I bought this subscription for my niece. She only ever received a few copies of the magazine. Despite my repeated complaints and contacts to the publisher, I never received any direct correspondence from them explaining what was happening or providing customer care. To this day I have not received any refund of any kind.
Buy it at your risk!
Do NOT buy this
February 9,2011
Downhill since they decided to put celebrities on the cover
November 24,2010
Vogue self proclaims to be the fashion authority but alas it no longer is the case. Articles are insipid and tabloid gossip has taken over. If you truly want to see fashion, buy the French Vogue or better yet, "Numero". In the US, I now read Harper's Bazaar.
FABULOUS!
November 2,2010
It is the go-to for fashion, style, beauty, and everything in between. It is the Fashion Bible!
Fashion and style par excellence
October 15,2010
I have been interested in fashion ever since I can remember - the top quality leather accessories that sprang up from the pages of glossy magazines, the feel of soft silk on my skin, the delicate but protective texture of a Burberry raincoat. I could go on and on.
I remember the first fashion magazine that ever stood out among all others of its kind in my eyes was an edition of French Vogue, which featured Akira Kurosawa on its cover, just as he was putting the finishing touches on his masterpiece "Ran". Although Vogue's French edition is still my favourite (closely followed by British Vogue, the resource used by my long time icon Princess Diana), now that I live in America, I subscribe to the American version of the magazine, which has been run for decades by alleged "devil" Anna Wintour.
These days Vogue still does not disappoint in its content, although the quality of the paper it is printed on could certainly use some improvement - I much prefer the glossy stock British "Red" is printed on. But the magazine does count among its contributors with the best photographers out there, such as Patrick Demarchelier and my personal favourite, Annie Leibovitz, and the best writers and ad consultants in the business. Within a year and a half apart, I can speak with high regard of my two favourite issues: the first one being the one from March 2009, which featured our brand new First Lady of the times, Michelle Obama, and the most recent one from September 2010, a huge, 700 page + issue, with Halle Berry on the cover, and companion of Vogue's annual event "Fashion's Night Out". The former was entitled "The Power Issue", and it included in-depth profiles of philanthropists and world-known personalities like Queen Rania of Jordan, First Lady of France Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Billionaire Melinda Gates. Each of these women had a powerful message to bring to Vogue's readers attention, be it women's issues, political issues and aid given to less developed countries through entities like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The pictures of Michelle Obama and the one of Queen Rania, in a white embellished Dries Van Notten shirt are my favourites.
The latter edition has one of the most luxurious collections of photographs and advertisements, but it also includes a very personal narrative about the consequences of the oil disaster in the gulf of Mexico by a writer that spent a large part of her childhood in it. I enjoyed the profile on Charlotte Casiraghi, Princess Caroline of Monaco's daughter, in all her equestrian regalia designed by Gucci exclusively for her.
What I like about Vogue is that it is a publication that manages to cover every single subject, health, environmental issues, fashion, gardening, arts, film, books, architecture and, of course, fashion, with style and panache. The photo montages of the advertisements are - literally - out of this world, and one can only imagine must have taken weeks to prepare. Even minimalistic details have sent me more than once on expeditions to stores on the lookout for that one item I saw in the magazine, usually priceless due to its uniqueness. Vogue still is, and I have a feeling will keep being, my personal favourite. Now if they could only do something about the paper it is printed on...
I remember the first fashion magazine that ever stood out among all others of its kind in my eyes was an edition of French Vogue, which featured Akira Kurosawa on its cover, just as he was putting the finishing touches on his masterpiece "Ran". Although Vogue's French edition is still my favourite (closely followed by British Vogue, the resource used by my long time icon Princess Diana), now that I live in America, I subscribe to the American version of the magazine, which has been run for decades by alleged "devil" Anna Wintour.
These days Vogue still does not disappoint in its content, although the quality of the paper it is printed on could certainly use some improvement - I much prefer the glossy stock British "Red" is printed on. But the magazine does count among its contributors with the best photographers out there, such as Patrick Demarchelier and my personal favourite, Annie Leibovitz, and the best writers and ad consultants in the business. Within a year and a half apart, I can speak with high regard of my two favourite issues: the first one being the one from March 2009, which featured our brand new First Lady of the times, Michelle Obama, and the most recent one from September 2010, a huge, 700 page + issue, with Halle Berry on the cover, and companion of Vogue's annual event "Fashion's Night Out". The former was entitled "The Power Issue", and it included in-depth profiles of philanthropists and world-known personalities like Queen Rania of Jordan, First Lady of France Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Billionaire Melinda Gates. Each of these women had a powerful message to bring to Vogue's readers attention, be it women's issues, political issues and aid given to less developed countries through entities like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The pictures of Michelle Obama and the one of Queen Rania, in a white embellished Dries Van Notten shirt are my favourites.
The latter edition has one of the most luxurious collections of photographs and advertisements, but it also includes a very personal narrative about the consequences of the oil disaster in the gulf of Mexico by a writer that spent a large part of her childhood in it. I enjoyed the profile on Charlotte Casiraghi, Princess Caroline of Monaco's daughter, in all her equestrian regalia designed by Gucci exclusively for her.
