Vogue Paris November 2016 : Gigi Hadid by Mario Testino

[Lola701]

The B&W shots in the Gigi ed are great...The rest, not so much...
I think that Gigi can't sell (for now) the dark sensuality expected from this kind of ed. Bella could have been a better choice.

On top of that, it's shot by Testino. I'm sorry but i can't with his work anymore. It's just bad.

The rest of the magazine is good even if a bit boring compared to the previous issues.

 

[Fiercification]

I don't think Gigi did a bad job at all in the cover edit. Some of the images are a bit static though and I much prefer the sexier B&W shots...that's the Testino I am more fond of. Emanuelle always pushes the styling a touch too far for me though, the addition of the beret in most of the shots make the styling look so dated, say vs. Karl Templer who usually references a past decade in his work but throws a twist in there to make the story feel thoroughly modern.

I like David Sims' edit, but he's very all over the place at the moment...can't tell his style anymore. 'Coup D'Eclat' looks like it was conceived and styled in 5 minutes...really awful, and the kind of fashion story of the 2010s I abhor!

 

[t-rex]

Testino's ed is the photographic equivalent of rainbow vomit

 

[dior_couture1245]

"Un Peu de Fantasie" has some great shots - in particular the one in the Marc Jacobs with the girl holding the umbrella.
So fabulous!

I really hate Mica's editorial. The hair is horrible...and quite frankly, I'm still unconvinced with Mica as a model. She just doesn't do it for me. She never transforms...she's always just herself.

 

[zzzyao76]

Un Peu De Fantaisie
Photographer: David Sims
Stylist: Jane How

Models: Lera Abova, Skylar Tartz, Harriet Rose John

 

[Lausanne]

Models: Lera Abova, Skylar Tartz, Harriet Rose John

+ Sofie Hemmet

 

[Phuel]

Looking through this issue as a whole, I’m still feeling the vibe that is Emmanuelle’s personal Parisian spirit of Vogue— even if some may dismiss it and her as outdated. It may be that— and it may be a tad boring, but it’s so much more solid in tone, in its confidence, and just so much more high fashion than so many other Vogues. Anna's Vogue I’ve completely given up on a decade ago and it’s become nothing more than a bland pressbook for celebrities in safe, department-store styling to impress middle-America, with absolutely no personality. French Vogue still feels, and hasn’t abandoned the high fashion vision, the lifestyle.

I wouldn’t miss her at all if she never modelled again, but I like Gigi’s edit. I like the casual approach to HC here. It’s both old-money stuffiness, and youthful chic. She may not be a strong high fashion model, but there’s a warmth in her I like. And I like that combination of warmth in HC— with a vintage-y vibe (thanks to the totally early-80s type and art direction). In that context, the imagery feels at least fresh, if not new. I can’t imagine Kendall pulling anything remotely close to this warm as Gigi has done here. And Bella would just have the same face in every shot...

And I love the all-text spread that opens Gigi’s edit.

 

[KateIsGr8]

The more and more I see Gigi, the more I like her. Cover stars have never been a huge deal to me if the content is poppin' but here everything works for me. Looks like a classic French Vogue issue to me, which is why I love French Vogue. I feel that when they try to do new things, it always shows. Sure some of the editorials and cover models get a little repetitive, but I would prefer them do the same things that work rather than new things with no guarantee. That's all

 

[sore]

Models: Lera Abova, Skylar Tartz, Harriet Rose John

+ Alexandra Hochguertel & Elena Bartels

 

[Deleted member 130879]

I have no idea who Alma Jodorowsky is but she reminds me of Stephanie of Monaco back in the day. Really beautiful and athletic looking.

 

[HeatherAnne]

I have no idea who Alma Jodorowsky is but she reminds me of Stephanie of Monaco back in the day. Really beautiful and athletic looking.

I agree, her feature is the standout to me, an effortlessly sexy girl.

 

[tigerrouge]

Alma is the granddaughter of film director Alejandro Jodorowsky. He once was lined up to direct Dune, except it was given to David Lynch instead - and when David Lynch is considered 'the sensible choice', you're truly a colourful character.

 

[sixtdaily]

Le Choc des Pigments

PHOTOGRAPHER: BEN HASSETT
MODELS: ANETA PAJAK, JAMILLA HOOGENBOOM
STYLIST: CLAIRE DHELENS
MAKEUP: VIOLETTE
HAIR: CHRISTIAN EBERHARD



fashioncow

 

[dior_couture1245]

^^OMG that's STUNNING! One of the best beauty editorials I've seen in a long time.

 

[frk-frost]

I kind of like both the cover and the eds. I really enjoy the 80' vibe they've got going on

 

[Benn98]

I think for this issue, the cover editorial is actually the strongest! Finally we have something so brazenly opulent and glamorous, it's refreshing for this magazine. There's much hands on the hips posing (so contrived!), and she's got no clue how to work her expression, but it's a great feature overall. Love the Valentino and Schiaparelli shots, but why so much Fendi? Also, I feel the b&w fur shots don't belong here at all, it looks too incoherent. I'd personally have selected the Van Der Kemp shot as the cover.

The Koller story is passable only due to Mica's hair, which I imagine is some nod to Rykiel? Saw a preview of her in earlier posts. Otherwise I simply cannot abide these type of edits which they seem to love.