Emmanuelle hasn't progressed in producing issues above the level of what was being criticised on these forums circa 2013, but for the era we are currently in, and in particular for this month, this is a very good issue.
Mikael's photography is a little too retro for me in the cover edit, I wish he would've retained a bit of the polish he's known for to maintain some modernity, but I really like it and Emanuelle's styling seems to be flowing better with his images in their recent collaborations. Rianne is possibly the most overrated model around these parts...but she proves her worth in the Teller ed. It's nothing new, but sort of fun and charming, more in the vein of his vintage W work that I loved, and not so cheap like most of his recent output. And the I&V edit is creative and fun.
I also appreciated seeing Anastasia back again - hopefully she'll get a bigger edit in the coming months. So thumbs up from me. Probably not an issue that signals any kind of cultural relevance for the times we're in, but there's finally fashion, yay!
A little bit over-styling is totally fine because sometimes Ralph Lauren is too plain...
