Just not very Vogue

Dakota Johnson scores her first major magazine cover in February, right before the anticipated release of the Fifty shades of grey film in which she stars. Mario Testino has photographed and I don't know if she looks troubled or just unease. Either way it is not a good cover. And it screams Teen Vogue instead of Vogue. What a bleak start of 2015 for Anna with Sienna and Dakota, I hope she has pulled herself together until the important March issue.

Kind of boring

Siennas fourth cover for Vogue. Seems a little bit strange if you look at her career, but I guess she's a favorite of Anna's. Although she's back where she started, with a January cover (Jan 2006), peaking with a September cover (September 2007) and then back with a oh not so very important Summer cover (July 2009). Now she's back re-inventing herself as a new more laid-back version with less paparazzi and tweets and more real life with family, countryside and stability. But does it sell magazines? And is it really the kick start that one could expect from Anna & co? Not if you ask me it's actually pretty lame, but Testino was behind the lense so at least the photos ought to be good.

Ravishing

The lovely Amy Adams is gracing the last Vogue cover for 2014. I love the dramatic look and that Amy is wearing Valentino. Annie Leibovitz can take credit of the cover as well as Tonne Goodman who did the styling. A graceful but in one way a bit boring cover, but I guess Anna wanted to play safe.

C'est magnifique!

Natalia Vodianova, THE model, graces the November cover of American Vogue, looking a little bit like Eva Herzigova. Anyway it is one of the finest covers Anna has produced in a very long time, so one should be content. The theme is the re-opening of the Opéra Garnier in Paris after renovation and restoration. Natalia wears Chanel, pre-spring 2015, which makes me think, can a cover actually go wrong when you wear Chanel? The answer is pretty obvious, no. Annie Leibovitz was behind the lense and Tonne Goodman did the styling. C'est magnifique!

The Real Reese

Reese is gracing her fifth Vogue cover with the October issue of American Vogue. And boy, does she look young! Much more younger than when she had her short page like haircut. I like Reese she seems ambitious and kind, that seems to be pretty unusual in Hollywood, but that doesn't save this cover. It is quite bad and it looks very dated. Maybe fresh 1999 but not fifteen years later.

October 2014

Cosmopolitan: Emmy Rossum
Cosmopolitan AUZ: Jessica Hart
Cosmopolitan UK: Rochelle Humes
ELLE UK: Jennifer Lopez
FLARE: Mindy Kaling
Glamour: Rosamund Pike
Glamour Paris: Frida Gustafsson
Glamour UK: Fearne Cotton
Harpers Bazaar Australia: Alessandra Ambrosio
Harpers Bazaar UK: Claire Danes
In Style UK: Nicole Scherzinger
Marie Claire F: Liya Kebede
Marie Claire UK: Lily Collins
Numéro Nippon: Lindsey Wixson
Red: Kate Hudson
Tatler: Genevieve Gaunt
Vogue Australia: Catherine McNeil
Vogue China: Anna Ewers
Vogue Nederland: Karlie Kloss
Vogue Nippon: Cara Delevingne
Vogue UK: Rosamund Pike

Vogue's September issue 2014 goes to the Instagirls!

Today's supermodels do not only get pursued by media. They also create their own universe by being active on twitter, Instagram and other social media. It's all about the filter or non-filter. American Vogue celebrates this kind of DIY stardom by letting the brightest things in the modelling world right now grace its September issue.

Yes, the very important one, with MODELS not some Hollywood leading actress, which by its own, deserve an exclamation mark.  The lucky trio, rumored to be a fold out with many more are Joan Smalls, Cara Delevingne and Karlie Kloss all dressed up on a sunny beach.

A good choice by Anna & co. I hope the cover is just the start for what it promises, 856 pages of spectacular fall fashion. Yay!

