US Vanity Fair July/August 2024 : Catherine, Princess of Wales by Chris Jackson

[tigerrouge]

 

[A.D.C.]

Hello, Hello Magazine.

 

[Kite]

What is this Cheap TATLER Sh*t!??

Whejn i read the title i was SHOCKED that they'd got an amazing World Exclusive interview or something.

Nope....Just Trash

 

[matheus_s]

well, Royal sells and EVERYBODY here knows that. Maybe VF just need more money with the start of the summer season...

 

[MModa]

It is a good stock photo of Catherine, Princess of Wales. Obviously, VF could not get a new photo shoot for the cover story so I think they did their best. The cover looks appealing. I like the rich color palette of black, navy, and gold.

 

[blueorchid]

Why would a stock photo of a royal on a summer issue of Vanity Fair shock anyone, it's pretty standard Vanity Fair stuff lol.

 

[tigerrouge]

They've done this before, lots of times now, using stock photos of royalty, from Princess Diana to Princess Anne, and when it comes to William and Catherine, even Graydon-era Vanity Fair had to buy in their cover images.

I don't even think it's a particularly nice image of her, I find the visual message very heavy-handed, choosing a shot with an uncertain facial expression, sombre colours and with her earring askew. It's like when tabloids cherry-pick a random shot to support whatever narrative they're selling that week.

 

[Deleted member 1957]

The colours are nice but its not a flattering shot. Her eyes look uncertain.

 

[jeremydante]

Who even shot this image? I'm over her. Sorry she's had a real world experience this year.
This retouch is strange, along with the PS blacked out cover. Strange vibes down to the earring position.

 

[Srdjan]

Honestly, it's not the worst cover made from a paparazzo shot. I like the layout, it looks classy.
Still, not that I would ever buy this.

 

[honeycombchild]

An odd choice of shot for the cover. The fact she’s in motion - and the earring is out at a weird angle etc really does bother me. I’d love to know if their readership goes up when the Royals are on the cover, or if it’s simply a cheaper issue to produce when they do this.

 

[tigerrouge]

Chris Jackson, as Getty's royal photographer, has produced a huge amount of images, as used by media around the world.

So Vanity Fair selecting this shot, out of the thousands of better ones that were probably available, is definitely a choice, as they say.

 

[tigerrouge]

No print subscription copy yet, just the digital (UK), which is showing 136 pages for the main issue, the UK edition also comes with the jewellery supplement this month.

- Damson Idris is the Vanities person;
- Monica Lewinsky writes a short article;
- in the absence of having direct quotable access to the actual people involved, the cover story is an absolute bore;
- followed by a Sabrina Carpenter shoot by Emma Summerton;
- the Joe Biden bit;
- then a weird article based on a book, "How Directors Dress" (to get the job done?) which is a bit of a stretch if VF wants to feature style/cinema content;
- a bit about the West Bank/Gaza;
- a photo-essay by Go Nakamura and Dara Lind about immigrants on the southern border of the US;
- what the attendees of CrimeCon say about those into true crime as a hobby;
- "The red queen in exile" is about 'controversial art publisher Louise Blouin' and her refusal to leave a house that's no longer hers (traditional VF society article);
- "The Abyss" which is about the vehicles sent down in the aftermath of The Titan disappearance (Vanity Fair's recent article about why the Titan was always destined to be a disaster was an interesting read);
- Patti Smith is the Proust Questionnaire.

 

[justaguy]

A Royal Challenge
Text Katie Nichol


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[justaguy]

Vanities | Damson Idris's Life in the Fast Lane
Photo Nick Riley Beatham
Text Britt Hennemuth


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[justaguy]

No Nonsense
Photo Emma Summerton
Stylist Natasha Royt
Text Davannah Walsh
Subject Sabrina Carpenter


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[justaguy]

Haute Auteur
Text Adam Wray


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[mikel]

Why was Sabrina’s story not used for the cover? Surely the last pic would’ve made a great cover.

 

[tigerrouge]

Because Vanity Fair is too busy trying to be anti-establishment while still completely relying on the establishment for sales (and also acting as the establishment when it suits them).

 

[justaguy]

Why was Sabrina’s story not used for the cover? Surely the last pic would’ve made a great cover.

Seems to me that it was the cover story but was killed. The 4th shot would have been spectacular as a cover.