We’ve been waiting for British Vogue‘s April issue for what feels like an eternity. Sienna Miller was just one name thrown around as a possible cover star. The magazine throws us a curveball by dropping two covers. Cover one goes to Anya Taylor-Joy wearing a crown and a Christian Dior Spring 2022 Haute Couture creation (which took a remarkable 200 hours to create) picked by Kate Phelan for the image captured by Craig McDean. For the second offering, the publication resurrects a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II from 1957 by Anthony Armstrong-Jones in celebration of the upcoming Platinum Jubilee.
The moment the two covers dropped, our forums were engulfed in debate. “This is lovely and a very nice surprise!” said justaguy.
“Both covers are gorgeous,” echoed ivano.
“The two covers are beautiful in their own right. Queen Elizabeth’s is just so lovely, celebratory and proper that I cannot help but to admire it, while Anya’s feels like the rebellious alternative. I’m getting Kate Moss vibes from it, love the muted colors and Phelan’s styling,” admired vogue28.
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“Very Kate Moss with the crown,” agreed Scotty.
But not everyone was smitten. “Happy for Anya, but that dress is certainly not cover-worthy. I know it’s hard to find a nice dress from any Dior collection, but there has got to be a better-looking one?” wondered GreyVetiver.
“I like it a lot minus the crown, which for me is absolutely unnecessary…” WAVES chimed in.
“Very 2005 music video,” critiqued MON.
BlueRuin described the outcome as “dated,” while oaklee91 called it “sublime.”
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