Vanity Fair July/August 2025 : Pedro Pascal by Sølve Sundsbø

[jeje10]

On the cover he looks like Robert Pattinson. But it's a cool story, I like it.

 

[mepps]

There's something deeply disturbing, and creepy about him. The Hollywood hype machine is force feeding him to us, as if he was a teenage Timothee Chalamet, and not the middle aged man he actually is. The cover is so annoying. They should have gone with the superb b&w closeup, from the editorial.

 

[Xone]

deeply disturbing, and creepy about him

what do you mean exactly?

 

[Xone]

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A self-reference by Sølve Sundsbø here? Never thought I would see Pedro Pascal serve Raquel Zimmermann.
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designfriends.lu / L'Officiel Paris February 2003, by Sølve Sundsbø and John Galliano

That must be the best L'officiel cover ever...

The Vanity fair is the commercial version of that...

 

[tigerrouge]

I've received my UK print subscription copy - 136 pages, the inside front cover campaign is Chanel. The UK edition also comes with their annual Jewellery supplement, 96 pages, with Julia Garner on the cover.

Back to the main issue, I don't think I'd want my last issue of VF to showcase someone with a massive sweat stain on the cover, but maybe I'm not fully living in 2025.

Chase Sui Wonders is the Vanities person. It mentions that Anna Sui is her aunt.

The Pedro Pascal cover interview is followed by an article that draws connections between Donald Trump and the underbelly of 70s-80s New York real estate, with an illustration done in the style of The Godfather film poster, which looks likes something Donald Trump might actually like.

Then it's the trial in Paris of the people who robbed Kim Kardashian, followed by Mariska Hargitay talking about her mother, Jayne Mansfield.

Emma Summerton shoots a portfolio of stars for the reopening of Central Park's Delacorte Theatre - Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, Lupita and Junior Nyong'o, Saheem Ali and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. After this is another portfolio, shot by Matthew Brooks, of Los Angeles first responders.

There's a feature where Giancarlo Giammetti shows the Rome palazzo he shares with Valentino as home and office.

An article looks at Calley Means, part of the Make America Healthy Again movement, followed by technology that aims to turn golf into an exciting spectator sport, then a Hollywood article with excerpts from a new book by celebrity interviewer Lawrence Grobel.

Back page Proust Questionnaire is with Allison Janney.

The combined July-August issue of Vanity Fair usually has a lot of content, and this one is no different, and the focus is heavier on the Hollywood side of things rather than the political, so the pages are more of a welcome break from the news cycle, not simply reinforcing it.

 

[caioherrero]

Can u post the editors letter?

 

[tigerrouge]

Here's a direct link to it on VF, along with some of the covers from her time: https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/story/radhika-jones-on-7-game-changing-years-at-vf

 

[Phuel]

what do you mean exactly?

Whether he really is like this or just cosplaying a role to be the most popular, he’s marketed to women/gays as the overly-sensitive, overly-delicate, overly-fragile hetero man that’s empathetic, sympathetic towards every single first-world injustice social-political issue, to the point of wearing designer protest tees at red carpet events: His branding is such a desperate pick me man. That’s the Stepford Wives/Ted Bundy creepiness that overshadows, overwhelms an obviously handsome man.

 

[MulletProof]

an obviously handsome man.

is he...? I still don't see it lol. I watched his acting for the first time in Materialists a few weeks ago and while it was charming enough, I didn't find him believable as this 'unicorn' of undeniable handsomeness.

I don't think that's just branding though.. it's a common type in certain areas of certain cities.. Paul Mescal has something similar about how he comes across. It seems to me that a lot of straight men (and some gay men too) rushed to either the arms of Joe Rogan/Andrew Tate 'wisdom' after 2017, or just gave up some of the traditional characteristics of 'manly men' in order to distance themselves from what was coming out.. and sometimes it's sincere, and a lot of times it feels like they're just playing 'ally' to squeeze and center themselves in certain conversations, god forbid they're not the main characters for once, but whatever it is, I don't think it's creepy per se.. 'creepy' is used so loosely these days, it's honestly the alt-right's default insult that stems from their penchant for conspiracy theories that often have something to do with sex and the very young lol.. why? religious background I'd say, it's super layered in contradictions, like.. you'll see someone enjoying pictures of naked underage or underage-looking men who retain childlike features, but a grown man that behaves like he has more to offer than just butt is creepy..? maybe don't be so easily creeped out by the variety of.. ✨ desire ✨...ha.

