W Magazine September 2008 : Kate Hudson by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott

[surrealseven]

Is the new W on the newstands yet?

[franchini]

I LOVE it! Wow, I think she looks great. Fierce! I think why she gets thought of as a 'boring' or 'bland' actress is because of the films she's done since Almost Famous. I'm a fan of hers, but even I think that AF is easily the best film she's ever done. Back to the magazine though: wow - can't wait to buy it!

[mikel]

The ed is very Steven Klein.

[Les_Sucettes]

Gosh What does this Kate do to be in so many covers? She's so bland, her movies are bland..enough!

[flyingace]

Originally Posted by mikel

The ed is very Steven Klein.

yes, that's what I thought as well.

[HeatherZ]

the cover looks fierce~

[surrealseven]

Originally Posted by mikel

The ed is very Steven Klein.

My exact sentiments, it is quite out of M&M's style

[Erin]

Can't wait to get my issue! I can really appreciate the cover and am anticipating what's inside...

[Bahiyya]

Originally Posted by taben

I don't see how Nadja's cover is so much better... Sure it's the original one,but other than that...

For me it's because Nadja's manages to be intense because of what she's bringing to it -- face, look etc. Kate's is mostly due to overt, well-done airbrushing.

[Nemezide]

agree with bahiyya, well done airbrushing

[icelynn]

Hey here's an idea for the editors at W: instead of spending so much time, money and energy on making up, primping, photoshopping (to death!), & styling a bland-looking mediocre actress for the *September* of all covers to look like a high fashion model, why don't you save yourself the trouble and *gasp* hire a high fashion MODEL for the cover???

[cato.]

That tagline is just too cheesy.

[Ferdinanda]

Originally Posted by icelynn

Hey here's an idea for the editors at W: instead of spending so much time, money and energy on making up, primping, photoshopping (to death!), & styling a bland-looking mediocre actress for the *September* of all covers to look like a high fashion model, why don't you save yourself the trouble and *gasp* hire a high fashion MODEL for the cover???

Word.

[SnejanaIsMyMuse]

You took the words right out of my mouth icylynn.

I never really liked Kate.

[ponytrot]

Originally Posted by Breathless

Is there some type of written contact these magazines have with celebrities to appear on the cover of their magazines? I swear it is about the same 20 celebrities on the cover of all these magazines and im sick and tired of it!

I agree that someone like Tilda should be on the cover! Give us someone unexpected but who can pull a cover and still keep readers and subscribers interested, it can't be that hard!

i'm not sure about a contract, but US magazines (ie. US Vogue/VanityFair/Cosmo and the like) are nortorious for pandering to the machinations of publicists and managers of "celebrities" but giving them covers to coincide with their hype.

that said, Kate Hudson's ed and cover is better than most celeb covers..