The fashion titles tend to bring out the big guns when it comes to the unveiling of their all-important September 2023 covers, and British ELLE is doing just that. Give it up for Cara Delevingne who fronts the mag’s biggest fashion offering of the year, captured hanging high above the streets of New York City in cover number one (below) and serving nothing but face in the second alternative cover (after the jump). The now three-time British ELLE cover girl posed for photographer Quentin Jones for the occasion and is dressed by stylist Aurelia Donaldson in head-to-toe Christian Dior (to which the Brit model-turned-actress is brand ambassador).
Members of our forums, however, weren’t so smitten with the end result. “Did a magazine editor really think putting ‘Cancel This’ as a cover-line was smart? Yeah, ‘cancel this’ subscription…” blueorchid voiced.
“Not the best,” admitted a far from impressed 8eight.
“I just can’t stop laughing looking at this. It’s all way too forced and obvious with those open boots,” critiqued VERNIQUE.
Also not exactly bawled over with excitement was Drusilla_ echoing: “That first cover could’ve almost worked if Cara didn’t look half-asleep while hanging from a bar with one leg in the air!”
Yet not everyone was so quick to voice their disapproval. “I don’t mind the first cover. It does have that 90s Peter Lindbergh vibe though Cara’s face is dead in the shot and she is not giving any energy. Also the taglines on both covers aren’t it,” Urban Stylin stipulated.
“I do feel somewhat compelled to tolerate this!” confessed vogue28. “Not the worst duo of covers I’ve came across, but would’ve much preferred a little more… joy and aspiration for September as opposed to an expressionless Cara Delevingne photographed hanging in a grunge-looking getup, with a gloomy New York in the background.”
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