Comments on: {iStyle} Making Vogue in Vogue Again

By: Sasha H. Muradali

Sasha H. Muradali — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:06:36 +0000

I think they can keep the advertisements — but they need to maybe rethink
HOW they present that.

To me, that would be smart.

By: Sasha H. Muradali

Sasha H. Muradali — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:06:36 +0000

I think they can keep the advertisements — but they need to maybe rethink
HOW they present that.

To me, that would be smart.

By: hillary

hillary — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:09:02 +0000

Simplify is a huge point. It is crazy cluttered.

But how can Vogue not screw society? It is the very audience the magazine was created for. Are we willing to accept a new system?

By: Sasha H. Muradali

Sasha H. Muradali — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:34:57 +0000

Happy to hear that Monica

Hope you enjoy the rest the Little Pink Book too!

By: Sasha H. Muradali

Sasha H. Muradali — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:28:13 +0000

I was thinking of the past in terms of non-celebs but back in the age of the
supermodel.

She could get creative and use the models she 'nurtures' for anothe purpose
than in-magazine spreads.

By: Sasha H. Muradali

Sasha H. Muradali — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:09:21 +0000

Happy to hear that Monica

Hope you enjoy the rest the Little Pink Book too!

By: Sasha H. Muradali

Sasha H. Muradali — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:02:21 +0000

I was thinking of the past in terms of non-celebs but back in the age of the
supermodel.

She could get creative and use the models she 'nurtures' for anothe purpose
than in-magazine spreads.

By: JennOrtiz

JennOrtiz — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:01:54 +0000

I'm happy you came across the LPB, too!

By: JennOrtiz

JennOrtiz — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:01:15 +0000

I understood, but I think the problem is that for Anna (who pretty much pioneered the celeb on covers trend) the age of the supermodel wasn't about models. It was also about celebrity. At the Met ball this year, Anna was quoted as saying that models wouldn't dominate covers again until they were celebrities in their own right again. She thought of the supers as celebs. She needs to get out of the celeb (whether model, actress, or music artist) mind-frame and start looking for something fresh that can capture attention from the newstands.

We shall wait and see (and hope) for palpable change!

By: Sasha H. Muradali

Sasha H. Muradali — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:41:18 +0000

Happy to hear that Monica

Hope you enjoy the rest the Little Pink Book too!

By: Sasha H. Muradali

Sasha H. Muradali — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:32:17 +0000

I was thinking of the past in terms of non-celebs but back in the age of the
supermodel.

She could get creative and use the models she 'nurtures' for anothe purpose
than in-magazine spreads.

By: CiaoChessa

CiaoChessa — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:07:51 +0000

I am completely in agreement. The first thing I thought when I got my Vogue this month is the first thing that you said here…I was SO excited when I saw Christy Turlington-my FAVORITE-on the cover this month. the article was interesting and so relevant. I hope this is the start of new or at least reintroduced trend with mag covers. of course Vogue would be at the forefront. I'm so happy I came across your blog…

By: JennOrtiz

JennOrtiz — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:55:37 +0000

The no make-up covers were for French Elle. I read that Anna did this in Vogue, although I'm not sure it was for a cover, in the past. What worked for most of her career, which is putting celebrities on the cover, isn't going to work as much any more because the market is saturated with celebs.

By: Sasha H. Muradali

Sasha H. Muradali — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:58:30 +0000

I agree with you about this. I love Anna Wintour, heck I want to be the PR Anna Wintour one day – but Vogue has lost a lot of its luster recently.

You know Vogue India actually still uses models and those models are the ones that they sent up for Miss Universe, Asia-Pacific and Miss World? So basically, before these women take the pageant, as many have done, they’ve appeared pre-famous on the cover of Vogue India.

There was another set that came out recently I really enjoyed – it was “without makeup” – I want to say that was French Vogue? Or maybe another magazine. I don’t remember…but American Vogue has done nothing like these recently.

Besides for Mrs. Obama, and a select few in between, I think Anna needs to go backwards to move forward and remind herself of what worked in the past instead of trying to reinvent the wheel.

By taking what worked in the past and applying it to contemporary standards, I don’t doubt she could come up with something really unique…quite easily in fact. As Mrs. Wintour has more than proven she could/has over the years.