US Vogue May 2007 by Steven Meisel

[taben]

Raquel, Doutzen, Lily D, Caroline T, Hilary, Sasha, Stam... i knew these girls would be on the cover. i was a bit surprised to see Coco and Agyness because i thought they were too "new" but then i read "the next supermodels" so... i like the choice of models overall, except for Chanel Iman who is nowhere near any of the other girls in terms of career... Freja should have been in her place !

ETA: gemma's on the cover ? oh my this is not the information i've been given who's wrong in my list then ?

 

[kevinnn]

First of all! Where are Freja, Anya and Mariacarla! Second of what are Gemma and Doutzen doing on there but most important, what's freakin Chanel doing on the cover. How ironic and cynical!

Umm, Gemma isn't on the cover...

 

[TheGlassAngel]

First of all! Where are Freja, Anya and Mariacarla! Second of what are Gemma and Doutzen doing on there but most important, what's freakin Chanel doing on the cover. How ironic and cynical!

Gemma isn't on the cover. Did you mean Sasha?

 

[taben]

maybe he meant stam, she the one that looks like gemma on the tiny pic we've seen

 

[Sweet rus]

I find the cover really disappointing , very boring and the choice is so strange, what Chanel Iman is doing there? Where are Natasha, Freja and Anja?

 

[masquerade]

ok, the same as many of you, i am happy that its a model cover but a lot of it is pissing me off.

first of all, the "next supermodels"? Raquel has been around since 1999! I love her and im glad shes on the cover (she should have been on the main one really) but come on! and caroline, stam, lily have all been around the same amount as daria and gemma who made the last models cover.

the only ones i would really see as new are chanel, coco, and aggy. while i dont personally like chanel as a model, i dont see her lack of experience making her non deserving for the cover. however, i would have much rather seen du, hye, bette, behati, iek, lara, tanya than some of the older girls if it is indeed the "next supermodels".

 

[Faith Akiyama]

Four IMG, three DNA, one Elite, one Marilyn, one Ford...kind of a blow to Women and Next

 

[MyNameIs]

I shouldn't be complaining because this is an AMERICAN magazine, but if they could find place for TWO British and TWO Canadian models AND TWO American models, they could've found a place for one more Slavic model. Geez, they're all over now and yet only Sasha made the cut. Real fair.

 

[|PerfectTonight|]

Oh is it Sasha? The I can understand it somehow. Thanks guys for poiting that out! I'm still wondering what Doutzen and especially Chanel are doing on the cover? I didn't go through the whole thread but where are the Asian models? Han, Hye or Du? How pathetic!

I actually feel quite sorry for Chanel, being picked for the obvious reasons!

Mariacarla, Snejana, Alison, Suvi, Vlada? Where are the women of Women management?

 

[TheGlassAngel]

I thought Snejena should have made the cover but besides a couple of models, I'm pretty happy with the choice!

 

[moussemaker]

Doutzen, with her L'oreal and Calvin Klein contracts, has to be the most famous of these ten models. I mean to people outside the fashion industry.
I see her on tv every day!

 

[Gold Star]

I didn't read all the pages but I like how we always have so many pages of replies for Vogue US, even when we only have the cover

the cover is nice
it kind of reminds me of the Ralph Lauren ads
I hope the eds are as good as the cover

 

[TheGlassAngel]

^ I want to see the eds NOW

I hope we have a monster editorial of all the models like we did in 2004. God I loved that

 

[LucyInTheSky]

I am SO happy I saw this thread before I left for vacation. It made my day! Especially seeing Hilary, Raquel, Coco and Agyness. I will be stalking Barnes & Noble the whole week, since I won't be home to get this in the mail. (If it even arrives this week... the suspense will kill me).

And I'm going to take a moment to applaud myself for predicting in the Cover Rumor thread that Chanel Iman could be on the cover! I don't mind seeing her, really. I hope it helps her career. And even though this cover is boring, I WILL NOT complain. After all, it is a MODEL cover!

 

[TheGlassAngel]

^ Impressed that you predicted it! I never saw it coming!

I checked up on my 'prediction' list. I got about 5/10 I really did think Gemma/Daria might repeat!

 

[CharlottefromCA]

Chanel is also on a ladder too.
But we all know she won't go as high as doutzen

Maybe she wanted a better view of the front page girls

 

[Jacque Marcel]

Raquel should be on the front cover...and Doutzen got star placement. I'm glad Hilary made it though.

 

[Crakk]

Maybe she wanted a better view of the front page girls

 

[Manuva]

I'm so surprised (in a good way) that Irina isn't on the cover!
I actually agree with all the choices, even the few surprises.

 

[CharlottefromCA]

lol that was a really b#*$ comment by me

I LOVE that they used models, but I'm sort of confused by some of their choice, I know some people would say just be happy with the model cover and stop comlaining.. but this IS TFS afterall and what is a messageboard w/o some discussion.

TOTALLY deserve it:
-Jessica Stam, She's been around and strong for so long
-Caroline Trentini, I think she would have had to throw a glass of water in Anna's face in order to NOT be included
-Hilary Rhoda, Return of the American model
-Raquel, She has been around forever, but she really has only exploded into top model status these past 2-3 seasons
- Lily D, has been around for a long time, strong steady stream of work
- Doutzen, CK fragrance, CK TV commercials, this girl has the most mainstream appeal, she is the most "Supermodelish" girl on this cover

I'm suprised Raquel didn't make it onto the front page, maybe they just sort of felt obligated to tack her into the cover because she missed out on 2004. Jessica Stam I'm shocked didn't get Sasha's place.

I Can see how they made the cover:

-Sasha, I personally don't think she's in the same league as the girls I listed above, odd choice to put her dead center in the front page. I would have put her in the fold out. Meisel loves her I guess.
- Coco, agh I think anyone who frequents this board and reads the "models whose appeal you dont' get" knows how I feel about Coco, but you totally can't deny the fact that she has reached a certain level in her career to deserve this mention. Plus Meisel is shooting = Coco gets work. No brainer really.

Odd choice:

- Agnyess, I'm not suprised about her appearance, but I personally dont' think she deserves her spot. She isn't really suprising though because she has been on so many vogue issues already so early in her career
- Chanel, race aside, she just isn't booking the same level of shows, campaigns, eds as the rest of the girls, she is so new also, very confusing choice. Especially since I don't think she's even worked with Meisel before so Vogue must have put the pressure to place her in the cover. Politics.

Where the heck are they?:

- Du Juan, I know her career has slowed down a bit, but I think she deserved a spot.
- Freja, are they serious? I don't particularly care for Freja to be honest but this girl is EVERYWHERE. She even has a new CK campaign on TV and I think last season she opened 1/3 of the shows she was in. I think maybe its because Meisel has never cared too much for Freja and that hurt her in the end, plus she isn't really a US Vogue staple.
- Irina, Meisel loves her and she is a favorite in the fashion crowd. I guess she is becoming too much of a celeb model? I dont' know.. her exclusion doesn't really suprise me, she doesn't really seem to me a US vogue type of girl, but I still would have thought she would warrant a spot.