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Zoey Grossman Flashes Tami Williams in 'Think Big' Cotillion Dresses for ELLE US September 2019
Model Tami Williams is styled by Charles Varenne in exuberant evening gown abundance for ‘Think Big’. Zoey Grossman captures the red carpet looks fit for a Confederate cotillion for ELLE US September 2019./ Hair by Brent Lawler; makeup by Tyron Machhausen
Carin Backoff Flashes Candice Swanepoel In Electic Snaps for ELLE US September 2019
Supermodel and VS Angel Candice Swanepoel wears a sparkling and eclectic mix of statement pieces from Alexander Want, Chanel, Versace and more, styled by Paul Cavaco. Carin Backoff captures Candice for ELLE US September 2019.
Karmen Pedaru Gets Major 'Night Fever' In Zoey Grossman Snaps For ELLE US August 2019
Top model Karmen Pedaru is styled by Charles Varenne in ‘Night Fever’, lensed by Zoey Grossman for ELLE US August 2019./ Hair by Brent Lawler; makeup by Mariel Barrera
Stella Maxwell Delivers A Beauty Short With 'Shock Value' For ELLE US August 2019
Victoria’s Secret Angel Stella Maxwell is styled by Matthew Ellenberger in ‘Shock Value’, lensed by Christian Ferretti for ELLE US August 2019./ Hair by Hiro + Mari; makeup by Morgane Martini
Anja, Doutzen, Gisele, Naomi Cover ELLE US July 2019 Conservation Issue
Supermodels Anja Rubik, Doutzen Kroes, Gisele Bundchen and Naomi Campbell talk sustainability with ELLE US July 2019. The Conservation issue, produced with Conservation International highlights women on a mission to fight environmental catastrophe..
From Gisele Bundchen’s passion for the rainforest and Doutzen Kroes’s fight to protect elephant populations, to Naomi Campbell’s green humanitarian work and Anja Rubik’s crusade against plastic pollution in our oceans, these women use their voices on behalf of the planet.
Photographer Chris Colls is behind the lens for the studio project working with editor-in-chief Nina Garcia and stylist Ilona Hamer.
Indya Moore Is First Trans Person To Cover ELLE US June 2019, Lensed By Zoey Grossman
Indya Moore is styled by Charles Varenne for images by Zoey Grossman for ELLE US June 2019. Moore is the first transgender person to cover the magazine. / Makeup by Vincent Oquendo ;hair by Hos Hounkpatin
{A word from Anne on language — which ELLE also addresses in Jada Yuan’s interview Indya Moore Just Wants To Be Free. Imagine Trumpsters navigating this paragraph in ELLE: “
A note on gender pronouns: Indya is nonbinary and prefers to use “they” and “them,” but is also navigating how that works in a society that has long oriented around cisgender or binary trans identities. Most people around Indya use “she,” which Indya says is fine to use throughout this story. See her Instagram post in April about this very topic. “
Daphne Groeneveld Is Festival-Ready in 'Higher + Higher' By Andreas Sjodin For ELLE US June 2019
Top model Daphne Groeneveld channels summer music festivals in ‘Higher & Higher’, styled by Carolina Bianchi. Photographer Andreas Sjodin is behind the lens for ELLE US June 2019.
Celine Dion Is Living A Feb Second Act Life, Lensed By Tom Munro For ELLE US June 2019
Superstar Céline Dion is styled by Charles Verenne for ELLE US June, 2019 cover story. Tom Munro is behind the lens.
Céline Dion is living her fabulous, 51-year-old life, creating a field day for her 3 million followers, who comment, “SLAYYYYYY,” and “Omfg bitch, Je T’aime,” writes Katie Connor, who conducts the interview. And make no mistake — those followers expand far beyond suburban moms. Loving Céline Dion is cool at any age.
Vanessa Moody Is Lensed By Sebastian Kim In 'Motorcycle Diaries' For ELLE US April 2019
Model Vanessa Moody is styled by Katie Mossman in ‘Motorcycle Diaries’, lensed by Sebastian Kim for ELLE US April 2019./ Hair by Diego Da Silva; makeup by John Mckay
Sebastian Mader Flashes Aube Jolicoeur + Callie Dixon In The Fast Lane For Elle US March 2019
Models Aube Jolicoeur and Callie Dixon enjoy their bold, superglam, luxe ‘Life in the Fast Lane’, styled by Charles Varenne. Sebastian Mader makes the fashion capture for ELLE US March 2019./ Hair by Hung Vanngo; makeup by Kristi Matamoros
Abby Champion Is Surfside In LA, Lensed By Terence Connors In 'Hang Ten' For ELLE US March 2019
Model Abby Champion is styled by Charles Varenne in graphic, water-lovin’, sporty looks in ‘Hang Ten’, lensed by Terence Connors for ELLE US March 2019./ Hair by Teddy Charles; makeup by Valery Gherman
Top model Amanda Murphy is styled by Natasha Royt in botanical and painterly prints from Stella McCartney, Balenciaga, Michael Kors Collection, Dries Van Noten, Louis Vuitton and more. Photographer Zoey Grossman captures Amanda at Hollywood’s Shahl House for ‘Lady of the Hills’ in ELLE US March 2019./ Hair by Luke Chamberlain; makeup by Lisa Storey; set design by Danielle Von Braun
Ben Hassett Flashes Valery Kaufman In 'The Body Electric' For ELLE US March 2019
Top model Valery Kaufman steps into the lightbox, styled by Anne Trevelyan in ‘The Body Electric’. Photographer Ben Hassett brings his trademark images to ELLE US March 2019./ Hair by Panos Panadrianos; Makeup by Hung Vanngo
Oumie Jammeh Is Gambian Goddess In 'Nature Made' By Cole Sprouse For ELLE US March 2019
Gambian-Swedish model Oumie Jammeh is styled by Natasha Royt in Chanel, Chloe, JW Anderson, Salvatore Ferragamo and more for ‘Nature Made’. Intricate crochet and macrame—on tank dresses, swinging skirts, and cover-ups—appear at home, as Oumie exlores the pristine wetlands and rocky coast of Southern California. Cole Sprouse is behind the lens for ELLE US March 2019./ Hair by Pasquale Ferrante for Label.M; makeup by Kristi Matamoros for Hourglass
Top model Winnie Harlow is dressed for raindrops in ‘Come Rain or Shine’, an inclement weather fashion shoot styled by Katie Mossman. Photographer Max Papendieck is behind the lens, flashing trench coats, rubber boots and 60s’-inspired casual bits from Max Mara, Norma Kamali, Coach 1941 and more for ELLE US April 2019.
