We’re still months away from American Vogue‘s Gaga-covered September issue, but this Vogue cover is likely to get as much (or even more) buzz. Kim Kardashian’s first ever Vogue cover, for L’Uomo Vogue‘s July-August issue, is here. Yep, Kim won’t just be on newsstands for one month–a celebrity of her caliber definitely needs two. The Read more →
L’Uomo Vogue‘s May issue delves into a topic rarely explored by fashion magazines: World politics. In fact, the whole issue is dedicated to the “rebranding of Africa”, and features the unlikely cover star of 67-year-old Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary General of the UN.
According to a press release, the issue will “present a new portrait of an Africa that is positive, creative and confident of its own strengths,” in an effort to shed the continent’s image of war and famine, which is consistently presented by the media. It’s true that those strifes are still a part of Africa’s overall identity, but, as L’Uomo Vogue reaffirms, there’s much, much more to the continent, such as growing textile and oil industries, fledgling modern cities and a fast advancing education system.
“I like to say that Sofia Coppola made me cool again…I haven’t been shot by Mario Testino in like six years and now he’s shooting me for the cover of V Man and L’uomo Vogue, and Tom Ford has been really good to me for all of these events.” –Stephen Dorff to WWD on how Read more →
We don’t think Daisy Lowe means curvy. We don’t think putting Jourdan Dunn on every runway means diversity. And we don’t think Italian Vogue will save the world – but we do think it’s single-handedly given the fashion industry good face. Just a few months post-”A Black Issue,” comes “The Africa Issue,” but this time Read more →
