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Love this kind of 'legendary' picture, with the question in bonus 
très chic
très chic
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Vogue Italia July 2016 : Vittoria Ceretti by Steven Meisel
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Are magazine editor's, creative directors, designers and now of course "creative directors" that oblivious to the concept of pleasing compositions and basic design, art 101 principles like foreground background?
compare the two images posted by testinofan. 3 editorial artists working in unision, their focus leading us to the image focal point: the beautiful Karen Graham. there's a lightness, purpose, romance to the image thanks to image hierarchy, the model in motion with her fluttering scarf ( a popular editorial motif of late).
then the Meisel homage. there's so much extraneous visual noise, information in the frame, my eyes don't know where to look. the model primping herself, glances up at Guido for a moment while holding the mascara wand. then the hair assistant holding the hairspray, a camera dude with his forehead cut off behind him next to the wind-machine?.....Vittoria holding something in her other hand. a bunch if cr@p on the table in front of her. the base of the fan to her right, some inspirational photos to her left. I could go on. There's no rhyme or reason to the way this shot was composed as often is the case in editoral shoots these days.
this too me looks like a hodgepodge of mid 2000s Tiffany ads, some VERSACE c 2008, some Avedon, some Meisel. nothing really gels here for me.
So yeah I get the glamour theme but that's very generic and no strong themes jump out beyond that. what are the key runway trends the editorial team incorporating into this to make thus current, relevant to 2016?
I really miss the truly collaborative, synergestic energy of magazine shoots of yesteryear. EVERY detail in the frame meant something, added something to the story. and every player on the set understood and shaped the overall look and feel of the shoot.
compare the two images posted by testinofan. 3 editorial artists working in unision, their focus leading us to the image focal point: the beautiful Karen Graham. there's a lightness, purpose, romance to the image thanks to image hierarchy, the model in motion with her fluttering scarf ( a popular editorial motif of late).
then the Meisel homage. there's so much extraneous visual noise, information in the frame, my eyes don't know where to look. the model primping herself, glances up at Guido for a moment while holding the mascara wand. then the hair assistant holding the hairspray, a camera dude with his forehead cut off behind him next to the wind-machine?.....Vittoria holding something in her other hand. a bunch if cr@p on the table in front of her. the base of the fan to her right, some inspirational photos to her left. I could go on. There's no rhyme or reason to the way this shot was composed as often is the case in editoral shoots these days.
this too me looks like a hodgepodge of mid 2000s Tiffany ads, some VERSACE c 2008, some Avedon, some Meisel. nothing really gels here for me.
So yeah I get the glamour theme but that's very generic and no strong themes jump out beyond that. what are the key runway trends the editorial team incorporating into this to make thus current, relevant to 2016?
I really miss the truly collaborative, synergestic energy of magazine shoots of yesteryear. EVERY detail in the frame meant something, added something to the story. and every player on the set understood and shaped the overall look and feel of the shoot.
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Copy & Pastthe thin line between homage and copy.
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Ah ah ah. Even the man with the moustache. And what makes it even sadder is that the Meisel one pales in comparison.
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Meisel's cover story most certainly hasn't disappointment, as I'm in absolute awe over every single photograph! The entire editorial has truly restored my faith in fashion magazines this month. I'm practically lost for words.. 
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Meisel really likes him some RJ King doesn't he? I mean I don't blame him.
I really had no clue who Vittoria was outside of her Dolce and Gabbana ads. So good for Franca and Steven for the introduction of her to me.
I really had no clue who Vittoria was outside of her Dolce and Gabbana ads. So good for Franca and Steven for the introduction of her to me.
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Vogue Italia #771
La Modella
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Olivier Rizzo
Creative Director: Jason Duzansky
Production: PRODn at Art + Commerce
Cover: Vittoria Ceretti
Editorial: Garrett Neff, Kit Butler, Natalie Westling, RJ King, Roberto Sipos & Vittoria Ceretti
Make-Up: Pat McGrath
Hair: Guido
Manicure: Jin Soon Choi
Source: Vogue Italia Digital
Source: hfgl.proboards.com
Vogue Italia #771
La Modella
Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Olivier Rizzo
Creative Director: Jason Duzansky
Production: PRODn at Art + Commerce
Cover: Vittoria Ceretti
Editorial: Garrett Neff, Kit Butler, Natalie Westling, RJ King, Roberto Sipos & Vittoria Ceretti
Make-Up: Pat McGrath
Hair: Guido
Manicure: Jin Soon Choi
Source: Vogue Italia Digital
