The issue needs no introduction as the effortlessly beautiful cover subjects speak for themselves. Steven Meisel photographed Daria Werbowy, Natalia Vodianova, Gisele Bundchen, Isabeli Fontana, Karolina Kurkova, Liya Kebede, Hana Soukupova, Gemma Ward and Karen Elson for the celebratory fold-out cover. The “models of the moment” were styled by creative director Grace Coddington.
An 832-page fall fashion extravaganza, this is the be-all-end-all for fashion magazines. Not only do we get a cover which is photographed by Meisel, we also see fashion images from Steven Klein, Craig McDean, Mario Testino, Patrick Demarchelier, Irving Penn, Annie Leibovitz and Arthur Elgort. Meisel even shot an editorial for the issue, where each of the cover models got a page to themselves to shine.
“About a Boy,” photographed by Craig McDean, has always been a favorite story of mine. Gisele Bundchen is styled by Tabitha Simmons wearing a range of wool waistcoats, necktie silks and snap-brim fedoras from Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Valentino and John Galliano. I’m always partial to Meisel, but this time I cannot deny the beauty of McDean’s edit, and Gisele looks gorgeous too (but when doesn’t she?).
Is this a treasured issue of yours? Do you wish we would get more covers like this? Check out the thread and familiarize yourself with the content here.
