US Vogue September 2021 by Ethan James Green

[SLFC]

The editorial is okay, but the rest is just awful. I mean what the hell is this? There is so much wrong here that it would exhausting to type down.

 

[YohjiAddict]

The cover is a composition mess, it's hard to have so many subjects, all at once and have them all make sense within a single cover AND a foldout...Poor Ethan didn't rise up to the challenge. The editorial is okay, at least they tried to make it feel high fashion but it's not particularly memorable. It reminds me of that edit with Natalia at the building site of the MoMA: aloof model and the world passing her by. The cameo of Kerby made me laugh, he always looks so angry, the poor thing...I wonder if that frees US Vogue from having to feature his "couture" collection next month?

The white background edit is so bad though, they should just ask a brand each month to give them advertorial type money and execute that well, rather than trying to please everybody with a Harper's Bazaar looking mess.

P.S. I don't get the tragedy of the big girl, you can always lose weight! It's simply not healthy to pretend otherwise.

 

[aracic]

 

[KoV]

Ok, the Virginia one is funny

 

[Gary89]

The cover is a prime example of when you try to appeal to everyone and end up appealing to no one

 

[Bertrando3]

Anyway, it's really just two models on the cover (Bella and Anok- both looking stunning btw). The rest I've never seen before and will probably never see again, when your career is 'I'm trans' 'I'm chubby' 'I have scoliosis' 'I have anxiety', you are "relatable", sure, and simultaneously more replaceable than models in the past, it becomes solely about the consumer, who's extremely fickle and needs to be told the same narrative with a different face each time for it to stick.

ahaahha AGREED on every word 5 times over ahahaha my gosh, the more I look at the cover the more it's a mess ahahahha. Bloody hell how could no one said anything when looking at the final product my goshhhh: how HOWWW can it be that Vogue is the same magazine who used to be pinnacle of style, high end fashion, supermodels and elegance and class and amazing portraits and the history of fashion to... the magazine we have now that has CLOWNS on covers every once in a while and only appeals to 14 year olds on instagram lol. I am flabbergasted to my core ahaah lol

If this is how they think they will regain power and to be once again the leading voice of Fashion then as we say in spanish: ''apaga y vámonos'' ahahahaha (''let's call it quits'') because it's tragic and sooooooo unappealing.

 

[Deleted member 141309]

Oh, what a total parade of pretentious ugliness, minus the Meisel-style composition, which I love, also Bella, Anok and Edie, who are the only real, true models in this issue. Now, where to start... Edie, f*cking, Campbell next to some newbies and clueless Instath0ts, oh, dear...

The cover is a mess, a circus of unrelated people despite them being available in America and being smart enough to share a, probably, really-really exaggerated story. Bella looks so weird in the editorial image. Kaia, can't believe it, looks amazing, actually the best. It reminds me a lot of Raquel by David Sims, especially that hair, maybe that is why I enjoy it. Lourdes looks horrible, such a poor ANTM level of modelling.

Vogue Global... Get why that happens, hate this total massacre of creativity and image production, now we get 10-15 original editorials that are going to be shared? What a bore, and those would be cr*p as well, I assume. I am becoming glad indie magazines exist, despite their utterly pretentious, self-absorbed content, at least they produce original work, so I might transfer to those. (Ugh, I hate the overblown Berlin scene, but, 032c, here I go for those interviews with Meisel and Rei Kawakubo...)

No to any of this. And I am glad Anna was on the PC screen and not in the office that day - probably couldn't take all the ridicule of this mess and decided to stay home and count all the millions she made with Vogue Global, Vogue Values and all that.

 

[Benn98]

Yumi and Precious' slides cracked me up!
Fun fact, Jezebel used to do those memes for nearly every issue of Vogue circa 2006-2009. It was about as funny as heart disease, but I followed the column religiously.

Oh, what a total parade of pretentious ugliness, minus the Meisel-style composition, which I love, also Bella, Anok and Edie, who are the only real, true models in this issue. Now, where to start... Edie, f*cking, Campbell next to some newbies and clueless Instath0ts, oh, dear....

Where do you see Edie?

 

[Deleted member 141309]

Where do you see Edie?

Editorial on page 5, posted by @Zorka, pic 12, the last one on the right is Edie.

 

[Benn98]

Editorial on page 5, posted by @Zorka, pic 12, the last one on the right is Edie.

Didnt even look at that eyesore editorial! LOL.

 

[Mody]

I’m not here for the Vogue Global initiative
The way Vogue particularly US Vogue approach to the theme of representation is very US centric and USA doesn’t not equal to the world.
There are so many uniqueness among the cultural historical content that could be used for great reference through fashion from all the countries all over the world but when it is done like this The beauty and voice of it all seem to me be strangled to fit one narrative. We have these type of model which fit this type of criticism.
The good things about different editions of Vogue around the world is because it is challenging. Challenge the way to see beauty, challenge the way to transfer culture into fashion. Each European countries have distinct and unique sometime similar culture which should be praised and reserved and encouraged into the creative realm of fashion. Each Asian countries have different unique and challenging perspective of lives and views and it should also be preserved and transformed into fashion.
Here you only have shells of things no soul of anything.
The same thing is also happening to fashion brands that produce basically same products with different brand logos simultaneously abuse their clients into buying those ugly designs to sell more in order to get their core products. They aren’t challenged by this fashion editors anymore. They don’t have anyone that would guide them into their own uniqueness. What they are being challenged is with these PC plague started intensified and spread from USA.

 

[Deleted member 1957]

At this point I would rather have off beat like this than the usual generic. Love the editorial and I don't mind the global one apart from the fact that it's going to be in all issues.

 

[cestmagique]

The hell is the point of that video? Modeling imposes myriad hardships that break down our souls and bodies but omg we look so happy on the cover! Definitely keep looking up to and admiring us! Vogue is the one employer that doesn't abuse us! ... ?

I don't get the point of models when they look like a random collection of pretty innocent girls that you'd see on the street. Fashion is moving away from its former aspirational quality and it makes sense in some ways, but the alternative seems so blank and useless that I can't find the appeal.

 

[Handbag Queen]

It'll be interesting to see how many pages this issue has. Two years ago it was 500 pages, but I doubt that'll be happening this year.

 

[WAVES]

the cover is terrible.
yes, it’s different and maybe even edgy for US Vogue BUT still different bad and edgy bad. no salvation.

the main editorial is interesting and very US Vogue indeed.

the other editorial is also bad. a mess.

 

[TaylorBinque]

The cover could have been different with better execution. That editorial tho has some bad lighting or I don't know but something is off. It reminds me of US Bazaar but of course with Lindbergh, it is better executed.

 

[oaklee91]

I’m so happy to see models on the cover. I like the concept and however corny everything looks, but I like it. I especially like that ed of Sherry Shi.

 

[guimon]

Some random models choices for this cover... Surprised there's no Kendall, Hailey, Rebecca or Cara Taylor.

Anyway, I'm just glad to see models (super thrilled for Bella and Anok. Also happy to see Precious and Sherry.) and I do love the editorial concept. I'll take this any day anytime over a boring studio shoot.

 

[Armani]

I’m amazed no one’s mentioned Bella’s Big 4 completion in this thread yet, though most already knew thanks to @Benn98 (This makes 3/4 for Precious, no?)

 

[Benn98]

This makes 3/4 for Precious, no?

Yes, only VP left.....