#highexpectations #TheInstagirls #fallfashion #AnnaWintourforpresident

September 2014

Allure: Chloë Grace Moretz
Allure Korea: Sasha Pivovarova
Allure Russia:Anna Selezneva
Cosmopolitan: Lucy Hale
Cosmopolitan Australia: Megan Fox
Cosmopolitan Deutschland: Nina Dobrev
Cosmopolitan Espana:
Cosmopolitan France: Katy Perry 
Cosmopolitan Italia:Megan Fox
Cosmopolitan Russia:Polina Gagarina
Cosmopolitan UK: Megan Fox
Costume: Mirte Maas
COVER: Eniko Mihalik 
ELLE:Kristen Stewart
ELLEAustralia:Gisele Bündchen
ELLE Brasil: Isabeli Fontana 
ELLE Canada: Mia Wasikowska
ELLE Danmark: Charlie Bredal 
ELLE Deutschland:Anja Rubik
ELLE Espana:Izabel Goulart
ELLE Italia:Benthe de Vries
ELLE México: Salma Hayek
ELLE Nederlands: Sophie Droogendijk
ELLE Norge: Frida Aasen
ELLE Russia:Giedre Dukauskaite
ELLE Sverige:Lone Praesto
ELLE UK: Kate Upton
FLARE: Chloë Grace Moretz
Glamour: Olivia Wilde
Glamour Deutschland:Scarlett Johansson
Glamour Espana:Poppy Delevingne
Glamour Italia: Louise Pedersen
Glamour Paris: Nadine Leopold
Glamour Russia: Anna Chipovskaya
Glamour UK: Rita Ora
Harpers Bazaar: Lady Gaga/Linda Evangelista/Penélope Cruz
Harpers Bazaar Australia: Penélope Cruz
Harpers Bazaar Brasil: Claudia Schiffer
Harpers Bazaar Deutschland: Toni Garnn/Mariacarla Boscono
Harpers Bazaar Espana: Claudia Schiffer/Emma Ferrer/Lady Gaga/Lara Stone/Linda Evangelista
Harpers Bazaar México: Naomi Campbell
Harpers Bazaar Russia:Salma Hayek
Harpers Bazaar UK: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley  
In Style: Julia Roberts
In Style Australia: Jennifer Aniston
In Style Deutschland: Keira Knightley
In Style Espana:Bárbara Lennie
In Style Russia:Renata Litvinova
In Style UK: Kate Bosworth
Interview:Amber Valletta/Daria Werbowy/Keira Knightley/Léa Seydoux/Naomi Campbell/Nicole Kidman
Jalouse: Marthe Wiggers  
L'Officiel:Ayemline Valade
Lucky:Dakota Fanning
Marie Claire: Blake Lively
Marie Claire Australia: Jessica Alba
Marie Claire Espana: Romy de Grijff
Marie Claire France: Saskia de Brauw/Trish Helfeuer 
Marie Claire Italia: Missy Rayder
Marie Claire Korea: Paris Hilton
Marie Claire Russia: Heather Marks 
Marie Claire UK: Jessica Alba 
Numéro: Maartje Verhoef, Lexi Boling & Sasha Luss
Numéro China: Liu Wen
Numéro Nippon: Elizabeth Olsen
Numéro Russia: Caroline Brasch Nielsen/Irene Hiemstra
NYLON: Aubrey Plaza
Red: Kirsten Dunst
Redbook: Kate Middleton
SELF: Maria Sharapova
Seventeen: Ariana Grande
Tatler: Jessica Brown-Findlay
Tatler Russia:Carolyn Murphy
Teen Vogue: Kendall Jenner 
Town & Country: Naomi Watts
Vanity Fair: Natalia Vodianova  
Vogue: Cara Delevingne, Joan Smalls & Karlie Kloss
Vogue Australia: Freja Beha Erichsen
Vogue Brasil:Adriana Lima
Vogue China: Fan Bingbing
Vogue Deutschland:Vanessa Axente
Vogue Espana:Irina Shayk
Vogue India:Sonam Kapoor
Vogue Italia: Models 
Vogue Korea:Song Hye Kyo & Kang Dong Won
Vogue México:Toni Garnn
Vogue Nederland:Lara Stone
Vogue Nippon: Claudia Schiffer, Nadja Auermann, Stephanie Seymour, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Carolyn Murphy, Eva Herzigova, Guinerve van Seenus, Karen Elson, Maggie Rizer, Saskia de Brauw, Tao Okamoto, Malgosia Bela, Mariacarla Boscone & Natasha Poly
Vogue Paris: Natalia Vodianova
Vogue Portugal: Elena Melnik
Vogue Russia: Lindsey Wixson  
Vogue Thailand: Hana Jirickova 
Vogue Türkiye: Crista Cober  
Vogue UK: Cara Delevingne 
Vogue Ukraine: Karen Elson
W Magazine: Rihanna
W Magazine Korea: Georgia May Jagger

