US Vogue September 2025 : Emma Stone by Jamie Hawkesworth

[JPineapple]

Seriously, what makes you think this is Anna’s last issue? Is this coming from an official source? Or did someone spread the rumor on fashion twitter just for the likes as usual?

 

[HeyK]

You pretty much hit the nail on the head with what I was thinking! tbh I'm just whelmed by this cover, but I see the vision and the reference to Anna's first cover. Still, can't help but wish it was a little more dynamic...

 

[Rigida]

September 2021 and 2023 were easily better than this one.

No. 2021 cover is too crowded, 2023 is too cold.

 

[crmsn]

One thing is for sure, though: 2020's pretentious paintings are the worst September covers of this decade.

 

[tigerrouge]

It’s interesting that the public seems to have finally turned against Wintour’s Vogue.

All the top instagram comments are criticising the cover, I swear it never used to be like this?!

I don't think the public pay Vogue much attention and that's the been the case for years, 'noises on the internet' don't represent true public opinion, even when they're human-generated, because they're like listening to the sounds of a kids playground - you can get an idea of what the most popular toys are, or what the current insults are, or who they've momentarily chosen to turn against, but you're not going to get any sense of reality from them.

The reality is more like indifference.

 

[Patricio]

Es interesante que el público finalmente parece haberse vuelto en contra de Vogue de Wintour.

Todos los comentarios más importantes de Instagram están criticando la portada, ¡juro que nunca solía ser así!

I'm waiting to see her out.

 

[Lola701]

Perhaps a tad cynical, but I doubt she would be supporting Ghesquiere if he wasn't so strongly associated with LVMH/Vuitton, Conde Nast's most important client.

And since Haider’s rejuvenation of the brand, Tom Ford needs to be kept far far far away from this hack publication. Haider’s Tom Ford needs to invest its advertising budget in Bazaar: French, Italian and even American Bazaar would and could do wonders for the brand--- while Anna’s Vogue has devolved to that consumer-end level as InStyle/People/Us.

She has supported him during his Balenciaga days…Even at a time when his position was questioned. Of course it’s a mutual support, the same way that she has always pushed for young designers. When those young designers becomes established, they are in position that benefit Anna. There’s nothing wrong with that.
To have witness the impact of her support, that’s probably the thing that I like the most about her work.
The last great years of US Vogue was probably 2008/2009.

But thinking about that, I don’t know if it has to do with the idea of the institution and it parameters (Vogue US is an elitist publication in a conservative society and part of the establishment) beyond Anna’s POV.

Oh no, Vogue US still matters. It has a cachet (solely because of Anna) that those you mentioned don’t have yet. We will see if Italian Bazaar can be cool with M/M. French Bazaar is so basic. When you are basic, you need someone at the head that has charisma.

The coolest fashion magazine is System and it’s a different format from the glossies. There’s an undeniable impact that unfortunately today, solely Vogue US has. Nobody cares of who gets the cover of Bazaar (all edition) or Vogue (all edition except US). You need charismatic personalities to put a stamp for people to care. We will see I guess.

 

[Kenny]

Hope this isn't true! This came from the etsy seller who posted the magazine 😂

 

[jeje10]

I thought Vogue was already sold out on Etsy 🤣
Amazon sells Bazaar and Elle before the official release and has no problems.

 

[MaraPiovani]

its funny, they are lost

 

[rockmuse1969]

The cover is terrible, but at least it's not a Kardashian or a nepo baby. 🙄

 

[Hchloe]

This is so uneventful for a September issue.

 

[VanillaCrush]

I don't think the public pay Vogue much attention and that's the been the case for years, 'noises on the internet' don't represent true public opinion, even when they're human-generated, because they're like listening to the sounds of a kids playground - you can get an idea of what the most popular toys are, or what the current insults are, or who they've momentarily chosen to turn against, but you're not going to get any sense of reality from them.

The reality is more like indifference.

