FashionGoneRogue

I feel like some of the big magazines really miss the point with their choice of cover picture. I can tolerate bad choices when the shoots inside are equally as bad but when the editorial is full of stunning pictures it really infuriates me.

This is the case of the October cover of Interview magazine, which is probably my favourite publication ever. They tend to do a lot of really dark close shots that they crop even closer, which is a little repetitive but usually looks beautiful enough to be overlooked. For the latest issue they had Craig McDean shoot Florence Welch styled by Karl Templer. I must say that despite the catastrophic piece of crap that the cover turned out to be I could appreciate their trying to do something new –i.e. not a super close crop.

The shoot inside, however, is a completely different story. They've played a lot with the editing in terms of filters, saturation and contrast and I am in awe. I especially love the black and white shots of Florence and there is something very attractive about the blue one too. That would have made a brilliant cover for this issue!

TFS

Vogue Italia has been the last of the big titles to release it's September cover. And what a cover!

Stella Tennant emaulates Ethel Granger –the late 1920's woman who held the world record for the smallest waist (13 inches/33 cm) until 1998. It is a very avant-garde indeed concept, very Vogue Italia.
To pull off the impressive cover the magazine brought together the most prestigious group of professionals –Steven Meisel for photography, Karl Templer as Fashion editor, Pat McGrath as makeup artist, and Guido Palau as hair stylist.
It's such a daring cover concept to actually carry out but the result they've got is very impressive. A Prada coat perfectly photoshopped at the waist top it all off. If you look for pictures of Ethel you'll be impressed of how close this image is to the real ones.

Now I just can't wait to see what's inside. And the cover has created such high expectations...