This captured what so many of us who fell in love with fashion imagery are feeling. As an independent magazine founder, the finances are definitely a challenge but with personal sacrifice, I’m blessed to be able to create what I want for my magazine. Or at least very close to it. Making art feels like more than something beautiful in these times, almost like a social responsibility to bring hope back to people, even in some small way. Thank you for this great read, it’s given me a lot to think about.
Right on the money with your insights. The US Vogue covers are all so dull, when they should be leading the pack. It feels like a smaller Vogue, like Portugal, is doing more interesting work with their editorials. Their covers alone feel more arty, like what Vogue Italia would do under Franca Sozzani (although not as edgy Sozzani's eye).
I remember when ı was around 7-8 ı would walk with my mother to and from her work sometimes, and we would stop at this small shop to buy gum or a magazine for me that had stickers in it, and ı would see a variety of magazines that had interesting-looking photos on their covers. Since I was a child whose only interest was collecting stickers and drawing my favorite characters, they were not exactly my thing, but ı remember they existed very vividly. Now though wherever ı go that sells magazines of any sort, whether about fashion, or health or makeup it just looks like bunch of brands got together and put as many logos as they can on the pages and said here buy this because we are not gonna offer anything else. It's honestly just sad.
Loved this read
i certainly never look anymore at a vogue et al cover. they all look vaguely plastic and soulless. deadeyed celebrities and dissociated backgrounds.
big up on your article fro articulating a feeling i’ve had since the digital age subsumed us in pr studio images.
Very well articulated
That was written with a lot of thought and care. Thanks for sharing!
wonderful understanding and well written. i also really loved your article about where luxury images are going. thank you!
This captured what so many of us who fell in love with fashion imagery are feeling. As an independent magazine founder, the finances are definitely a challenge but with personal sacrifice, I’m blessed to be able to create what I want for my magazine. Or at least very close to it. Making art feels like more than something beautiful in these times, almost like a social responsibility to bring hope back to people, even in some small way. Thank you for this great read, it’s given me a lot to think about.
Right on the money with your insights. The US Vogue covers are all so dull, when they should be leading the pack. It feels like a smaller Vogue, like Portugal, is doing more interesting work with their editorials. Their covers alone feel more arty, like what Vogue Italia would do under Franca Sozzani (although not as edgy Sozzani's eye).
I remember when ı was around 7-8 ı would walk with my mother to and from her work sometimes, and we would stop at this small shop to buy gum or a magazine for me that had stickers in it, and ı would see a variety of magazines that had interesting-looking photos on their covers. Since I was a child whose only interest was collecting stickers and drawing my favorite characters, they were not exactly my thing, but ı remember they existed very vividly. Now though wherever ı go that sells magazines of any sort, whether about fashion, or health or makeup it just looks like bunch of brands got together and put as many logos as they can on the pages and said here buy this because we are not gonna offer anything else. It's honestly just sad.