Right here on theFashionSpot, we’ve been praising the efforts of Vogue Brazil’s Paula Merlo to no end. After all, the magazine’s editor has made a solid attempt in supporting homegrown talents. Valentina Samoaio, Barbara Valente and Maria Klaumann have each graced covers over recent months. Merlo, however, is attempting to switch things up with unveiling of the 49th anniversary issue – welcoming an American model as cover girl. Give it up for Paloma Elsesser who graces a duo of delightful covers for May 2024, lensed by photographer Zee Nunes. Dressed by stylist Rita Lazzarotti, Elsesser (who already has covers of American Vogue, Vogue Mexico and M Le Magazine du Monde to name a few) is all smiles in the joyous first cover (below) wearing a Patricia Von Musulin jacket and a stack of Renata Buzzo bracelets. In the second alternative (after the jump), Paloma is decked out in a head-to-toe look from Dolce & Gabbana’s Spring 2024 collection.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Vogue Brazil started the year very well, only to have a horrible cover for the anniversary edition,” cried out an underwhelmed caioherrero.

“Terrible covers from a terrible model,” Alquimista chimed in.

“Both of the photographs are not cover material. I think that Paloma looks quite good on the second cover but the tinfoil bed is just a terrible prop. Very weak covers for an anniversary issue,” added MModa.

In complete agreement was Alejandra Isami, echoing: “Kinda disappointing for their anniversary cover!”

Yet not everyone was left so disappointed. “The first cover is really beautiful. I love Paloma Elsesser’s expression, the styling and energy,” Wolkfolk reasoned.

“I’m able to appreciate the sense of joy the first cover radiates. I also love the head-to-toe Dolce & Gabbana on the second cover. However, for an anniversary issue, these are seriously lacking,” vogue28 critiqued.

See more of Paloma Elsesser as Vogue Brazil’s May 2024 cover girl and join the conversation, here.

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image via Vancouver Fashion Week

We’ve long associated Canada’s West Coast with natural beauty and a laid-back lifestyle, but now we’re also looking at it through a stylish lens. Set to kick off on September 15, Vancouver Fashion Week (VFW) will feature 60 designers unveiling their Spring 2015 collections to over 25,000 buyers, media, celebrities and industry insiders.

With a focus on celebrating fashion, creativity and multiculturalism, VFW has invited designers from all corners of the globe to show at this event. Buzz-worthy names include Brazil’s Renata Buzzo, a devout vegan who is known for her custom-created garments that use moulage draping; France’s Joffrey Mongin, a recipient of the HEC Luxury Club Award and a member of the Givenchy ready-to-wear design team; and Italy’s Andrea Lazzari, a graduate of Milan’s prestigious Istituto Marangoni who favours designs that mix the classical with the experimental. Other designers hail from Australia, Colombia, Mexico, India and Norway, making this a truly international event that’s not to be missed.

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