I actually really really like this. She looks her age, she looks smoking hot, but most of all, this cover trumps her American Vogue cover by MILES! She looked so lifeless on their cover, whereas here she looks bright and vibrant, and very much an ELLE girl.
I also have to admit I quite like the fact the cover focuses on the grey/metallic side of the colour spectrum, most of the time it ages the cover star, but this makes Katy stand out a mile.
Best cover from the redesign thus far, me feels. Solid job, looking forward to the contents as well...