French Vogue might be a shadow of its former self, but the magazine still commands our attention here at theFashionSpot – for better or worse. Covers of the once-great magazine throughout 2024 have been somewhat of a flop, with not even the likes of Sophie Marceau, Céline Dion, Gigi Hadid, and Kendall Jenner having managed to win us over as cover stars. Loli Bahia is called upon to help round out the year, gracing the December 2024/January 2025 cover of Vogue France. The French beauty (and firm industry favorite) poses before the lens of Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott in the rather chic cover photograph. The photographic duo teamed up with stylist Alastair McKimm, who selected a tweed look from the Chanel Spring 2025 collection for Bahia to showcase in the high-glam cover shot.

Loli Bahia on the Cover of Vogue France December 2024/January 2025:

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Now that looks like a French Vogue cover!” immediately heralded crmsn.

“I like the cover, simple but effective,” kokobombon approved.

“I am… SOLD. Love how French, chic, and polished this is. There’s a warmth from the lighting which I can appreciate this time of year, and it’s all working. Perhaps a hint of expression from Loli Bahia wouldn’t have gone amiss but I’m not complaining. Obsessed with the Robert Palmer-esque makeup look, the voluminous blunt bob, the Chanel, and the font,” praised vogue28.

Also a fan was forum member Srdjan. “I love the cover, it gives me both festive Christmas and fresh January vibes,” they praised.

Not everyone, however, was so smitten. “Everything but the face,” disapproved Lucien112.

“That hair!” Loli Bahia is so boring, her face is dead!” exclaimed DK92.

“I want to slap her just to see if she’s not dead,” yslforever commented.

See more of Lolia Bahia from the Vogue France December 2024/January 2025 cover shoot and join the conversation, here.

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We’ve begun to have a love/hate relationship with Vogue France. Throughout 2024, covers with Anok Yai and Vivienne Rohner have enthralled us to no end. On the opposite end of the scale, covers starring Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Celine Dion, and Sophie Marceau have felt like total missed opportunities. Vogue France head of editorial content Eugénie Trochu drops Anne Hathaway as the magazine’s cover star for November 2024. No stranger to the cover of Vogue, the American actress and muse of Donatella Versace poses for photographer Quentin de Briey. Tonne Goodman was enlisted as cover shoot stylist, who opted to dress Hathaway in an asymmetrical black Versace dress and Bulgari jewelry for the occasion of Anne’s debut French Vogue cover appearance.

The November 2024 Cover of Vogue France with Anne Hathaway:

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Wow! Such a shame. Anne Hathaway is so beautiful and this is the shot they chose to run? For a cover?” immediately questioned RMDV.

“Wow, we need to start investing in the lighting crew. This ain’t no cover image,” shrieked aracic.

” A brick wall painted white. We’re never getting a cover with a budget again, are we?” sighed an underwhelmed forum member Lucien112.

Mepps noted: “It’s all so depressing!”

“Why would they do this to her? This is absolutely depressing. Just looks lazy… the lighting, styling, everything!” declared justaguy.

“It’s so Porter Magazine. Vogue France completely lost its identity,” scolded Marc10.

“Anne’s sleepy face says it all,” said jeje10.

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Condé Nast spreading and sharing content across the globe with multiple editions of Vogue has become common practice. Take for example Vogue France forced to repurpose American Vogue‘s Kendall Jenner cover shoot. The magazine gets crafty again, with the unveiling of its October 2024 offering. Eugénie Trochu selects a shot from Mikael Jansson’s wide-spread Vogue story celebrating fashion shows throughout the decades. Anok Yai becomes a Vogue France cover girl in the process. The American beauty, who serves as the current face of megabrands like Fendi and Michael Kors Collection, shoots a look down Jansson’s lens sporting a voluminous afro and a lime green dress from Sabato De Sarno’s Gucci Cruise 2025 collection.

