V Redeems all Magazines
After being a little sore about i-D’s June issue, which is tarnished by Mariah Carey, I’m officially back to loving magazines, and oddly, this isn’t because of any European Magazines. My magazine elation is actually caused by two US magazines. The first is the May/June 2008 issue of V magazine, with Gwyneth Paltrow on the cover and the second is the June issue of US Vogue with Sarah Jessica Parker on the cover, but most of my glee due to V considering I’m going to get my SJP fix in a bout 2 weeks.
I know this goes against my feelings on having celebrities on the cover of magazines, because we all know they made the cover because of their individual movies that have/are coming out in May. Though neither of their movies need major publicity considering the cinematic grandeur, these two ladies were willing to take one for the team and get style in gorgeous clothes and photographed by famous photographers. What a hard life, but I digress.
Aside from having Gwyneth on the cover of V the editorials with the real models are fantastic, they might even be fan-fucking-tastic, but I’m not quite sure yet. The first editorial to catch my eye is the “In Your Dreams” editorial with Lily D., Stam, and Doutzen, though only Lily and Jessica are in the pictures below. Even though they used pieces from the fall/winter 2008 collections of Alexander McQueen and Dolce & Gabbana, I can forgive them because it was juxtaposed with picturesque beach scenes and ethereal embraces. I knew I loved those McQueen dresses, but seeing them in a magazine makes me 800 times more giddy than seeing them in runway pictures.
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My other favorite part of the May/June issue is the “Powerhouse” editorial featuring the big leagues from IMG, Ford, and Supreme. The IMG girls bared it all, and looked seductive doing it, except for Daria and Irina K. who look a bit scared in the fetal position and Freja who just looks bored. The Ford models had funky geometric designs painted on their faces, making me even more excited that there’s a carnival in town. Maybe I’ll take the magazine and tell the face painter, who better be there, I want the same design as Chanel Iman. Finally, there’s the edgy Supreme models who all wore rad matching white cowboy boots, and looked like they were to some summer concert that’s a mix between Coachella and OzzFest.
Thank you V magazine for making my month! Follow the jump for the editorial (BEWARE OF NUDITY!).
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| From the top row, left to right: Liya Kebede, Lily Donaldson, Missy Rayder, Lara Stone, Marina Peres, Du Juan. Bottom row, left to right: Miranda Kerr, Kinga Razak, Kori Richardson, Sasha Pivovarova, Jessica Stam, Tanya Dziahileva |
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| From the top row, left to right: Anabela Belikova, Diana Dondoe, Daria Strokous, Hana Soukupova, Bianca Balti, Alana Kuznetsova. Second row, left to right: Anouck Lepere, Angela Lindvall, Pei Bei, Guinevere van Seenus, Heidi Mount, Hannah Davis. Third row, left to right: Jeisa Chiminazzo, Daria Werbowy, Irina Kulikova, Caroline Winberg, Hilary Rhoda, Freja Beha Erichsen |
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| Top Row, left to right: Sasha Knezevic, Flavia de Oliveira, Evandro Soldati, Agnete Hegelund. Bottom Row, left to right: Chanel Iman, Joe Edney, Cicely Tielman, Nico DeRobertis |
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| Left to Right: Daiane Conterato, Katrina O’Kane, Rachel Clark, Zuzanna, Alyona Osmanova, Iris Strubegger, Carolina Pantoliano, Cristina Jurach, Behati Prinsloo, Meghan Collison, Heidi Verster, Cecilia Mendez, Sofi, Suvi, Hanne Gaby Odiele |
Photo Credit: V magazine cover, The Fashion Spot; “In Your Dreams”, Faking Fashion LJ; “Powerhouse, Oh No They Didn’t
