David Beckham Covers ELLE UK July 2012.

I was right! You're looking at the first solo male cover star in ELLE history. The other options were all pretty good, but when you're thinking of a British icon who's making his mark in fashion, Beckham seems to be the perfect man for the job. And seeing as the issue will be a celebration of the Olympics in London, it makes him even more suitable.

If you can't wait till May 30th (the cover release date) then you can follow @ELLEUK on twitter today for shoot updates and check out the ELLE UK website for more.

 

The Real Vogue Cover. (Onse Charlize!)

My previous post about the May cover of British Vogue was incorrect: it was only a supplement. The real cover star is in fact South Africa's very own Charlize Theron. Down in our corner of the woods she's covered Rooi Rose, Sarie, and Woman's Health all the in past couple of moths. For me, this cover wins by default. I mean it's Vogue, she's photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, and she's wearing Versace. And then there are the very beautiful images inside. Makes me feel rather patriotic.

 

 

 

ELLE MAN!

 

This is without a doubt the most groundbreaking cover news of the year. UK ELLE has announced that it is breaking its 26 year tradition and doing an all-male cover for the July 2012 issue.

The good news is, we won't be waiting much longer to find out who it is. Elleuk.com will announce his identity on Tuesday, and until then they've given us 32 options to speculate over. See the full story HERE.

I've managed to narrow those options down to 9, but I'm pretty sure I know who it's gonna be. Keep reading to find out.

 

Andrew Garfield and Daniel Radcliffe

Ryan Gosling and Alexander Skarsgard

Christopher Bailey and Robert Pattinson

Tom Ford and Orlando Bloom

All options considered, my money is on David Beckham. He's a British icon, and in light of his wildly successful underwear range with H&M and his wonderfully talented wife, he makes the perfect candidate for the first ever man to grace the cover of the world's biggest selling fashion magazine. If I were the editor, I'd pick him.

I will definitely update this story on Tuesday.

Images: Elleuk.com

 

What I Wore

I was rather flattered to be snapped by one of UCT's street style bloggers last month. Check out my outfit below.

http://www.jammietart.blogspot.com/2012/03/bees-and-sunshine.html

 

Banned Fashion

The UK is my number one destination when it comes to really great fashion magazines. It's also the place a fashion ad is most likely to get banned or almost banned... Sometimes for a good reason and sometimes for a very very strange one. Take a look at these...

Exhibit A: The David Beckham for H&M underwear campaign has narrowly escaped a UK ban as reported yesterday by UK VOGUE. Apatantly there have been three complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority saying that the images are not appropriate for children to see and quote 'offensive.' The ASA replied by saying the images are mildly sexual at best, and left it at that.

Exhibit B: The Marc Jacobs 'Oh, Lola!' campaign starring Dakota Fanning was banned because it was seen to sexualise a child. I've just recently done a 1800 word analysis on this ad (don't ask) and I must agree. The ad has a strong reference to the iconic novel 'Lolita' which is about a man who has a sexual relationship with his wife's underaged daughter. So we can safely say they had reason to can this one.

 

Exhibit C: Hold on your seats people... This Miu Miu AW11 ad was banned in the UK becuse it placed a child in a potentially dangerous position. The argument goes that because 14 year old Hailee Steinfeld is sitting on a train track and wiping something (perhaps a tear) out of her eye, that she is going to commit suicide. Now, I'm sure I don't need a 1800 word essay to prove that's being a little redicilous. Fact remains, it's banned.

So, if you were king or queen of the world, which of these would you ban?