A Ralph Lauren ad?

This could have been an ad for Ralph Lauren but it's not. It is the August cover for Vogue with Blake Lively, shot by Mario Testino. It's far better than Blakes first cover for Vogue but not as good as her second one. And to be honest kind of boring, I mean it is Blakes third. What has she accomplished so far? Apart from Gossip Girl, well I guess it's pretty much about she's trying to become the next Gwyneth Paltrow by launching her lifestyle site Preserve and the fact that shes married to Ryan Reynolds.

Lupita strikes

I think Anna heard me, because the July cover of Hollywood's sweetheart Lupita Nyong'o is beautiful and fun AND she wears Prada. Can this girl actually do anything wrong? No, and boy she deserves it. Lupita seems smart, talented and sweet. Mikael Jansson took the photo and to summon it up, I like everything except the weird bracelets.

I vote for a change

To be honest, this is quite boring. Anna - you could do so much better and also I expect so much more from you.

OK, Charlize is a true Hollywood queen with new films coming out and yes, her romance with Sean Penn might have been a little bit of surprise for all of us, including herself "I didn't see it coming"? But apart from that, we need a little bit more change... since Charlize has covered Vogue 6 times, that is a lot, even for her. Although she looks kind of fresh and young and not so uptight as on her previous two covers (September 2009 and December 2012).

Also it is interesting that she has"moved down" in the magazine hierarchy from the important September issue via the quite important December issue to the quite thin and in between June issue. 

Mario Testino has been behind the lense and yes, she's wearing Dior.

