| There's little ambiguity about our fashion message this month: all woman. Starting with our cover star, Daria Werbowy, a model who epitomises modern femininity, this issue of Vogue is filled with womanly inspiration from the catwalk. It's interesting to see how the designers' visions have fed into our shoots. Louis Vuitton's poule de luxe, for example - walking the hotel corridors in a silk slip, an oversized coat thrown over her shoulders - could have come from one of Brassaï's Parisian photographs, and contributed greatly to Miranda Kerr's naked-beneath-the-coat shoot by Alasdair McLellan ("Under Cover"). Walter Pfeiffer's playful take on pink ("Pink Lady") reflects the brighter side of the season, with the predominance of that colour in the autumn shows; and Mario Testino's "Prima Donna", amid the grandeur of Naples, was influenced by fabrics and silhouettes in shows from Bottega Veneta and Prada to Lanvin and Ralph Lauren. In other words, she is a panoply of stereotypes we can all enjoy whilst leading the demanding, multifaceted, domestic and professional existences that make up the reality of womanhood today. And, incidentally, many congratulations to Charlotte Hogg who, as the first chief operating officer, has become the most powerful woman at the Bank of England. |
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