What I like about Vogue is that it is a publication that manages to cover every single subject, health, environmental issues, fashion, gardening, arts, film, books, architecture and, of course, fashion, with style and panache. The photo montages of the advertisements are - literally - out of this world, and one can only imagine must have taken weeks to prepare. Even minimalistic details have sent me more than once on expeditions to stores on the lookout for that one item I saw in the magazine, usually priceless due to its uniqueness. Vogue still is, and I have a feeling will keep being, my personal favourite. Now if they could only do something about the paper it is printed on...
hooray!!!
September 18,2010
awesome price!!! awesome product!!! fast delivery!!! who could ask for more??? thanks so much! God bless you!! :)
4 or 5 star magazine, 2 star subscription
September 3,2010
Condé Nast deserves zero stars for beginning my subscription to two of their magazines with outdated material.
I ordered on Aug. 4 with the understanding the first issues, September's fall fashion issues, would take "4 to 6 weeks" for delivery-- that would place it sometime between Sep 1 and Sep 15. Sep 2, I received Aug & Sep Vogue and October of the other magazine. I was disappointed for a. not getting the fall fashion issue of the one mag and b. getting an expired Vogue pre-dating my subscription period, shorting me one issue at the end of my subscription. Not sure if palming off expired issues is an intended cost cutting strategy or just an oversight, but I loath when companies' default position is to screw over the customer, placing the onus upon customers to notice the error and decide whether it is worth rectifying, and waste their time fixing it.
But, when I called CN's toll free CS number the agent quickly and courteously amended my account for Vogue and set the other mag to ship the Sep issue. YAY! 5 stars for excellent customer service!
As far as the magazine itself, I quite enjoy sailing through the pages to see Vogue's take on the current styles in fashion, books, music, lifestyle, etc. While there seems to be a certain predictability and cliqueishness in the designers they advocate, I very much enjoy Vogue's presentation of the garments and the overall art direction. I wish there was a better content-to-advertising ratio, though.
I ordered on Aug. 4 with the understanding the first issues, September's fall fashion issues, would take "4 to 6 weeks" for delivery-- that would place it sometime between Sep 1 and Sep 15. Sep 2, I received Aug & Sep Vogue and October of the other magazine. I was disappointed for a. not getting the fall fashion issue of the one mag and b. getting an expired Vogue pre-dating my subscription period, shorting me one issue at the end of my subscription. Not sure if palming off expired issues is an intended cost cutting strategy or just an oversight, but I loath when companies' default position is to screw over the customer, placing the onus upon customers to notice the error and decide whether it is worth rectifying, and waste their time fixing it.
But, when I called CN's toll free CS number the agent quickly and courteously amended my account for Vogue and set the other mag to ship the Sep issue. YAY! 5 stars for excellent customer service!
As far as the magazine itself, I quite enjoy sailing through the pages to see Vogue's take on the current styles in fashion, books, music, lifestyle, etc. While there seems to be a certain predictability and cliqueishness in the designers they advocate, I very much enjoy Vogue's presentation of the garments and the overall art direction. I wish there was a better content-to-advertising ratio, though.
AMAZING.
September 1,2010
I'm a thirteen year old boy who's life revolves around fashion. I have tons and tons of magazine subscriptions, maybe ten? But vogue is probably my favorite. Everyone thinks it's just a fashion magazine, but it is so much more. It has everything someone needs, adult or teen. The fashion sections are absolutely fantastic. A lot of people want to see clothes that they cant afford in a magazine, it makes them feel good. And the vogue articles are very brilliant. I highly recommend 110/100.
NYgirl
August 19,2010
My order was placed July 13th....I rcv'd the "July" issue a couple of days ago.....so I wonder if I'll get the August issue-b/c it's already 8/19/10.....and I only got the July issue. I was thinking my 1st issue would be the Sept. issue since it can take 6-10 weeks for the 1st issue to arrive. The first issue usually comes in a plastic cover.....mine didn't have one so I guess they stopped the plastic covers! I called vogue CS-they can't send me the Aug. issue...and they don't know if I'm going to get it-so they just extended my sub. 2 months.
Boring Boring Vogue
May 22,2010
This magazine is insipid and even worse it just keeps coming. I ordered a one year subscription and it has been arriving like clockwork for years. Apparently once they have your credit card number they renew it without permission.
The "free gift" with the subscription should have been a warning of how sophisticated Vogue actually is. The tote arrived, dirty and wadded up in a much too small plastic bag. I threw it out... now to get off the Vogue hook as well.
The "free gift" with the subscription should have been a warning of how sophisticated Vogue actually is. The tote arrived, dirty and wadded up in a much too small plastic bag. I threw it out... now to get off the Vogue hook as well.
Vogue? What Happened?
December 19,2009
Has anyone recieved the January 2010 issue of Vogue? What a dissapoinment. This issue is very thin and not even worth having. And get this-No perfume pages to sample, that was my favorite part like a little bit of luxury. If this is how they have changed I will be stopping my subscription. It's also getting tiring seeing famous actresses on the covers. What happened to the days when a model had to work for that cover, I'd like to see someone who deserves the cover and I don't have to know who she is. Vogue is just not Vogue anymore.