Featured Article: Harper’s Bazaar UK 2012 Covers Recap

This year, the covers line up from Harper’s Bazaar UK are quite feast to the eyes. The color combination were lovely such as Rosie Huntington-Whiteley‘s January issue by Tom Munro, Georgia May Jagger‘s March issue by Alexi Lubomirski, Victoria Beckham‘s May issue by Camilla Akrans, and Miranda Kerr‘s August newsstand cover by Giampaolo Sgura.

We also love the selection of their cover stars which were exciting i.e Cate Blanchett for April issue by Alexi Lubomirski, Florence Welch for July issue by Camilla Akrans, Keira Knightley for September issue by Ellen von Unwerth, Laetitia Casta and Joan Smalls for October issue by Sebastian Faena, Salma Hayek for November issue by Paola Kudacki, and Marion Cotillard for December issue by Ben Hassett.

Harper’s Bazaar UK didn’t amused us with their February and June issue. They got Uma Thurman and Cameron Diaz on the covers, but the magazine didn’t do any justice for both great actors. It was incredibly boring. They should’ve made far better covers with different art direction.

Overall, 2012 has been a good year for Harper’s Bazaar UK. Hopefully they will producing better covers next year. Especially after Justine Picardie took over the Editor-in-Chief position from Lucy Yeomans (she joined Net A Porter earlier this year) in August. The magazine was helmed by acting editor Jenny Dickinson of Elle UK for few months before Picardie took over the position. Dickinson will stay at the title as consultant editor until the end of the year.

Check out our 2011 recap, here, and 2010 recap, here.

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Featured Article: Vogue UK 2012 Covers Recap

Vogue UK gave eight cover slots this year to eight first timers! Florence Welch opened the year as she’s gracing the January issue with her signature red hair, photographed by Mario Testino. The Peruvian photographer also snapped the candy-colored March issue with Lana Del Rey and Kristen Stewart‘s October cover.

American catwalker Arizona Muse is one of the models who landed their first time cover for Vogue UK, along with fellow American Karlie Kloss. They’re gracing the February and September issue photographed by Patrick Demarchelier and Nick Knight respectively. The last three first-timer cover girls this year are Academy Award-winning actress Charlie Theron (photographed by Patrick Demarchelier for May issue), the lovely Emma Stone (photographed also by Demarchelier for August), and the striking Jennifer Lawrence (photographed by Alasdair McLellan for November).

The returning cover stars this year are Sienna Miller by Ryan McGinley (she has featured eight times on the cover); Kate Moss by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott (31 times!); Rachel Weisz by Alasdair McLellan (3 times); and Natalia Vodianova by Mario Testino (10 times).

Our favourite cover images this year goes to the ones with Charlize Theron and Kate Moss on the covers. They’re stunning and classic! You can also read our recap for 2011, here, and 2010, here.

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Florence Welch for The Sunday Times Style Magazine August 26th 2012

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Florence Welch for Harper’s Bazaar UK July 2012

The stunning singer wears Valentino Couture Spring Summer 2012 dress on the covers of the July issue from Harper’s Bazaar UK photographed by Camilla Akrans and styled by Sissy Vian.

Click here to view last year July cover featuring Claudia Schiffer, here for 2010 cover with Vanessa Paradis and here for 2009 cover with Uma Thurman.

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Florence Welch for Company April 2012

Click here to view last year cover featuring Katy Perry.

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Florence Welch for Vogue UK January 2012

UPDATED DECEMBER 07th 2011: Added a bigger cover image via Models.com

25 year old Florence Leontine Mary Welch is gracing her very first Vogue UK cover photographed by Mario Testino and styled by Lucinda Chambers. Score!

Click here to view last year cover featuring Keira Knightley and here for 2010 cover featuring Rachel Weisz.

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Vogue Japan 2011 Covers Recap

What is the similarity between Vogue Japan and Glamour US? If your answer is both of the magazine using white backdrop, then you are correct!

If Glamour US selling celebrities on their covers, Vogue Japan (previously known as Vogue Nippon) is using top models to gracing their covers. Last year, Daria Werbowy, Lily Donaldson, Raquel Zimmermann and Abbey Lee Kershaw each landed two cover slots. But only the latter returning this year and featured for the badly criticized July cover taken by Mario Sorrenti in Christian Dior yellow beaded dress.

Most of the cover girls last year are related to Victoria’s Secret, but this year only Abbey Lee Kershaw, Karolina Kurkova (September issue photographed by Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin in Giorgio Armani printed dress), Gisele Bundchen (January issue photographed by Mario Sorrenti in Gucci) and Izabel Goulart (March issue photographed by Inez & Vinoodh in Dolce & Gabbana) who’s related to the much anticipated annual fashion show.

Two red-haired singers, Karen Elson (who is also a very famous model) and Florence Welch (in the first non-model cover in more than five years!) graced the February and October issue photographed by Inez & Vinoodh and Karl Lagerfeld respectively.

There are also two supermodels, Kate Moss (this issue marked the change from Vogue Nippon to Vogue Japan and I’m loving this cover with that Chanel dress!) and Naomi Campbell (in Gucci) who landed the May and June cover of the magazine photographed by Mert & Marcus and Inez & Vinoodh respectively.

A group shot of new crop of girls are featured for the April issue which the girls are wearing Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2011 dresses and photographed once again by husband and wife duo, Inez & Vinoodh. The girls are Fei Fei Sun from China, Milou Van Groesen from Netherlands, Bambi Northwood-Blyth from Australia and Britt Maren from USA.

Italian photographer, Giampaolo Sgura, landed his first ever Vogue Japan cover for December issue featuring first time cover girl for the magazine, Aymeline Valade (in Bottega Veneta) posed in a similar posing style as Lara Stone‘s November front page image lensed by Mario Sorrenti. The gap-toothed top model wearing yellow Givenchy sweater and printed skirt from the Fall Winter 2011 collection.

Pillow lipped Dutch model, Daphne Groeneveld was photographed for August issue also by Mario Sorrenti in Miu Miu for one of my favourite covers from the magazine this year. The blue masthead and the styling works by George Cortina are working for me. Love this!

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Florence Welch for Yen Magazine Issue 53

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Florence Welch for NME Magazine October 15th 2011

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Dominic Jones Jewelry Spring Summer 2012 Ad Campaign

Ben Toms photographed various famous people for the Spring Summer 2012 advetising campaign images of Dominic Jones Jewelry with the styling works by Karen Langley. Some of the campaign stars are models Cara Delevingne, Tallulah Harlech and Felix Radford, singer Catherine Pockson and Florence Welch and actor Clara Paget.

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