VOGUE PARIS NOVEMBER 2013

This Vogue Paris cover is so "pretty". I put it in quotations because I HATE the word pretty, and I actually hate the color pink, but for some reason Emanuelle Alt has turned some of my greatest abhors into addictions. It's so interesting to see Gisele Bundchen in such a soft, feminine, innocent light as opposed to her super sexual, naked, Victoria Secret ready photographs. Her hair and makeup are out of this world and really emphasize the "Beaute" theme the issue is about.

(all images via The Fashion Spot)



VOGUE PARIS SEPTEMBER 2013 COVER

             So I'm in love with this cover. Out of  all the fashion magazines, Vogue Paris and Vogue Italia have the best way of displaying the most current trends, and with two of the biggest fashion houses, Versace's F/W collection and Heidi Slimane (who's Saint Laurent clothing is featured on the cover) showing grunge and punk, this cover is ideal for Fall Winter. I'm actually surprised that no Alexander Wang was put on the cover, but since his collection was quite covered up this season,I'm definitely not complaining with this edgy, sporty shot.

(image via the fashion spot)

MADAMOISELLE C : THE MAKING OF CR FASHION BOOK

                SO..... as we all know ( or I only hope you know) Carine Roitfeld, the former Editor in Chief at Vogue Paris to embark on the creation of her own magazine. She then debuted the title as CR Fashion Book. Carine Roitfeld's "Book", in addition to fashion runway shows, designer interviews, and the wonderful world she creates through images, she also does a lot of industry insight with designers and editors, such as behind the scenes visuals from otherworldly couture shows us Americans can only dream of conceptualizing. However, before all this I specifically remember the media drama when she left French Vogue, and the anticipation leading up to announcing she was starting her own magazine, and the painkilling suspense leading up to its release. So while we were desperately waiting, she documented the entire time and process of starting her own business with this new documentary, Madamoiselle C. I WILL be watching this and I'm already DYING for it to come out, but until then, you can watch the trailer below, along with a preview of the third issue. I wonder if she was thinking about CR Fashion Book a few years ago when I took this picture with her.

THROWBACK THURSDAY : CARINE ROITFELD AND WARREN WRIGHT :P

THROWBACK THURSDAY ON YA!!!!!!!!

VOGUE PARIS DECEMBER 2010/JAN 2011

Love this cover. However, I wish Daphne's face was moved further up. Tom's placement is perfect, and reminds me of modern album art covers. I wonder if the dress shes wearing is from Tom's secret collection 0_o

[images via thefashionspot]

editorial ORGASM: Vogue Paris 2010

Looking at Vogue Paris August 2010 gives me chills. SO MANY BEAUTIFUL SHOTS! This might as well be the september issue, because it is VERY VERY WELL DONE.

VOGUE PARIS JUNE JULY.

SOOOO sorry I haven't been updating! I've been job hunting like CRAZY (obviously internships don't pay) and finishing up the semester, so when schools totally over I'll be back on my daily posting. In the meantime, enjoy this June/July Vogue Paris cover, which I really like, but is it me or is Carine getting a bit more commercial with the covers? Trying to prove a point maybe? Either way, Kate Moss looks so soft, and the Dolce & Gabanna  contrast nicely with the ocean.

[image via Fashion Copius]

VOGUE PARIS MAY 2010

First of all..... CELEBRITIES? WTFFFF. I don't like it personally, the freeform text just doesn't work with more familiar faces. We tend to associate celebrities with normal, which at least French and Italian Vogue do not strive for, especially in the design of their covers. As I said on my twitter, it could be Carines hint to Conde Nast about what she could do at US Vogue LOL.

The Steven Klein editorial featuring Lily Donaldson is really great, you can  see he was trying to create shapes in the way Lily and the props interact.

This shot of Crystal Renn on the top is awesome. She almost looks like a pokemon LOL.

The beach editorial is UNBELIEVABLE. It has the edgy appeal of French Vogue with the commercial understandability of American Vogue.

[all images via TFS]

confused and paris.

I am in LOVE with this cover. I see how they were trying to implement the shape of the curls in her hair with the type, which I don't really like, but I love the warmness of the photograph.

Featured in Vogue Paris April 2010, I LOVE this editorial. The colors are so rich and the styling mixed with the location allows the clothes to float. 

[images via TFS]

vogue paris march 2010. very experimental.

There's so many different things they tried out in this issue. EXAMPLE 1# Patrick Delmarchier. WTF?!?!?! They rarely use him, he's more of a US Vogue photographer. I love how they shot Anja in the same pose with and without the cape, very clever. Reminds me of a "Spot the differences" game in the back pages of a gossip magazine.

Then, for the opening page of one of the editorials, they used a tombstone font! VERY surprised Carine would allow the art department to get really cheesy with it, but its actually not that bad. She's just letting the Art Deparment go wild! Adding thick stroke borders around the photographs and everything!

How do you guys feel about this? In the Vogue March issue, one of the editorials had a huge white border around the images of one of the editorials, and experimented with many fonts. Does it affect the way you read the magazine?

[images via The Fashion Spot]