My Favorite Cover

Favorite:

Harper's Bazaar, September 2014, Emma Ferrer

"The discovery of discoveries: Emma Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn's 19 year-old granddaughter, in her first fashion session. One made even more special given the cover was photographed by Michael Avedon, the grandson of Richard Avedon. The cover was a global hit: drawing more than 6 million unique visitors to harpersbazaar.com and generating more than 500 million media impressions."

The cover is very intriguing because the model is posed in a very unique way. The first pose eventuates the model's features because of the way she is positioned. The second pose allows the audience to see the shape of the dress the model is wearing which is an hourglass. Both background are very simple and follow the rule of simplicity because the focus is put on the model since the background is not distracting. In both covers the model covers the title of the magazine which is an interesting editorial choice. In the first photo the model's face sort of makes up the shape of the "z" in bazaar and in the second the model's arm create the first "a" in bazaar. The beauty of the model is communicated through the magazines. The beauty is communicated in the first cover because the model's face is features and her bones structure is emphasized. In the second cover beauty is conveyed through the beauty of the model in the dress itself with the dress as a focal point.