just brand awareness. We are not the key anymore, luxury brands want to spread like plague and persuade anybody who is at least 1% susceptible to hype and fashion to get entry-level products, because they have huge margins and get the most profit.

As we recently discussed in another thread, the general mass is now the core audience, not the lovers of art, textiles, luxury and savoir-faire of the houses. Expensive brands has never been more affordable, and little companies remain true luxury, even less so independent houses, but it is a tough battle: buying clothing for clothing and style, or succumbing to the social and getting recognition from the brands you are wearing. It was so much easier - even if you wore Prada in 90s or even 00s, barely anybody from the public would know what that is or what are its it-pieces, its values, its look, and now, boom, probably toddlers at the age of 2 will soon start saying "Plala" as their first word at this point.

 

[charles01]

Marc for Life

Photographer: Steven Meisel
Styling: Edward Enninful
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Nails: Jin Soon Choi
Models: Amar Akway, Valentine Alvarez, Jordan Daniels, Mya Ghorbani, Eden Joi, Luke Lenski









Vogue UK Digital Edition

 

[phungnam96]

^ sublime!!!!! Way better than Adele ed

 

[aracic]

Steven girl i-

I'm a stan, will always support and love but that's so ugly. I'm probably going to look at it for a while and grow to like it tho because I'm biased, but initial jugement stands — it's got to be one of my least favorite of his works. The clothes are utterly hideous and I absolutely hate the eyelashes.

 

[mikel]

Steven girl i-

I'm a stan, will always support and love but that's so ugly. I'm probably going to look at it for a while and grow to like it tho because I'm biased, but initial jugement stands — it's got to be one of my least favorite of his works. The clothes are utterly hideous and I absolutely hate the eyelashes.

Don’t blame Steven for the ugly clothes.

 

[charles01]

Steven girl i-

I'm a stan, will always support and love but that's so ugly. I'm probably going to look at it for a while and grow to like it tho because I'm biased, but initial jugement stands — it's got to be one of my least favorite of his works. The clothes are utterly hideous and I absolutely hate the eyelashes.

They’re great photographs in my opinion, I’m blaming Marc for the clothes, haha!