Annie Leibovitz made these stunning pictures for Vogue US (April 2005 edition).
The Beauty and the Beast storyline sets the entire feature off, creating not just another fashion shoot, but a beautiful story. A very creative concept :D
I must say... Drew Barrymore is an interesting choice as Belle :-/
A Thorny Problem - Her sisters demanded fine gowns and furs. All that Beauty wished for was a rose.
Beauty finds herself captive in the Beast’s palace when she selflessly offers herself up to save her father from the Beast’s almighty wrath. [Her father's crime: picking a rose for his daughter from the Beast's garden.]
A Feast for the Eyes - "Enjoy your meal," the Beast growled earnestly. "Everything in this house is yours."
Every night, the Beast proposed marriage to Beauty, but she refused him again and again.
A Haunting Melody - Sometimes Beauty heard music and voices floating through the lonely palace, but she never saw a single soul.
The Beast adorned Beauty with the finest robes and jewels.
Through the Looking Glass - A magic mirror revealed more than Beauty's exquisiteness: She glimpsed her father, deathly ill with remorse at having lost his favorite daughter.
“It’s quite a shame that the Beast is so ugly,” sighed Beauty, “for he is so good.”
A Dark Horse - "I promise to return," she said to the noble Beast - and then galloped through the dark woods to her father's bedside.
She wouldn't leave the gentle Beast alone long.
Midnight in the Garden - The Beast looked as if he had died of a broken heart. Beauty wept and threw herself upon him. Only after she kissed him did he turn back into the handsome prince he was... released at last from a spell of a wicked fairy.
“I thought I felt only friendship toward you,” cried Beauty, “but I see that I love you.”
Images taken from here
The Beauty and the Beast storyline sets the entire feature off, creating not just another fashion shoot, but a beautiful story. A very creative concept :D
I must say... Drew Barrymore is an interesting choice as Belle :-/
A Thorny Problem - Her sisters demanded fine gowns and furs. All that Beauty wished for was a rose.
Beauty finds herself captive in the Beast’s palace when she selflessly offers herself up to save her father from the Beast’s almighty wrath. [Her father's crime: picking a rose for his daughter from the Beast's garden.]
A Feast for the Eyes - "Enjoy your meal," the Beast growled earnestly. "Everything in this house is yours."
Every night, the Beast proposed marriage to Beauty, but she refused him again and again.
A Haunting Melody - Sometimes Beauty heard music and voices floating through the lonely palace, but she never saw a single soul.
The Beast adorned Beauty with the finest robes and jewels.
Through the Looking Glass - A magic mirror revealed more than Beauty's exquisiteness: She glimpsed her father, deathly ill with remorse at having lost his favorite daughter.
“It’s quite a shame that the Beast is so ugly,” sighed Beauty, “for he is so good.”
A Dark Horse - "I promise to return," she said to the noble Beast - and then galloped through the dark woods to her father's bedside.
She wouldn't leave the gentle Beast alone long.
Midnight in the Garden - The Beast looked as if he had died of a broken heart. Beauty wept and threw herself upon him. Only after she kissed him did he turn back into the handsome prince he was... released at last from a spell of a wicked fairy.
“I thought I felt only friendship toward you,” cried Beauty, “but I see that I love you.”
Images taken from here
