Friday, March 13, 2009

Icons of Glamour


I was talking the other day about how magazines can be art. I came across a great example of this in the "American Icons" spread in the April issue of Glamour, my favorite magazine of all time! (btw: Happy 70th Birthday, Glamour!)

The photography is stunning and fabulous, and it is uncanny how much some of the current-stars resemble the icons of yesteryear. My fave image is probably Emma Roberts as Audrey Hepburn. Kind of reminds me of Joanna's (at Cup of Jo) engagement photos-- big pink balloons really do make great props!

Tying in a close second are Alexis Bledel as Rosie the Riveter, Paula Patton as Billie Holiday, and Lindsay Lohan as Madonna.

But really, I love them all! Each time I look at the pictures I have a new favorite. This is the type of photo spread you want to rip out of the magazine and tack on your wall. (In high school, I would have. But the bf might not like that idea so much.) 

So check out the full slide show here and let me know what you think.

Oh, and can we talk about how absolutely gorgeous Katie Holmes looks on the cover of (and inside) the magazine?! Geesh!


Happy Friday! As they say, TGIF! Any fun plans? I might be going to Vegas! Could be a crazy weekend...


Cover image via Glamour

3 comments:

Amber said...

Oh I adore glamour magazine also. I have to get on it and buy this issue, I missed the March issue and I'm so mad at myself!

Have a fun trip to Vegas!!

Andhari said...

I love those pics : My favorites are Alicia Keys, LiLo, and Alexis Bledel :)

Shoshanah said...

I got my issue in the mail, and really liked the actual pictures. But the video itself was really nice the way they faded from the original to the photo