Vogue

Vogue is a fashion magazine associated with a pivotal early moment in Lula Landry’s modelling career. In Guy Somé’s account, a shoot for the magazine in which she wore his Jagged dress helped bring her to public notice; he later remembered that breakthrough as the beginning of a wider professional association between Lula and his designs.

Vogue and Lula’s Breakthrough

Somé recalled that Lula’s major break came on a Vogue shoot, where she wore the Jagged dress. He described the dress and the magazine appearance together as the moment that helped establish her connection with his clothes: people came to associate Lula with his work. The detail gives Vogue a specific place in her career history, rather than treating the magazine simply as part of the general celebrity world surrounding her.

The Accessories Contract

Later, Somé had designed a range with Lula in mind and expected her to front it. The planned contract was worth five million pounds, and he believed she would have raised the line’s profile and advanced her own career by taking the role. His account also connects the commercial negotiation to the earlier Vogue success: he felt that Lula loved his designs, but that as her standing rose, other people encouraged her to seek greater financial reward.

Somé’s Retrospective Account

Somé’s recollection is not an independent account of the magazine shoot; it forms part of his explanation of a lost professional partnership and his frustration over the proposed contract. He contrasted what he saw as Lula’s earlier enthusiasm with the later emphasis on money, while describing her as someone who wanted a family and close attachments. The contrast makes Vogue’s role in the story double-edged: the shoot marked an opportunity and growing recognition, while that recognition also helped make Lula’s professional value—and the expectations surrounding it—more contested.