The idea of a Madonna-inspired Vogue editorial shot by Meisel for a March issue should be the stuff of dreams, but I look at this cover story and I like the idea of it, but in terms of the actual images, I've seen more engaging ad campaigns for Guess.
I got to enjoy Madonna x Meisel when times were good for both of them, so I can't help but compare. For someone who didn't have that, maybe this is the next 'best' thing, but we're a long way away from those shoots that made the original actors, singers and celebrities into legends.
When I first started accumulating buying magazines, what did they represent to me? They were a window into another world.
But if I had to sum up magazines now? Mundane. Drab. No depth to make the photography interesting, and no stardust to make the people seem special.
I don't mind Sabrina at all, but for God's sake, make her look like she's a force of nature and on top of the world, rather than working a side hustle as the world's 143rd most successful Madonna impersonator.