Featured Article: GQ UK 2012 Covers Recap

It is more exciting to waiting every month and see what GQ UK brings on their covers than the US version. Because GQ UK works with different photographers and setting and concept almost every single months. Unlike their US brother that always with the boring white backdrop and suited-up cover stars.

Some of the highlights from this year that caught our attention are Sam Taylor Wood‘s sephia-colored January cover featuring Daniel Craig, who also featured on one out of six front pages of the magazine’s November issue that celebrating 50th anniversary of the iconic James Bond (the other cover stars are previous Bond casts–George Lazenby, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, and Timothy Dalton).

We love Olivia Wilde‘s cute and sexy April cover by Gavin Bond, but of course the other cover version featuring comedians Ricky Gervais, Michael McIntyre, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson and Chris Rock, is definitely not on our “best cover” list. Our final favourite front pages from GQ UK this year are featuring three gorgeous, lovely yet sexy ladies: Homeland‘s Claire Danes for September issue by Simon Emmett; singer Lana Del Rey (naked!) for October issue by Mariano Vivanco; and last but not least, Twilight star Ashley Greene for December issue by Benny Horne. They did great jobs with the stunning images!

The rest of the cover stars for this year’s line up including rising actor Michael Fassbender; Academy-Award nominated actress Keira Knightley; Victoria Secret’s Angel from South Africa, Candice Swanepoel; singer Cheryl Cole; the new Peter Parker, Andrew Garfield; the new Bond girl from French, Bérénice Marlohe; stage, tv and film actor James Corden; Mad Men‘s John Slattery, singer Robbie Williams; and rapper Tinie Tempah.

Which are your favourite covers this year from GQ UK? Feel free to jump in the comment box and let us know!

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Maison Martin Margiela for H&M Fall Winter 2012 Ad Campaign

UPDATED OCTOBER 30th 2012: Added a new campaign image via TFS featuring Diana Dondoe.

UPDATED OCTOBER 14th 2012: Added a new campaign image featuring Jamie Bochert via TFS.

UPDATED OCTOBER 10th 2012: Added five new campaign images via TFS.

The first campaign image of the much anticipated collaboration between Maison Martin Margiela and H&M is out. The image was photographed by Sam Taylor-Wood.

Image via TFS.

Daniel Craig for GQ India January 2012

The cover is a reprint from GQ UK January 2012 photographed by Sam Taylor-Wood.

Image via Store Mags.

Daniel Craig for GQ UK January 2012

UPDATED DECEMBER 04th 2011: The cover was photographed by Sam Taylor-Wood.

Daniel Craig is featured on the January 2012 cover image of GQ UK.

Click here to view last year cover featuring Rihanna.

Image via Jessica Forum.

Noomi Rapace for Bon International Autumn Winter 2011

Besides the four covers of Winter issue featuring models Hedvig Palm, Henrietta Hellberg, Karin Hansson and Madelene de la Motte (photographed by Peter Gehrke) and a cover of Fall issue featuring Daria Strokous (photographed by Steven Pan), apparently there is this special hardcover edition cover featuring Swedish actress Noomi Rapace photographed by Sam Taylor-Wood. She is so cool in this cover!

Check her out as a gypsy girl names Sim in the upcoming Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadow along with Robert Downey Jr., and Jude Law, opens December 16th 2011.

Image via TFS.