August 2014

Allure: Rachel McAdams
Allure Korea: Amanda Seyfried
Allure Russia: Eniko Mihalik
Cosmopolitan: Megan Fox
Cosmopolitan Australia: Iggy Azalea
Cosmopolitan Deutschland: Kaley Cuoco 
Cosmopolitan Espana: Ursula Corbero
Cosmopolitan France: Natalya Belova 
Cosmopolitan Italia: Lily Allen
Cosmopolitan Russia: Lily Allen
Cosmopolitan UK: Nicole Scherzinger
COVER: Freja Beha Erichsen 
ELLE: Kristen Wiig
ELLE Australia: Lara Bingle
ELLE Belgique: Pharell Williams
ELLE Brasil: Clara Alonso
ELLE Canada: Kayla Clarke, Pamela Bernier & Sophie Touchet
ELLE Deutschland: Karolina Kurkova
ELLE Espana: Eugenia Volodina
ELLE Italia: Dree Hemingway
ELLE Korea: Natalia Vodianova
ELLE México: Yulia Terentinieva
ELLE Nederlands: Renee Meijer
ELLE Nippon: Miley Cyrus
ELLE Norge: Bar Refaeli
ELLE Portugal: Keira Knightley
ELLE Russia: Maud le Fort
ELLE Sverige: Frida Gustafsson
ELLE UK: Cheryl Cole
FLARE: Rita Ora
Glamour: Katie Holmes
Glamour Deutschland: Keira Knightley
Glamour Espana: Keira Knightley
Glamour Italia: Mélanie Thierry
Glamour Paris: Freja Beha Erichsen
Glamour Russia: Jessica Alba
Glamour UK: Ellie Goulding
Harpers Bazaar: Cameron Diaz
Harpers Bazaar Australia: Michelle Williams
Harpers Bazaar Brasil: Luma Grothe & Caua Reymond
Harpers Bazaar Deutschland: Lorde
Harpers Bazaar Espana: Mirte Maas 
Harpers Bazaar México: Meghan Collison 
Harpers Bazaar Russia: Michelle Williams
Harpers Bazaar Türkiye: Twinkle Khanna
Harpers Bazaar UK: Michelle Dockery 
In Style: Zooey Deschanel
In Style Australia: Angelina Jolie
In Style Deutschland: Kate Hudson
In Style Espana: Kate Hudson
In Style Russia: Kate Hudson
In Style UK: Cameron Diaz
Interview: Mia Wasikowska
Jalouse: Rihanna
L'Officiel: Frankie Rayder
Lucky: Solange Knowles
Marie Claire: Zoe Saldana
Marie Claire Australia: Keira Knightley
Marie Claire Espana: Elizabeth Olsen
Marie Claire France: Cato van Ee
Marie Claire Italia: Tasha Tilberg
Marie Claire Russia: Gisele Bündchen
Marie Claire UK: Katherine Heigl
Marie France: Natalie Darcas
Numéro: Amanda Murphy
Numéro China: Auguste Abeliunaite
Numéro Nippon: Julia Frauche
Numéro Russia:  Zuzanna Bijoch
NYLON: Nina Dobrev
NYLON Korea: Lily Allen
Red: Fearne Cotton
Redbook: Julianne Hough
SELF: Jessica Alba
Seventeen: Demi Lovato
Tatler: Gala Gordon
Tatler Russia: Nora Arnezeder
Teen Vogue: Kesha
Town & Country:Dakota Fanning
Vanity Fair: HRH Prince William, HRH the duchess of Cambridge and HRH prince George 
Vogue: Blake Livley
Vogue Australia: Sarah Murdoch
Vogue Brasil: Irina Shayk
Vogue China: Arizona Muse
Vogue Deutschland: Anja Rubik
Vogue Espana: Bianca Suarez
Vogue India: Twinkle Khanna
Vogue Italia: Isabeli Fontana
Vogue Korea: Anja Rubik, Candice Swanepoel, Joan Smalls, Karen Elson & Lily Donaldson
Vogue México:Monika Jagaciak
Vogue Nederland: Malgosia Bela
Vogue Nippon: Lindsay Wixson
Vogue Paris: Anna Ewers
Vogue Portugal: Daniela Ruah
Vogue Russia: Isabeli Fontana 
Vogue Thailand: Martha Hunt
Vogue Türkiye: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley  
Vogue UK: Victoria Beckham 
Vogue Ukraine:  Marina Abramovich & Crystal Renn
W Magazine: Mila Kunis
W Magazine Korea: Daria Strokous

