Victoria Beckham is most definitely no stranger to the cover of Vogue. Since 2008, when Alexandra Shulman brilliantly gave up British Vogue‘s front cover to the bonafide fashion icon, editors of Vogue from across the globe have been tripping over themselves to make Mrs. Beckham their cover star and Eugénie Trochu of Vogue France is one of the latest. For November 2023, Victoria makes a return to the cover of the French fashion glossy, just one month shy of a whole decade since she and husband David Beckham guest-edited an entire issue of Vogue Paris during Emmanuelle Alt’s tenure. On this occasion, Victoria poses for photographer Lachlan Bailey and wears a look from Prada’s Fall 2023 collection (chosen by stylist Kate Phelan) and she sits inside a luxury vintage motor.
In the eyes of theFashionSpot’s forum members, Victoria’s 31st Vogue cover left a lot to be desired. “What a terrible cover choice! The angle is awful and the image itself screams pedestrian to me. They could’ve done much better,” noted thiago the moment the cover dropped.
“It’s so boring! Are there really no more people with creative ideas and a sense of style left in the world?” a disapproving Polynpon asked.
“What a snooze. Vogue France is devoid of any semblance of the eroticism, romance and fantasy of Vogue Paris,” called out Ribs666.
In the same frame of mind was jeremydante, adding: “The fall from grace of Vogue Paris to Vogue France. Such a sad sight to see.”
Lola701 voiced: “Emmanuelle did a fantastic job with her for her joined cover with David years ago. This is not her best profile and it does not look genuine. We want glamour from VB!”
“Apparently no one is willing to outdo Victoria’s April 2008 cover of British Vogue by Nick Knight, which remains the absolute gold standard of Victoria’s Vogue covers,” vogue28 declared.
Forum member lanvinray described Vogue France’s latest as “abysmal” but do you agree?
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