Gisele on Vogue UK 04/05
review by Cathy from fashist-online forum
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Cover:
Gisele by Demarchelier in a pastel pink Ralph Lauren halterneck column dress. This cover could be described as ‘timeless’ because it could have been taken at any point in Gisele’s career since 2000. On the other hand, it could be described as ‘nondescript’. Myself, I couldn’t complain about a Gisele cover, but it doesn’t rock my world. And there’s no Gisele inside.
338 pgs.
Notable Ads:
<LI>4 pg pull-out Ralph Lauren with Valentina
<LI>2 pg Gap with Sarah Jessica Parker
<LI>2 pg Prada with Diana Dondoe
<LI>2 pg Dior with Kate Moss
<LI>4 pg Gucci
<LI>2 pg Tods
<LI>2 pg Emporio Armani with actress Eva Green
<LI>1 pg YSL with Karen Elson
<LI>2 pg Louis Vuitton with Uma Thurman
<LI>2 pg Burberry with Kate Moss
<LI>2 pg Valentino with Gisele
<LI>1 pg Fred Paris with Kate Moss
<LI>2 pg Miu Miu
<LI>1 pg Fendi eyewear with Carmen Kass
<LI>1 pg Bottega Veneta
<LI>1 pg Jil Sander accessories
<LI>1 pg Stella McCartney with Angela Lindvall
<LI>2 pg CK jeans with Natalia V
<LI>1 pg Hermes with Gemma
<LI>1 pg DKNY eyewear with Erin Wasson
<LI>1 pg Chloe
<LI>2 pg Chanel with Daria
<LI>1 pg Mulberry with Missy Rayder
<LI>1 pg Jimmy Choo with Marina Perez
<LI>1 pg Roberto Cavalli with Kate Moss
<LI>1 pg Gianfranco Ferre with Liya
<LI>1 pg Lanvin
<LI>2 pg Gerard Darel with Charlotte Gainsbourg
<LI>1 pg Nicole Farhi with Julia Stegner
<LI>1 pg Marina Rinaldi with Carre Otis
<LI>1 pg Patrizia Pepe
<LI>1 pg Sportmax
<LI>2 pg Michael Kors with Erin Wasson
<LI>1 pg Sand with Louise Pedersen
<LI>1 pg Longchamp with Lily Cole
<LI>1 pg Missoni eyewear with Daria
<LI>1 pg Massimo Dutti with Marina Perez
<LI>3 pg H&M
<LI>2 pg Chantelle
<LI>1 pg Pinko with Naomi Campbell
<LI>back page Chanel perfume ‘No 5’ with Nicole Kidman
Notable Articles:
<LI>1 pg style section compares the 80’s trend for volume with this season’s.
<LI>1 pg ‘Vogue moment’ where photographer Arthur Elgort recalls his first shoot for UK Vogue in 1971, with Liz Tilberis and Apollonia.
<LI>1 pg focus on designer Jasper Conran’s new London store.
<LI>1 pg look at an upcoming exhibition of the work of Yohji Yamamoto.
<LI>2 pg article about Bono’s wife’s collaborative eco-fashion label, Edun.
<LI>1 pg style file of singer Joss Stone.
<LI>1 pg interview with Christy Turlington about her new clothing lines.
<LI>4 pg ‘A-Z of jewellery’ which is short snippets about new trends.
<LI>3 pg promo section about Valentino’s new perfume ‘Valentino V’.
Editorials:
WORLD VISION uses one of this season’s new blonde models, in a 12 pg studio-shot Demarchelier edit that showcases ‘subtlely ethnic clothes’, which means feather trims on shirts or zebra-print shoes with otherwise normal-looking summer shirts or floaty skirts. I can’t confirm who this is, as I don’t care about new models until they have a season behind them, but I’m sure some sharp-eyed person can ID her when images come up at vogue.co.uk over the weekend.
PAINTED LADY has Paolo Roversi taking Lily Cole, and shooting her as if she’s in a Sarah Moon editorial that’s infected with German Expressionism; Paolo combines his usual ‘unfocused’ style with a heavy-lidded Lily, whose hair is a Biba riot of red curls. However, the background is an unpleasant mix of strong colours – mustard yellow with deep blue and strong red – and Lily’s skin has been given a yellow tinge, so the overall effect is deliberately disjointed. 10 pgs.
MILLION DOLLAR BABY is a look at Elise’s activities during a week at the Paris collections, with added commentary from Christa D’Souza and a lot of images of Elise in fittings and backstage. This is a wonderful, unique, entertaining article that makes you feel like you met Elise yourself. 10 pgs and every one a pleasure. Elise is lovely, the writer is witty and all the images express a sense of life.
Singer Joss Stone is a STYLE SIREN, shot by Karen Collins, although she’s left her boho look behind in favour of some ‘grown-up glamour’ such as long dresses – but she remains barefoot throughout. 6 pgs.
Erin Wasson is dreading THE DRESS REHEARSAL, although she’s 100% prepared, with full make-up, perfectly curled hair and the prettiest evening wear a theatre wage can buy. Shot by Carter Smith, this has Erin pulling dramatic faces in and around a theatre set. I will say that her face looks very angular in some shots and it isn’t very flattering, because the hair and overall styling are so soft and feminine. But that’s a small point. 10 pgs.
Natasha Poly is a CALIFORNIA GIRL, or so Corinne Day would have us believe, over 12 pgs of moody sunshine and loose summer dresses. I usually find Natasha a little boring, but here she’s allowed to express herself, so we see her smiling and frowning, staring or sleeping. Her facial expressions are what animates a sleepy, summery editorial."