July 2014

Allure: Taylor Schilling
Allure K: Angela Lindvall 
Allure R: Doutzen Kroes
Cosmopolitan: Katy Perry
Cosmopolitan Australia: Katy Perry
Cosmopolitan D: Katy Perry
Cosmopolitan ESP: Katy Perry
Cosmopolitan Italia: Katy Perry
Cosmopolitan R: Katy Perry
Cosmopolitan UK: Katy Perry
Cover: Lone Praesto
ELLE: Anna Kendrick
ELLE Australia: Nicole Richie 
ELLE Belgique: Miranda Kerr
ELLE Brasil: Gisele Bündchen 
ELLE Canada: Gisele Bündchen
ELLE D: Gisele Bündchen
ELLE Danmark: Maria Palm
ELLE ESP: NadejdaSavcova
ELLE Italia: Filippa Hamilton
ELLE México: Gisele Bündchen
ELLE Nederlands: Camilla Christensen
ELLE Nippon: Gisele Bündchen
ELLE Portugal: Gisele Bündchen
ELLE R: Gisele Bündchen
ELLE Sverige: Jennifer Aniston
ELLE UK: Keira Knightley
FLARE: Lucy Hale
Glamour: Keira Knightley
Glamour D: Rihanna
Glamour ESP: Amaia Salamanca
Glamour Paris: Lily Alderidge
Glamour R: Taylor Swift 
Glamour UK: Alexa Chung/Kristen Wiig/Nicole Kidman/Sam Claflin  
Harpers Bazaar: Kate Winslet
Harpers Bazaar Australia: Jessica Hart
Harpers Bazaar Brasil: Ymre Stiekma
Harpers Bazaar D: Kate Moss
Harpers Bazaar ESP: Mirte Maas
Harpers Bazaar México: Christina Piccone 
Harpers Bazaar R: Missy Rayder
Harpers Bazaar Türkiye: Elisa Sednaoui
Harpers Bazaar UK: Emily Blunt
In Style: Kate Hudson
In Style Australia: Jennifer Lopez
In Style D: Cameron Diaz
In Style ESP: Cameron Diaz
In Style R: Jennifer Lopez
In Style UK: Jennifer Lopez
Interview: Jamie Dornan 
Jalouse: Rihanna
L'Officiel: Angela Lindvall
Lucky: Miranda Kerr
Marie Claire: Mila Kunis
Marie Claire Australia: Angelina Jolie
Marie Claire ESP: Tamara Weijenberg
Marie Claire F: Maja Mayskär/Kelly Moreira
Marie Claire Italia: Siri Tollerod
Marie Claire K: Elizabeth Olsen 
Marie Claire R: Tamara Weijenberg 
Marie Claire UK: Abbey Clancy
Numéro: Constance Jablonski/Karen Elson/Sasha Luss 
Numério China: Lexi Boling 
Numéro Nippon: Julia Frauche
Numéro R: Kätlin Aas
Nylon: Haim
Red: Liv Tyler
Redbook: Melissa McCarthy
SELF: Ellie Goulding
Seventeen: Bella Thorne
Tatler: Charlie Newman
Tatler R: Anja Rubik 
Teen Vogue: Elle Fanning 
Town & Country: Robin Wright
Vanity Fair: Shailene Woodley
Vogue: Lupita Nyong'o
Vogue Australia: Miranda Kerr
Vogue Brasil: Karlie Kloss
Vogue China: Kati Nescher
Vogue D: Doutzen Kroes
Vogue ESP: Constance Jablonski
Vogue India: Alia Bhatt
Vogue Italia: Lexi Boling, Amanda Murphy & Edie Campbell
Vogue Korea: Lindsey Wixson
Vogue México: Lily Aldridge 
Vogue Nederland: Malgosia Bela 
Vogue Nippon: Georgia May Jagger
Vogue Paris: Natasha Poly
Vogue Portugal: Anja Rubik
Vogue R: Sam Rollinson
Vogue Thailand: Metinee Kingapayome
Vogue Türkiye: Jeneil Williams, Katlin Aas & Devon Windsor 
Vogue UK: Christy Turlington
Vogue Ukraine: Malgosia Bela 
W: Amber Heard

A rolling Stone

Emma Stone graces her second Vogue cover and it is actually kind of strange that it is her second one, if you really think about how much she has achieved. There's nothing wrong with her but she's just another pretty young actress. Although the cover is much better than her first one (July 2012). It is May but the cover feels kind of Autumn with the colours and the head-piece. Emma is wearing GUCCI pre-fall photographed by Craig McDean. I really hope for a nice June cover such as the lovely one that their British sister magazine has produced with Kate Upton. 

