Got my subscription copy - all references are to the British version of Vanity Fair, which is 190 pgs this month.
Because it's plastic-wrapped, I'm going to list the main ads:
Inside front cover is Andy Warhol Dom Perignon pull-out
2 pg Dior with Karlie
2 pg De Beers jewellery
2 pg Gucci vintage shot of a workroom
2 pg Chanel eyewear with Freja
2 pg Estee Lauder Re-Nutriv with Carolyn Murphy
1 pg Emporio Armani men
2 pg Tiffany with Carolyn Murphy
1 pg Prada accessories
2 pg Burberry Prorsum
1 pg Louis Vuitton with Annie Leibovitz
1 pg Moet & Chandon with Scarlett Johansson
2 pg Chanel Beauty Inimitable Intense mascara
2 pg YSL Beauty Radience range
4 pg Ralph Lauren with Valentina and Anna
2 pg Moncler with Freja
1 pg Dior Beauty Rouge Dior with Monica Bellucci
2 pg Nicole Farhi
2 pg Boodles
2 pg Biba
1 pg Solange Azagury-Partridge with Libery Ross
1 pg Jimmy Choo with Amber Valetta
1 pg Russell & Bromley
Back page Bottega Veneta
The
Editor's Letter addresses anger in America, and Rupert Murdoch's eternal rage against... anything he targets. The
Letters page points out that Saudis haven't actually started naming their camels after the US President because the word "Barak!" actually means "kneel" or "sit".
Fanfair opens with a 1984 shot of Madonna by Herb Ritts:
"The first time I [met] Herb was on the set of Desperately Seeking Susan - and it's true, he put a pair of underpants on my head. I thought he was a real geek. I soon moved out to Los Angeles and ran into Herb again, and in his sweet, disarming way, he suggested that we work together again. I agreed to it and that was my real first, proper shoto shoot. That's when I got 'Herbified.' [It] was the beginning of an incredibly long and fruitful working relationship. But it was also the beginning of a great friendship." - Madonna
Actor Andrew Garfield is the
Vanities man, looking moody in a forest. Jimmy Fallon gets the
George Wayne treatment.
Christopher Hitchens looks at the power of prayer, and the idea that his cancer is some sort of punishment from God. He finds that there are people online betting on whether he turns to religion or stays atheist, and points out that this isn't offensive to him, but merely the modern-day version of
Pascal's Wager.
Barbarians At the Shore is about New Jersey pop culture and all the TV shows made in and about the state, while the next article looks at the closure of legendary Spanish restaurant, El Bulli. Facebook dude, Sean Parker, gets profiled ahead of the David Fincher film
The Social Network. One of those supremely exciting lists of 100 people -
The New Establishment - comes before the Lindsay Lohan feature, where she says,
"I don't care what anyone says. I know I'm a damn good actress". That isn't as positive a comment as it sounds, because most actors feel like they have something to prove, which is why they keep working at their craft. The proof of being 'damn good' at acting is in constant effort and the body of work that's produced - not selective deafness, stripping in fashion editorials, and 'designing' for Ungaro.
Beware of Greeks Bearing Bonds is about the country's economy, as illustrated by a man with a massive beard.
Two Men and a Newsstand is a Rupert Murdoch story, followed by another critique of Sarah Palin.
The Wow of São is another great society lady feature, this time on São Schlumberger.The
Proust Questionnaire is Rafael Nadal.
This issue also comes with a 98 pg watches supplement.
