People can be really nasty. The perfect example of this was
last Fridays unveiling of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s April Vogue cover.
Celebrities, fashionistas and the general public joined the Kimye bashing
parade, lauding the cover as tasteless, a terrible decision and almost
unanimously, a reason to unsubscribe. But why? Is it because she is a reality
star, or is it the Other Thing no one wants to talk about? Kim Kardashian is
not white. She is not size zero. She is not six feet tall. In an industry that
has been heavily criticised for the homogenization of beauty (sometimes fairly,
sometimes not) how can this be anything other than a positive thing? Slowly but
surely change is happening. We’ve had Adele and Lena recently on the cover, and
now Kim. None of these women are fashion models, however their achievements and
contribution to modern culture cannot be underestimated. They have earned these
covers.
Apart from all this, the cover is beautiful! Although I
question parts of Kim’s makeup (namely the lip colour) and the severely pulled
back hair, she looks radiant in her Lanvin gown. The portrait is touching and
entirely underserving of the (often cruel) criticism directed towards it. As
for questioning Anna Wintour’s judgement, well. This is the woman who turned
American Vogue into what many believe to be the world’s leading fashion bible,
so we can rest assured that she knows what she is doing. Let’s not forget that
Wintour is a saleswoman as much as an editor, and this issue is bound to sell
out instantly!
Kim has overhauled her image in the past couple of years and
is now one of the best dressed women in the spotlight. Not only does she
understand how to dress for her body shape but she proves that high-fashion
clothes can be worn by other people than just the models who sell them. If you
are in the anti-Kimye camp, think about your reasons for being there. And for
everyone threatening to unsubscribe, don’t worry; we can rest assured that Vogue
shall survive the tragic loss of your readership.
What do you think of the cover? Was it the right choice?
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