Vogue Italia January 2012 : Caroline, Daria & Paula by Steven Meisel

[Riseup]

wow wow wow wow, the best ed in yeeeeears...

 

[alonsoJonathan]

wow first time Lindsay catch my eye! wow every photo is amazing

 

[Melly5525]

I absolutely adore Tims work and this has to be one of my favs, Lindseys an amazing model for him and shes so perfect for the doll concept. I really love every shot, takes you to a fantasy world. Now I definitely have to track down this issue even though Im trying to save

 

[gossiping]

disappointed so far. i am not really a fan of tim walker's work anymore and the cover..maybe it will grow on me in print

 

[GivenchyHomme]

I love Lindsey's editorial, but why is he re-using this set again?

Vogue Italia March 2010:

Vogue Italia January 2012:

It's even the same bed.

vogue.it, facebook.com/lindseywixson via pellucid

 

[kostadinka]

I'm not a big fan of the cover, it reminds me of some US Vogue cover, its a bit too comercial and it doesnt work to me,its not HF....however i like lindsey's ed a lot..i would like to put some of her pics on the cover, thats for sure..lindsey is amazing..and its great to see caroline back in VI, i would like to see her instead of daria
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[justaguy]

Lindsey's editorial is fantastic! Might be some of the same props used in Guinevere's ed, but it still looks completely new and fresh!

 

[HeatherAnne]

The Walker/Wixson ed is absolutely KILLER. What a perfect concept for Lindsey. Not only is the photography brilliant but the makeup and styling are both phenomenal as well.

 

[ad041715]

That Walker story is hands down phenomenal. So creepy and cinematic. I don't know how the main story can beat it.

 

[childkid]

Vogue Italia Photographed by Steven Meisel

My interpretation of Steven Meisel's editorial is that it represents the diversities of the fashion ecosystem + the micro-celebrity world that teleshopping channels create.
Re: the story: The women who patronize teleshopping channels save up for that $300 gold pleather jacket payable in 3 Easy-Pay installments because for them, it is their Christian Lacroix. Teleshopping carries everything from frumpy knits to "designer" goods, making the higher priced designer items the equivalent of a middle-America Chanel.
Fashion is subjective; your cool may not be my cool. Real women from Texas to Tuscany covet clothing that they can wear in their everyday lives, inspired by haute couture runways but made wearable by mass market designers. It's the trickle-down effect from runway to ready-to-wear to private label.
Re: the casting: I think Steven again makes a statement. Watching Joan Rivers on QVC, she overshadows her guests, the models and the merchandise. It's the Joan Show and the customers calling in talk as much about the merchandise as they do about being a Joan Groupie. The personalities of the tele-hosts are as important as, if not more important than, the models because they represent the lifestyle, they sell the lifestyle that the customer calling in wants to create. How else would a size XXXL polyester-blend blouse modeled by a size XXS model fly off the virtual shelves of the tv screen if not glammed up by an overly-sexified tele-hostess?
Even the runway models are a parody in this editorial, the type of model that would never be used wearing clothing that would never be sold to illustrate the point that teleshopping is about what customers PERCEIVE, not what they see. I think this irony will become clearer when we see the rest of the cast of characters on the inner pages of the editorial.
Re: the Lady in Red: I left Paris early in my career to pursue a consumer-fashion path in NYC because that was my "cool" and those were the brands I related to, along with 90% of the women in the USA. I love fashion and I marvel at high fashion models like Daria Strokous and Caroline Trentini, at the heights of their editorial careers. I am the woman looking at the tv, in awe of the lifestyle those models are selling, ready to dial in and buy it - and therein lies the point of the story for me: I'm in awe of them, other women are in awe of me, and other women are in awe of those women... It's the ecosystem of fashion diversity, everybody is inspired by somebody. Red is my Aries color, btw.
I find this editorial to be brilliantly conceived and flawlessly executed. Working with Steven Meisel was an honor; I love that he allowed me to be myself without trying to "cool me up" and I am proud to have a role in the creation of his art.
~Paula Patrice/Ford NY commenting on Vogue Italia January 2012 photographed by Steven Meisel


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paulapatrice.com

 

[lemuse]

Such a great cover from Meisel, and one of the few times wixs has ever really caught my attention. It seems like she's always delivered during the times she's worked with Tim Walker. It looks so eerie but still playful at the same time, I think she was perfect for the overall idea of the editorial.

 

[Ives927]

I'm kinda tired of Tim Walker's obsession with dolls. Everything he does seems like one never ending editorial.

 

[Kanna]

I am tired of Tim Walker's doll-obsessed eds recently, too. That looks similar with the story with Kirsy and Audrey in the Oct. 2011 issue, and I liked it, but that was enough.

 

[Breathless]

That giant doll is creeping me out! I'm certain I will have nightmares of it.

 

[mikel]

I love Lindsey's editorial, but why is he re-using this set again?

Vogue Italia March 2010:



Vogue Italia January 2012:



It's even the same bed.

vogue.it, facebook.com/lindseywixson via pellucid

This is really the first time that you notice Tim Walker's re-use of ideas and sets?

 

[Abracadabra]

I couldn't care less if Tim Walker re-uses ideas and sets to be fair. I'm sold so far, Lindsey has delivered. This looks set to be a decent issue.

 

[hfgl]

Ugh, i am dying to see the main ed! This is wonderful, it's exactly the Meisel for Vogue it that i love. As for Caroline in the background... i'm guessing she won't be in the back in every shot... seems impossible.

 

[Riseup]

How come there's no review yet?

 

[Lee MG Tisci]

I think Steven again makes a statement. Watching Joan Rivers on QVC, she overshadows her guests, the models and the merchandise. It's the Joan Show and the customers calling in talk as much about the merchandise as they do about being a Joan Groupie. The personalities of the tele-hosts are as important as, if not more important than, the models because they represent the lifestyle, they sell the lifestyle that the customer calling in wants to create. How else would a size XXXL polyester-blend blouse modeled by a size XXS model fly off the virtual shelves of the tv screen if not glammed up by an overly-sexified tele-hostess?
Even the runway models are a parody in this editorial, the type of model that would never be used wearing clothing that would never be sold to illustrate the point that teleshopping is about what customers PERCEIVE, not what they see. I think this irony will become clearer when we see the rest of the cast of characters on the inner pages of the editorial.

paulapatrice.com

that is very interesting considering the comments posted in here..
it seems that Meisel got the exact reaction he intended to! he does know what he's doing after all
.

 

[tentalicious]

the issue isn't out yet in my area and I've checked every single newsstand today (as I was in another city) but nada and it will be hard, at least for me, to get it before Monday since tomorrow is holiday here in Italy. sorry guys...