Vogue Italia September 2010 : Miranda Kerr by Steven Meisel

[tarsha]

From Couture Supplement

Like A Movie
Elisa Sednaoui by Miles Aldridge
Styled by Alice Gentilucci



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[ForChicSake]

Completely agree, especially when someone is a faithful fan of Italian Vogue publication and has been following it for years. After all Italian Vogue is made for fashion masses(to sell) and having a smiley portrait of a commercial girl on the cover is hardly fashion forward, it's rather fashion backwards excluding the real target group by changing the direction completely towards a commercial appeal!

thank you

 

[Psylocke]

The Aldridge editorial looks awesome! Can't wait to see the other eds

 

[greyeyes]

you couldn't have said better |PerfectTonight|, maybe some people need to look in the Meisel archive to see some eds from 3-5 years ago.
i remember reading his interview in 032c magazine, and he said his favourite editorials were the rehab and the state of emergency eds, the ones that create controversy and push the boundaries, oh and the killer ed inspirred from sim city.
this is just to safe to feature as a cover, and don't get me started on the dog, it's just so teen vogue.

 

[Pedro]

this must be the weakest september issue of italian vogue that i have memory!

 

[PHILOSOPHY]

I forgot this was a septmeber issue, doesnt look or seem like one at all, i like the Elisa ed, cant wait to see the rest of the content

 

[agee]

Completely agree, especially when someone is a faithful fan of Italian Vogue publication and has been following it for years. After all Italian Vogue is made for fashion masses(to sell) and having a smiley portrait of a commercial girl on the cover is hardly fashion forward, it's rather fashion backwards excluding the real target group by changing the direction completely towards a commercial appeal!

If the September issue of Vogue Italia has the same significance as it does for US fashion magazines then September is not fashion forward month September is about selling more magazines than you do in the other eleven months so that the advertisers who put ads in the September issue (the most ad intensive month) will return next September and will hopefully also buy some ad space or increase their ad buys in the other non-September months.

ETA:
I am not saying that it was the only option, but putting a commercial girl on the cover for the most important month commercially makes sense.

 

[ohmydays]

klein doesn't have the cover or even an ed in the couture supplement? WOW

 

[Deleted member 116957]

^ I breathed a sigh of relief when I noticed that.

 

[tigerrouge]

This cover shot is simply part of a Vogue Italia pattern that occurs each and every year, where one or two issues will feature a more simplistic interpretation of fashion and beauty as the lead story.

However, they hardly ever occur as part of the March or September issues, and that's why I understand the disappointment. Because we've seen so many 'big' issues open with an cover story based on Blade Runner or Rosemary's Baby or something that doesn't make any sense whatsoever, we've come to expect a certain standard of lead editorial, even more so than we do every month.

But there's bound to be so much more in this issue...

 

[mikel]

it's rather fashion backwards excluding the real target group by changing the direction completely towards a commercial appeal!

Vogue Italia has quite a few March & September covers (including HC supplement covers) with basic, simple an plain (boring if you will) cover shots and stories, so it's just not true that VI is completely changing direction towards a commercial appeal with the current September cover.

fashion-iconography.net

 

[tigerrouge]

See that tartan monstrosity from March 1994 - to me, that cover doesn't exist. I'm going to have to replace that sight with the majestic Mar-Sep offerings of 1991 (same source

 

[FrenchCactus]

The 3D doesn't translate well in pictures so I wish I could have the issue in my hands to see for myself.

Anyway I'm bored of seeing Miranda everywhere. She's cute alright, but even with the best photographer and styling, I find her boring. And she's definitely not sexy, just cute.

 

[windlagoon]

Don't worry windlagoon, I think the magazine may get here in 7 to 10 days. I know, it seems such a long wait!!!

i wish...in madeira it takes even more time to get it! i have to convince the guy who sells the foreign mags to get this one for me

 

[Breathless]

what's so plain and fashion backwards about a 3D editorial? Simple or edgy, 3D is 3D! I truly wish some of you would hold off the comments until you view it in 3D because some of those pictures are breathtaking when viewed in 3D shades. But the review sounds very promising for those who felt let down from the main ed.

 

[missbluejean]

This cover shot is simply part of a Vogue Italia pattern that occurs each and every year, where one or two issues will feature a more simplistic interpretation of fashion and beauty as the lead story.

However, they hardly ever occur as part of the March or September issues, and that's why I understand the disappointment.

Yes, that's why I referred it as "simple". VI September issues usually have these fancy settings and/or utilize a lot of clothes for the main editorial and in this case, it's neither of the two. But I guess "toned down" is more appropriate to describe it especially if you compare it to previous September issues in the past decade.

 

[ad041715]

I really like Miles' supplement editorial. Beautiful and Elisa looks great.

 

[diesanni]

What's the thing with bare boobs everywhere? Honestly, it's gotten a little old.

 

[yalil]

Yes, that's why I referred it as "simple". VI September issues usually have these fancy settings and/or utilize a lot of clothes for the main editorial and in this case, it's neither of the two. But I guess "toned down" is more appropriate to describe it especially if you compare it to previous September issues in the past decade.

Why do people expect gimmicky over the top Meisel covers every month now? He does not even do them well, he has little originality and insight, goes over the top with either photoshopping effects or high concepts that fall flat and look naive; at least this is what has been going on for the past 2 years. So it's a "simple" cover that he does well and cleanly and he tries to be gimmicky by doing that 3D thing. Well, I am just glad his trick does not distract from his photography.

 

[gossiping]

miles' editorial with elisa is just beautiful finally a turnarond for VI this is the first issue i've liked in month and months