I don't see why people are complaining about Leibovitz's fashion eds...IMHO she's probably the only photographer who can do them as well as she does. Can you imagine Testino or I&V shooting this

? There's always an intimacy and chronology to these types of work...the pictures jump out at you so that (non-fashion interested) people who are just flicking through are pulled in and captivated by the clear narrative. The whole way that celebrities, designers and artists are cast next to the ideal focal point of the piece, the model could be a recipe for disaster if the team were different, as the model would get pushed to the background or vice-versa, but Annie has a way of making the chemistry very natural and realistic...the casting in this ed is completely spot-on. If Meisel were to shoot this I'm sure the model & clothes would look amazing but the other elements such as additional actors and locations would be more minimal making it less of a 'story' per se.
Well anyway I really like this story, it's not as good as some of the past ones but I'm just trying to outline what is appealing about her stories, since seeing her exhibition I have really come to appreciate all her work (even though her covers for this magazine are too frequently overdone PhotoShop messes)
Sorry I hope you get what I'm trying to say