So the new Vogue cover leaked, the much anticipated all-model one, and we’re trying to think of something nice to say.
Of course we love Liya and Natalia and Lara, and we’re kind of thrilled that Anna Maria Jagodzinska landed the actual cover. And their American Vogue Hair and rosy cheeks really is enviable – we won’t even touch on the subject of airbrushing except to say that it took us an extra minute to figure out that it was Jourdan Dunn in the middle.
But we’re stumped when it comes to any cohesive theme linking these women together. What exactly are “Faces of the Moment” and if Natalia Vodianova is one, what was she last year and the year before? None of these girls are new faces, none rose to fame this season, some are young and some are old, some are always in Vogue (Raquel, Liya, Natalia, Caroline) some aren’t (Natasha, Lara).
In fact, the only thing they all are is not American.
Are these the girls we should all be watching? Who do you wish had made the cover?
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I’m happy with the models they picked for this cover, and glad they did not put any of the new girls. I know the title of it is a bit misleading, but the May issue is all about models, not about new models, but about what and who a model is/are. Does that make any sense? The models they picked are probably the biggest models to come out in this decade, all nine girls imo sort of define/represent this era of fashion that’s been sadly more obsessed with celebrity then models. All nine girls careers (however ancient some of them may be)have done something groundbreaking and have proven themselves in this industry to warrant this recognition. These girls to me are of the moment, new and old, because in another decade from now, these are the girls we’ll be talking about. The new girls will get their chance once they’ve proven themselves. But for now I’m glad US Vogue is celebrating the idea of what is a model.
tanya d is/has:
-the freshest face
-super young
-a killer walk
what about the amazing and young canadian girls!!
- amanda laine
- taryn davidson
however, jourdan is sicccccckkk
Personally I’d love to see striking faces like Vlada, Magdelena, Sasha, Lily, and Tanya D. And dare I say it… Ali M. but I am biased because I love her dearly. :P
I am SO SO SOOO disappointed with this casting beyond belief! I really enjoy seeing Lara up there though, her face is gorgeous! She is the one I noticed first and she definitely should have been on the cover!
Overall, I think I’ll probably never find myself liking US Vogue, unfortunately. :/ And this cover proves it… finally US Vogue starts using models and I don’t even agree with their choices!
American Vogue sucks! It’s just that. PS- heard they were shooting Nicole Kidman again!! yawnnnnnnn
Anna, please give us something ORIGINAL!!
And, NOW!
xoxo
Is dumb to ask … where Coco? Chanel? even Aggy? Karlie?
That said I’m kind of sick of seeing those girls everywhere and am kind of glad they’re not on the cover. They could of picked other models but these ones are pretty good.
You have to admit that American Vogue is at least TRYING to be fashion forward. Emphasis on the word “trying”.
hmm tony garrn???
Dear anthonym03,
What’s with the obsession with super young? (Just curious?)
i guess i was just thinking young sometimes is equal to fresh. When one thinks of a fresh face they think of a young model. Am I wrong? I also have a soft spot for the young ones because of my age. By the way I forgot about Tara Gill. She is and will be doing big things!
Anna S. & Tanya D. totally deserved this. I’m really not into Raquel, and I am SOOOOO sick of Natalia. Come on. She’s been a “new” face for like ages now. Lily D should have been on there too!!! WTF Vogue.
lack of tanya d. = total injustice
some of these comments have mentioned how atleast this cover features a model(s) on it! it is so true. We ( (as fashionista’s;) ) should be thrilled that they are on the cover of vogue! The return of the supermodel is apparent and growing!
karlie needs to be somewhere…… and I guess Coco is on her way out?! what’s the deal with her.
So I get that the models on the cover are big or whatever but the title boasts “models of the MOMENT”. Haven’t they been in the spotlight for more than a “moment”? It’s so sad to know exactly what to expect every month. I think I may have died of shock to see any thing different, though.
the cover is supposed to be an accompanyment to the MET’s ball theme of models as muses. thus the choices of girls for the cover and they’re contribution to the industry.
it’s like the gilette advert with tiger woods, roger federer and thiery henry – those girls were never in the same room for this photo!
the left are faces that have been considered muses, the right are faces of the moment…it says it right there…but i am also dissapointed with the unoriginal cover, andi would have picked differnt models also but you cant please everybody all the time…xx
LIU WEN!! or other asian models. don’t like Lara.
Where the fuck is Iekeliene? haha
Kate Moss will be on the cover for June 09.
I think the girls reflect American Vogue’s commitment to a very classy/clean/healthy (not necessarily cutting edge) philosophy… when we look at American Vogue, it is ar e flection of the taste and depth of pocket of a very few, made accessible and desirable…
less re-touching would have been nice!
Sessilee lopez should have made the cover! She had a awesome season this year! She has the ck ad and everything. American vogue is bogus. If you weren’t going to be true to what’s going on you should have just did another celebrity cover.
loooove jourdan in this photo! and i knew it was her immediately. how could you not tell?
This is what happens when you’re a fashion mag that features actually models as cover models so few and far between: you can’t please everyone and we all just debate endlessly on who *really* deserved a cover spot. If Vogue would feature different models more frequently, this wouldn’t be nearly as big an issue.
uhmmm i would much rather see Lara on American Vogue then Michelle Obama…
geez omg… look what they did to my precious natasha… i couldn’t recognize her for minutes, i was just staring at the cover wondering who that gorgeous girl was.