The October 2024 Cover of Vogue France with Anok Yai:

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“The reprint thing is getting so depressing. All international Vogue editions have lost any semblance of a unique identity though I do really like this cover,” confessed Ribs666.

“I wasn’t expecting to actually love it,” kokobombon admitted.

“I’m not sure about the angle and maybe it could have been more zoomed in but the colors are fantastic,” shared forum member nejtak.

Ghostwriter10549 most definitely liked what they saw, enthusing: “Wow, this is so luxurious. Love it!”

“This is good. It’s commanding, sexy and luxurious. I love the tones. The lime dress and the purple makeup suit Anok Yai so well,” favored Valentine27.

“Beautiful colors. Beautiful cover photograph,” MModa approved.

Are you a fan? Share your own thoughts on Anok Yai for Vogue France October 2024 and join the conversation over on theFashionSpot forums, here.

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A good ol’ surprise is everything, and Vogue France bestows upon us the biggest surprise of all this month by enlisting Steven Meisel as cover shoot photographer. That’s right, the legendary lensman who would regularly only photograph the covers of British and Italian Vogue, points his masterful lens toward Vivienne Rohner for Vogue France’s September 2024 cover shoot. The dreamy shoot draws inspiration from Emmanuelle, the 1974 cult French erotic film directed by Just Jaeckin. In the undeniably beautiful, alluring and ethereal cover image, Rohner is styled by Marie-Amelie Sauvé in a creation from Chemena Kamali’s Fall 2024 Chloé collection.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“For Vogue France’s new standards, I think this is a great cover,” immediately approved kokobombon.

“The first Vogue France cover that hits the right note. This is classic fashion,” enthused alwaysademo.

“I love this cover and everything about it. From the model and the styling to the hair and makeup,” chimed in an equally as impressed Srdjan.

Also just in love with the outcome was TomBlanksFullFatMiuiMiu, enthusing: “Love this cover. Steven Meisel’s best work this year. So fresh, and a a softer side of Meisel.”

“The cover photograph is absolutely beautiful! Everything I love about Steven Meisel’s fashion photography: high fashion, perfect hair and makeup, glamour on top of glamour. Just perfection!” raved MModa.

“Soft and angelic. Lovely,” described forum member oaklee91.

“What a spectacular surprise to see Meisel shoot the cover of Vogue France! Absolutely here for this, I’m head over heels for it. The cover itself is immaculate, love the beauty styling on Vivienne Rohner here. Such a dreamy, light, airy and ultra-feminine cover,” admired vogue28.

See more of Vivienne Rohner for the September 2024 issue of Vogue France and join the conversation, here.

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Unfortunately, we’ve had to become completely accustom to Condé Nast’s global content sharing strategy over recent years, which is now a common practice. Editions of Vogue from across the globe often share content – and even covers. The latest to be shared is American Vogue‘s Summer 2024 cover shoot (first released a whole two months ago) starring Kendall Jenner. The shoot is unsurprisingly regurgitated as Vogue France’s offering for August 2024. Via the lens of photographic duo Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, the American beauty and current face of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger can be found posing down on a sun-drenched beach on location in Mexico. In the sultry cover shot, a bronzed Kendall Jenner is dressed by stylist Tabitha Simmons in a polka dot bikini from Dolce & Gabbana,

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“The one time literally thousands and thousands of people descend to Paris for the Olympics, this is the cover they have… a reprint from a 2-month-old US Vogue. Wow. Condé Nast really are not helping themselves. Why would anyone, tourist or not want to grab this copy on a newsstand?” Kite questioned.

“How the mighty have fallen,” shrieked gunsnroses.

“A screenshot for June/July [with Gigi Hadid] and a reprint for August. Dark times,” Ribs666 sighed.

“How low can you go? Seriously?” voiced fauxfashion.

Everyone else was satisfied, to some extent. “Absolutely despise the current content sharing strategy from Condé Nast, and still think it’s a crying shame to see what French Vogue has become. However, I cannot hate this – all things considered. The cover itself takes me back to the glory days of Vogue Paris. For that reason alone I will… accept,” reasoned vogue28.

