05 February 2011

Katie's Kate Avatar

Do you remember? When Katie Grand started this magazine she made quite a big deal of not being overly heavy-handed with Photoshop? Ms Grand was going to go against the tide and publish 'real' images: But look at this cover. Notice anything strange? It's so photoshopped that Kate looks like an avatar of Kate (in fact, she's so worked over that she's looking a bit like Karolina Kurkova?). It's so worked over that it is only minimally a photo - it's more like an illustration isn't it? We all know Kate Moss doesn't look like this, don't we? It's an idea of Kate Moss, that's all, just the idea of her.
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5 comments:

  1. DennisFebruary 5, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    every single word on this cover is a complete fail. and it's old news...

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  2. Daniel GohFebruary 5, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    Dear Dennis: I agree! In this day and age - kate as punk doesn't equal hardcore at all. It's become meaningless. Even 'androgyny' as a theme feels really old and not cutting edge, as they hope.

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  3. DennisFebruary 6, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    yes! kate HAS become meaningless. and ESPECIALLY androgyny as a theme is a complete bore. that was like 5 years ago... it should just come naturally, be a part of the fashion...

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    'It's an idea of Kate Moss, that's all, just the idea of her.'

    that is so Platonic. brilliant dear!

    EA

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  5. Daniel GohFebruary 11, 2011 at 5:10 AM

    Dear EA: Exactly - platonic ideal of Kate. She never looked like that, even when she was that young. One only needs to look at pictures of her then - and if you look at pictures of her now... Oh my!!!
    Dear Dennis: Agreed. Isn't it a shame - Ms Grand is supposed to be such a visionary!

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