Vogue India has landed and is the fashion bible's 17th edition world wide, joining ranks with Chinese, Russian, Swiss, Mexican and Korean versions of the magazine. Gracing the cover are Bollywood stars Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra and Preity Zinta along with models MoniKangana Dutta and Laxmi Menon. The one who, um, sticks out, is the Austalian model Gemma Ward.
The inclusion of Ward front and center has caused controversy with some believing the inclusion of the blond is a "slap in the face" to Indian beauty and others complaining that the cover looks too much like the inaugural issue of Vogue China:
Well, it's not exactly the same, they are facing the other way! Vogue India says they wanted to include the "most adored faces in India and internationally." Certainly, this new Vogue does promise to be more colorful than the other editions, and Alex Kurivilla, the managing editor of Conde Naste, says "I suspect our Vogue will be nosier and more colourful and more vibrant than the western models."
The first ever Vogue India cover featured looks by Roberto Cavalli, Valentino, Giorgio Armani, Chanel, Christian Dior and Gucci.
What do you think about the Vogue India cover?
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