Such a gorgeous issue

.. I don't care for what Vogue Italia does anymore and it's been many years since that but their Sarah Moon/Couture by Roversi stories last month made it seem like things started to pick up a little and this seems very much like it, kind of just missing Deborah Turbeville, and of course there's the mandatory mega saturated story by Hiett, because one guesses Aldridge didn't call back this month.. but I get over that when Peter Lindbergh's story is so pretty, so old school and so Max Vadukul circa Yohji Yamamoto.. and that is really the best I've seen from Patrick Demarchelier in a loooong time, the mood, textures, lighting, the clothes, all of the models (Gigi included), the result is beautiful.. and, does Liya age?

.. how can she look exactly the same as she did 15 years ago (YSL Rive Gauche campaign..), crazy!.
I don't like to clutter my space with magazines (especially Vogues..) but I guess I'll have to give this a chance and pick it up if hopefully they have the Peter Lindbergh cover on my nearby store (they'll probably have the silly one by Bruce Weber).
By the way, I'm actually quite surprised Bruce delivered.. not really a bad story, but definitely the weakest here, he's one of my favorite photographers and possibly the only one (out of the big ones) that's constantly trying to stay true to himself and often making things that still feel as sincere as his early work... his story is quite puzzling especially when he made such a nice tribute to Goa in the past playing with similar elements (Vogue Paris June/July 2005). He's so good at creating strong narratives with an inmense variety of sceneries, people, activities, it often unfolds like a tale or the memory of a good dinner with friends from all walks of life (probably his biggest talent imo).. and here it just looks like he selected stuff from his photo stream, some test shoots he did with some actor in New York, next to a couple of models laughing backstage during fashion week, an outtake of Ajak for a story Porter didn't want, and he was done with his assignment. It's not terrible, but for Bruce maybe it is.