Vogue Arabia May 2017 : Pooja Mor by Ben Hassett

[mariemaud]

Lackluster, uninspiring, too bad because it's Pooja, and that's one of the best choice

Can't wait to see what's inside !

 

[arlekindearrabal]

I'm glad Vogue Arabia has been consistently pro-diversity in these 3 first issues.

Vogue India should take note and perhaps celebrate their own beauty in their anniversary editions...

 

[kokobombon]

^if there´s one Vogue that celebrates their own identity is Vogue India!
and nobody on this forum for example seems to like it... perhaps this latest issue is an effort to appeal to us westerners

 

[Deleted member 1957]

Stunning! Am loving all their covers so far.

 

[sixtdaily]

According to their website, the editorials in this issue are:
- Reprint of Imaan by Z. Ghertner in US Vogue
- Reprint of Julia Hafstrom by Ben Hassett in Vogue Paris
- Cover story with Pooja

No words on the rest of the content. I just hate when newly launched magazines just do reprints... what's the point?!

 

[RedSmokeRise]

Only Ajak looks good in that shot, the other two look like drag queens (in a bad way)

 

[Benn98]

Ben Hassett certainly gave them more than enough cover tries for Pooja. I'd have gone with the 2nd shot instead. Thanks for posting, Kate!!

 

[Phuel]

Reprints?????

3 issues in, and they seemed to already given up on creating a distinct identity other than the covers. Certainly can't be because of a lack of budget. Lack of interest?

(That editor's page of the shot of the moodboard from the 1st issue held so much potential. :sigh: ...)

 

[vogue28]

Ben Hassett certainly gave them more than enough cover tries for Pooja. I'd have gone with the 2nd shot instead. Thanks for posting, Kate!!

I would've proposed the fourth shot from Pooja's editorial as the cover shot! Maybe with the added hint of a smile and it would've been ultra-perfect, IMO.

Saying that, I don't exactly loathe the shot Vogue Arabia chose themselves! I'm just not too keen on the space between the masthead and Pooja's eyebrows (if I'm being seriously picky).

 

[June]

Playtime (10 pages) - Reprint from Vogue Paris
Photography: Ben Hassett
Fashion Editor: Célia Azoulay
Model: Julia Hafstrom

Natural Selection (10 pages) - Reprint from Vogue Germany
Photography: Heiko Dreher
Fashion Editor: Kathrin Scheffner
Model: Shawna Blackburn

Pooja (7 pages)
Photography: Ben Hassett
Stylist: Anna Trevelyan
Model: Pooja Mor

Shining Stars (4 pages)
Photography: Mónica Suárez de Tangil
Fashion Editor: Ángela Collantes
Model: not named and you can only see her hands

At Her Feet (2 pages)
Photography: Matthew Welch
Talent: Sofia Boutella

Who Are You Wearing? (12 pages)
Photography: Alexi Lubomirski
Fashion Editor: Paul Cavaco
Models: Bianca Balti, Jennifer Lamiraoui, Jason Gorskie

Rock Solid (10 pages) - Reprint from US Vogue
Photography: Zoë Ghertner
Fashion Editor: Camilla Nickersson
Model: Imaan Hammam

Double Act (2 pages)
Photography: Rasmus Mogensen
Talents: Houda Benyamina, Oulaya Amamra

Title unknown as it is written in Arabic signs (11 pages)
Photography: Jack Waterlot
Stylist: Simon Rasmussen
Models: Ajak Deng, Lili Sumner, Maggie Maurer

 

[whitewine82]

Love "Who Are You Wearing?" ed, great job. Wanna buy this issue just see how it looks on the paper.

 

[Benn98]

Woah, 'Who are you wearing' is what will happen when US Harper's tacky storylines get some true A-list treatment. For what it is, and who it's aimed at, this came together rather nicely. All the elements work - Bianca basically acting like herself, the perfect 'award season' styling, and a pap setting which can give Testino a run for his money. Love the composition, one can tell why Alexei was once regarded as Testino's protege.

It's quite nice to see such a flashy, big production story in a see of studio and poser photography (are all these people extras or was it taken at an awards ceremony????). This, for me, is more cohesive than Meisel's last 'busy street' campaign where the extras took centre stage. My eye stays on Bianca in each shot, and that was quite an accomplishment for Alexei.

 

[aracic]

Vogue Arabia May 2017



Vogue Jewelry

Photography: Ben Hassett
Styling: Anna Trevelyan
Hair: Ben Skervin
Makeup: Erin Parsons
Model: Pooja Mor





Vogue Arabia Digital Edition

 

[aracic]

Vogue Arabia May 2017

At Her Feet

Photography: Matthew Welch
Styling: Karla Welch
Hair: Andy Lecompte
Makeup: Melanie Inglessis
Cast: Sofia Boutella



Vogue Arabia Digital Edition

 

[aracic]

Vogue Arabia May 2017

Who Are You Wearing?

Photographer: Alexi Lubomirski
Styling: Paul Cavaco
Hair: Teddy Charles
Makeup: Tyron Machhausen
Models: Bianca Balti, Jennifer Lamiraoui, Jason Gorskie







Vogue Arabia Digital Edition

 

[aracic]

Vogue Arabia May 2017

Photography: Jack Waterlot
Styling: Simon Rasmussen
Hair: Bok-Hee
Makeup: Yumi
Models: Ajak Deng, Lili Sumner, Maggie Maurer







Vogue Arabia Digital Edition