From British Vogue paying tribute to Vogue House with a trio of celebratory covers to the absolute misery of a cover from American Harper’s Bazaar – we’ve rounded up what the newsstands had to offer us for the month of November. Here’s just 20 of some of the magazine covers which commanded our attention (for reasons both good and bad), complete with running commentary from our unfiltered forum members.
Scroll further to see which November 2023 covers made the cut (and which didn’t) according to theFashionSpot’s unfiltered forum members:
HIT | Tatler with Naomi Watts by Daniel Sachon
“Naomi Watts looks flawless here, love the OTT glamour and the beauty styling. It’s all just so loud and so very Tatler that I have fallen instantly in love.” [vogue28]
HIT | ES Magazine with Cindy Crawford for Yu Tsai
“This looks absolutely fabulous – effortless, but still glamorous. Love it!” [aracic]
MISS | Vogue Italia with Anna Ewers by Bruno Staub
“I miss the days of high-fashion and real glamour on the cover of Vogue!” [Polynpon]
MISS | US Harper’s Bazaar with Luanne de Haan by Amy Troost
“And this is supposed to appeal to whom exactly?” [RMDV]
HIT | US ELLE with Irina Shayk by Daniel Jackson
“Fashion models on the covers of American fashion mags! Such a dream.” [ivano]
MISS | Vogue France with Victoria Beckham by Lachlan Bailey
“What a terrible cover choice! The angle is awful and the image itself screams pedestrian to me. They could’ve done much better.” [thiago]
HIT | Town & Country with Charlize Theron by Sebastian Kim
“T&C does it again. A cover that fits their readership and aspirations as a magazine. Great job.” [NYLA22]
MISS | Vogue Greece with Eva Green by Ellen von Unwerth
“Oh my… the skin retouching!” [BlueRuin]
MISS | Vogue Spain with Rosalía by Katie Burnett
“I’m loving it. Eerie in a good way.” [oaklee91]
HIT | UK ELLE with Mayowa Nicholas by Ronan McKenzie
“Always a pleasure to see models on the covers of British fashion magazines, and it’s just an added bonus when the outcome is just as pleasant as this.” [vogue28]
HIT | UK Harper’s Bazaar with Pooja Mor by Boo George
“Such beautiful lighting they used. Love the colors and her gaze!” [Ihhbl]
HIT | Vogue Korea with Naomi Campbell by Cho Gi-Seok
“Finally something a bit different coming from Naomi!” [Ihhbl]
HIT | Vanity Fair with Barbra Streisand by Richard Avedon
“You can’t argue with a cover like that. Beautiful.” [fruitbasedsnack]
MISS | US Vogue with Carey Mulligan by Jack Davison
“Too much going on, huh? Nothing really stands out. This was a terrible cover choice.” [KINGofVERSAILLES]
MISS | Vogue China with Shalom Harlow by Ned Rogers
“I was so excited when I saw Shalom’s name. Good god, this is awful. Fashion Canada could do better.” [blueorchid]
MISS | UK Vogue by Sean Thomas
“The idea is nice, but the execution is terrible.” [Ivanity86]
HIT | Harper’s Bazaar France with Vanessa Paradis by Alastair McLellan
“It’s fun, I love the black and white photography from McLellan here teamed with that shade of pink. Of course, Vanessa Paradis wearing Chanel is always a good idea.” [vogue28]
MISS | Vogue Australia with Florence Pugh by Lachlan Bailey
“Those [Triangl] grandma pants really make her look short.” [oaklee91]
MISS | Vogue Netherlands with Winnie Harlow by Nikki Esser
“A beautiful photograph, but not cover worthy. Surely there were WAAAAY better photos in the editorial.” [MON]
MISS | Vogue Thailand with Whitney Peak by Amie Milne
“Two perfectly decent cover images, ruined by an atrocious layout. Art direction can make or break a magazine cover and these are a prime example of how they can break – drastically! I don’t mind the sight of Whitney Peak, even more so wearing Chanel, so this is a real shame…” [vogue28]
