W Magazine Volume #4 2025 : Lana Del Rey by Steven Meisel

[thiago:)]

The grey background still kills me but the new shots are more dynamic.

 

[grimesisnotmymother]

wow!!!!!!! What can we do to keep Meisel alive forever??????

 

[Conbothsides]

Loveeee Julia's cover. So tempted to buy this however W's paper quality is so bad

 

[DK92]

Now that Lana's horrible cover isn't the only thing here... I can come and comment on something I really liked, Julia's cover is DIVINE!

 

[tomtakesphotos]

shut uppp these are beautiful

 

[MagFan]

wow!!!!!!! What can we do to keep Meisel alive forever??????

He was just a predecessor of AI in fashion photography. Move out, copycat, free the space

 

[unknown179]

 

[aracic]

Not everyone acting like this is their first introduction to Photoshop lmao

She doesn't look weird, she looks perfect. Which is kind of the point, no? It's not the sort of editorial that is supposed to capture a raw side to Lana and Meisel is not a photographer who pretends to capture the reality in his fashion images. It's an outlet, a vision of perfection in glamour and fashion. She's very static and the hair is very sculptural, it is nowhere nearly as shocking as people make it out to be.

The new set of covers is fantastic! Can't wait to see more.

 

[Fiercification]

Wish they had just stuck with Lana's cover, the composition of the shot and styling at least make it look elevated.

I'm really not into that showgirl look of Julia's cover, one that's so mimicked by Drag Race contestants. Zoe's is alright, but a bit forgettable. Both the latter covers are too reminiscent of Enninful's UK Vogue covers and in this case I don't really mean that as a compliment.

 

[Conbothsides]

I was skeptical of that "unretouched" shot and did a little reverse image search and turns out it's fan made