Vogue Paris October 2005 : Gemma Ward and Du Juan by Patrick Demarchelier

[iluvjeisa]

It's gorgeoous........

 

[Lena]

I don't like gemma as a model, she portrays one look- innocent child (sp?), ugh never digged her!

same here, i dont even like what she has on, looks huge on her..
but the cover concept, it is quite cute..
Du Juan is very beautiful

 

[J'ador-DioR]

ugh...gemma

anyways, i love Du juan on the cover. Perfection!!!

 

[Caffeine]

I need this issue

 

[kaschemme]

a little review

338 pg

cover : Gemma and Du Juan, wearing Dolce & Gabbana, D&G and Dior Homme, ph : Patrick Demarchelier, st : Carine Roitfeld

a Dior poster for national diffusion

a lot of ads : Dior (eyewear), Vuitton, Chanel, Prada (new one), Dolce & Gabbana (6 pg), Versace, Burberry, Cavalli, Givenchy, Jil Sander, Chloé, Trussardi, Hugo Boss, Paul & Joe, Guess, Benetton, Bulgari, Gucci, Dior homme (new fragrance, 6 pg), Calvin Klein underwear, Valentino (Eugenia + utm), Guerlain Kiss Kiss, Celine, Ralph Lauren, Max Mara, Hogan, Emporio Armani, Gianfranco Ferre furs, DKNY, YSL, Gucci (footwear), Belstaff (Daria), Iceberg, Moschino, Sergio Rossi, Anna Molinari, et vous (Eva Herzigova), La Perla pret a porter (Rianne), Jean Paul Gaultier, Alberta Ferretti, Patrizia Pepe, Giuseppe Zanotti, John Richmond, Brioni, Gérard Darel (Charlotte Gainsbourg, 3 pg), Angelo Marani (Jacquetta), Diesel, Longchamp, Lacoste, Cesare Paciotti, Prada (fragrance), Mulberry, Joseph, Vivienne, Westwood, Lagerfeld Gallery, La Perla (underwear, Rianne), DSquared2, Girbaud, Fendi, J. Mendel, Euphoria, Georges Rech, Emanuel Ungaro

backcover : Hypnôse

+ diamond advertising featuring Morgane Dubled (10 pg)

editorials :

La cité des anges, models : Gemma, Du Juan, ph : Patrick Demarchelier, st : Carine Roitfeld (15 pg)

Révélation, model : Natasha Poly, ph : Craig McDean, st : Carine Roitfeld (11 pg)

Miss Automate, model : Freja Beha Erichsen, ph : mario Testino, st : Marie-Amélie Sauvé (7 pg)

Sur scène, model : Cameron Russell, ph : Nathaniel Goldberg, st : Emmanuelle Alt (8 pg)

Doggy Bag, model : Morgane Dubled, ph : Terry Richardson, st : Ludivine Poiblanc (8 pg)



+ Chimères cosmétiques featuring Doutzen Kroes by Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin (3 pg)



article about Undercover (2 pg)

article about Balenciaga new line : Balenciaga . Knit et . Pants (1 pg)

article about Hussein Chalayan + interview (4pg)

Une fille, un style : Shalom Harlow (3 pg)

Modele : Du Juan (biography) (1 pg)

a funny interview of Hedi Slimane as curator of an exhibition of Mapplethorpes photographies in Paris



some articles about Shanghai and especially about artists from this town (i don't care about spas or jewelry)



my judgment : a far better issue than the september one ; coherent editorials, nice clothes (if you like YSL, Chalayan, Balenciaga, Prada...) ; this is good work (not very exciting, but honest)

 

[softgrey]

i hate how gemma's hair is covering the asian models face, its kinda like its saying that shes less important.

took the words right out of my mouth...

 

[iluvjeisa]

took the words right out of my mouth...

Since Gemma is established and Du Juan is not, Du Juan is in a way less important and that is possibly why she doesn't have the more extravagant outfit of the two. I think they complement each other perfectly.

 

[Erin]

Love it. Love the colors, love the clothing, love the makeup, LOVE the look.

