Look, Leibowitz has made pictures of absolute brillance. But, she is of a style, a point of view, that I find pointless. She doesn't get at the truth of her sitters. She gets at the truth of whatever they are trying to put across to the general public or their fanbase. This is genius, of course. And, if occasionally, she got it wrong, as with the Elizabeth II, it's only because (I believe) she understands that the Queen long ago turned herself and her family into nothing but celebrities with government protection.
The Vuitton ads? Disgust me. But no more so than the usual thing these types do with expensive watch ads. It's not that I'm disgusted that sports figures or celebrities pitch stuff. It's when someone who ostensibly should be at statesman point in his/her life suddenly shows up shilling expensive plutocratic goodies that I feel grossed out. All this posing about, enacting the "good life" for us plebes and wannabes. Like I would ever want something Beckham's had on his body or that Madonna's carrying about in a yogic freefall. I am just that much of a snob, thank you very much.