US Vogue April 2008 : Gisele Bündchen & LeBron James by Annie Leibovitz

[ThiagoMello]

So the ediorials are: (?)

Lebron James with Gisele Bundchen.

Michael Phelps with Caroline Trentini.

Shaun White with Daria Werbowy.

Anton Ohno with Doutzen Kroes.

Jared Rome with Raquel Zimmermann.

Can't to see this! Great models!

 

[fashionandstyle1]

If they were going to put a male athlete on the cover, why not Roger Federer????Especially because Anna loves him!

 

[Marnii]

^^^ I would have preferred Roger Federrer!!!! Tennis is more VOGUE than Basketball imo.

I wonder if Anna will mention somthing about her affinity for tennis in the editors adress.

ps. when will this be released?

 

[miwa]

I can't wait to see Jared Rome lifting Raquel with one arm.

 

[TomFordforGucci]

Now that is one ridiculous cover, it somewhat looks like a fake cover to me.
On the other hand, the editorials sound promising

 

[Kanna]

The actual cover looks boring. It could have been better with a light color of background.

 

[Luxx]

What an unfortunate execution of an appealing concept. Models + Athletes is a great idea, one that should work quite well however this isn't good. I don't like Leibovitz's Vogue covers in general - for some reason here aesthetic is more suited to Vanity Fair. When I looked at this cover at first I thought Gisele had mashed LeBron's toe beneath her high heel and he was screaming in agony. At first glance this shot seemed like an outtake more than a real picture.

That said I like that its a full body shot, that there is movement for once and that you get the sense something is going on rather than just looking a posed picture. I give the Vogue team an A for effort and a D for execution. I hope this is on the newsstand ASAP.

 

[chanels]

So the ediorials are: (?)

Lebron James with Gisele Bundchen.

Michael Phelps with Caroline Trentini.

Shaun White with Daria Werbowy.

Anton Ohno with Doutzen Kroes.

Jared Rome with Raquel Zimmermann.

Can't to see this! Great models!

That sounds like a great lineup.

But then again, Anna favors them every month so I'm not surprised

 

[cake_batter]

so excited for daria!

 

[wrngco]

ewww it's just not Vogue

 

[rollagasper]

The editorial sounds very interesting! Can't wait to see it.

 

[Moofins]

You said it perfectly Luxx. It is such a neat idea, and I am interested to see the pairings inside, but what a terrible execution.

What an unfortunate execution of an appealing concept. Models + Athletes is a great idea, one that should work quite well however this isn't good. I don't like Leibovitz's Vogue covers in general - for some reason here aesthetic is more suited to Vanity Fair. When I looked at this cover at first I thought Gisele had mashed LeBron's toe beneath her high heel and he was screaming in agony. At first glance this shot seemed like an outtake more than a real picture.

That said I like that its a full body shot, that there is movement for once and that you get the sense something is going on rather than just looking a posed picture. I give the Vogue team an A for effort and a D for execution. I hope this is on the newsstand ASAP.

 

[honeyisle]

If they were going to put a male athlete on the cover, why not Roger Federer????Especially because Anna loves him!

Maybe she thought she'd go with an American athlete since this is US Vogue and she's already using Gisele. Who knows?

It seems like when Anna puts Black people on her cover, she gets out of her way to make them look as ridiculous and unactractive as possible.
The background colour is hideous and clashes horribly with Gisele's dress (which would otherwise be so beautiful).

nba obsessed

I don't think Anna cares. She seems to think that black cover subjects need to be a caricature of something in order to sell. Lebron and Gisele could have totally steamed up that cover. Why wasn't Gisele showing off that crazy gorgeous athletic body of hers anyway? That dress is a non-event.

 

[Spike413]

I just had to see what the fuss was about....and I see it.

That's just a cheap looking cover. Change Gisele's outfit (which honestly is the best thing going for this cover) to a bikini or a miniskirt and this could be any number of cheesy mens magazines. It's such a ridiculous looking photo, their faces look like frat party candids on a myspace page....the kind of ugly that you weren't conscious enough to avoid.

 

[Label Basher]

ewww it's just not Vogue

I feel like I'm in a Sports Illustrated thread.

I love fashion and hate sport. Sorry but I don't need or want a sports themed issue.

 

[I_killed_couture]

It's so weird seeing LeBron on the cover of Vogue lol. I've been clubbing with him a few times so, I just find this amusing.

But I agree with the masses saying it's a terrible cover. They couldn't get a more attractive photo of him? And Giselle is so...random...

 

[simple_elegance]

ugh, why couldn't they have had a more classy shoot? i don't recall this being a sports magazine.

 

[Zposen]

Anna hardly ever uses minorities in vogue, on the cover or inside for editorials. I have yet to see a Latina on the cover (or maybe I just dont remember). This cover is indeed hideous; it makes the other time she used a black face, the Jennifer Hudson cover look great which I never thought was possible.

 

[honeyisle]

If Gisele were in a bikini or designer workout wear it would have been good because she definitely rises above "men's magazine".

 

[sophiglam]

And to think I was expecting something more ZINK-ish with this cover...
Silly me!
Anna Wintour Is SOO Overrated..>This cover looks like a free magazine on the side of the train station! Iccky Icky!