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Vogue Stirs It Up!


The furore that the August cover of Vogue caused probably is nothing compared to the stir a 16-page spread in the issue is causing all over the world! The spread features people from rural areas sporting high-end items by ‘Fendi’ and ‘Burberry’ as if it were part of their daily lives. But, as all of us know that some of these luxury items cost way more than what some of these ordinary people will make in their whole lives.

What do you think of this controversy? Are you the more “It’s Vogue, get over it” or are you “sick to the core at their nonchalance”? Or, something else?

You can read the original article at NY Times here.




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P.S. Thanks to ‘greengirl’ and ‘Mia K’ for the news tip!

Image Source: NY Times

Update: Added more pics…

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