Maybe not the public at large, but as Vogue's audience, we (those in this forum) ARE the kids on the playground. Vogue is OUR toy. It is OUR opinion that matters. imo, of course.

 

[KoV]

I don't think it's bad at all. But that's faint praise for what's ostensibly the must-have issue of the year.

The real shocker would be if the Etsy seller is correct and it's only 173 pages. That's smaller than the May issue and probably the skinniest September issue by half. If true. Which I'm confident(ish) it's not.

 

[Patricio]

🤭

 

[Abby Zacky]

WHY????

 

[vogue22]

The cover is terrible, but at least it's not a Kardashian or a nepo baby. 🙄

A "Nepo" baby on the cover of Vogue should be the least of your problems right now.

 

[vogue22]

She has supported him during his Balenciaga days…Even at a time when his position was questioned. Of course it’s a mutual support, the same way that she has always pushed for young designers. When those young designers becomes established, they are in position that benefit Anna. There’s nothing wrong with that.
To have witness the impact of her support, that’s probably the thing that I like the most about her work.
The last great years of US Vogue was probably 2008/2009.

But thinking about that, I don’t know if it has to do with the idea of the institution and it parameters (Vogue US is an elitist publication in a conservative society and part of the establishment) beyond Anna’s POV.

Oh no, Vogue US still matters. It has a cachet (solely because of Anna) that those you mentioned don’t have yet. We will see if Italian Bazaar can be cool with M/M. French Bazaar is so basic. When you are basic, you need someone at the head that has charisma.

The coolest fashion magazine is System and it’s a different format from the glossies. There’s an undeniable impact that unfortunately today, solely Vogue US has. Nobody cares of who gets the cover of Bazaar (all edition) or Vogue (all edition except US). You need charismatic personalities to put a stamp for people to care. We will see I guess.

I’ll grant that American Vogue still carries a certain cachet for fashion outsiders, and of course when people see their favorite celebrities on the cover, it still makes an impression.
But for those inside the industry, Vogue US no longer holds the unique authority it once commanded as a preeminent fashion voice. As for French Bazaar being "basic" I beg to differ. It’s among the very few—if not the only—monthly fashion magazines today that preserves a clear and defined identity with that effortlessly chic, distinctly Parisian nonchalance that Vogue Paris once had.

 

[Lola701]

I’ll grant that American Vogue still carries a certain cachet for fashion outsiders, and of course when people see their favorite celebrities on the cover, it still makes an impression.
But for those inside the industry, Vogue US no longer holds the unique authority it once commanded as a preeminent fashion voice. As for French Bazaar being "basic" I beg to differ. It’s among the very few—if not the only—monthly fashion magazines today that preserves a clear and defined identity with that effortlessly chic, distinctly Parisian nonchalance that Vogue Paris once had.

It’s not so much about the magazine than the impact of the editor. I don’t think that the aura of US Vogue on the Mass is that important but the stamp of approval of Anna Wintour still matters to a generation.
Bazaar is a nice title, nothing more nothing less. My friends in the industry have the same response to Bazaar than they had to Vogue Paris under Emmanuelle.
Vision and identity is not the issue. Vogue US under Wintour has a vision and identity too. But it’s basic because it’s the same people doing the same thing and even when working with new talents, doing the same tricks.., For an aesthetic that has been diluted for being used so much.
What Bazaar lacks is the aura of an editor. I know some people in Paris who cares more about Brune de Margerie (from ELLE) than Olivier Lalanne…Even if he is a charming gentleman.
If the appeal of Bazaar France is the recreation of nostalgia, the French fashion scene is in danger.

Btw I think a lot should be done in the french magazines landscape. It’s so boring.
The only few good magazines are great because the articles are great. Is it great in terms of fashion content? Not so sure…

 

[mepps]

Seriously, what makes you think this is Anna’s last issue? Is this coming from an official source? Or did someone spread the rumor on fashion twitter just for the likes as usual?

Anna never told anyone, that this was her last issue.