Category: 2008-04

LeBron James and Gisele on the April 2008 cover of Vogue

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This picture of basketball star LeBron James and supermodel Gisele Bündchen (so well known that’s she’s called by her first name only) on the April 2008 issue of Vogue has become controversial:



One African-American commentator said it played upon stereotypes of the sexuality of the African-American male that appears threatening to whites. He also said that the photo reminded him of King Kong and the woman whom King Kong takes captive!

I am ill-equipped to address the African-American experience. It’s hard, for example, to accept Michelle Obama’s comment that she is proud of her country for the first time in her life. I try to explain it as more a sense of alienation (despite her privileged Ivy League education) than a lack of patriotism.

I’d like to hear from readers what they think about the cover of the April 2008 issue of Vogue. Do you see a subtext here?

Now that’s more like it!

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After the travesty that was the cover of the March 2008 issue of Vogue, it’s nice to see Drew Barrymore, well, looking like Drew on the cover of the April 2008 issue of Domino:

I love the royal blue blouse with sheer sleeves. The necklace is incredible. I then checked the credits: the necklace is from Amrapali of Jaipur (India). No wonder I like it. Jaipur is as well known for its jewelry as for its block-printed textiles.

Also, look at the decor: elements such as a settee upholstered in contrasting fabrics and the Chinese garden stool.

BTW Drew’s called Domino’s first cover girl. Seems that Domino might have had the same problem its sister publication Lucky had: you need recognizable faces to sell magazines.

And now, another gratuitous picture of Drew in ET:

She’s so adorable!

The Three Graces

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I’m amused by the post by Beauty Addict about the cover of the April 2008 issue of Vanity Fair and comments on the post.

They totally don’t see that this cover is modeled after paintings of The Three Graces. No, I am not talking about The Graces, the short-lived band that featured Charlotte Caffey of the Go-Gos, Gia Ciambotti, and Meredith Brooks (whose song Bitch was prominently featured in the Mel Gibson-Helen Hunt movie What Women Want). I’m talking about The Three Graces, goddesses from Greek mythology. Here is the depiction of The Three Graces from Boticelli’s Primavera:

Now tell me if you can’t see the similarities.