Yesterday, Vogue Italia released their Haute Mess editorial in its entirety and we noticed a few people had taken to the internet to voice their opinions about it–in particular, whether or not it’s racist. In the Steven Meisel-lensed editorial (which you can see here), top models like Joan Smalls, Coco Rocha and Jessica Stam wear Read more →
Finally, we have a full fashion editorial to go a long with those mesmerizing gifs of Jessica Stam, Abbey Lee et al donning ridiculous, over-the-top hair and makeup. The spread stars March cover girl Joan Smalls, along with more of our faves: Jessica Stam, Karen Elson, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Lindsey Wixson, Daphne Groeneveld, Guinevere van Read more →
Miranda Kerr Stars in Japanese Lipton Commercial: In her best Captain Morgan stance, the Victoria’s Secret model robotically sings a song in Japanese about “Limones” in what appears to be a hotel lounge full of old men. It’s weird, to say the least… (Daily Mail)
The CFDA is Doing a Designer Exchange With China: The council is sending Proenza Schouler designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez to Shanghai to participate in an exchange with Chinese designer Uma Wang. The initiative is supposed to encourage American designers to tap into Asian markets, where as we well know, there is a lot of money to be made. {WWD subscription required}
Franca Sozzani to Receive French Legion of Honor: Franca Sozzani is finally getting the sort of lofty credit she is due. On March 13, the Italian Vogue editor will be knighted into the French Legion of Honor, the highest accolade a citizen can receive in France. Last year, the award was bestowed upon Anna Wintour. Congratulations to Franca! {WWD subscription required}
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We’ve been treated to Steven Meisel’s crazy/tacky/kitcschy/awesome “Haute Mess” gif’s for Vogue Italia over the past week, and today the cover for the March issue has finally dropped. It features Joan Smalls, as shot by Steven Meisel, and is appropriately titled “Over the Top.” While the full inside editorial isn’t on Vogue Italia’s site yet, Read more →
Vogue Italia has released two more Steven Meisel gifs from their March issue. When is this thing gonna drop!? Not that we’re complaining about the gif teases. They’re so good. The first two featured Coco Rocha covered in Twix wrappers and Abbey Lee Kershaw with hideous make up and glued on weave tracks. Now we’ve Read more →
Leave it to Vogue Italia to blend two things that don’t go together (QVC and designer labels) into one hilarious (and dead-on) spoof editorial (and video). Creating satirical, off-beat and controversial shoots is kind of Vogue Italia’s thing, and while past editorials (ahem, Karlie) got everyone riled up for all the wrong reasons, this QVC-themed Read more →
Kardashian Sisters to be Barbie-fied: The Kardashian family’s way of combating the bad publicity following the end of Kim’s 72-day marriage is to continue their overexposure, as if the public isn’t already sick of them. The Kardashians struck up a deal with Mattel to create Barbie dolls which will not only look like them, but, as a source tells Us Weekly “reflect their measurements.” Barbie with a booty? We’ll have to see it to believe it! {UsMagazine}
The Duchess of Cambridge Chooses Her Charities: As part of her royal duties, Duchess KMidd has finally chosen the four charities she will patronize: the National Portrait Gallery (so they’ll be sure to paint her looking extra fierce), Action on Addiction, East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices, and The Art Room, which provides art classes for at risk teens. All noble causes! {WWD (Subscription required)}
Apparently, People Are Buying Paris Hilton’s Fragrances: The socialite told FHM she’s made 1.3 billion in revenue off her fragrances since 2005. Yeah, we’re just as confused as you are. {JustJared}
Steven Meisel is known to have his tongue placed firmly in cheek when it comes to his fashion photography. This particular brand of humor is one of his trademarks, and necessary for an industry that has a reputation for sometimes taking itself a little too seriously. Case in point: his most recent Vogue Italia cover. Read more →
Dont judge a book by its cover… Unless it’s a magazine, in which case, sometimes the cover is the deciding factor of whether or not to buy the mag altogether.
The best covers of 2011 returned to a new naturalism and a fun aesthetic, like the Lara Stone T cover we’re still drooling over, pictured at left. Sure, there’s still room for artifice in fashion (see: Stella Tennant on Vogue Italia), but 2011 was a year for reflecting on natural beauties, incredible models, and stellar photography.
After toiling over hundred of covers, we’re bringing you “The Best” according to us. Did we forget your favorite? Let us know in the comments.
It happens every year: Our ever-growing pile of fashion magazines inches higher with each passing month, and by the time December rolls around, we can barely sift through the hundreds of stylish images we bookmarked for inspiration. 2011 was no exception, and in a year that celebrated retro supermodels, androgyny, vivid colors, and plenty of experimentation in the beauty department, choosing our favorites was particularly difficult.
The best editorials of the year ran the gamut from huge ensemble casts of blue-chip models styled by greats like Katie Grand and Carine Roitfeld, to intimate, one-on-one portraits of our favorite girls like Lindsey Wixson and Daria Werbowy. The acid brights that dominated the spring collections allowed for some pretty trippy trend stories last season, but the fall glossies featured much moodier imagery, with a number of gorgeous spreads in black and white.
Here are the editorials from 2011 that will stay tacked up on our walls and fill our inspiration boards well into the new year—and beyond.
When you open a glossy magazine–whether it’s a model in an editorial in Vogue, a CoverGirl, or a celebrity in US Weekly staring back at you–is what you’re seeing real? How altered, airbrushed, Photoshopped and retouched are the people we see in ads and magazines?
A lot of people are asking these questions lately. Recently, the New York Times published an article about a computer algorithm for figuring out how much an image has been retouched–and it seems to have touched a nerve.
And where beauty ads are concerned–when retouching can actually mislead customers–steps are being taken to scale back on the post-production, or at least make plain that alterations took place. The UK released a series of advertising guidelines this past spring requiring cosmetics companies to disclose when they manipulate ads post-production. The US may start to do the same in the wake of the recent Taylor Swift CoverGirl mascara ad controversy. The National Advertising Division, a watchdog group, opted to ban the ads, prompting discussion that other cosmetics ads in the US could come under investigation.
But retouching has been around for almost as long as photography has–itʼs not a new concept. So why all the recent fuss?
