As the vacation season quick approaches, festive glamour is all we crave – much more so from the covers of our fave vogue glossies. British Harper’s Bazaar receives the memo loud and clear with its closing providing of 2023, gifting us their annual awards challenge for December 2023/January 2024. Throughout 5 celebratory covers star Emilia Clarke, Gugu Mbatha-Uncooked, Emerald Fennell, Janelle Monáe and Jenna Ortega.
Decked out in sequined Giorgio Armani, Emilia Clarke reclines on a luxurious couch through the lens of Betina du Toit on cowl one. In cowl two, Gugu Mbatha-Uncooked sits fairly for model-turned-photographer Helena Christensen and dons an embellished Alexander McQueen quantity. Kitted out in Ralph Lauren, Emerald Fennell is captured by Josh Shinner for canopy three whereas Shaniqwa Jarvis shoots a Richard Quinn-clad Janelle Monáe for canopy 4. For the fifth and closing cowl, Bazaar editor Lydia Slater known as upon Agata Pospieszynska to {photograph} Jenna Ortega, who wears Christian Dior.
Sadly, for probably the most half, members of our boards weren’t completely smitten with the top outcomes. “They’ve made Emilia Clarke look SO Previous,” critiqued Kite.
“Emilia Clarke’s a type of folks whose presence isn’t captured that nicely in print, she’s lovely-looking on display however in some way ‘fades’ in a lot of the vogue journal shoots I’ve ever seen,” added tigerrouge.
“Emilia’s cowl may have been stunning if it was a distinct angle of face nevertheless it’s what we wish and have to see for a December challenge! Very joyful and celebratory!” Lola701 reasoned.
Vogue28 felt the identical method, raving: “Thank GOD for British Harper’s Bazaar and their unwillingness to boycott glamour once we want it most. Completely love the sense of festive glamour I’m getting from Emilia Clarke’s cowl, love how Betina du Toit captured Emilia there, the sweetness styling and that oh so heavenly purple Giorgio Armani costume!”
“Janelle Monáe’s cowl appears to be like beautiful. The remainder look bored,” commented MON.
“Emerald deserved higher. This appears to be like like the quilt of an autobiography,” shared FAdS.

Which covers manages to impress you probably the most? Have your say and see extra from the December 2023/January 2024 version of British Harper’s Bazaar, right here.