W Magazine Volume #5 2023 : Sofia Coppola by Steven Meisel

[KoV]

 

[aracic]

Stunning. This sort of cinematic and intimate editorial direction he's taken recently is doing wonders for me personally, I am obsessed with this! This shot below is a standout.

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[kokobombon]

I like that it´s not the usual Meisel portrait, feels very W imo

 

[KoV]

Stunning. This sort of cinematic and intimate editorial direction he's taken recently is doing wonders for me personally, I am obsessed with this! This shot below is a standout.

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The entire shoot is glorious. I’m hugely biased, as a Sofia stan, but the pairing of her with Meisel always works.

 

[aracic]

Photography: Steven Meisel
Styling: Karl Templer
Hair: Guido
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Cast: Sofia Coppola


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[vogue28]

Oh good LORD this is absolutely divine, an absolute delight and a total feast for the eyes. Fantastic to see Sofia Coppola and even more so to reunite with Steven Meisel. These are people at the top of their game, and it shows. What a dream team. Those photographs of Sofia are heavenly, love the haaaaaair, the makeup, the Chanel, the lighting, the atmosphere... you name it.

Major kudos to Sara Mooves at W Magazine for absolutely smashing it lately! Two fantastic issues in a row.

 

[ACastleOnACloud]

 

[kokobombon]

My favorite image is actually the cover

 

[tomtakesphotos]

so f*cking beautiful

 

[thiago:)]

They are a great duo. Love their chemistry.

Edit: what on Earth is that leg photograph? That angle seems impossible to me lol

 

[KoV]

They are a great duo. Love their chemistry.

Edit: what on Earth is that leg photograph? That angle seems impossible to me lol

Check out the ad campaign she did with Annie for Louis Vuitton…. I think odd leg poses are a signature move for her haha

 

[mepps]

The cover is a glorious serve.
The rest of the editorial is beautiful, but nothing surprising from him.

 

[ACastleOnACloud]

It's so crazy to me that she's 52. For some reason her energy in shoots and interviews always comes off as someone in their 30s. I'm saying it in a good way. I'm such a fan. Can't wait to watch her new film "Priscilla".

 

[Fiercification]

As has been said already on this page, glorious! She works so well in front of his lens. Ignoring my current (or ever fluctuating?) Meisel obsession, which also extends to his collaboration with a certain high-street brand, I'm so gassed to see Karl styling magazine shoots again. Even if it seems that all his work this year involves black clothes and jewellery, it's not a bad look!

Sara once again proves that when she harnesses her energy into making W feel like a fashion magazine, she's does a great job. Time to leave the trashy attempts at fashion shoots by blockbuster film directors behind now.

These images will really look wonderful in print, especially with W's current paper .

 

[jjjmmm]

This is so good. It reminds me of the first Sofia cover for Vogue Italia (by Meisel too of course) in 1992.
She brings here her Italian roots, the dignified mature woman she is now. Giving Silvana Mangano vibes in Teorema by Pasolini. Or Annouk Aimee in La Dolce Vita.

 

[kikifoz]

W's publishing schedule is wild to me. They will go for an eternity without posting making people think they're nearly out of business and then they drop 85 issues in a span of a couple weeks. Then disappear.

I don't think we should be giving any credit to Moonves. Clearly this new direction is the work of W's new Creative Directors Kevin Tekinel and Charles Levai who were brought on in July.

 

[kasper!]

This is THE fashion photography I like: expensive, high-class, charming, elegant and sophisticated. I don't want to see hoodies and jeans on magazine, we see it everyday on the street!

 

[KoV]

I don't think we should be giving any credit to Moonves. Clearly this new direction is the work of W's new Creative Directors Kevin Tekinel and Charles Levai who were brought on in July.

How far in advance do issues close? The September issue was already on newsstands by Labor Day weekend, I don’t know if people who started their positions in July can take responsibility for the content in that issue. Even this cover was almost certainly planned and potentially shot before they assumed their roles.

 

[Hchloe]

Gorgeous!

 

[lhhbl]

Looooove this