A good ol’ surprise is everything, and Vogue France bestows upon us the biggest surprise of all this month by enlisting Steven Meisel as cover shoot photographer. That’s right, the legendary lensman who would regularly only photograph the covers of British and Italian Vogue, points his masterful lens toward Vivienne Rohner for Vogue France’s September 2024 cover shoot. The dreamy shoot draws inspiration from Emmanuelle, the 1974 cult French erotic film directed by Just Jaeckin. In the undeniably beautiful, alluring and ethereal cover image, Rohner is styled by Marie-Amelie Sauvé in a creation from Chemena Kamali’s Fall 2024 Chloé collection.
Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:
“For Vogue France’s new standards, I think this is a great cover,” immediately approved kokobombon.
“The first Vogue France cover that hits the right note. This is classic fashion,” enthused alwaysademo.
“I love this cover and everything about it. From the model and the styling to the hair and makeup,” chimed in an equally as impressed Srdjan.
Also just in love with the outcome was TomBlanksFullFatMiuiMiu, enthusing: “Love this cover. Steven Meisel’s best work this year. So fresh, and a a softer side of Meisel.”
“The cover photograph is absolutely beautiful! Everything I love about Steven Meisel’s fashion photography: high fashion, perfect hair and makeup, glamour on top of glamour. Just perfection!” raved MModa.
“Soft and angelic. Lovely,” described forum member oaklee91.
“What a spectacular surprise to see Meisel shoot the cover of Vogue France! Absolutely here for this, I’m head over heels for it. The cover itself is immaculate, love the beauty styling on Vivienne Rohner here. Such a dreamy, light, airy and ultra-feminine cover,” admired vogue28.
See more of Vivienne Rohner for the September 2024 issue of Vogue France and join the conversation, here.