Vogue Italia December 2009 : Christy, Gisele, Kasia, Lara & Natalia by Steven Meisel

[Creative]

NASTY! I like some of the models though.

 

[AnaBGD]

I like the cover. It's different, unexpected and I love WTF reaction it's producing, it's amateurish but in a good way, twitter pics are like that after all.

 

[Salvatore]

I like it. I think there is something scandalous about it. It's shot in a way that makes you believe these photos were NOT supposed to end up on the cover of a popular magazine. Private photos for the public to see. Definitely voyeuristic in a way.

 

[*Bianca*]

hmm that's actually one of my complaints - the photos chosen (sans maybe one or two) don't actually look voyeristic enough to pull this off. it probably could've been done better. but i think i should wait to see the full ed.

 

[vogue28]

When I read the thread title I was expecting multiple covers. But I kinda like this.
I'm liking the Twitter reference on the cover, it kinda works with the cover shot and concept.

 

[Mr-Dale]

I saw the title of this thread and went WOAH WOAH WOAH!

Then I opened it and I was confused...it's so weird? Which makes it appealing, I dunno? I'm curious to see the ed. I hope there will be at least one blurry picture of a model strutting some runway. That's what I think of when I think about Twitpics: blurry photos of runway shows leaving us all in crazy anticipation

hmm that's actually one of my complaints - the photos chosen (sans maybe one or two) don't actually look voyeristic enough to pull this off. it probably could've been done better. but i think i should wait to see the full ed.

I think the only picture that doesn't really seem to fit is Christy's. The rest is perfect twitter/facebook material. A webcam still (Gisele) a mirror shot (Kasia - who looks a lot like Lindsey Ellingson to me here) a weird angle (Lara) and a picture all those 16 year old girls who are in love with themselfs and their mascara put up as a profile pic (Natalia). Perfectly voyeuristic as far as I am concerned, cause twitter, facebook you name is basically about voyeurism. Getting a sneak peek at someone else's life and these pics represent that perfectly.

 

[youarearockstar]

I don't like it! looks very very very amateur!

It is amateur. All of the girls shot themselves for the twitter story. Kind of a cool concept in all reality. A very similar feeling to January 2007's Youtube story.

 

[tarsha]

^ So it's not shot by Meisel ?

 

[xerq]

great models, sh!tty cover. it's very myspace-ish, not interesting.
hopefully the content doesn't disappoint.

 

[Mr-Dale]

That's excellent to hear they shot themselfs for the story. Adds a bit of authenticity.

^ So it's not shot by Meisel ?

I think we can say it was photographically directed by Meisel? Still counts as far as I am concerned.

 

[Salvatore]

That's excellent to hear they shot themselfs for the story. Adds a bit of authenticity.

I think it's the authenticity that I like about it. It's got just the amount of confusion to make you interested enough to open it. It definitely causes curiosity!

 

[Luxx]

As YAARS stated earlier, the cover is deliberately amateur. I like how this looks. I like the Twitter theme and that the models (and there are a lot of models in this one iirc) took pictures of themselves and faux-tweeted them.

 

[youarearockstar]

That's excellent to hear they shot themselfs for the story. Adds a bit of authenticity.

I think we can say it was photographically directed by Meisel? Still counts as far as I am concerned.

That's my assessment of the situation as well. Even if the girls shot themselves, there was art direction by Meisel and styling choices by Karl Templer.

 

[TheCheekyCritic]

That's excellent to hear they shot themselfs for the story. Adds a bit of authenticity.

I think we can say it was photographically directed by Meisel? Still counts as far as I am concerned.

Hearing this makes me appreciate the cover a bit more, conceptually anyway. But the execution is dreadfully elementary regardless. The cover looks like someone left Photoshop open and my Siamese cat went and slept on the keyboard.

 

[Flashbang]

I think it's the authenticity that I like about it. It's got just the amount of confusion to make you interested enough to open it. It definitely causes curiosity!

Absolutely. Here's hoping the cover story will impressive.

 

[TommyGirl]

When i saw the title of this thread, I expected gorgeous, unusual group shot. Damn, it could have been piece of art, great models+Meisel+VI...

 

[Edita]

I thought a user has done this cover dor the callenge

 

[ThiagoMello]

I could not be happier to see Gisele on the cover of Italian Vogue again! After 8 years! I hope the editorial is really long with more models.

 

[ALAUU]

It's bad, but it goes with the Twitter theme. Who looks good on Twitter anyways? Gisele looks so cute. Christy doesn't look her best. She looks like that model -- Jamie something? I feel horrible for saying that.

 

[taben]

I saw the title of this thread and went WOAH WOAH WOAH!

Then I opened it and I was confused...it's so weird? Which makes it appealing, I dunno?

Same here! But after a few minutes I must admit I love it! Plus it's great to see Gisele and Lara back on the cover, and I'm glad Kasia was finally given a chance!

It is amateur. All of the girls shot themselves for the twitter story.

Thanks for that piece of information, I love it!