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so i see that september's vogue will have a feature photo story with kiersten dunst as marie antoinette. it was shot at la château de versailles, which had apparently not authorized a shoot for 25 years.
there are some things that bother me. first, this entire mess stars kiersten dunst. i can't stand her acting style. i think she always delivers the same performance. and vogue becomes increasingly filled with celebrity, a problem that plagued the magazine up until anna wintour took over editorship some 20 odd years ago.
fashion is an art, and while it is no doubt connected to and patronized by celebrity, the focus of vogue should be fashion. i don't mind the articles about home, garden, special interests, cooking, etc., but the celebrity shoots are becoming too frequent, as is the common occurence of their portraits' being plastered on its hallowed cover. this shoot in particular is all costume. they're not showcasing any major designer pieces. in a season so rich in trophy pieces, i'm hoping for at least two strong photo stories; i'm not even going to hope for one by steven meisel. that'd just be ridiculous.
maybe september's W will satiate me. if not, i guess i could always get italian and french vogue and see what they're doing.
there are some things that bother me. first, this entire mess stars kiersten dunst. i can't stand her acting style. i think she always delivers the same performance. and vogue becomes increasingly filled with celebrity, a problem that plagued the magazine up until anna wintour took over editorship some 20 odd years ago.
fashion is an art, and while it is no doubt connected to and patronized by celebrity, the focus of vogue should be fashion. i don't mind the articles about home, garden, special interests, cooking, etc., but the celebrity shoots are becoming too frequent, as is the common occurence of their portraits' being plastered on its hallowed cover. this shoot in particular is all costume. they're not showcasing any major designer pieces. in a season so rich in trophy pieces, i'm hoping for at least two strong photo stories; i'm not even going to hope for one by steven meisel. that'd just be ridiculous.
maybe september's W will satiate me. if not, i guess i could always get italian and french vogue and see what they're doing.