Vogue Australia August 2017 : Bella Heathcote by Paolo Roversi | Page 2 | the Fashion Spot

Vogue Australia August 2017 : Bella Heathcote by Paolo Roversi

^^^ Good point, Benn.

With all these expansions— of which the ultimate goal is to make money (and secure a high standing for VA on the Vogue-brand parthenon), surely the addition of one or two associate editors to pick up the slack would be a wise move…? She absolutely has a great eye for layout and composition— or, at least knows to surround herself with competent art directors/graphic designers. And for that, VA has its place in my top 3 Vogues.

This is a… “nice” (enough) cover; I mean, it’s very pretty, soft, girly etc… Just too saccharin for my sensibilities— and too far removed from VA’s slick, sun-kissed aesthetic. My preferred direction for a softness is their cover with Kim K: I find her completely useless as a persona. But that was one gorgeous, brilliant branding of pointless celebrity that obviously, still remains memorable to me… For all the high fashion dreammaking and theatricality that I may be attracted to and appreciate, in the end, nothing is more sensual, attractive and timeless than a confident, effortless elegance of a fresh face, tussled hair, and non-fussy and non-precious approach to high fashion. And VA at its best, really captures that brand of spirit so well.
 
It's pretty but such a boring and forgettable cover. I really don't like how centred everything is.
 
Review:

Bella De Jour (6 pgs)
Photographer: Paolo Roversi
Stylist: Alex White
Celeb: Bella Heathcote

Through the Looking Glass (16 pgs)
Photographer: Paolo Roversi
Stylist: Alex White
Models: Ine Neefs, Abel Roos, Ansley Gulielmi

Girl Interrupted (18 pgs)
Photographer: Nicole Bentley
Stylist: Kate Darvill
Model: Duckie Thot

The Age of Beauty (6 pgs)
Photographer: Charles Dennington
Stylist: Mark Vassallo
Model: Lou Kenny
 
Thanks for posting, Rigida! :flower:
It looks like there are no reprints this month, which is a plus. I'm keen to see the model feature, casting sounds great. Hopefully this too will be a Dior retrospective feature.

It seems we're seeing less and less of Christine Centenara at this issue....
 
Bella De Jour (6 pgs)
Photographer: Paolo Roversi
Stylist: Alex White
Celeb: Bella Heathcote



wearesodroee
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Through the Looking Glass (16 pgs)
Photographer: Paolo Roversi
Stylist: Alex White
Models: Ine Neefs, Abel Roos, Ansley Gulielmi

https://ibb.co/cFLNS5

weibo.com/chenwanliqq
 
Last edited by a moderator:
tumblr_otkm60_DW6_L1vstnjqo8_1280.jpg


wearesodroee
 
Last edited by a moderator:
Girl Interrupted (18 pgs)
Photographer: Nicole Bentley
Stylist: Kate Darvill
Model: Duckie Thot



wearesodroee
 
Will definitely make plans to get this issue! I'm very impressed with Roversi's take here. It's light and dreamy, perfect for an issue anticipating spring. We've seen these looks endless times before, so no literal interpretation (see Vogue Spain) was needed. The third shot of Bella's editorial should've been the cover - as a fold-out.

I'm most impressed with Duckie Thot's (very unfortunate name, I'm afraid) feature! Her look works so perfect for this, and overall it's very early 90's in a way. Bentley certainly surprised me. I was looking for another lavender walled studio shot.

Thanks for posting, MarkPoli! :flower:
 
The last photograph should have been the cover. What were they thinking?

Through the Looking Glass is hauntingly beautiful! The blurred photos are amazing!
 
Wow, Duckie Thot is an intriguing beauty and I love her edit...totally outshines everything else in this issue.

Roversi and Alex White has always been an amazing combination for me every time, but for me this edit was a little so-so, it's a bit too light for my taste.
 
Vogue Beauty: Martjee Verhoef by Richard Burbridge



Vogue Australia digital edition
 
I love it. Specially for August, it has that winter chill vibe but the exposed shoulders make me think that spring is around the corner :D

Anyone has info on the "collector´s edition" tag? what does it mean exactly, everything Dior inside?
Save

Not exactly everything Dior inside (as you can see from the scans of the editorials posted by MarkPoli) but the feature of the edition is about the special exhibition that the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne will be unveiling soon that coincides with the 70th Anniversary of Dior and the exhibition that is happening in Paris and NY at the moment. :smile:

Australia prides itself on the fact that the first complete Dior show outside Paris was held in Sydney in 1948 and I guess as 'honour' of Australia recognising the talent of Dior in its fledgling years, the NGV has been given the honour of being lent/ allowed to display some historical garments of the house right up till MGC's collections.

It's probably a tie-in with the Dior exhibition at NGV in Melbourne. They did the same thing last year when the Viktor & Rolf exhibition came to town.

Cadence is right- when V&R was here, the edition of Vogue that was dedicated to them came with a tshirt with every copy the designers had designed for the magazine. This time for Vogue, the magazine comes with a rather thick blank notebook. On the cover is Sasha Pivovarova wearing a Dior Aventure ensemble from the SS HC 1948. On the inside front cover Anastasia Ivanova and Marte Mei Van Haaster are wearing looks from Raf Simons' Evening Dress AW HC 13/14 collection. The notebook has 'Vogue' printed on the spine and there's mention of the NGV Dior exhibition that's happening.

If anyone would like scans of anything, happy to do so :)
 

Users who are viewing this thread

New Posts

Forum Statistics

Threads
214,429
Messages
15,261,461
Members
88,423
Latest member
ginog
Back
Top