If you’ve paid a visit to your local newsstand over recent months, you’ve no doubt bumped into Penélope Cruz. After all, the Spanish actress has appeared on a whole multitude of magazine covers of late – including Vanity Fair Italia, Vogue Spain and American ELLE. Penélope now surfaces as V Magazine‘s latest cover star, 13 years after she last covered the American fashion publication. For Issue #147 Spring 2024, photographer Jack Bridgland and stylist Gro Curtis team up to profile the Chanel brand ambassador who dons a range of pieces from the French fashion house (in addition to pieces from Fleur du Mal, LaQuan Smith and David Koma) across two covers, for the 90s-inspired cover story.
Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:
“I like Penélope and she is a stunning woman, but what in the [Richard] Avedon meets Missy Elliott is this direction?” asked dontbeadrag.
“Penny from the block,” shared forum member thenewclassic.
“She looks stunning. But I hate the composition of the cover (below),” stated mikel.
MON commented: “I understand the vision but the execution is a bit meh. Rather than being a strong cover image, it feels like an editorial shot made a cover.”
Everyone else, was completely sold over the outcome. “The camellia cover is a must have. Penélope is everywhere lately, and I’m not complaining,” raved KoV.
“Honestly, I just adore this woman so much that I find it a completely impossible task to take a disliking to anything she’s affiliated with! This is no exception. I’m able to appreciate, at the very least, how different the concept is from say… Penelope’s recent cover of ELLE,” enthused vogue28.
See more of Penélope Cruz as V Magazine‘s Spring 2024 cover star and join the conversation, here.