“At least it’s something with more of a Vogue Paris vibe than anything of late,” kokobonbom echoed.

“The cover is not perfect but I absolutely love a beach cover,” MModa commented.

Share your own thoughts on Kendall Jenner’s Vogue France cover for August 2024, here.

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The brainchild of Anna Wintour that is Vogue World is heading to Paris in June. The buzz-worthy event is set to kick-start the Fall 2024 season of Haute Couture Paris Fashion Week on June 23, and the countdown is officially on. To build momentum even further, Vogue France is shining a spotlight on Vogue World: Paris with the unveiling of its double June/July 2024 edition. Having starred in the event’s promotional videos released three months ago, Gigi Hadid unsurprisingly turns up as French Vogue‘s latest cover girl. Via the lens of videographer Bardia Zeinali and styled by Vanessa Reid, the current face of Miu Miu and Victoria’s Secret strikes a pose in the cover image (seemingly a quick screenshot from the promotional footage) sporting a mashup of Balmain, Nike and Jacquemus.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Worse than I was expecting…” shrieked kokobombon.

“…basically a screenshot from the Vogue World: Paris promo released three months back. Lazy beyond belief,” chimed in vogue28.

“Awful model, awful photography, awful everything. The Vogue World thing is just so cringe,” voiced a disapproving avonlea002.

“The hands alone. I can’t…” exclaimed forum member Petrus.

Also left extremely underwhelmed was liberty33r1b, commenting: “How pathetic!”

DK92 shared: “Horrible in every possible way. Not even worth wasting the time criticizing…”

Dare to disagree? Share your own thoughts on Gigi Hadid as Vogue France’s June/July 2024 cover star, here.

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You could argue Vogue France is the most consistent out of the Euro editions of Vogue. The publication’s head of editorial content Eugénie Trochu has made some big strides installed at the top job, having welcomed the likes of Laetitia Casta, Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, Victoria Beckham and Sophie Marceau as cover subjects subsequent to the French fashion bible becoming Vogue France in 2021.

Trochu’s latest accomplishment is securing none other than Céline Dion as cover star, who graces the recently-unveiled May 2024 offering. Marking the iconic Canadian songstress’ very first Vogue cover appearance (crazy, we know!), Céline poses before the lens of photographer Cass Bird across a duo of collectable covers. In cover one (below), Bird captures “The Queen of Power Ballads” in full color, as Law Roach styles Céline in a voluminous pink Alaïa coat and a crisp white Balenciaga shirt for the second black and white cover (after the jump).

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“I mean, I love Céline Dion and I’m happy to see her doing some press after everything she’s been through, but they could’ve picked a better team, huh? Law did her dirty!” exclaimed thiago.

“What the hell. The styling! She deserves better so much better,” GivenchyAddict added.

“I can’t believe this is her first Vogue cover. It’s crazy considering how Céline Dion has always showed an interest in fashion and her style has always been great – especially in the 90s. Back to the actual cover, it’s quite underwhelming. It’s not atrocious but it also doesn’t do much,” shared THD96.

Lola701 wrote: “She looks ridiculous! I don’t think Law Roach is the stylist he thinks he is.”

“All for Céline Dion landing the cover of Vogue but this is atrocious. Cass Bird’s photography (as to be expected) is amateur beyond belief and the styling from Law Roach ain’t much better, beyond underwhelming. Absolutely loathe how Céline’s wearing that Alaïa coat,” ranted vogue28.

See more of Céline Dion as Vogue France’s May 2024 cover star and join the conversation, here.

