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Don’t get me wrong… I love Vogue; a religious reader, I have every copy since the year 2000 saved in my apartment. Sometimes Anna Wintour’s magazine boarders on a bit too mainstream for my taste, and its certainly not nearly as magnificent Vogue Italia or Vogue Paris. It is, however, still one of the few fashion magazines published in the western hemisphere that occasionally boasts phenomenal photographic talents like Steven Meisel. I will admit lately though, I’ve been having my doubts about the publication: last month’s issue of the mag showcased the omni-elegant Gwyneth Paltrow with a major case of alien face. I thought this dud was just a one-off, so I was appalled when I saw June’s issue on the newsstand– not only did it look like Sarah Jessica Parker had a lazy eye, but it reminded me so much of an old Vogue cover. Sure enough, when I got home and pulled out the November 2004 issue, the similarities were even more striking: the same composition, colour scheme, even roughly the same pose and hairstyle.
If that wasn’t enough for me to question the authority of the so-called “fashion bible,” the next little tidbit threw me over the edge. News that famed hockey player, Sean Avery, is interning at Vogue this summer (and getting PAID for his time) certainly peed me off. The magazine business is an industry where interns typically NEVER get compensation (trust me I know, as an intern at FASHION Magazine, I have the bank account to prove it), so what’s a meathead hockey player doing getting paid AND attending fashion week for minimal work? Recent events really make me wonder… with preferential celebrity treatment, and continual lack of originality, is Wintour losing her touch? The twin covers are below… you be the judge
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Tags: Steven Meisel, Vogue, Wintour
