To celebrate ninety years of Vogue Paris, Carine Roitfeld picked Lara Stone for the cover of the very special October issue. (Note that this image is from February 2009 as the current cover image is not yet available.) I have read everything from 622 pages to 678 pages, whatever the actual number, the issue is going to be large. Vogue Paris also chose many of their favorite photographers to capture the special issue including Steven Klein, David Sims, Hedi Slimane, Mario Sorrenti, Terry Richardson, Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.
Highlights of the October issue thus far: the 11-year-old daughter of Inès de la Fressange as shot by Hedi Slimane (above) and archival materials such as this 1962 feature with Romy Schneider with photography by Helmut Newton (below). In France readers will be treated to a “portfolio of oversize photographs from the nine decades, all printed on heavy stock, unbound, and ready to frame” culled from the Vogue Paris archives. The October issue will be available on newsstands beginning September 20, be sure to pick up your copy of this collectible.
A costume ball will be held in Paris on September 30 to celebrate the anniversary issue (which should be noted is not all about pretty pictures — ad pages are up nearly 100 percent over last year at this time and the press run for this issue is 40 percent higher than usual.) Félicitations, Carine !
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