Fashion Magazine Cover: Preview June 2011

Well, from what Preview posted as their "teaser" on who their June 2011 cover girl is, I didn't expect it to be who their covergirlS are.

Temptation Island Girls. (clockwise from left) Solenn Heusaff, Heart Evangelista,
Lovi Poe and Marian Rivera

Solenn Heusaff, Heart Evangelista, Lovi Poe and Marian Rivera grace the Preview June 2011 issue. These girls star on a Filipino movie remake of "Temptation Island" showing this June. This seems to be a promotional shoot for the movie in a fashion magazine, like what Vogue US did in their May 2011 issue which features actress Reese Witherspoon in "Water for Elephants".

The concept of "retro revival" is definitely wonderful using Marc Jacobs Spring 2011 RTW collection, with those prints and silhouettes and leather flower obi belts, but their poses are kind of awkward for these dresses. Lovi's dress is out-of-shape, not flattering her figure and without the belt, looks like a blanket or curtain she just wrapped on her. They shouldn't have taken out the belt and her pose is awkward against the rest of the girls'. There were too many arm poses that are awkwardly placed. Marian is the most polished, I have to say, but she definitely looked disconnected from the other girls. Also, the dress, there should be a flower shaped on her shoulder, but it looked like a crumpled strap.

There were definitely many firsts in Philippine fashion magazines on their June issues: Metro, featuring Matt Lanter from 90210, alongside Kim Chiu, Mega, with the 3 Pinay Supermodels in one cover and Preview, with the cast of the movie, "Temptation Island". There were hits and misses, but these serve as challenges to their competitors and future covers.

Who do you think has the best June 2011 cover?


Pictures from
Preview June Cover - Preview FB Fanpage
Marc Jacobs Spring 2011 - Style.com

Fashion Magazine Covers: Metro & Mega June 2011

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I was browsing my Facebook Newsfeed and I found the June covers of Mega and Metro Magazines.

Metro, in its Hollywood: Big Style Issue, features frequent cover girl Kim Chiu with 90210's Matt Lanter. He was given the honor of being the first American to grace the magazine's cover.

It was definitely a surprise featuring him in the cover, but I would actually like to have them both in a one page cover and I like Matt's pose in the first cover with Kim's pose in the second cover and vice versa.
Honestly, I'm kind of tired seeing Kim Chiu in another magazine cover since we just saw her last month in Mega and Preview's October 2010 issue. I would like to see new faces!
Since I heard Matt Lanter would be in the cover, I was expecting he would wear something fashion-forward or trendy. However, he was there in a patterned shirt and gray blazer. Somehow, I see the vision of focusing on the extravagance of Kim's gowns with Matt's simplicity, but I hoped they styled him more. It would be wonderful to see them side by side in a one-page cover so the chemistry would be more evident.

The gowns Kim is wearing are definitely dramatic, as I loved the feathered gown more.
I hope to see their chemistry in their editorial feature.

At last, Mega!
Mega features three of the best models we can offer the world in their Pinoy Pride Issue. It is definitely refreshing to see our models gracing the covers again, but I hoped it was a 3-cover special, with each of their own signature looks and poses.

This would be a cover to beat because it features the Philippines' Supermodels. Charo Ronquillo, 2005 Ford Models' Supermodel of the World 2nd Runner-up, Charlene Almarvez, 2009 1st Runner-up and Danica Magpantay, 2010 Grand Prize Winner grace the cover in gorgeous scarlet and nude dresses.
As I've said, it would be better to see them in their own covers than cramming them up in one, or a better posing since Charo kind of looks awkward in that pose. Maybe they should have modeled their faces side by side.
However, I still love the fact that Mega got the 3 supermodels to pose in a cover.

This would surely feature a breath-taking editorial spread.

Way to go Mega!

Preview Magazine has not posted it's June cover yet but gave a clue in its Facebook Fanpage: "our next cover girl is a tv and movie actress...oh she can sing too." I hope the cover girl is someone new and refreshing to see in a fashion magazine cover.

Pictures from:

Metro June Cover - Metro Fb Fanpage

Mega June Cover - Mega Fb Fanpage

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