This week I will be reading “The 2013 Style Issue!” of
Vanity Fair (September).
Certainly one of my favourite, Vanity Fair offers a deep
insight into fashion and style by focusing on the celebrated citizen, both in
popular culture and occasionally in more obscure walks of life. The high
standard of writing on interesting subjects sets a bench mark that few
surpass.
That said I have on occasion found myself confused as to why
a certain piece has been dragged out for several pages longer than it should
have.
This month’s cover features a true style legend. Princess Di
looks suitably vital, poised and shimmering with femininity. “The Mystery Man
Who Stole the Princess’s Heart” is the tag line that steals my attention. I'm
not quite sure that this is draw enough to get someone who isn't a big fan to
buy the issue.
A second feature “Michael Lewis: One Man’s Goldman Sachs
Nightmare” is more my speed, perhaps I’ll start there. First though, the Editors letter. Graydon Carter
gives his run-down in a superb provoking commentary, that intrigues and raises expectations.
The art work is exciting and fresh. Each piece sucks you in with colour, pizazz,
and precision. Once you get going that oh so familiar ‘I dare not put this
down’ feeling sneaks up on you and leaves you wanting more.
The real question is that of the model. Is Diana still a
cover girl? No doubt. Is she a still a style icon? Most definitely, but there is a
whole generation of people who can barely remember her and the ones who do
still feel the sting of a life cut short. Perhaps the appeal is to an American
audience. I can’t see Britons charging haplessly to their local news stand, hell bent on getting the latest on their favourite deceased princess.
It is not something
that should put you off however, Vanity Fair is still a solid publication and a
good read.
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