Comments on: Water & Oil: Social Commentary or Tasteless Fashion?

By: BeautifullyInvisible

BeautifullyInvisible — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:30:11 +0000

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By: Stella

Stella — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:49:38 +0000

Found your blog through the IFB Weekly links…started browsing around…great stuff! Love the post that got linked to IFB this week, but this one really struck me. I’ve been tired of Vogue for a while now, but this and the whole Isla Bonita thing with Bruno Mars (coupled with the whole, oh this is a cheap buy! and it’s 300 dollars) have done it for me.

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By: Cate Young

Cate Young — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 21:34:00 +0000

when i first saw this editorial, i wasn’t as offended as everyone else seemed to be and i thought that made me a bad person. the thing is, i’m a strong believer in context, and i think that in the context of a fashion shoot, this is appropriate. i’m not saying it isn’t a ploy to increase sales, because that would be a lie. but i don’t think that it’s the kind of thing that needs to be considered a controversy. i think it’s amazing that meisel is able to create art out of tragedy. i do however agree with your point about a call to action:

“Then there is the message that Meisel, and Vogue Italia, are trying to convey. The images are poignant and intense. They make you want to reach out and help the model, the same way you want to reach out and help the real victims of the spill. Yet there is no call to action for the reader. You are just left there- feeling devastated. With no way to help.”

i actually felt exactly like this after i saw the images. like i couldn’t do anything to help. but i think that in the end that was an editorial mistake not an artistic one. i think that a lot of ‘controversy’ could have been avoided by including information about how to get involved with rescue efforts and donations to help the agencies involved. i think that that was the essential information that was missing, and now that i think about it, it was almost negligence that something like that was not considered.

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:20:17 +0000

I completely agree with you-the shoot was very poor taste! Like you said, if it had been part of a benefit to HELP wildlife and people affected by the disaster that would be one thing, but that is not the case. It is just a disgusting man trying to capitalize off of a terrible tragedy!

By: Annija

Annija — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:16:34 +0000

I wanted to comment on this post, but I decided I better do a blog entry of my own. So here's my humble views on the issue: http://restrictedcode.onsugar.com/Water-Oil-controversy-10385463

By: PolytheneLucy

PolytheneLucy — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:45:02 +0000

Thank you thank you thank you.

I'm saddened by the fact that so many fashion-loving people don't see how this photoshoot glamorizes the issue rather than raise awareness on the actual living beings (including people) being affected by the spill. I agree with many that these photos turned out beautiful but the issue is not pretty at all. If these magazines wanted to convey a message that's beneficial to the affected, they should've asked for readers to support relief efforts (Refinery29 did! http://www.refinery29.com/5-useful-ways-to-support-the-gulf-oil-spill-relief.php).

By: Fiamma

Fiamma — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:50:50 +0000

Well…. You are right about the session… but the bigger part of me things it's genius. This is a way to convey the message to more and more people. and obviously it's not just about the beauty. If the model was naked or in underwear people would be saying that it's sexual… The way the photographer captured the sadness and tragedy is amazing. Yes. It is controversial but isn't it all controversial? every aspect of our lives has two sides and we live in a commercialized society so if this is the way to remind the people we have to take care of the nature then let it be.

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By: Beautifully Invisible

Beautifully Invisible — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:59:31 +0000

Yet I've seen many articles talking about the beauty and glamour in these shots….

By: Beautifully Invisible

Beautifully Invisible — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:58:41 +0000

It definitely gets people talking. I just feel very strongly that they didn't do enough. Vogue can reach and influence a very large audience, and this just falls flat to me.

By: Beautifully Invisible

Beautifully Invisible — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:56:59 +0000

Agreed.