US Elle December 2014 : Rihanna by Paola Kudacki

[vogue28]

Instagram/newsofrihanna_

Photographed by Paola Kudacki?

 

[Lola701]

Such a good cover. It's very Versace by Avedon. I really like it.
Rihanna just looks like Brandi Quinones in this shot.

 

[MON]

THAT HAIR.... besides that, it's a beautiful cover. They should really stick with their gray backgrounds

 

[Miss Dalloway]

Truly fantastic Elle cover, all elements work here for me. Even the text doesn't take away anything from it.

 

[DutchHomme]

She looks strange on this cover
Mouth looks strange (perhaps grill in mouth?) & her noise looks thick & tired in the eyes

 

[Srdjan]

I'm not loving this cover but it's certainly better than her US Vogue March cover. She does look more feminine here, but a bit silly also (see hair). The outfit is OK.

 

[KateTheGreatest]

^^ I agree with you and that hair is awful.

 

[justaguy]

The hair is awful, but this is still a better cover than most of her recent ones.

 

[Oxymore]

Photographed by Paola Kudacki?

Yes it's by Paola Kudacki

 

[versustito]

elle.com

 

[A.D.C.]

Why do magazines just throw rihanna on the cover for no apparent reason? Like are editors stupid? I don't get it.. Let's put the same Popstar on our cover after are two main competitors just had her on theirs.

 

[DutchHomme]

Perhaps she had a rough day
Although I like the first pic with red circles in bridal veil

 

[GIVENCHYlover]

Beautiful cover, the styling is really cool

 

[|PerfectTonight|]

Rihanna sells, no matter how lazy and uninspiring the images are.

 

[pixiedust1603]

Why do magazines just throw rihanna on the cover for no apparent reason? Like are editors stupid? I don't get it.. Let's put the same Popstar on our cover after are two main competitors just had her on theirs.

She's releasing an album this year.

I'm not sure I like the styling. I normally think she can pull anything off but it just seems a tad forced here. She's beautiful as always though.

 

[t-rex]

The nude black and white is gorgeous. Nice shoot and cover.

Was last month Paola's first time working for Elle? She's a good fit for them.

 

[poison84]

BIGGER

elle.com

 

[TeeVanity]

Love the cover and ed., yes Rihanna yes!

 

[kokobombon]

I like the grungy vibe of the cover

 

[tigerrouge]

Rihanna's so beautiful, you can put her in a bad cover story like this one, and she'll still look reasonably good.

What is going on with December covers? Are any of them going to produce something gloriously 'Christmas', or is there a new fashion conspiracy to pretend the holiday season doesn't exist?