Vogue February 2014 issue review

This issue has had a lot of press - it seems like the publicity departments of HBO and Vogue have been burning the midnight oil.

Vogue had another actress on the cover for a change.

The new season ads were eye-catching.
I am not normally a huge Burberry fan but I adore this coat.
The lilac isn't sickly and the brand seems to be branching more into the pretty than just functional which it is known for.

But the brands seem to be flogging its bags.

Gucci has it front and center.

Lupita, the new darling of Hollywood, is modeling one as well.

Dolce & Gabbana has bills to pay so 
they didn't even pretend it was about the clothes.

Whereas leather goods guru Bottega Veneta was doing a very good job in piqueing interest in their ready to wear collection.
I can imagine a dress like that suiting most figures.

Do you know, when I saw this picture I thought she looked familiar but couldn't place her.  Amazing what clothes do...
Mary Katrantzou suits Lady Edith.

Another brand monopoly merger.
Nike and Givenchy is going to join forces to design a new shoe.

Problem is, it is sooo darn cool that it is already passe' and over.
As Kath and Kim say, " O.V.A.H"

Not much to add but I just adore this dress.


Hamish Bowles showed us various types of flowers in porcelain and tissue paper so they last longer.  Although Vladminir Kanevsky was already featured a few months ago in Elle Decor.
But I think this is the first time Livia Cetti has featured in a huge nationwide publication.

The editorials were a mixed bag.  The editors of Sports Illustrated is obviously doing a cross marketing editorial where Conde Nast is plugging their swimsuit issue in Vogue. 

Most of the pages were of Kate Upton posing with 
various football players I had never heard of before.

The picture below was the only one 
that looked like it belonged in Vogue.

A shirt will never get old.
This was the what to wear where monthly feature.

I love the piping detail.

Checks and circles.

Two tone is also a fresh and crisp look.

But looking at the prices of these shirts make me wonder 
why more people don't go and get a made to measure shirt 
made in Savile Row which is cheaper! 
You can get one made for $300 from the world's best.

Or you could go and buy a simple white shirt and 
get a seamstress to customize it exactly to your preference.

I loved this editorial.

But I might be biased as 
I am very interested in anything to do with Native Americans 
and Georgia O'Keefe.

I nearly didn't want to review this issue because 
it would be impossible to talk about it without talking about the 
cover girl Lena Dunham.

There was controversy about her photoshopped photos and 
the whole Jezebel thing.
In fact, she tends to polarize people not because of her show but because of her image.



Most women are interested about the issue of weight.
People of both sexes are wary about image to be fair.
I would love to write about it but part of me thinks it would cause needless furore. But having said that I have been blogging for just over a year and regular readers might have a better sense of where 
I am coming from so I might start some time.
It seems to be an underlying and recurring theme in so much of 
pop culture and indeed culture itself and personal self image hurdles.



Half her publicity is based on her not being thin.
Of course, there is her writing etc. but what makes the news?
Her weight.

So for now, let's say she looks nice.
I like her show well enough though 
the end of season two went a bit awry.

Who knows, she may be her generation's Barbara Streisand...
Ms Streisand changed the perception and 
the spectrum of what is considered attractive.

Just to let you know that I will be pinning more image that didn't make it to this post onto my Vogue board on Pinterest for those of you who want to browse this issue further.

Have a great weekend everyone!