US Vogue February 2014 : Lena Dunham by Annie Leibovitz

[kewkaw]

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[kewkaw]

preview

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[AL92]

Hmm...certainly different from the usual U.S. Vogue covers, mainly Lena's facial expression. I suppose this is what makes it more atypical.

The image of Lena actually reminds me of a picture I would see on the cover of a TV catalogue or an entertainment magazine.

 

[nightclubbing]

If it weren't for the dumb look on her face that preview shot would be nice. I have no words for the cover.

 

[gossiping]

i don't know her but wow..this is bad

 

[TREVOFASHIONISTO]

^Yeah this is very Rolling Stone or Entertainment Magazine.

I don't know whether I like the new direction or not, I am very confused by it

 

[LastNight]

Really happy to see Lena on the cover of Vogue! Not sure if the facial expression works. I'm guessing they were going for 'hot-under-the-collar'/'fish out of water'/'surprised I'm here, but I'm gonna make it work anyway' kind of thing with the pose/slightly shocked look; but if they were they should have either pushed it more (so it was super obvious,) or just abandoned it altogether. What I mean to say is, if they were gonna do 'goofy' they should have really done it and not this slightly washed out version. I like the preview shot, excited to see the rest! Overall, it's not the best but I'm really happy Lena is on the cover

 

[beedonaldson]

The image of Lena actually reminds me of a picture I would see on the cover of a TV catalogue or an entertainment magazine.

This is exactly what I thought. It looks like the cover of Entertainment Weekly, not Vogue.

 

[rubyshimmer]

not a fan

 

[t-rex]

I don't care for the cover image but I love the small amount of text.

 

[[Piece Of Me]]

I actually like the cover. Nice to see her!

 

[mikel]

I love it. I think the puzzled expression on her face works.

 

[lucy92]

i think its an homage to a twiggy image from the 60's. i like it.

 

[GlamorousBoy]

catastrophy... it is worse than I expected

 

[HodanChloe]

Ew. Anna, how could you?

 

[KoV]

I love it and I agree, I thought it harkened back to 1960s Vogue covers. I also like that the hair, makeup, and shirt she's wearing all feel like slightly better versions of her usual style. Vogue hasn't tried to change her image.

 

[SugarMe]

Photographer: Annie Leibovitz



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[t-rex]

First Adam Driver held a goat over his shoulders for Vogue, now Lena, what's next?!

 

[Luxx]

I'm not her biggest fan, but I think this cover image is very appropriate and suits her. I personally wouldn't call her the new queen of comedy, but when you're selling someone as a funny lady as opposed to a serious starlet, then it makes sense to have them posing in a way that is a little weird, or off-kilter.

That said, I find the accompanying editorial to be rather charmless. Lena has a certain awkward cuteness that the pictures don't quite capture. The addition of the hulking, neanderthal-esque Adam Driver ads nothing to the pictures. He's an eyesore on every level - I get that he's a part of the cast and a prominent young actor but oy vey, if there was ever a time to trot out a male model this was the time.

The styling on this is great though. All the choices work for her - I hope she ran off with all the clothes after the shoot

 

[A.D.C.]

I like that she looks like herself unlike her previous Interview cover.