You’ve got to hand it to Vogue‘s Editor-in-Chief and the so-called most powerful person in fashion, Anna Wintour. The lady knows how to make a scene.
After months of denials, rumours and stories about fashion brands refusing to dress Kim, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Vogue cover is finally here and it is, pardon my French, f*cking fabulous.
Even the cover line, “Their fashionable life and surreal times #worldsmosttalkedaboutcouple”, is brilliant.
Reality TV stars and self-proclaimed hip-hop geniuses aren’t exactly key features in The Devil Wears Prada, but the fashion industry has changed a lot in the 11 years since the book (reportedly based on working with Wintour) was written. Kim, Kanye and hashtags is where we’re at now.
Which isn’t to say everyone thinks Kimye were classy enough to do Vogue. But the cover boils down to the fact that these fashion die-hards have probably sold more designer clothes than the magazine’s last six cover models combined. And they’ll sure as hell sell more copies.
Kanye constantly name-checks luxury brands in his music and collaborates with important fashion designers and photographers. Meanwhile, gossip mags pick over every item Kim wears. There’s no one richer, more visible or more fashion obsessed than Kim and Kanye, and they deserve every tweet of their moment in Vogue.
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If
you don't care about this then perhaps you aren't a part of
Vogue US existing readership. I have worshiped this magazine since I was in
kindergarten. It was a sanctuary of all things high fashion and the one place
where this form of celebrity wasn't celebrated. As a young girl growing up in a
small country town this magazine subscription was a beacon of inspiration. It was special,
it featured only the best actors, models and designers. Whilst other
publications would feature whats hot right now Vogue focussed only on the very
best. The editorial content was well constructed and aimed at the type of woman
that I wanted to be. No matter what Harper's did they could never touch Vogue,
until now. This doesn't seem like a big deal to most but I for one truly care
about the heritage of Vogue as it is the #1 fashion brand of all time and it
has just sold its soul to consumerism. Diana Vreeland would be freeking out if
she saw this. Now even this last place untouched by the Kardashian empire have
sold out. I understand in this era the need to increase circulation and sell copies. What I don't
understand is Vogue's disregard for their existing readership. Our love of the
ultimate fashion brand that is Vogue seems to be even greater than that of Anna
Wintor. More power to Kim and Kanye for conquering the world, I am not at all
about to take a jab at them for this decision. Who wouldn't jump at this
opportunity? More than anything I am so dissapointed in Vogue for letting the long term readers down.
Isn't it nice to see a fashion 'icon' who is not a size 6, regardless of her past...