Here at theFashionSpot, we have still not forgiven the powers that be at Condé Nast for giving Eugénie Trochu the green light to change Vogue Paris to Vogue France. At the very least, however, 5 out of the magazine’s 10 cover stars throughout 2023 have been actual fashion models. Trochu ends the year on a high, bestowing upon us Ida Heiner as Vogue France’s double December 2023/January 2024 – which marks the model’s first-ever Vogue cover appearance. In the striking cover image captured on location at Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Danish beauty strikes a commanding pose for photographer Théo de Gueltzl, dressed in a custom look from Louis Vuitton by designer Nicolas Ghesquière (in collaboration with artist Philippe Parreno).
As always, the all-important question remained: were the members of our forums impressed? “Maybe I’m just really not that into contemporary fashion, but I don’t like this at all. It’s not elevated enough to even be registered as high-fashion. It’s just an image of a girl in a cape, one that I simply do not care for,” critiqued aracic the moment the cover struck.
“What Ida is wearing is very caricatured, it looks like a superhero costume!” scolded DK92.
“A magazine that once had Dalí, Fellini, Hitchcock, Chagall, Miró, Hockney and Kurosawa as guest editors of their end-of-year issue is now giving us fashion cosplay in a corridor of an arts center,” tigerrouge chimed in.
Also far from impressed was MON, commenting: “What really disappoints me is the fact that there’s a budget but what’s lacking is the creative direction. You had Ida there, on this beautiful day, with beautiful lighting.. and somehow she ended up just standing there.”
“Once again, another cover of Vogue France which oh so perfectly shows off the stark contrast between the magazine now and what once was. The December/January issues of French Vogue always felt rich, vibrant, and luxurious and whilst this isn’t the worst cover I’ve come across, it’s still just so… subpar and substandard,” voiced forum member vogue28.
Do you share the same sentiments? See more of Ida Heiner via the lens of Théo de Gueltzl and join the conversation, here.
