Vanity Fair August 2019 : Idris Elba by Collier Schorr

[amby]

 

[caioherrero]

Wow Graydon is back?

 

[MON]

It sucks to be an Editor-in-Chief who’s forced to live under the shadows of her predecessor.

The average reader wouldn’t even know the difference of this (and the past few covers) and those of Graydon’s era. That’s how pathetic this is.

And this is not a case of “changing it up”. No.

The first few issues saw the vision of Radhika.
1. Smaller masthead
2. Different fonts
3. Odd text placement
4. Soft cover imagery

Then suddenly it all turned back to Graydon’s era.

 

[Benn98]

Wow, the art direction is full-on Graydon. It's like one of his covers which never happened for whatever reason.
and the actual image looks very dry. Almost as if Schorr tried to copy Leibovitz, but failed in the glossy department. Yet another example of Radhika going through the motions.

 

[tigerrouge]

At least this is a cover where he belongs for his work, rather than randomly turning up on the front of UK Vogue just because Edward was invited to the wedding.

I didn't like the indications of the direction Radhika was taking, so I'm happy the magazine has lapsed into looking like its former self. It's sad that no-one gets the time and space to develop their vision these days - but are companies hiring people who have the capacity to impose a strong vision in the first place?

 

[Benn98]

The Idris Experience

Photographer: Collier Schorr
Set Design: Maxim Jezek
Stylist: Ludivine Poiblanc
Hair: Brett 'The Barber' Mayo
Grooming: Kelly Robinson
Cast: Idris Elba



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