Vogue Italia July 2005 : Linda Evangelista by Steven Meisel

it’s simply perfect. looking at this makes my kind of angry, because they managed to translate a social issue into a fashion editorial so perfectly. and now....
Yes. It’s great. The social angle, like all of Franca and Steven’s shoots, worked so effectively because the political/social commentary was the impetus, and not the raison d’être of the editorial. It was so much more nuanced and multi-faceted than “making a point.” This was about making compelling images.

All the woke editorials of today exist solely to whack us over the head with ideology...the final image is beside the point.
 
^^^ Yup. The difference between arrogant basic kidz running the show now and experienced/skilled/talented collaborative creatives with a story to tell then.
 
This editorial is a masterpiece of fashion, it reflected the social problems of that period how many women or celebrities had to transform their image with plastic surgery & every photo has mixed emotions with this process. Franca & Meisel handed very well these themes for present the main story of Vogue Italia.
 
Thought of this iconic issue when I saw Linda's post on her Instagram opening up about the horrible ordeal she's been going through for years due to a failed cosmetic procedure. I feel so sad it happened to her. :cry:

When Makeover Madness turns into reality for her. :cry::( But I am glad that she's finally opened up about it and fighting for justice that she so deserves.

Disfigured or not, she is and will always be THE Linda Evangelista. :heart:
 
Minus the studio shots this was so Newton-ish. The theme alone is something Newton would have done easily himself and it would've been just another editorial, like any other average 976th grey background ed for Demarchelier, but for Meisel fans this somehow became a revolution
 
Revisiting this perfection after reading about it on Edward Enninful’s biography
 

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