@aracic for the editors letter is possible to know if Alt is out?
Not yet, she is still credited as the EIC in this issue.
I was surprised how short this issue was. There's only 250 pages and the posted content is all there is to it besides the Jackson ed. However, I can't say that I'm disappointed by it since I found myself enjoying each of the editorials in its own way. Miss Vogue is a classic editorial for that section, it's never anything groundbreaking but it's lovely. The cover story is indeed a Meisel rip-off, but we can't compare it to the original. I do wish they went in a more Veruschka direction instead of the artist's perspective, but it's not a bad editorial. Quinn Mora was unneccessary, she's a terrible model but I am very glad to have discovered the beautiful Tindi Mar through this issue. Love that shot of her painting the canvas up close.
Pavarotti's editorial is absolutely magnificent! I gasped when I got to his pages. The models radiate such beauty and strong attitude and Pavarotti's style of photography is incredible, it looks very vintage here. Undoubtedly my favorite story of the issue! And I have to disagree about black-and-white looking boring in print, I never found myself uninterested when photography is this good. I'm sure these will look glorious on paper!
Lourdes or ''Lola'' was an unexpected surprise at the end of this issue. They really decided to try and make her a thing this September! I always enjoy Karim Sadli's simplicity in Vogue Paris and Lola is a beautiful girl, but at this point she doesn't give anything more than a hot celebrity dabbling in fashion (getting major Cher vibes in some shots, though). She's beautiful and I believe she has potential, but it's gonna take time. I certainly hope she works hard and goes the Bella Hadid route cause Bella went zero to hero real fast.
My theory is that they're saving content in preparation for the anniversary next month. I'm really looking forward to it and I doubt that this was Emmanuelle's last issue cause I'm sure there'd be a proper announcement of such event. I have
really high expectations for the next issue since it's been highly anticipated for a whole year now.
Edit: I forgot to share this little page confirming that the cover is in fact inspired by the great Veruschka!