US Vogue March 2025 : Sabrina Carpenter by Steven Meisel

[Xone]

 

[tigerrouge]

Unless there are filters which make magazines seem thinner than they are in real life, we might not be seeing an abundance of content in this one.

 

[MModa]

Unless there are filters which make magazines seem thinner than they are in real life, we might not be seeing an abundance of content in this one.

My hopes for great fashion editorials in US Vogue featuring models are always low these days. Occasionally, there are surprises here and there. For me, the cover story by Meisel, possible interesting articles, and new ad campaigns will make up for any lackluster fashion editorials.

 

[Zorka]

HOW THE WORLD FELL FOR SABRINA CARPENTER
Photography: Steven Meisel
Styling: Ib Kamara
Hair: Guido Palau
Make-up: Pat McGrath
Model/Celebrity: Sabrina Carpenter


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[KoV]

It's giving Valentine's Day shoot, for sure

But I still like it.

 

[NYLA22]

Unless there are filters which make magazines seem thinner than they are in real life, we might not be seeing an abundance of content in this one.

It looks SO thin. I miss the days of those 400+ page March issues (let alone the 900+ page Sept issues).

 

[Anzhelika]

What do you mean?

There is a theory that Marilyn Monroe was a symbol of the Illuminati. And if one of the celebrities tries on the image of Marilyn, then this means initiation into the Illuminati))

 

[Ivancica]

Not a fan of Sabrina in any way, but I like the cover (and the editorial).

 

[tigerrouge]

There is a theory that Marilyn Monroe was a symbol of the Illuminati. And if one of the celebrities tries on the image of Marilyn, then this means initiation into the Illuminati))

I have many questions - does entry involve doing it on a Vogue cover? If you get offered Bazaar, have you failed? Is Wintour on the sidelines of this arrangement or is she highly involved? What's Meisel doing as part of this? Have the Illuminati infiltrated his team, literally lifting the camera away from his hands and forcing him to watch what they do with it - in his name - because he said no to them?

And given that Marilyn wasn't the first to have the image of 'Marilyn', are any of the stars who looked (and lived) like that before her retrospectively entered into the Illuminati? Have they missed out on cut-price holidays in celebrity villas (or whatever it is you receive as part of your Illuminati package?) Was Jean Harlow ahead of her times in more ways than we knew?

We will know the Illuminati are in full force on tfs if this gets deleted for being 'off topic' while other references to them remain.

 

[KoV]

To me, it looks somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 pages. A far cry from what it would've been 10 years ago. At the same time, I regularly get issues (sometimes even combined-month issues) of other American magazines that are not even 100 pages. I'd say that's the norm. The February issue of GQ with Flopovic on the cover was 88 pages - a pamphlet! So I'm thrilled at anything north of 200. I always notice that imported magazines don't have this same issue are are often double the thickness. American Vogue sells more issues and has more cultural cachet than most (all?) other Vogue editions, yet across the board, advertisers in America just aren't spending on magazines the way they once were. And this applies to all genres of magazines. International editions of Architectural Digest or Elle Decor will be 2-3 times the page count of their American counterparts.

 

[Tir]

They can have 300 pages because they are not doing January February May or June like all the Vogue Magazines over the world.

 

[vogue22]

Is the quality of the paper better for the september and march issue or is it exactly the same crap as the others?

 

[blueorchid]

I’ve never found the paper quality of Vogue to be that bad, what’s the complaint? In recent memory, it’s always been smaller and lighter (physically) than other editions. Elle and Bazaar US have the same quality of paper, I’d say.

 

[proseccotabis]

Is the quality of the paper better for the september and march issue or is it exactly the same crap as the others?

always!!!

 

[JPineapple]

Elle and Bazaar US have the same quality of paper, I’d say.

Bazaar US changed the quality of their paper for the december issue and the cover and editorials look amazing!

 

[NYLA22]

Is the quality of the paper better for the september and march issue or is it exactly the same crap as the others?

I remember in the 00s when I first started reading fashion magazines, the paper quality of Vogue was so good. I specifically remember a wonderful "crinkle" sound when I would turn the pages with every issue, because of the specific type of stock they used, and it felt like such a luxurious experience. (I was obsessed with magazines and remember this detail, even so many years later).

 

[Rigida]

I’ve never found the paper quality of Vogue to be that bad, what’s the complaint? In recent memory, it’s always been smaller and lighter (physically) than other editions. Elle and Bazaar US have the same quality of paper, I’d say.

Vogue's and Bazaar's paper quality imo is kinda similar. Cover paper wise tho, Bazaar's is better. Elle's paper is the worst, same like W's. Very thin and it gets yellow very easily.

Regarding page counts, March issue of US Vogue has always been around 250 pages in the past 4 years. Sept is a little bit better with around 350-380 pages. Although still far cry from the 700-900 pages of Sept issue in their prime - but we're already past that and most likely the magazine won't hit the same page count ever again in the future.

 

[Rigida]

To me, it looks somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 pages. A far cry from what it would've been 10 years ago. At the same time, I regularly get issues (sometimes even combined-month issues) of other American magazines that are not even 100 pages. I'd say that's the norm. The February issue of GQ with Flopovic on the cover was 88 pages - a pamphlet! So I'm thrilled at anything north of 200. I always notice that imported magazines don't have this same issue are are often double the thickness. American Vogue sells more issues and has more cultural cachet than most (all?) other Vogue editions, yet across the board, advertisers in America just aren't spending on magazines the way they once were. And this applies to all genres of magazines. International editions of Architectural Digest or Elle Decor will be 2-3 times the page count of their American counterparts.

I noticed that US Magazines have low content page counts compared to British/ European / Asian fashion magazines. Regular issues of US Vogue / US Bazaar / US Elle have around 70-80 pages of content pages. Very very low. I think it depends on the advertisement pages count per issue, if they have more ad pages, they have more contents.

From my observation, most of the issues of US fashion magazine have around 50-50 content and ad pages, meaning if they have around 75 pages of ads, then they will have around 75 pages of contents. But for thicker issues like Mar, May, Sept or Dec, sometimes the ratio is around 70-30 ad & content pages. That's why back then when Vogue could churn up 300- 350 pages of magazines per issues you get a lot of ad pages (sometimes around 150-200 pages of ads) and around 120 -150 pages of contents.

Meanwhile for European / British fashion magazines, even if you only have 20-40 pages ads per issues, they still have around 120 - 150 pages worth of contents, that's why the magazine still feel very thick and substantial - not like a pamphlet that you finished flicking through for 1-2 hours.

I do think that US Fashion magazines need to add more content pages - but of course they have to count the printing cost because more pages means more cost for printing if they don't have a lot of ads. I guess in the end it's all business decisions.

Maybe someone who works in magazine industry can give more in depth explanation.

 

[Phuel]

^^^ Not sure who is the printer for Conde Nast publications; they may very well have their own printing facilities.... But I can assure you for such a huge corporation, pagecount cost is not going to be concern. Production cost absolutely is, tho: Of which requires acquiring the staff to either produce, and/or hire freelancers to produce the content. And that’s where the budget goes, even if they’re paying less than industry standard these days.

BTW, coverstar and photographer disapproval aside— because it’s Vogue and this brand hardly holds the sway that it once did, if it still does, I sort of love to think that Anna is lowkey giving the middle-finger to all the children's faux-outrage and their current outrage-of-the-day “oppression” of the corset-- by glaringly showcasing her wearing nothing but a classic corset.