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Why would Vogue/Bazaar/Elle give in to attention whores?? Parker, Moore, and Lopez don't even have films to promote.
Vogue/Sarah Jessica Parker. This entire year, US Vogue has chosen to put actresses who are promoting themselves rather than promoting their films on the cover, and the trend continues with September. With the exceptions of Sandra Bullock's March cover and Drew Barrymore's April cover, which coincide with the April releases of their (deplorable) movies, all other actresses (Liya Kebede notwithstanding) who made the Vogue cover didn't have a film that would come out soon. Neither were they particularly fashionable (Jennifer Lopez!?). They were interviewed to talk about themselves and their "womanhood." If I must see actresses, I'd rather see Diane Lane ("Must Love Dogs") than Salma Hayek or Kate Winslet (even though the latter did have a good pictorial). And Sarah Jessica Parker is just about the most self-aggrandizing faux fashion icon to exist on this planet. This is the third time that she will make the cover, catching up to Renee Zellweger. I look forward to the Gwyneth/Testino/couture issue in October.
Bazaar/Demi Moore. What are they going to talk about? Like the entire nation is holding its breath to find out if she's pregnant.
Elle/Jennifer Lopez. Doesn't Cameron Diaz have a big movie out in the fall? I'd rather see her.
W/Kirsten Dunst. The only choice so far that seems relevant. Putting models on the cover is a time-honored tradition at W, but I wonder if that will continue this year.
Vanity Fair/Paris Hilton. VF's sales suffered late last year when male moviestars made consecutive covers, so the editor is adamant about putting women on the cover. Truth be told, I am sort of gleeful that Beyonce got bumped off the cover. I mean, at least Paris Hilton is aware that she is a clown.
InStyle/Jennifer Garner. Pure cheese.
Cosmoplitan/Scarlett Johansson. I wonder if the indie darling would have cross-over appeal.
Glamour/Jennifer Connelly. Glamour's trying pretty hard to distinguish itself from Cosmo. Over the past months, everything from the cover design (full-body shots as opposed to Cosmo's leg-parting poses) to the content (less sexually oriented) has changed for the better.
Lucky/Rachel Bilson. As boring as most of Lucky's covers are, I think the magazine is choosing its cover girls wisely. TV actresses may be deemed too "B-list," but they could help break into a demographic that doesn't typically read fashion magazines. Afterall, Lucky is for girls who don't dream of unattainable high glamour.
Vitals/Heidi Klum. Sort of disappointed. Vital markets itself as a thinking women's leisure magazine. Why Heidi?
Allure/Mariah Carey. She's had a chart-topping album, so somebody's bound to do a cover story with her.
Jane/Hilary Duff. Could we just abort this issue? After the embarrasing performance of her summer movie, I can hardly believe that anyone still cares about Duff.