Featured Article: Tatler UK 2012 Covers Recap

Tatler UK really loves red masthead. Every year, they used at least four issues with the particular color, just like 2010 and 2011.

This year marks the second consecutive year of Duchess of Cambridge appearance on the front page. Kate Middleton was featured on the February issue this year and unfortunately, the Chris Jackson photographed image is one of our least favourites from the magazine’s 2012 line up.
The other one is Edie Campbell‘s March cover by Luis Monteiro. The posed was nice, but if only they used different background color, the cover should’ve been more flattering.

There are four images that caught our attention this year. Supermodel Christy Turlington posed in front of Arthur Elgort lens with a cute mustache for May; fellow supermodel Cindy Crawford looking tan-tastic on the September issue by Ruven Afanador; Prince Harry of Wales looking handsome photographed by Tim Rooke on the November cover (his ex, Florence Brudenell Bruce, is gracing the January issue); and model/actor Clara Paget doing some weird pose on the December cover by Phil Ponyter.

The rest of this year’s line up from Tatler UK are featuring actress and the wife of Lord Frederick Windsor, Sophie Winkleman (by Robert Erdmann), a cute puppy with a crown–celebrating The Queen‘s Diamond Jubilee, actress Andrea Riseborough (by Rankin), actress Alice Eve (by Ruven Afanador), and TV host Cat Deeley (also by Ruven Afanador).

Which one is your favourite cover from Tatler UK this year?

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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.

Feel free to tell us your favourite covers from Harper’s Bazaar UK in the comment box, below.

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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy for Vogue Paris December 2012/January 2013

Emmanuele Alt chose the first lady of France and former model, singer, and actress, as the December 2012/January 2013 cover star, photographed for the front page by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott.

Click here to view last year cover featuring Kate Moss, here for 2010 cover featuring Tom Ford and Daphne Groeneveld, and here for 2009 cover featuring Laetitia Casta.

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Tyra Banks for WestEast Issue 37

The cover was photographed by Udo Spreitzenbar and styled by Ty-Ron Mayes.

Image via TFS.