Vogue China July 2017 : Freja Beha Erichsen by Collier Schorr

[apple]

Hauntingly beautiful!
Freja will always be one of my favourites. I don't like the styling but it doesn't matter, I love this cover

 

[MDNA]

Photographer：Collier Schorr
Stylist: Daniela Paudice


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I've never been a fan of Freja, and Daniela's hideous styling is even wrose.

 

[Phuel]

The shot of her in the parka and tank is gorgeous: Simply irresistible lines. In living color, that should have made such a waiting-by-the-shore, slightyly-melancholic but still effortlessly cool cover. Freja has that kind of face that just conjures up an Ingmar Bergman story... But once again, they had to pimp that stupid Dior garbage to keep those advertising coins coming.

Thanks MDNA

 

[Benn98]

Once again the styling is positively criminal!! I like shot 2&3, the rest is ruined by the styling. Daniela Paudice must be stopped.

 

[liv4beauty]

Seems like the only one that finds it rather dull.

 

[Phuel]

Once again the styling is positively criminal!! I like shot 2&3, the rest is ruined by the styling. Daniela Paudice must be stopped.

The styling for 1, 3, 4 and 7 are nice. Even striking with an obvious cop from Haider’s brand of wrapping shirts/jackets around the waist to create a fluid bow effect. And the plaintive tone of a simple white tank always gets me nostalgic for OG Helmut… Given who the stylist is, and who the photographer is, I’m pleasantly OK with the results.

 

[Benn98]

The styling for 1, 3, 4 and 7 are nice. Even striking with an obvious cop from Haider’s brand of wrapping shirts/jackets around the waist to create a fluid bow effect. And the plaintive tone of a simple white tank always gets me nostalgic for OG Helmut… Given who the stylist is, and who the photographer is, I’m pleasantly OK with the results.

My gripe with it is the monotonous linear silhouette, despite the voluminous styling in shot 1. Unbelievably lazy.

 

[ellastica]

For me the vast majority of what gets passed off as "fashion photography" in magazines these days is instantly forgettable. I honestly don't follow any of it all that closely anymore. With advancements in technology combined with staggering access to fashion photography archives from the past to current era one would think that the caliber of photographic quality and ingenuity would jump off the page (or these days the screen) but in my opinion the opposite has happened. Everything has become monotonous, trite and surface level.

Overall I find the beach editorial shoot styling tired and cliched. From the done to death tousled "beach hair" to ill fitting, floppy sleeves (which always looks ridiculous I don't care how trendy or cool it's supposed to look) to the ho hum might as well have been created in studio, beach photography.

However, I'm really struck by one image of Freja in particular. The hooded Balenciaga raincoat shot. The thoughtful framing and composition harks back to an era of fashion photography where images and art direction defied convention, challenging both the editorial staff and viewers while commanding commercial relevancy and merit all done with class, humor and grit.

see Dottie shot by Hans Fuerer for VOGUE Paris 1974

The mix of no none sense functionality and knotted formality draws me in and makes me want to know more about this woman. The weathered, crinkled leather, mimics Freja's lips. The subtle sheen on her lids plays off the metal hardware. The heavy hood frames her face in a startling, harsh way which really puts the focus on Freja's features.

I love the sense of modest vulnerability and strength Freja conveys without ever making eye contact. It's not a super glamorous, high fashion image but that's precisely why it's so striking. It's unusual to stumble upon such unexpected imagery with emotional resonance in the pages of a modern day fashion magazine. I never thought I'd say this but kudos to Collier Schorr.

 

[tigerrouge]

I'm not a fan of Freja - I'm immune to her magic - so this looks like the same dross that you see everywhere at the moment. I do like the cover, but it's all downhill from there for me.