 

[nouveau]

Since Gemma is established and Du Juan is not, Du Juan is in a way less important and that is possibly why she doesn't have the more extravagant outfit of the two. I think they complement each other perfectly.

or they're just reading too much into it...right?...like i did with that chinese vogue september cover where gemma's star power overpowers the other 5 chinese models because they are, in a way less important...

if thats the case then i'm suprised to see the likes of sneja or sasha in any clothes at all...i mean why is sasha even wearing any clothes in the prada campaign?...approprite to her status at the time she should have been allocated a nylon bag to cover her bits at most.

it is gorgeous, at least the white supremist thing isn't as overt as it was here

 

[testinofan]

a little review

QUOTE]

Thanks for the review

 

[iluvjeisa]

or they're just reading too much into it...right?...like i did with that chinese vogue september cover where gemma's star power overpowers the other 5 chinese models because they are, in a way less important...

if thats the case then i'm suprised to see the likes of sneja or sasha in any clothes at all...i mean why is sasha even wearing any clothes in the prada campaign?...approprite to her status at the time she should have been allocated a nylon bag to cover her bits at most.

it is gorgeous, at least the white supremist thing isn't as overt as it was here

Because it's traditional for new models to be in Prada/Jil Sander campaigns but they rarely appear on the cover French Vogue first thing. But don't let that stop you - little conspiracy enthusiast you.

Anyway, I think Du Juan is presented as every bit as beautiful as Gemma on that cover.

 

[phantasmagoric]

If Gemma had brown eyes and black hair, I would have mistaken her for being Asian first glance......

 

[kimair]

a bigger pic of the cover, from models. com

 

[jadedomega]

^ Gemma has such a resemblance to Kate in that cover. scary.

 

[yourbestfriend]

I see it too..

kaschemme , great review! anyone have scans of morgane and du juans editorials? i especially want to see the biography on Du Juan.

 

[tigerrouge]

Styling of no substance

Now, I don't know if it's because I've been listening to the French Vogue negativity at fashist, or if it's because someone's standing over my shoulder munching food while I look at it, but I have the magazine in my hands - and it's the worst issue I've seen for some time. A lovely cover, and some of the shots from the leading edit are nice, but I get the sensation that this magazine is having a laugh at my expense (or at least at the cover price I paid for it).

For example, the editorial with Natasha Poly has her wearing jackets on the top of her head, draped in suggestion of a nun's wimple - and while it's amusing in concept, it looks stupid in practice, like an artist that tries to pass off something slapdash as a work of genius. I think that's the whole feel of this issue - styling and concepts of no substance, dressed up as a package we're supposed to take seriously. I don't usually have this feeling about French Vogue, but Carine's gone too far in presentation with too little in content this issue, I think.

However, there are a lot of superb ads, so I'll be ditching the edits to enjoy the rest of the issue as it should be savoured.

 

[Luxx]

i hate how gemma's hair is covering the asian models face, its kinda like its saying that shes less important.

Exactly. I don't like the vibe on this cover or on the Chinese Vogue cover, it reminds me too much of Gwen Stefani and the Harajuku girls. Both girls look beautiful but there's something unsavory about the image.

 

[Erin]

^ I was going to mention the same thing about the hair. I'm surprised they chose that exact shot...

 

[Mr-Dale]

Oh my, Du looks wonderful! She my favourite new girl, this runway season... Seeing her on such a gorgeous cover warms my heart

 

[isupporthil]

Now, I don't know if it's because I've been listening to the French Vogue negativity at fashist, or if it's because someone's standing over my shoulder munching food while I look at it, but I have the magazine in my hands - and it's the worst issue I've seen for some time. A lovely cover, and some of the shots from the leading edit are nice, but I get the sensation that this magazine is having a laugh at my expense (or at least at the cover price I paid for it).

For example, the editorial with Natasha Poly has her wearing jackets on the top of her head, draped in suggestion of a nun's wimple - and while it's amusing in concept, it looks stupid in practice, like an artist that tries to pass off something slapdash as a work of genius. I think that's the whole feel of this issue - styling and concepts of no substance, dressed up as a package we're supposed to take seriously. I don't usually have this feeling about French Vogue, but Carine's gone too far in presentation with too little in content this issue, I think.

However, there are a lot of superb ads, so I'll be ditching the edits to enjoy the rest of the issue as it should be savoured.

Agreed. That's what I feel very often for French Vogue