V#25 September/Otober 2003 : Beyonce Knowles by Mario Testino

faust · Aug 19, 2004

Originally posted by chickonspeed@Aug 19 2004, 10:45 AM
That post was from a year ago, dear faust. A year later, I think V is going quite downhill still. My opinion changes everyday though. The new Alicia Keys issue is such a snoozer, though it does feature some nice looks outside of the usual LV, Dolce, etc.

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Oops, my bad :flower:

So, is it worth opening? I pass right by it these days...

metal-on-metal · Aug 19, 2004

Originally posted by faust@Aug 19 2004, 11:48 AM
Oops, my bad So, is it worth opening? I pass right by it these days...

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Maybe. But definitely not worth buying. The David Sims ed has Chalayan, Demeulemeester, Galliano, Lanvin, Yohji, and Comme, I think. Nice ed, too. But much of the rest is bland.

Sugo · Aug 19, 2004

I was at some design conference about a year ago at Cooper Union and the owner/publisher of Visionaire was there.
She kept talking about being on the cutting edge, using the newest hottest talent out there, breaking boundaries....every cliche you could name....and I foolishly believed her. Went out and bought V....I think spending that money on coffee would have given me more of a rush than spending it on V...
it was boorrring...starting from the articles to the design/layout.

faust · Aug 19, 2004

Originally posted by Sugo@Aug 19 2004, 10:51 AM
I was at some design conference about a year ago at Cooper Union and the owner/publisher of Visionaire was there.
She kept talking about being on the cutting edge, using the newest hottest talent out there, breaking boundaries....every cliche you could name....and I foolishly believed her. Went out and bought V....I think spending that money on coffee would have given me more of a rush than spending it on V...
it was boorrring...starting from the articles to the design/layout.

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Are you sure it was the owner? :unsure:

The owner is a guy. Yea, you should've bought coffee

And also, what's up with all these magazine raising newsstand prices? V is $6.95 now, and so is Surface?! I'd rather go with i-D for $10 and Wallpaper for $8.75.

Sugo · Aug 19, 2004

No no...it was a woman...she used to model....trust fund kid was the word in the audience :wink:

i'll get you her name...shas.

metal-on-metal · Aug 19, 2004

Originally posted by faust@Aug 19 2004, 11:55 AM
Are you sure it was the owner? The owner is a guy. Yea, you should've bought coffee

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Probably Cecilia. She spoke at the Tokion Creativity Now conference last year. Was that it, Sugo?

Sugo · Aug 19, 2004

Cecilia Dean
there we go
yep!

(and faust, I am not even going to mention what I spend on art magazines...I only buy a fashion magazine if i see it looks interesting design wise.)

faust · Aug 23, 2004

So I checked out the last V.

Contents - garbage
Editorial photography - bland
Editorial styling - superb!

Not worth buying, you were right COS.

Melancholybaby · Jul 5, 2015

J'Adore Beyonce
Photographer: Mario Testino
Stylist: Lori Goldstein
Star: Beyonce
Make-Up: James Kaliardos
Hair: Orlando Pita