Featured Article: Vogue Italia 2012 Covers Recap

If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. That’s how we put the collaboration between photographer Steven Meisel and Vogue Italia that has been going strong for more than 20 years and still counting.

Sometimes they created magic on the covers (i.e the April issue with models Aaron Vernon, Chrystal Copland, Ethan James, Lyle Lodwick, Thairine Garcia and Sojourner Morell; September issue with Carolyn Murphy, and December with Vanessa Axente and Marlon Teixeira), sometimes they created something that’s so dull even though they tapped a great cover star (we are looking at you Mrs. Isabella Rossellini). And they certainly really knows how to liven up the hype, as the current IT model Kate Upton landed one of the most coveted cover slots in the world of fashion publication.

Vogue Italia combined top famous names in modeling industry with the rising newbies as their 2012 cover girls. They mixed runway regulars and veterans Caroline Trentini, Daria Strokous, Joan Smalls, Linda Evangelista, Jamie Bochert, Meghan Collison with promising new crop of girls such as Laura Kampman, Mackenzie Drazan, and Vanessa Axente (she got the honor to be featured twice last year!).

Vogue Italia always came up with something different from the other Vogue editions, and we respect that. Especially the minimalist text on the cover. Franca Sozzani already made history this year as she chose Fei Fei Sun as the magazine’s first ever Asian cover girl! We are looking forward to see what Franca will bring in 2013.

Read our recap of the magazine’s 2011 line up, here and 2010 line up, here. Don’t forget to share which cover is your favourite from Vogue Italia in the comment box below.

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Featured Article: Vogue Russia 2012 Covers Recap

Vogue Russia cover budget increased in 2012. They managed to tapped top photographers, two of them are fashion designers who also a photographer: Hedi Slimane and Karl Lagerfeld. Slimane, the new head designer at Saint Laurent Paris snapped Iselin Steiro and Daphne Groeneveld with his signature dark and moody image for the cover of the magazine’s March and April issue respectively. While Karl Lagerfeld—of Chanel, Fendi and his namesake label in case you didn’t know—tried something colorful for the December cover, featuring La Linda, in a Fendi yellow fur coat that looked so bright and catchy.

The Demarcheliers, Patrick and Victor, also landed cover job for Vogue Russia in 2012. The father shot the Dolce & Gabbana-clad models trio (Kate King, Anais Pouliot and Ming Xi) for February, while his son shot the October issue featuring actress Scarlett Johansson, who coincidentally also wears Dolce & Gabbana. And she looked good in it!

While the remaining photographers (Anthony Maule/January, Alexi Lubomirski/May, Cüneyt Akeroglu/June, Ellen Von Unwerth/August, and Mario Testino/September) were only shot one slot each last year, British born Richard Bush was lucky enough to secured two cover stints: July issue with Lily Donaldson (our fave), and November issue with Arizona Muse (her second consecutive year appears on the magazine’s front image).

The magazine already released their January issue with Lara Stone, and the editor in chief, Victoria Davydova, continues to work with Hedi Slimane as photographer. Yeah, she likes him that much because she gave him his third cover works in less than a year.

You can also read our review of 2011 covers, here. Share to us your favourite image from Vogue Russia in the comment box below.

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Linda Evangelista for Vogue Russia December 2012

La Linda is wearing Fendi Fall Winter 2012 fur coat on the December cover of Vogue Russia, photographed by Karl Lagerfeld. We love the color contrast between the coat’s sleeves, bright lips, her pale skin and that blue-green eyes!

There’s also a gift supplement on the issue which featured Toni Garrn on the cover, photographed also by Karl Lagerfeld.

Click here to view last year December cover featuring Arizona Muse, here for 2010 cover with Jessica Stam, and here for 2009 cover with Claudia Schiffer.

Images via TFS.

Linda Evangelista for Fashion Magazine Canada November 2012

The 47 year old St. Catharines, Ontario, born supermodel was photographed by Pamela Hanson and styled by Tammy Eckenswiller, for the November cover of her homeland Fashion Magazine.

Click here to view last year November cover featuring Gwen Stefani, and here for 2010 cover with Christina Hendricks.

Image via TFS.

Fifteen More Covers of i-D Magazine Fall 2012

i-D Magazine already mentioned that they will published the remaining 15 covers right after they teased us with the stunning Kolfinna Kristófersdóttir cover by Boo George.

Sara Moonves, Edward Enninful and Patti Wilson are the main stylist for the covers photographed by Matt Jones, Emma Summerton and Daniele Duella and Iango Henzi. One of the best covers in the bunch are the Chen Man photographed image featuring lovely actor Fan Bingbing, in which she was styled by Tim Lim.

The remaining cover models are the top names and household women in the modelling industry such as Amber Valetta, Aymeline Valade, Candice Huffine, Edie Campbell, Gisele Bundchen, Guinevere Van Seenus, Isabeli Fontana, Iselin Steiro, Jourdan Dunn, Karen Elson, Kristen McMenamy, Linda Evangelista, Natasha Poly, and Stephanie Seymour.

Which one is your favourite cover(s)?

Click the links to view last year covers featuring Carine Roitfeld, Lara Stone, Fei Fei Sun and Abbey Lee Kershaw.

Click here to view last year covers featuring Lindsay Wixson, Joan Smalls, Liya Kebede, Kristen McMenamy and Daisy Lowe.

Click the links for 2009 covers featuring Linder Sterling, Frida Giannini/James Franco and Shakira.

Images via TFS.

Nina Hoss for Interview Germany September 2012

UPDATED SEPTEMBER 02nd 2012: Added two new covers via TFS.

Hmm.. not really feeling the Yayoi Kusama masthead.

Image via TFS.

Two Covers of Interview Russia September 2012

Supermodel Linda Evangelista (photographed by Daniela Duella & Iango Henzi) and Russian actress, director, and screenwriter, Renata Litvinova, are gracing the latest covers of Interview Russia‘s latest issue.

Images via TFS.

Linda Evangelista for Vanity Fair Spain September 2012

Norman Jean Roy snapped the 47 year old supermodel for the September cover of Vanity Fair Spain.

Image via TFS.

Linda Evangelista for Vogue Italia May 2012

UPDATED MAY 26th 2012: Added the Beauty In Vogue cover featuring America’s Next Top Model Cycle 17 winner, Lisa D’Amato, photographed by Dusan Reljin.

The 46 year old supermodel wears a long cotton dress with contrasting leather sash top from Tod’s and chandelier earrings from Kenneth Jay Lane for the May cover of Vogue Italia photographed by Steven Meisel and styled by Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele.

Pat McGrath and Oribe were responsible for the make up and hair respectively.

Click here to view last year cover featuring Kristen McMenamy, here for 2010 cover featuring Daria Strokous and Kirsi Pyrhonen and here for 2009 cover featuring Sasha Pivovarova.

Image via TFS.

Chanel Eyewear Spring Summer 2012 Ad Campaign

UPDATED APRIL 21st 2012: Added four new campaign images via TFS.

Finally Karl Lagerfeld shot something that’s not black and white! And even better he tapped supermodel Linda Evangelista as the leading lady of the latest campaign of Chanel Eyewear.

Click the links to view past campaign images of Chanel Eyewear: Fall 2011, Summer 2011 and Fall Winter 2010.

Image via DNA Models blog.