UK Elle September 2012 : Rosie Huntington-Whiteley by David Vasiljevic

[Melly5525]

Rosie's gorgeous and I love the Dolce collection, but I agree not that special for a sept cover. Hopefully the contents are more exciting

 

[ChrissyM]

i feel like her face looks kind of weird here.
not feeling this at all.

 

[Handbag Queen]

Nothing impressive about this! Especially for September.

I completely agree! She looks bored to me. Whole thing feels very ho-hum...

 

[jmrmartinho]

Anyway Im happy for the UK magazines are puting models on their covers.
its not the best cover but its quite far from a disaster.

 

[Abracadabra]

it't not terrible but they have certainly done alot better than this.

Of course, they should have made more use of Rosie as she is stunningly beautiful, it's UK Elle though. Just look at what UK Vogue done with her over a year ago, they made full use of her potential, the cover was fabulous, yeah her editorial was short and teasing but at least it got executed damn well.

Anyway back to this cover, despite it looking more for Spring rather than the fall season I might just surprisingly purchase this issue. Obviously it isn't groundbreaking, at the same time it isn't terrible. I know I have previously said I have no intention of buying this magazine in the future so I sound a bit hypercritical but this being the September issue is a good excuse right?

 

[vogue28]

For a September issue, Elle have failed to deliver with the newsstand cover. Those cover lines are so mundane.

 

[blueorchid]

Those cover lines are so mundane.

I had to laugh at the internet dating one. It sounds straight out of 2002.

 

[ChristyLeReveur]

this cover looks very spring and i am not liking rosie's face here

 

[Bertrando3]

the coverlines are clueless but the image and pose of Rosie works really well and they didn't get overboard with the styling which is cool and something stylists struggle a lot with

 

[Razzer]

It's too spring like and it's still not a powerful enough image i feel for a september cover. Also i would be far more interested in it if they used other more fashion focused models, instead of Rosie, but again i know that it would be highly unusual for Elle to use someone like Aymeline or Natasha.

 

[vogue28]

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Review - 378 Pages!

The Power Of Rosie
Cover Star: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Photographer: David Vasiljevic
Stylist: Anne-Marie Curtis
11 Photos

Metamorphosis
Model: Marike Le Roux
Photographer: David Slijper
Stylist: Anne-Marie Curtis
11 Photos

Winter Layers
Model: Kori Richardson
Photographer: Thomas Schenk
Stylist: Anne-Marie Curtis
12 Photos

Do It Like a Dude
Model: Kelsey van Mook
Photographer: Emma Tempest
Stylist: Natalie Wansbrough-Jones
10 Photos

Easy Rider
Model: Ranya Mordanova
Photographer: Tung Walsh
Stylist: Joanne Bkades
10 Photos

Style For Less
Model: Rasa Zukauskaite
Photographer: Wendelin Spiess
Stylist: Natalie Wansbrough-Jones
6 Photos

 

[honeycombchild]

Her face is even odder on the subs cover. I was quite saddened when it came through my door. There isn't even another newsstand or Limited Edition cover for this issue either.

 

[YourMonster]

I would've expected this from Us Elle but not Uk Elle

 

[Kpriss]

^

Of course her face is sad! Didn't you all hear that she withdrew from the Olympics Closing ceremonies because she wants to be looked at as an actress and not a model? Modeling for a magazine cover is not her job anymore, duh!

 

[vogue28]

That's odd. Because there's one small paragraph that mentions Rosie's acting ambitions, and the rest hails her a supermodel. Nonetheless, Rosie's feature is the one stimulating element to the issue. Everything else is a complete bore. The editorials consist of tedious photographers, models and stylists - the Elle standard.

 

[Miss Dalloway]

^ Ha! And that is perfectly described reason why i dont buy this magazine, or if i do, it happens very rarely, never was a huge fan anyway.

 

[Hazel]

What happened to Rosie's face on both covers ? It looks really off and I've got a hard time believing that there were no better shoots of her to put on the covers.

And yes, the styling looks like they've got the seasons wrong.

 

[Kpriss]

^

That proves just how much Elle cares about any / everything. I'm sure it wasn't just a speculation (Rosie's withdrawal from the ceremony) so hailing her modeling ways when her career focuses on acting is plain ignorant and stupid or desperate. Or both.

The simple truth is that regardless of her infamous pout, this is far from being a good cover. In general. and for Rosie in particular.

 

[honeycombchild]

Having now read the full issue it's so vapid for a September issue. It's almost as if they've treated it as a January issue of something. It's all so incredibly blah.

 

[GlamorousBoy]

well It could be great March cover - but September???