September 2024 was the last great Vogue Paris cover. MAS and Meisel did fantastic.
Claire’s tenure so far is quite lukewarm to me.
By using models, she is trying to recapture the energy of what Vogue Paris was…But in terms of POV, it lacks a clear vision.
I have come to terms with the Art Direction, layout and all. It works.
Her covers aren’t dynamic, her choice of photographers is not on the pulse enough for me.
Mario Sorrenti in 2025 has no business being the resident photographer for Vogue France!
Eugenie was all over the place when it came to her photographers but in reality, when you take some of the photographers and create issues with them, you have a good magazine.
For me Vogue France should have Carlijn Jacobs as the main resident photographer. Then Quentin de Briey and Julien Martinez Leclerc. They can have Veterans like Jansson, M&M or Sadli for the March, June & July issue. And then we can have the legendary photographers like Meisel and Roversi for the Christmas and September issue.
And yeah…No French celebrities?
I love seeing iconic top models but in the same year in 2025: Natasha, Adriana, Gisele, Joan, Lara…All shot by the same photographer who shot them 20 years ago. What’s fresh about it?
Don’t make me come for your job Claire!