Gigi Hadid Is Alluring Rio Beach Beauty Covering ELLE US March 2019, Lensed By Chris Colls
Supermodel Gigi Hadid appears in her first ever ELLE US cover triad, taking us to Rio de Janeiro in an issue that confronts the “allure of dangerous women”. Chris Colls captures the American all star posing in Cynthia Rowley pink, Balmain, Hermes, Valentino and more styled by Ilona Hamer.
In her interview ‘All Eyes on Gigi Hadid”, the supermodel responds to the ongoing attacks against the insta girls that she is a woman of privilege. In reality, these women are damned if they do and damned if they don’t, but Gigi does address her privilege in an honest and thoughtful way:
"I mean, I understand it. I come from privilege, and I recognize my privilege. But because my mom was on a TV show [Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills], people think that my whole childhood was fame. It absolutely was not. My mom was a model. She moved to the States when she was 16 to send money back to her family in Holland. My dad was a refugee and worked his way up in every way. I work hard to honor my parents."
Model Alexandra Agoston lights a bonfire in the pages of ELLE US February 2019. Photographer Chris Colls captures Alexandra in take no prisoners poses for ‘City Beach’, styled by Ilona Hamer./ Hair by Ward Stegerhoek; makeup by Fulvia Farolfi
Ashley Graham Covers ELLE US February 2019, Talking A Marriage With Endless Sex + Faith In God
Ashley Graham covers the February 2019 issue of ELLE US, styled by Anna Trevelyan for images by Carin Backoff./ Hair by Ben Skervin; makeup George Sandev
Graham, now 31, has moved light years from her discovery at the Oak View Mall in her hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska. In the years since, Graham is widely known as an advocate for body confidence and inclusive sizing in the fashion industry. Graham blitzed into the 2016 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue as its first curvy model. After all, men notoriously prefer women with curves, right?
In her ELLE interview with Allie Jones, Ashley Graham makes it totally clear that she’s just getting started.
She’s launched her own podcast, "Pretty Big Deal;" has begun filming the feel-good talk show "Fearless," for Ellen DeGeneres’s digital network; and has become the newly minted host as well as an executive producer of American Beauty Star, Lifetime’s reality-competition show that pits top hair and makeup artists against each other in a series of challenges, à la Project Runway. “There was only one person we wanted to host the new season of American Beauty Star, and that was Ashley Graham,” says Gena McCarthy, executive vice president and head of programming for Lifetime Unscripted and FYI. “Her charisma and confidence are unmatched, and her infectious personality is always inspiring.” Graham’s co–executive producer Ross Elliot sums it up thusly: “It’s the Oprah factor.”
Model McKenna Hellam is styled by Charles Varenne in Versace, Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton and more gender-fluid looks. Tom Schirmacher captures McKenna for ‘His and Hers’ in ELLE US January 2018.
Jennifer Aniston covers the January 2019 issue of ELLE US, styled by Alison Edmond in Gucci, Isabel Marant, Tom Ford and more. Zoey Grossman captures the ‘Dumplin’ star in deep but also light-hearted reflections about her life.
Carina Chocano interviews Aniston in Jennifer Aniston Doesn’t Need a Happy Ending.
“It is a grand mystery why the public obsession has never abated,” says Kristin Hahn, her producing partner and one of her best friends. “I’ve wondered about it myself for many years—I think Jen represents an archetype for us as a culture.” Aniston is the screen onto which America projects all its double standards about women, especially successful ones. We first got to know her as Rachel Green, the runaway bride who moved to New York City to become herself. Then we spent a decade emotionally invested in whether she would end up with Ross, only to have her perfect marriage to Brad Pitt end soon after that. It’s obviously a lucrative projection, or it would not have been bought and sold, year after year. What anyone gets out of it is unclear. “Maybe it has everything to do with what they’re lacking in their own life,” Aniston theorizes. Or maybe using marriage and children as the ultimate marker of female happiness is just another way to disempower successful women. “Why do we want a happy ending? How about just a happy existence? A happy process? We’re all in process constantly,” Aniston says. “What quantifies happiness in someone’s life isn’t the ideal that was created in the ’50s. It’s not like you hear that narrative about any men.” Men, of course, are allowed to continue merrily on their open-ended path to adventure. “That’s part of sexism—it’s always the woman who’s scorned and heartbroken and a spinster. It’s never the opposite. The unfortunate thing is, a lot of it comes from women,” she says. “Maybe those are women who haven’t figured out that they have the power, that they have the ability to achieve a sense of inner happiness.”
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