Cover Craze: Behind-The-Scenes At Jessica Alba’s February 2013 InStyle Cover Shoot!


Jessica Alba for InStyle February 2013

Well, 2013 is shaping up to be one editorially-amazing year since we’ve seen so much from the January & February covers of magazines. My favorite magazine of all, the one that I set time aside for to look through, is InStyle, which is currently celebrating the accomplishments of actress / entrepreneur / author Jessica Alba, who’s founded an eco-friendly children’s company, Honest Company, as well as published her first book, The Honest Life, which teaches readers how to fill their home with eco-friendly & safe products.

During her shoot for the magazine’s cover, she took some time to talk about life as a mother of two, lending her voice for the first time to an animated flick, & her guilty pleasures.  Check out the video to see the smoldering looks from the shoot, including designs by Fendi, Marni, Derek Lam, Gucci, Christian Dior, & lots more!

For more magazine-related posts, check out more from Cover Craze, including where you see the latest from Julianne Hough & The Carrie Dairies Star AnnaSophia Robb, behind-the-scenes with Gwen Stefani during her Vogue shoot, & Jessica Chastain’s four artsy covers for W Magazine! Happy Styling!

Cover Craze: Behind The Scenes At Gwen Stefani’s Vogue January 2013 Cover Shoot!


Gwen Stefani for Vogue January 2013While biding my time during the holidays, stuck in bed, sick as a pampered pooch, I spent some time flipping through the January 2013 issue of Vogue, with the always glamorous Gwen Stefani on the cover. Gwen has been one of my fashion idols for a long time, & I still remember hearing “Just A Girl” on the radio for the first hundred times back when I was in middle school.  Inside the magazine, you’ll find ridiculously fashionable shots of the No Doubt frontwoman, alongside her bandmates whose latest album, Push & Shove, is creating lots of buzz for the band’s long-awaited reunion.  Check out the video below to get a taste of Gwen’s history with the group & her hot looks for the new year, featuring designs by Alexander Wang & Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane. Happy Styling!

Cover Craze: Jessica Chastain’s 4 Artsy Poses For W’s January 2013 Issue!


Jessica Chastain has certainly been the it-girl of Hollywood this year, especially following her well-deserved Oscar nomination for her supporting role in The Help.  The redheaded beauty is featured on four covers for W magazine, showing just how it is that “art meets fashion”through the eyes of four very different & well-respected artists.  This list includes abstract expressionist George Condo, portraitist Rineke Dijkstra, painter Chantal Joffe, & collage artist Mickalene Thomas. Thanks to an email from Styleite, I might have missed this quartet of very beautiful photos for Cover Craze.  Jessica Chastain for W magazine

For more details behind the shoot & what the actress has been up to, head over to W for the copmplete article! For more magazine-related posts, check out Anne Hathaway for Glamour, December covers with Catherine Zeta-Jones & Keira Knightley, & international covers for Elle, Marie Claire, & In Style! Happy Styling!

Cover Craze: 2012 Goes Out With A Bang, Featuring Dakota Fanning, Marion Cotillard, Britney Spears, & More!


We’re barely two weeks into November, but already the 2012 covers for the hottest magazines have hit the web & I have a jam-packed post here, featuring ten must-have & must-see issues from here in the United States, as well as abroad. This includes a much-talked-about Britney Spears on the cover of Lucky (airbrushed much?), Cameron Diaz repeating the Chanel cocktail dress that Emma Stone wore back in June for Elle UK, Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence in Balenciaga for Elle, Dakota Fanning for InStyle UK, Australian actress Isla Fisher sharing her fitness tips for Women’s Health, Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard for Harper’s Bazaar UK, singer Nicole Scherzinger for Marie Claire UK, Selena Gomez going glam for Glamour, Taylor Swift breaking away from her good girl look for Cosmopolitan, & a showering Scarlett Johansson for V magazine, promoting her latest role as Janet Leigh in Hitchcock.

Which cover is your favorite? Which magazines are your go-to sources for all things fashion & style? Do you check out international magazines too? For more from Cover Craze, be sure to check out W‘s 40th anniversary issue, Rihanna for this month’s Vogue, & the top picks from November 2012 issues. Happy Styling!

Cover Craze: November’s American & European Magazine Covers Featuring Sarah Jessica Parker, Taylor Swift, Sofia Vergara, & More!


I know it’s only week two into October, but fashion magazines are always ahead of the curve & not just here in the states.  Thanks to a gallery of images from Fashionologie, we can all rejoice in a sneak peek at the latest covers for November’s most fashionable magazines.  This includes Sarah Jessica Parker for Elle, Jennifer Lawrence for Vogue UK, Taylor Swift for Glamour, Sofia Vergara for Lucky, Nicole Kidman for Harper’s Bazaar, & Diane Kruger for Marie Claire France.

Which is your favorite cover look? Which celebrities do you follow on the newsstands? For more from Magazine Must-Haves & Cover Craze, check out October’s best including Zooey Deschanel & Emma Watson, Victoria Beckham’s assistant-editor job @Glamour, & Lady Gaga’s fabulous Vogue September issue! Happy Styling!