UK Vogue September 2023 : Linda, Naomi, Cindy & Christy by Rafael Pavarotti

[FashionFanatico]

^ that's truly a really lame review for a september issue.
but it matches the cover. there is nothing SUPER about it.

the only thing i am looking for is the feature of Zadie Smith. That says it all i guess.

 

[LastNight]

It’s quite a poor issue. I wonder how I’d feel about it if the main story wasn’t shared and I hadn’t seen it all already though, because there are some shots that come to life in print far more than they do on the screen. I think I’d probably quite like it.

I actually enjoy the cover much more in person too, I think the colour scheme feels fresh and there’s a slight metallic quality to the blue Vogue logo that I find appealing.

Other than that, there’s not much to be said for this one, it could be any other month in terms of editorial quality. Just one stand-out story with a big name photographer and a real sense of glamour + storytelling would lift the entire thing.

Even the order of features is odd to me - I don’t understand why ‘The Vogue 25’ feature is plonked in amongst all the other front-of-book stuff; it’s a bit lost where it is and could definitely be in the main features section. Having said that, they’ve got a couple of ad pages mixed in with it so I guess that’s why it’s there.

The true heartbreak here is that there isn’t a substantial archive feature with old supermodel shots. We could’ve done with the main story printed by itself, followed by the article with a good few pages of re-prints. Although that would’ve probably really shown up the new shots in comparison.

 

[Hchloe]

lol at Wagatha Christie.

 

[tigerrouge]

Remembering that Linda was also on last year's September issue, I brought it out to compare the two. Seeing her on the 2022 cover felt like a real event, and it's nice to think that, with Meisel's book, that their work together will be discovered and appreciated by a whole new generation of people.

But the documentary and this accompanying Vogue cover circus - who is it for? Is it for that new generation who weren't there at the time? Is it for people like me who grew up with them? The whole thing feels like a concept that you're supposed to like, when in reality, it's a flat rendition that almost detracts from the legacy. And when I look at the story, it makes me sad that there must be new, potential supermodels out there, but we're never going to be allowed to see them.

 

[vogue28]

More often than not, I'm ranting and raving about how I see an issue of British Vogue sat on the shelves in Tesco, long before I received it through the post. Amazed to report my subscription copy today, however, has arrived along with everyone else's it seems.

In person, the blue Vogue masthead is metallic and teamed with glossy finish of the cover, does help make this issue feel somewhat of a celebration - I like it! A real shame the issue inside is so lackluster, lifeless and lacking. Aside from the supermodel feature itself which feels joyous, the rest of the issue makes for rather a depressing sight. The David Sims story is dire.

 

[vogue28]

Alexandra Shulman sharing her thoughts:

 

[Kimy Jo]

Alexandra Shulman sharing her thoughts:

She not left in a good page isn’t she?

 

[GivenchyAddict]

Who asked her opinion ???

 

[Lola701]

No matter what she says, she’ll come as bitter so I don’t know why she always feel the need to comment.
Her opinion didn’t matter when she was at Vogue so why she thinks it matters now…

I guess it will make good gossips and get people to her page.

And I love how she says that it would have been a difficult in terms of logistic and budget to recreate the cover during her tenure…Let’s act like Vogue Japan didn’t have all the supermodels on the cover in 2013, at a time where they were less in demand (they already had a comeback in 2007/2008)…

Maybe she didn’t have the best relationships with anyone then…Because they clearly can’t say no to Anna or Edward.

 

[8eight]

From Shulmans Mail column

Personally, I would have liked to see them styled by a woman - as their general look strikes me as through a very male fashion gaze. They could have appeared more real, less camp.
And perhaps another photographer, like the older names Vogue used to work with such as Lindbergh, Mario Testino and Patrick Demarchelier, would have been able to bring out a warmth and easy beauty rather than Rafael Pavarotti’s more brittle offering.

 

[Deleted member 116957]

And when I look at the story, it makes me sad that there must be new, potential supermodels out there, but we're never going to be allowed to see them.

That's the thing, isn't it? The industry seems so hung up on nostalgia and running on fumes of the past that there doesn't seem to be much room for anything else at this point, or much willingness to try. Sure, sure, I'm sure someone's going to say they're afraid of "being cancelled" or "criticism" from the mobs on twitter, etc. but... surely, if they bothered they could do better. We're just left with empty remembrances of the past. And I *know* this is the 500th time I'm saying this, but I find that vintage magazines feel so much more fresh and modern than most of what these current magazines are producing and **very little** content in those magazine would be "controversial" by today's standards (aside from certain editorials in Francine Crescent's Vogue Paris or Nova). As I write this, I just purchased 10 issues of Jardin des Modes from 1968 to 1971 for my collection.

 

[Xone]

From Shulmans Mail column

Personally, I would have liked to see them styled by a woman - as their general look strikes me as through a very male fashion gaze. They could have appeared more real, less camp.
And perhaps another photographer, like the older names Vogue used to work with such as Lindbergh, Mario Testino and Patrick Demarchelier, would have been able to bring out a warmth and easy beauty rather than Rafael Pavarotti’s more brittle offering.

Well, she has a point...at least someone is saying it ,even if it's cause by her bitterness, because all the rest are just worshiping the cover like sheeps...

 

[Lola701]

From Shulmans Mail column

Personally, I would have liked to see them styled by a woman - as their general look strikes me as through a very male fashion gaze. They could have appeared more real, less camp.
And perhaps another photographer, like the older names Vogue used to work with such as Lindbergh, Mario Testino and Patrick Demarchelier, would have been able to bring out a warmth and easy beauty rather than Rafael Pavarotti’s more brittle offering.

We all agree…
But she is mentioning two deceased and one banned photographer…

Giving no constructive or relevant criticism…

‘Indeed, we don’t need her to just share thoughts we can read on IG comments anyway.

 

[Xone]

But she is mentioning two deceased and one banned photographer…

That part was weird, makes me wondered if she knew that, but of course she mentioned because of the level....but i agree Pavarotti was a bad choice...

So for how long Testino will be banned? i know Weber is doing some magazine projects here and there..i don't know their current legal situations,anyone knows?

 

[8eight]

Terry Richardson has just disappeared

 

[Deleted member 45369]

Terry Richardson has just disappeared

Thank goodness.

 

[Zorka]

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[Zorka]

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[Zorka]

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[Zorka]

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