Vogue Netherlands July/August 2019 : Sylvia Hoeks by Daniel Bouquet

mikel · Jun 17, 2019

What on earth is going on with that ‘look good do good’ line?

Sylvia a stunning girl. She deserves a better cover.

MON · Jun 17, 2019

Is this under the new editor? Seems unlikely no? As she has just been recently appointed

Benn98 · Jun 17, 2019

MON said:
Is this under the new editor? Seems unlikely no? As she has just been recently appointed

It still looks very much like Karin still had a hand in this. The crappy cropping and art direction, for starters!

If I picture the shot without that positively vile art direction and masthead it looks pretty decent and even unique. We've seen so many iterations of this Gucci look already, and her still pose is actually the only one playing up to the Japanese origin of the outfit.

whippie · Jun 17, 2019

No one will be able to top Txema's Numero cover with Blesnya Minher, so they should just retire that dress now.

JPineapple · Jun 17, 2019

I really hate that dress.

GivenchyHomme · Jun 18, 2019

Sigourney Weaver has never looked better.

Miss Dalloway · Jun 18, 2019

Who cares about the dress, or anything else when you got that face. Love it.

Benn98 · Jun 20, 2019

The new editor is credited as 'acting editor in chief' of this issue, meaning she's just basically standing in for Karin - no drastic editorial changes. So it's not really possible to judge her input here. She will probably make her formal debut (complete with new art direction, I hope) next month.
My Dutch is shaky, but from what I could gather, her editor's letter only touched on the theme and content of this sustainable issue. Maybe by the time the issue was closed she didn't know she got the job yet? Either way, as expected it's pretty much your standard Vogue Netherlands as we to know it. Nearly as much written content as there is fashion. And if you're not a TFSer or someone who's clued up with global Vogues, this would be a very strong and cohesive summer issue. You wouldn't know that Imaan's holiday story is actually a reprint from British Vogue, or that some of the shots in the front section are in fact reprints from Edie's June/July 2018 story for VP. But it fits perfectly with the flow of this issue so I suppose nobody will complain. In addition, there are also unpublished shots from Yasmin Wijnaldum's cover shoot last month which is supposed to pass as a swimsuit editorial. As I've said last before, that shoot was amateur hour to the max, as well as her 'modelling.'

Sylvia's cover story takes up 14 pages, and the editorial is really stunning yet understated in mood and styling. But the highlight for me is Paul Bellaart's peasant edit. It's pretty much based on Lachlan Bailey's shoot with Ashley Graham for November VP, but x1000 times better. Even the model is almost as wholesome as Ashley which lends so much authenticity to the theme. But where Ashley added very little to that storyline other than her shape, this model (Marte Boneschankster) kept it simple yet sensual. It's one of those shoots where everything came together perfectly - fashion and hair styling, cast, set design and photography. After the British, the Dutch, Australians and Annie Leibovitz, have this really romantic way of dealing with nature, especially the countryside. We see it often with Annemarieke van Drimmelen's work.

But overall I'm glad this is the end of the line for Karin's Vogue. I know it's a well-oiled and profitable machine and naturally, there are readers like @Les_Sucettes who actually enjoy the magazine in this state, but I just hope this new EIC will renew the magazine in order for it to stand tall next to the rest.

Benn98 · Jun 20, 2019

Sylvia Hoeks

Photographer: Daniel Bouquet
Stylist: Dimphy Den Otter
Hair & Makeup: Irena Ruben
Cast: Sylvia Hoeks