Hits and Misses: Brochure Covers of December 2023

Festive glamour has apparently remained off the schedule of on the subject of each and every type e-newsletter this moment. British ELLE decided to boycott any sense of birthday party and joyful celebration, having finished a 90s type revival with Rosemary Ferguson as their secure celebrity presen Style Japan served up fashions Abény Nhial and Mary Ukech wearing complementing corded Miu Miu appears on a secure which evoked a vibe of the early 00s. Glamour (with out the festive) arrived within the mode of Nicki Minaj‘s long-awaited debut as an American Vogue cover star, in addition to Emilia Clarke decked out in sequined Giorgio Armani on the cover of British Harper’s Bazaar.

Scroll additional to look which December 2023 covers made the trim (and which didn’t) in step with theFashionSpot’s unfiltered discussion board individuals:

MISS | US Harper’s Bazaar with Lana Del Rey by means of Collier Schorr:

“If I were a photographer, I would be embarrassed to hand in such work!” [Royal-Galliano]

MISS | UK ELLE with Rosemary Ferguson by means of Liz Collins:

“What an unflattering cover image! Goodness grief, cannot believe the magazine thought this was a good idea, even more so to be worthy of sitting on newsstands for a whole two months (and over the festive holiday season). Dumbfounded, to be honest.” [vogue28]

HIT | US Style with Nicki Minaj by means of Norman Jean Roy:

“Oh my god! What a cover, what a moment. Stunning! I can forgive and forget a year’s worth of awful covers thanks to this beauty. A timeless, classic American cover.” [aracic]

HIT | D los angeles Repubblica with Mila van Eeten by means of Nicola Delorme:

“This magazine puts Vogue Italia to shame every single time.” [WAVES]

HIT | ELLE China with Kate Moss & Charlotte Tilbury by means of Matt Easton:

“Beautiful, even if it’s retouched.” [Ihhbl]

HIT | Style Mexico with Paloma Elsesser by means of Camila Falquez:

“Love the first cover in the sheer black dress. I think Paloma looks Divine.” [MModa]

HIT | US ELLE with Jennifer Lopez by means of Sølve Sundsbø:

“Phwoar, that Jennifer Lopez cover is absolutely EVERYTHING, I am in love. The gold, the glamour, the sultriness, the warmth, the festiveness, the minimalism, the slight nod to Herb Ritts…” [vogue28]

HIT | Harper’s Bazaar Spain with Indya Moore by means of Juan Kr:

“I am captivated by Indya’s cover! Very 80s Bazaar with the close up and background. Stunning!” [MON]

HIT | Style Australia with Emily Ratajkowski by means of Lachlan Bailey:

“Spectacular!” [jal718]

MISS | Style Japan with Abény Nhial & Mary Ukech by means of Hugo Comte:

“It’s an awful amateur cover for me. I hate it with a passion: the wigs, the styling, the lighting – everything feels sooooooo cheap.” [Bertrando3]

HIT | Vainness Truthful with Greta Gerwig by means of Norman Jean Roy:

“It is a lovely side portrait. The color palette reflects the winter months.” [MModa]

HIT | Style Greece with Anna Cleveland by means of Richard Phibbs:

“These covers belong to the best of the year!” [Petrus]

HIT | Harper’s Bazaar Italia with Apolline Rocco Fohrer by means of Nick Knight:

“There was everything that could go wrong, but somehow I like it…” [DK92]

MISS | Style France with Ida Heiner by means of Théo de Gueltzl:

“A magazine that once had Dalí, Fellini, Hitchcock, Chagall, Miró, Hockney and Kurosawa as guest editors of their end-of-year issue is now giving us fashion cosplay in a corridor of an arts center.” [tigerrouge]

HIT | Harper’s Bazaar France with Loli Bahia by means of Juergen Teller:

“I actually love Loli Bahia’s cover. Juergen is at his best when the subject/model/clothes are more glamorous, hence why I always love his Saint Laurent campaigns.” [Overindulgence]

MISS | UK Style by means of Tim Walker:

“I remember when Tim Walker used to create dazzling editorials with gorgeous clothes. What happened?” [gallianostan]

MISS | UK Harper’s Bazaar with Emilia Clarke by means of Betina du Toit:

“They’ve made Emilia Clarke look SO Old.” [Kite]

MISS | Style Italia with Liya Kebede by means of Campbell Addy:

“Can you imagine deciding THAT is the best wig for Liya?” [blueorchid]

MISS | Style China with Sherry Shi, Mengyao Wang, Huijia Chen & Hejia Liby Felix Cooper:

“This is their worst cover this year for sure!” [crmsn]

HIT | Numéro Netherlands with Jessica Stam by means of Lea Winkler:

“I love it, specially the dark festive vibe.” [kokobombon]