 

[MDNA]

SIMPLY FRFJA (8P) QUEEN OF COOL (1P)
Photographer: Collier Schorr
Stylist: Daniela Paudice
Model: Freja Beha Erichsen
Makeup: Dick Page
Hair: James Pecis
Nails: Natalie Pavlovski

ROMAN GRADENS (12P)
Photographer: Yelena Yemchuk
Stylist: Anastasia Barbieri
Model: Sora Choi
Makeup: Petros Petrohilos
Hair: Pier Giuseppe Moroni

SHAPES FORMS, VOLUMES(10P)
Photographer: Roe Ethridge
Stylist: Robbie Spencer
Model: Amber Witcomb, Sora Choi & Lorena Maraschi
Makeup: Francelle Dalyfor
Hair: Tomo Jidai
Nails: Maki Sakamoto

DUSK LIGHTS (12P)
Photographer: Vincent van de Wijngaard
Stylist: Hannes Hetta
Model: Lou Schoof
Makeup: Lotten Holmqvist
Hair: Tomohiro Ohashi

THE DIOR GAZE (9P)
Photographer: Lena C. Emery
Stylist: Konca Aykan
Model: He Cong

RISING (12P)
Photographer: Zeng Wu
Fashion Director: Daniela Paudice
Stylist: Clif Szeto
Models: Chu Wong, Huan Zhou, Huan Meng Yang, Shujing Zhou, Sijia Kang & Han Wang

SUMMER BUZZ (9P)
Photographer: Regan Cameron
Stylist: Rachael Wang
Model: Gao Jie & Maria Clara
Makeup: Kristi Matamoros
Hair: Linda Shalabi
Nails: Isis Antelo

They has decided to discontinue thier ipad edition, so this is the last issue they offered to the Apple subscribers.

 

[Benn98]

Thanks for taking the time to post the review, MDNA!!

Super excited to see Vincent's editorial!

They have decided to discontinue their ipad edition, so this is the last issue they offered to the Apple subscribers.

So what does this mean for subscribers who had an ongoing subscription? Will the Android/Kindle version still be available, or will they send out print copies?

 

[MDNA]

Thanks for taking the time to post the review, MDNA!!

Super excited to see Vincent's editorial!

So what does this mean for subscribers who had an ongoing subscription? Will the Android/Kindle version still be available, or will they send out print copies?

You're welcome.

They said the Apple subscribers will receive a refund, based on thier rest of the subscriptions, in August.

There are only two digital forms, PDF subscription on condenast.dooland.com, which will be still available, another one is the iPad Edition.

 

[MDNA]

ROMAN GRADENS
Photographer: Yelena Yemchuk
Stylist: Anastasia Barbieri
Model: Sora Choi
Makeup: Petros Petrohilos
Hair: Pier Giuseppe Moroni

VOGUE CHINA IPAD ED

 

[apple]

Oh Sora

 

[MDNA]

DUSK LIGHTS
Photographer: Vincent van de Wijngaard
Stylist: Hannes Hetta
Model: Lou Schoof
Makeup: Lotten Holmqvist
Hair: Tomohiro Ohashi



VOGUE CHINA IPAD ED

 

[tjasmine]

love Sora's editorial!! And Freja looks flawless on the cover.

 

[MDNA]

SHAPES FORMS, VOLUMES
Photographer: Roe Ethridge
Stylist: Robbie Spencer
Model: Amber Witcomb, Sora Choi & Lorena Maraschi
Makeup: Francelle Dalyfor
Hair: Tomo Jidai
Nails: Maki Sakamoto



VOGUE CHINA IPAD ED

 

[MDNA]

RISING
Photographer: Zeng Wu
Fashion Director: Daniela Paudice
Stylist: Clif Szeto
Models: Chu Wong, Huan Zhou, Huan Meng Yang, Shujing Zhou, Sijia Kang & Han Wang


VOGUE CHINA IPAD ED

 

[Nevin139]

Film Noir

Photographer: Quentin Shih
Stylist: Yuhang Yao
Hair: Bon Fan Zhang
Make-up: Marian Woo
Model: Fan Bing Bing


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[MDNA]

Film Noir

The edit is for Vogue Film China.