The cover's very supplement-issue looking. Great that IV is the only self-indulgent VOGUE still doing their own thing, but-- there is such a thing as being too self-indulgent: Their cover selections always stump me-- it's like they deliberately choose the weakest shot and make it even weaker with the layout. I wonder if it's their statement: Even with weak covers and layout, we're still the best and leading.
Still, Karen will always elevate any shoot and take you there for me; such a stunning-looking woman, and more so as she's aging so beautifully. Edit is lush, dramatic, very cinematic and just elegant. Would have prefer a little more edge and originality with the styling since it's Karl so that it's more modern high fashion and less traditional-- less Hollywood costume-y.