The fashion magazine Vogue shows Kamala Harris, the elected Vice President of the USA, on the February cover.
But their fans think the picture is inappropriate.
New York - The future
US Vice President Kamala Harris
in a blazer and sneakers in front of a pink and green background:
A controversy has developed
around the February cover of the
fashion magazine "Vogue"
.
Numerous commentators and users in the
social networks
found the admission of the 56-year-old to be disrespectful or technically inferior and therefore unsuitable for the title portrait of what will soon be the most powerful woman in the country.
An online article in
Vogue
said that the photographer wanted to use the
cover to
honor
Harris' college days
and the strong women in student associations.
The sneakers are
Harris' trademark.
But some fans criticize that the casual appearance of the illustration could
not do justice to
the elected
Vice President of the USA *
.
Another point of criticism:
Harris's
skin color is completely wrongly depicted, looks "washed out", so much too light. This could either be due to a lack of skills of the photographer or to unprofessional
image processing
.
The editing is also not up to par.
I can't speak to whether the skin lightening issue is from the shoot or post, but the HSL values were not properly adjusted for her skin tone during edits.
Every photo editor at Vogue should know the basics of editing photos of people of color
- Eliza (@ghosts_hmu) January 10, 2021
USA: Vogue opted for a more "accessible" photo of Kamala Harris
Several US media reported unanimously, with reference to unnamed sources, that
Harris' *
team had
actually
agreed with
Vogue
on another portrait of
star photographer Tyler Mitchell
with more classic politician clothes and pose.
According to the
magazine,
the more casual photo, which they actually wanted to print smaller on the inside, was unauthorized and placed on the
front page
.
Vogue
told several US media
that the editorial team liked the photos by photographer
Mitchell
.
The magazine opted for the more “informal” photo,
emphasizing
Harris's
authentic and accessible character.
The
Washington Post,
on the other hand, commented that
Vogue
had acted
without a
distance to
the elected * Vice President
and compared the procedure
with addressing
the
politician
by first name without her consent.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.