Iconic Editorial Revivals

Italian Vanity Fair Shows Off Michael Jackson's Legendary Style

Last year, Vanity Fair Italy featured an editorial spread featuring Michael Jackson’s iconic style. The editorial has recently gone viral after his untimely death.

The editorial features models mimicking Michael Jackson’s signature movies and unique fashion sense. The models portray the way the King of Pop has influenced, not only music and entertainment, but also the fashion industry.

Some of the shots in this editorial are pretty amazing and the Italian Vanity Fair was able to peg Michael Jackson’s style and attitude quite well.

Editorial Style Icon Revivals
Fashion magazines revive iconic editorial styles of famous public figures after their death.
Signature Style Modelling
Models portray the signature style and attitude of famous public figures in fashion editorials.
Cultural Influence Fashion
Fashion industry expresses its cultural influence through iconic public figure fashion styles.

Sectors Adopting This

Fashion and Beauty
Fashion magazines and brands use editorial revivals of iconic public figures as disruptive innovation to revive or introduce new fashion trends.
Entertainment
Fashion industry and entertainment industry collaborate to pay tribute to public figures through iconic fashion styles.
Media and Publishing
Publishing industry and fashion magazines capitalize trending editorial revivals of iconic public figure styles to increase readership and media attention.
SCORE
3.3 out of 10
GENDER
10% Men90% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 73%
Activity 19%
Freshness 8%

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