Vogue Italia November 2024 : Lana Del Rey by Steven Meisel

[blueorchid]

Honestly, I’m just knee jerk anti-contemporary Meisel. No sense will be talked into me! I don’t think his portraits offer anything special in 2024! Period.

If you want to stop me from talking sh*t about Meisel…

 

[Conbothsides]

I love Lana portraits! Really wish the editorial were longer though. I'm afraid the layout might ruin the pictures so if anyone can share what that looks like, I'd appreciate it. I guess they don't have the budget for a proper art director anymore.

Although magazines are dead, I'm just glad Meisel hasn't abandoned us. I mean he could have but he didn't. He's still out here photographing current pop stars - something he wouldn't do back in those days.

 

[Legolas]

Honestly, I’m just knee jerk anti-contemporary Meisel. No sense will be talked into me! I don’t think his portraits offer anything special in 2024! Period.

If you want to stop me from talking sh*t about Meisel…

Lol... no one wants to stop you 😅 , you have an understandable point, just wanted to be fair on the other side of the whole situation. Something similar happened with Karl before dying. Everyone here were hating on him collection after collection during his last days: he's too old to be creative enough anymore, go home please, etc etc. When the man died, everyone was tearing their clothes, calling him a legend, Chanel is lost forever now, blah blah blah.

I can bet anything, everyone here complaining about Meisel will do the same when his time comes, but worse. Again, considering most of the other options giving us these days hints of real fashion imaginary, I'm glad the guy hasn't retired yet.

 

[alwaysademo]

@Legolas agree with everything you wrote.

Anyone who even attempts to mention Meisel in the same breath with Luigi and Iango though, I can't take what they say seriously even if behind the unnecessary moaning there's a glimpse of a valid point. No one competes with imitators, especially those who have done so repeatedly for over 10yrs and get recognized for exactly that. It goes unsaid that to be rivals means to have at least some respect for one another. A lot of photographers entertains the thought of being competitive with Meisel, perhaps in their head and to their audience it highlights their worth to some degree.. It's a monologue though, not a dialogue. One is effortless, the others would benefit from a little less effort.

It's also lazy to expect to be thrilled and excited by a 70 year old who's been doing consistently that for 30+ years. At this point, we who love him accept him exactly for what and who he is. On a lazy day he can be frustrating. Sometimes he gets inspired for a client who pays him enough. It is what it is. On this topic though, let's lay out all fashion editorials and covers Lana did her whole career and see if this batch stands out. I've followed her long enough to understand as beautiful as she is, she's not model-photogenic. Plus, the cultural significance of being captured by Meisel is storytelling enough.

All that aside, I've stopped waiting for that same magic from this man. If it does happen again, it better be surprising. If not, I'm content with what he already gave.

 

[Mr Yayo]

Leave the old man alone! Jeez. I just wanna see the content/editorials please somebody post. Thank you. End of

 

[fashionsavvvvvy]

Meisel is legend. He will always be. That doesn’t make this shoot good tho. She looks like she was photographed by Ned Rogers assistant

 

[blueorchid]

On this topic though, let's lay out all fashion editorials and covers Lana did her whole career and see if this batch stands out. I've followed her long enough to understand as beautiful as she is, she's not model-photogenic. Plus, the cultural significance of being captured by Meisel is storytelling enough.

So now we have to look at all the photographs of a celebrity/model to appreciate Meisel’s work? Huh? Sure, I’m willing to believe these portraits are better than what a third rate photographer at Nylon or Flaunt would do, but to be honest LDR hasn’t been on my radar in over a decade. I’m not convinced that a November VI cover is truly culturally significant anymore.