Every page was lovingly scanned by Kyle himself - thank you!
PART I
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posted by gumdropsdaily
Jul 10, 2008 6:52PM
From a girl living in the middle of nowhere who would never get to see this issue in real life otherwise, THANK YOU KYLE!
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posted by andremichael
Jul 11, 2008 1:23AM
i have the BEST vogue italia story.
so i'm walking with my homeboy (who also works in fashion) down 14th St between 5th & 6th Ave. i see a magazine shop. naturally i'm on the prowl. i go in.. & within 10 seconds, the man behind the counter says...
"new italian vogue....? right here."
& two copies later, i'm still in awe. :)
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posted by guest
Jul 11, 2008 8:57AM
the beauty story is a 100% rip-off of jean paul goude and in and of itself slightly racist and majorly lazy: jp goude's most famous photos are of Grace Jones, she of the miles-long limbs, androgynous presentation, razor cheek-bones and BLACK skin. he is also famous for the elaborate props and body-gear he featured on or in proximity to his subjects. i realize that to some degree or other all fashion stories are derivative, some less evolved from the original idea than others. this story falls disappointingly - socially and aesthetically - into the latter category.
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posted by guest
Jul 11, 2008 5:50PM
So this is what it would look like for a change. That was a strange-awing moment I had there. We're so used to seeing a huge majority of European and Caucasian models in Vogue, W, etc. It's only now that I've got the chance to see all these beautiful Black models. This should be the norm. Multicultural faces. Not just the Black models, Asians, etc. We can take a break from the so-called "norm" the fashion industry has decided to be.
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posted by disneyrollergirl
Jul 13, 2008 8:29AM
Great scans -thanks! Now I can keep mine sealed for posterity. (But then, what do I do about the free runway supplement? Hmmm.) J'agree, that story is very Grace Jones but I still think it's great. Iman is the hottest! Where is Naomi? (Can't stand her myself but thought she would be in there?)
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posted by jaja
Jul 21, 2008 5:20PM
Can we discuss the REAL issue at hand: the gorgeous black models are not featured in VOGUE ITALIA's ads? Sure the cover-to-cover spreads are appeasing and may quiet a few. The art direction of them are largely uninspiring. AND, I am boycotting this issue. (From looks of it, I am the only one) Here's why: I think the true measure of the industry's acceptance and embrace of models of color is to book them for more major ad campaigns. That is where the $$$ lies. Until then, gimmicks like this, are just press-savvy gimmicks with little to no impact on the problem of racism in the fashion modeling industry. Nice try VOGUE ITALIA, but I will not buy the HYPE. That's all.
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posted by guest
Jul 22, 2008 12:09PM
i love how rich the dark face makeup looked on the girls toward the beginning. anyone an America's Next Top Model viewer? Tyra always bitched and moaned about how her black models hated being put in darker makeup - that they always wanted to go lighter than darker. and now i see why she was bitching! the image of the model with the dark makeup contrasted against the lighter brown skin was remarkable, beautiful, and a great statement. i feel cheated that we don't get to see these beautiful and more interesting models more often.
BUT I STILL CANT FIND THIS ISSUE! please help.
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posted by guest
Jul 23, 2008 4:45AM
jaja, I totally see your point, but you have to admit that that is the designers and companies' faults, not the magazines.If they had no ads in them then there would be no Vogue, Italia or otherwise. They have to keep their business afloat, so cut them a little slack. And another thing, I love how on every series of ANTM, there's always loads of black competitors, although this doesn't give a realistic pisture of the rest of the industry.
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posted by guest
Aug 05, 2008 1:55PM
so my one question about this is - it's not ok to rip off a designer and make a discount version, but it's ok to rip off advertisers, people that work at the magazine, etc. and put this whole magazine online for free? seems a bit similar to me in a way...
just wondering...
posted by guest
Jul 10, 2008 6:35PM
Awesome