The September Issue is supposed to be the biggest issue of any magazine’s year. Magazines build up to their September issues, and the idea is to have the biggest “get” for the September cover. So… what the sh-t is Harper’s Bazaar doing? They put The Weeknd on the cover, paired with Adriana Lima and Irina Shayk on the cover, but Irina and Adriana are literally just his accessories – they are not given any words in his profile. I could see how Bazaar might want to do a music issue or something like that, but putting Abel on the September cover just seems… poorly thought out. Carine Roitfeld organized this editorial too – go here to see the full piece. It sucks. The profile of The Weeknd sucks too – he didn’t even sit down down for a real interview, he merely answered a few questions by email. And that’s the September cover! Was Harper’s Bazaar taken over by a crack team of sloths? Some highlights (FROM THE EMAIL):
His favorite villains. “The last one I was really infatuated with was Heath Ledger’s Joker…David from the new Alien saga who has no remorse for human life” also piques the Weeknd’s interest.
His style inspo: He adds that when he was 10, Nas and Puff Daddy were his style gods for their “haircuts and baggy clothes,” and that until a few years ago he loathed wearing suits.
His musical persona versus the real Abel: “I’m not in a rush to let people know everything about me. Mystery is always great.”
Preserving his mystique: “Luckily, the only thing the world demands of me is music,” he says. “I don’t have to give them anything else for the rest of my life.” Still, he engages with his 14 million Instagram followers and even responds to interview questions. Perhaps the key for him will be to do so only up to a point. Asked if he would ever tinker with his public persona for his next album, he expresses interest. “Kind of like pulling a Ziggy Stardust. Maybe I’ll retire from being the Weeknd,” he says before backtracking. “Or maybe I’ll just give him a break.”
While Abel is more media-shy than most rock stars, it’s not like he’s never sat down for an interview. He does it on occasion, usually about two interviews a year. You would think that for the September issue, the Bazaar editors would have been able to prod him into giving a real interview or something. Or, you know, just getting someone else for the cover.
Photos courtesy of Harper’s Bazaar.
150th anniversary of a Fashion institution and they uses models as accessories. Sigh.
Why would they style two famous models to look exactly the same and unrecognizable?
because we still live in a world that objectifies women?? That photo makes them look like interchangeable accessories
because there is a notion that Irina and Adriana look like eachother and the mag is playing on it.
Can this irrelevant person and his model/Social media posse please go away already?
Also, what does ANY woman see in him? THAT’s the mystery about him.
LOL, I agree
I don’t see anything attractive or desirable about him. Thought I might have been the only one
Don’t ask me, he looks like he works at my local Subway.
It’s a shame that the focus is so much on his looks, and not his music.
He’s seriously one of the most brilliant artists I’ve come across.
I hope critics will overlook the superficial aspects and take the time to really observe his art.
(It’s okay, Abel. I think you’re SUPER hot! =D)
Irina and Adriana like his accessories. Awful and sexist
Wow 2 uniquely beautiful women and they look like the same exact woman plastered on each side. What a waste
I didn’t even recognize them, and they are two of my favorite models.
What does Selena Gomez think about her boyfriend having 2 women draped over him? I wouldn’t be very excited
Seriously? It’s a job.
i don’t care in the slightest about him, except that i like his vocals in “Earned It,” which all the same is a fairly sexist/ objectifying song, and so is his other stuff as far as I can tell, so meh.
… heh heh “crack team of sloths” , funny Kaiser 🙂
mostly, this cover shot makes me need to go find some black lipstick NOW. it looks strangely amazing.
Well “Earned It” was written for 50 Shades of Gray so sexist and objectifying is right on message.
Photoshop and tweaking aside, I think Adriana has been drinking the blood of virgins :/
Print is dead
Is this bad photoshop or is Irina missing the tip of her middle finger? I’ve tried wrapping my head around how the tip could be tucked behind another finger but it doesn’t seem quite right…
Haha nevermind…on closer inspection it’s inside his shirt.
Couldn’t they just have Adriana, Irina, and Candice on the cover? He ruins every photo.
The Weekend is suuuuuch a mystery!!! Yawn.. like all artists, he thinks he’s a lot more interesting than he actually is. Just wait till another one of a kind singer comes out, weekend who?
Same as it ever was
I actually love the Weeknd and his music but for the September issue, Bazaar should have absolutely booked a cover model that was going to grant them a sit down interview for goodness sakes. Poor, poor job on Bazaar’s part.