 

[susseinmcswanny]

I was infatuated with a photo of him for like a week but he's too astroturfed to tip that scale back for me now. Maybe if he didn't have such a demonic stylist

 

[MModa]

I've received my UK print subscription copy - 136 pages, the inside front cover campaign is Chanel. The UK edition also comes with their annual Jewellery supplement, 96 pages, with Julia Garner on the cover.

Back to the main issue, I don't think I'd want my last issue of VF to showcase someone with a massive sweat stain on the cover, but maybe I'm not fully living in 2025.

Chase Sui Wonders is the Vanities person. It mentions that Anna Sui is her aunt.

The Pedro Pascal cover interview is followed by an article that draws connections between Donald Trump and the underbelly of 70s-80s New York real estate, with an illustration done in the style of The Godfather film poster, which looks likes something Donald Trump might actually like.

Then it's the trial in Paris of the people who robbed Kim Kardashian, followed by Mariska Hargitay talking about her mother, Jayne Mansfield.

Emma Summerton shoots a portfolio of stars for the reopening of Central Park's Delacorte Theatre - Sandra Oh, Peter Dinklage, Lupita and Junior Nyong'o, Saheem Ali and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. After this is another portfolio, shot by Matthew Brooks, of Los Angeles first responders.

There's a feature where Giancarlo Giammetti shows the Rome palazzo he shares with Valentino as home and office.

An article looks at Calley Means, part of the Make America Healthy Again movement, followed by technology that aims to turn golf into an exciting spectator sport, then a Hollywood article with excerpts from a new book by celebrity interviewer Lawrence Grobel.

Back page Proust Questionnaire is with Allison Janney.

The combined July-August issue of Vanity Fair usually has a lot of content, and this one is no different, and the focus is heavier on the Hollywood side of things rather than the political, so the pages are more of a welcome break from the news cycle, not simply reinforcing it.

I flipped through the US edition at a newsstand and there is a lot of interesting content inside to look at and read. The highlight for me is the feature on Giancarlo Giammetti. I will wait for my subscription copy and I can't wait to get it.

 

[Xone]

is he...? I still don't see it lol. I watched his acting for the first time in Materialists a few weeks ago and while it was charming enough, I didn't find him believable as this 'unicorn' of undeniable handsomeness.

I don't think that's just branding though.. it's a common type in certain areas of certain cities.. Paul Mescal has something similar about how he comes across. It seems to me that a lot of straight men (and some gay men too) rushed to either the arms of Joe Rogan/Andrew Tate 'wisdom' after 2017, or just gave up some of the traditional characteristics of 'manly men' in order to distance themselves from what was coming out.. and sometimes it's sincere, and a lot of times it feels like they're just playing 'ally' to squeeze and center themselves in certain conversations, god forbid they're not the main characters for once, but whatever it is, I don't think it's creepy per se.. 'creepy' is used so loosely these days, it's honestly the alt-right's default insult that stems from their penchant for conspiracy theories that often have something to do with sex and the very young lol.. why? religious background I'd say, it's super layered in contradictions, like.. you'll see someone enjoying pictures of naked underage or underage-looking men who retain childlike features, but a grown man that behaves like he has more to offer than just butt is creepy..? maybe don't be so easily creeped out by the variety of.. ✨ desire ✨...ha.

Whether he really is like this or just cosplaying a role to be the most popular, he’s marketed to women/gays as the overly-sensitive, overly-delicate, overly-fragile hetero man that’s empathetic, sympathetic towards every single first-world injustice social-political issue, to the point of wearing designer protest tees at red carpet events: His branding is such a desperate pick me man. That’s the Stepford Wives/Ted Bundy creepiness that overshadows, overwhelms an obviously handsome man.

i also don't think he is uber handsome, i think he is very charismatic and have a good smile...i like his acting, im not sure is he is really like that but his a guy next door branding in that sense works and its nice to see a mature man to do things beyond people expectations in terms of his images,etc...i dont find it creepy because of that. i think double standards apply for that like @MulletProof said so he has to be a twink or twunk to address sensuality or sexuality otherwise he would be considered creepy or cringe?...also i believe because of his charisma it is easier for him to be relatable and connect with people. He know he is in his moment and he has to milk it. Also because now gays and women are obsessed with the daddy figure it boost up his popularity. Also he is very funny, i watched his SNL skits many times and he is good.

 

[90sfan]

You get Pedro for a subject, and you do this?!?!?
Retire!

 

[jeremydante]

Sølve can do much better than this.
I am not accepting this as a true attempt, knowing what he's capable of.