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this also marks steven meisel’s return to vogue italia after over 3 years; the publication that he has worked at for 30 years.
happy birthday to the most legendary virgo that ever existed; the incomparable, beyoncé ❤️
sky ferreira for AnOther man #16 “for your pleasure” s/s 2013, by nick knight
stella tennant for vogue italia “the discipline of fashion” september 2011
the late stella tennant portrays one of the most famous figures in corsetry and body modification, ethel granger.
natalia vodianova for vogue italia “dinner at 8” may 2008
vodianova plays as kitty packardin in the 1933 george cukor film with the same title as the editorial. meisel also uses the works of polish painter tamara de lempicka as the main references in the imagery of the shoot.
guinevere van seenus for vogue italia “a bedtime story” january 2008
possibly inspired by the paintings of russian painter savely sorine most especially his 1929 work entitled “ava alice muriel, princess obolensky”.
karen elson for vogue italia “the greatest show on earth” april 2007
inspired by P.T. barnum and the people involved in his “barnum & bailey circus” during the late 1870’s.
lily donaldson for vogue italia “killer vogue” september 2005
heavily inspired by robert rodriguez & frank miller’s iconic film (with guest direction by quentin tarantino), “sin city” from the same year of this issue.