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As head of editorial content of Vogue France, Eugénie Trochu has been pretty good to use over recent months, in terms of bestowing upon us cover subjects who have never graced the magazine before. Prime examples being Ida Heiner, Chloë Sevigny and Liu Wen. Trochu, however, welcomes back an old French Vogue favorite with the unveiling of the April 2024 edition, as Sophie Marceau becomes cover star – for a fourth time. Almost one whole decade after Marceau’s last, the iconic French actress poses for photographer Quentin de Briey while Jonathan Huguet reports for styling duties. Against a crimson red backdrop, Marceau is dressed in a look from Nicolas Ghesquière’s Spring 2024 Louis Vuitton collection for the somewhat questionable cover.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“This is the best they could do?” asked blueorchid.

“Vogue France should never use the same celebrities that were shot before by Vogue Paris! It just shows how mediocre they are even though we already know that,” laughed GivenchyAddict.

“It’s French Vogue but they made her look like an emu bird with that styling,” exclaimed crmsn.

“My least fave Sophie Marceau cover of French Vogue is still May 2014. Nevertheless, this ain’t no better. Amateur photography, horrid styling and I loathe the movement of the hair. What a wasted opportunity when you have a beauty like Marceau at your disposal,” vogue28 cried out.

“ELLE France has much better covers. Hell, even Air France magazine has better,” voiced yslforever.

Oaklee91 declared: “Bring back the sensuality, please!”

Are you a fan? Share your own thoughts on Sophie Marceau as Vogue France’s April 2024 cover star, here.

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Asian representation doesn’t exactly happen on the regular with the mainstream European fashion titles. Nevertheless, Vogue France much-welcomingly gives up its March 2024 offering to one of the industry’s most prolific of Asian fashion models: Liu Wen. Captured by Julien Martinez Leclerc and styled by Katie Burnett, the Chinese beauty who heralds from the city of Yongzhou wears a Fendi coat and dress teamed with a pair of Prada shoes in the bold and graphic cover image. Wen stars in both the Fendi and Prada advertising campaigns for the current Spring 2024 season.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Well deserved! Liu has been working overtime and has put in the time and effort needed to reach international cover star status. Not loving the composition or styling here but very pleased for her none the less,” voiced zoom.

Lola701 echoed: “I am happy for Liu Wen but this is a terrible cover!”

“Too much going on in this cover! It’s a no from me,” stated MModa.

Also not exactly jumping for joy over the sight of the cover was philophile: “I really love this photographer, but I am not a fan of this. Not really sure if I like the work of this stylist in general either. The print clashing is just too disturbing to the eyes, no harmony.”

“Oh dear, that’s horrid. So dated and it looks like an amateur crash course in Photoshop,” aracic exclaimed.

“The only good thing about this cover, IMO, is Liu,” kokobombon shared.

See more of Liu Wen as Vogue France’s March 2024 cover girl and share your own thoughts, here.

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Perhaps there’s no need to even mention that French Vogue simply hasn’t been the same since becoming Vogue France. Covers have been extremely hit and miss, and this time three years ago, Emmanuelle Alt was bestowing upon us stunning covers with the likes of Anna Ewers. Fast forward to present day and Eugénie Trochu is dropping us Chloë Sevigny as the magazine’s February 2024 cover star. The American actress and fashion darling poses for photographer Larissa Hoffman and is a vision in red. Styled by Jasmine Hassett, Chloë dons a dress from Burberry’s Spring 2024 collection, some patent leather slingbacks from Saint Laurent and a pair of Calzedonia tights to finish off the tone-on-tone look.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Not a fan of the cover photo despite how much I love red, but I’m very happy to see Chloë on it!” noted crmsn upon checking out the cover.

“Love Chloë and the 70s vibe I’m getting from this,” approved justaguy.

“A Vogue France cover I actually would want to buy. It feels more confident than most of their recent covers,” admired forum member kikifoz.

Thiago chimed in: “The cover works for me too!”

Everyone else, however, was left completely disenchanted. “I really wonder who the target audience for Vogue France is now. I used to buy Vogue Paris but I would never buy Vogue France. It’s stale and covers are no longer striking!” voiced Lax89.

“An absolutely horrible photo, of an actress I’ve never liked (she annoys me), but even she deserves better than this bloody monstrosity,” shared mepps.

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