Vanity Fair October 2025 : Dakota & Elle Fanning by Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin

[amby]

 

[pradn]

I LOVE IT!

 

[amby]

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[carla56]

LOVE IT! I’ve never imagined Elle so sexy!

 

[likeahurricane]

This might be Photoshop gone wrong, but why is Elle giving Nicole Kidman vibes on the cover?

I like it, though.

 

[tigerrouge]

It's early days to judge the direction, but it would be nice to have a Vanity Fair with some life to it.

She'd probably long since moved on by the time it was published, but the last issue under Radhika's name (Pedro Pascal) had a lot of content, but was so dull in tone that I could barely get through it, and I don't say that lightly, because I've managed to wade through a lot of written content in my half-century on this earth.

Give me a bit more glamour, scandal and the occasional iconic cover shoot.

 

[JoCaderone]

My favorite vanity fair cover for a very very long time.

 

[Benn98]

Looks like Mark is just going through the motions here. Your first few covers are supposed to shake things up and make people pay attention. A cover with the Fanning sisters screams late to the party. Tonchi already did that with Sorrenti at their peak, in 2011.

When I think VF photography, I think photobook-worthy shots, which the cover is not. Also, that costume fits awkwardly on Elle. But I'm sure the stars and stripes will appeal to the older VF readers.

 

[likeahurricane]

A cover with the Fanning sisters screams late to the party.

I see your point, but it’s also interesting to have them on a cover as adults, not teenagers. Especially if they’re starting in a film together. I don’t even think either of them were at their peak in 2011, especially Elle.

 

[mepps]

Love the cover, and b&w shots.

 

[MModa]

The cover will be eye-catching on the newsstands. I love it and the entire photo shoot is well executed.

 

[Ivanity86]

Wonderful cover and editorial, September and now October, after almost 8 years of forgettable Jones covers we return to glamour, I can't wait to see what this new direction will do

 

[ivano]

Never asked for this, but yeah, so good. I forgot how much I like them. They're so low profile.

 

[callmejaeden]

To clear up some confusion, Mark Guiducci's first issue is the Hollywood issue next month

 

[vogue22]

Elle's serving late 80's Kim Cattrall realness here!

 

[likeahurricane]

It's kind of giving me Dick (1999) vibes:


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[Toni Ahlgren]

Aren't the bodies a bit distorted? Their arms are thicker than their waist.

 

[vogue28]

Is Vanity Fair about to get its spark back? Two covers in a row that I've kinda been obsessed with. I have such a soft spot for when Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin go down this Americana route - love the styling here. Every single element is just working here, I'm loving it.