June 2014

Allure: Amber Valletta 
Allure K: Josefien Rodermans
Allure R: Karolina Kurkova 
Cosmopolitan: Chrissy Teigen
Cosmopolitan Australia: Kate Upton
Cosmopolitan ESP: Hiba Abouk 
Cosmopolitan F: Jessica Alba 
Cosmopolitan Italia: Ellie Goulding
Cosmopolitan R: Kaley Cuoco
Cosmopolitan UK: Caroline Flack
Cover: Lone Praesto 
ELLE: Angelina Jolie 
ELLE Australia: Angelina Jolie 
ELLE Belgique: Gisele Bündchen
ELLE Brasil: Beyonce Knowles
ELLE Canada: Emma Roberts
ELLE Danmark: Therese Fischer
ELLE ESP: Bar Refaeli
ELLE Italia: Ellinore Erichsen 
ELLE Korea: Angelina Jolie
ELLE México: Aline Weber 
ELLE Nederland: Angelina Jolie
ELLE Nippon: Katie Holmes
ELLE Norge: Gisele Bündchen 
ELLE Portugal: Aline Weber 
ELLE R: Angelina Jolie
ELLE Sverige: Gisele Bündchen 
ELLE UK: Amanda Seyfried
FLARE: Ellen Page
Glamour: Jessica Alba
Glamour D: Lea Seydoux
Glamour ESP: Cameron Diaz
Glamour Italia: Kylie Minogue 
Glamour Paris: Nadine Leopold
Glamour R: Scarlett Johansson 
Glamour UK: Lily Allen
Harpers Bazaar: Kate Winslet 
Harpers Bazaar Australia: Jessica Hart
Harpers Bazaar Brasil: Isabeli Fontana
Harpers Bazaar D: Kate Moss
Harpers Bazaar ESP: Barbara Palvin 
Harpers Bazaar K: Cameron Russell
Harpers Bazaar México: Coco Rocha 
Harpers Bazaar R: Chanel Iman
Harpers Bazaar Türkiye: Jaquelyn Jablonski 
Harpers Bazaar UK: Miranda Kerr
In Style: Shailene Woodley
In Style Australia: Jessica Mauboy, Sarah Murdoch & Asher Keddie 
In Style D: Angelina Jolie 
In Style ESP: Nicole Kidman 
In Style R: Cameron Diaz 
In Style UK: Nicole Kidman
Interview: Jamie Dornan 
Jalouse: Gia Coppola
L'Officiel: Angela Lindvall 
Lucky: Miranda Kerr 
Marie Claire: Jennifer Lawrence
Marie Claire AUZ: Kristen Stewart
Marie Claire ESP: Carmen Kass 
Marie Claire F: Marion Cotillard
Marie Claire Italia: Martha Hunt
Marie Claire R: Alexandra Martynova 
Marie Claire UK: Elizabeth Olsen
Numéro: Constance Jablonski/Karen Elson/Sasha Luss 
Numéro China: Lexi Boling 
Numéro Nippon: Meghan Collison
Numéro R: Eniko Mihalnik 
Nylon: Haim
Red: Drew Barrymore
Redbook: Drew Barrymore 
SELF: Alessandra Ambrosio
Seventeen: Bella Thorne
Tatler: Kate Middleton
Tatler R: Kendra Spears
Teen Vogue: Elle Fanning 
Town & Country: Robin Wright
Town & Country UK: Lily James 
Vanity Fair: Jon Hamm
Vogue: Charlize Theron
Vogue Australia: Emily DiDonato 
Vogue Brasil: Gisele Bündchen & Neymar 
Vogue China: Faye Wong
Vogue D: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Vogue ESP: Cristiano Ronaldo & Irina Shayk 
Vogue India: Deepkia Padukone 
Vogue Italia: Adriana Lima
Vogue K: Kim Yuna 
Vogue México: Isabeli Fontana
Vogue Nederland: Ymre Stiekma
Vogue Nippon: Doutzen Kroes
Vogue Paris: Natasha Poly 
Vogue Portugal: Nikola 
Vogue R: Arizona Muse 
Vogue Thailand: Zuzanna Bijoch
Vogue Türkiye: Magdalena Frackowiak 
Vogue UK: Kate Upton
Vogue Ukraine: Arizona Muse
W magazine: Amber Heard 
W Korea: Miley Cyrus