June is the first month in which Vogue magazine is supposed to live up to the strictures of its new "Health Initiative," a voluntary attempt at self-regulation by the fashion bible's 19 international editions. Vogue will, as of this month, no longer "knowingly hire" models under the age of 16; it will no longer "knowingly hire" models "who appear to have an eating disorder"; and it will be an ambassador "for the message of healthy body image." How is the brand doing so far? Well, Vogue Germany opted to mark the transition by running an un-Photoshopped Peter Lindbergh spread featuring 11 prominent German women of various ages — including actors, models, and the editor-in-chief of the magazine herself. Vogue calls the pictures "unvarnished, unadulterated, pure." While not exactly groundbreaking — we've seen Lindbergh shoot supermodels in black-and-white, without Photoshop, before — the spread is an interesting counterpoint to the over-'Shopped ladymag new normal. Will Vogue keep its commitments? That remains to be seen. But these pictures sure are pretty.
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