Vogue Japan January 2013 : Joan Smalls by Terry Richardson

[Pradable]

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[SugarMe]

Terry Richardson? It looks awful enough to be.

 

[Vladita]

Joan's eyes are piercing as always but the Cleopatra inspired makeup and amateur pose look outdated. It's a 2013 cover for Vogue's sake!

 

[alonsoJonathan]

OMG

 

[Nymphaea]

It looks old/dated.

 

[Mockingbird]

She looks beautiful, but her pose is too awkward and stiff. Curious about her editorial though.

 

[congacon]

she looks so confused. i expect more from joan at this stage of her career.

 

[MulletProof]

It would be a great cover up close (face + arm + necklace), but they had to make it a body shot being Vogue Japan, so the result is typical of them, and the purple font isn't helping..

 

[JessicaKarina]

This is truly horrendous all around. Her pose, her expression, too much text, the styling, omg just everything is so bad here.

 

[valliaddict]

She's giving good face, but I agree that it isn't the best cover. At the same time, I don't expect much from Vogue Japan covers. Most of them are awful. I think she still manages to look regal & beautiful though.

 

[justaguy]

Joan is so beautiful but I don't like the lighting. It looks like she has a 70's Coppertone tan that turned her orange.

 

[anlabe32]

This is so bad. I'm not even gonna spill my words for this.

 

[Bertrando3]

The problem with that cover is that it looks very outdated, the dress makes her look older and the make-up is wrong but the pose isn't too bad, it reminds me of the 70's. The photography itself looks bad but how gorgeous is she?! Love her face and how many black models have graced the cover of Japanese Vogue?!!! Huge achievement for Joan

 

[valliaddict]

It would be a great cover up close (face + arm + necklace), but they had to make it a body shot being Vogue Japan, so the result is typical of them, and the purple font isn't helping..

I completely agree about it being much better if it were a close-up. Her face is on point.

 

[GERGIN]

Joan rules 2013...

 

[jmrmartinho]

This is absolutely awful. WHat a bad way to start the year (even tho we are still in mid November )

 

[Deleted member 1957]

thats a mess! her expression and body language dont agree with the lets party tagline

 

[droussin]

by far one of my least favorite photos of her, but her face looks good here i just wish the whole thing worked better

 

[Nepenthes]

I'm sorry, Terry, but this looks lazy and boring. You are shooting Joan Smalls, the world's no.1 model at the moment, for crying out loud, and this is what you do???

 

[congacon]

I'm sorry, Terry, but this looks lazy and boring. You are shooting Joan Smalls, the world's no.1 model at the moment, for crying out loud, and this is what you do???

i dont blame terry tho. joan should have known what she was doing. wearing a dress like that, she should have given an expression that match the attitude of the dress. it should have been a sexy and confident pose but all we see is what-am-i-doing-here pose from ms smalls.

her body language lacks of confidence and it shows. she doesnt look and feel comfortable.