Cara Delevingne is British Vogue’s September cover girl. I am underwhelmed. I always sort of thought Cara was an overrated model, and this image reinforces that idea for me: is this a strong image? Is this a compelling image? Is this a worthy photo for the September cover? No, no and no. This is Cara’s fifth British Vogue cover, but that doesn’t mean much to me – I mean, British Vogue puts Kate Moss on their cover several times a year, it feels like. They need to branch out a bit, I guess.
Cara isn’t on the September issue just to make a grand return to modeling though – she promoting her role in Suicide Squad, which is out this Thursday/Friday. Cara plays Enchantress, and while I’ve seen a little look at Enchantress in a few of the trailers, I still think the film is just going to be all about Margot Robbie’s performance. Cara was hoping that Suicide Squad would be her big breakout: I don’t think it will be. Here are some highlights from her Vogue interview:
Love with St. Vincent: “I’m completely in love. Before, I didn’t know what love was – real love. I didn’t understand the depth of it. I always used to think it was you against the world. Now I know the meaning of life is love. Whether that’s for yourself or for the world or your partner.”
The word “gay”: “As a child, I used gay as a bad world, as in, ‘that’s so gay.’ All my friends did. Her parents have been so, so supportive. I’m obviously in love, so if people want to say I’m gay, that’s great. But we’re all liquid – we change, we grow.”
Equal pay: “In terms of equal pay I need to be paid the same as the guy who has equal billing with me. Otherwise I won’t do it. Because if you accept less, you’re just letting everyone else down and continuing the cycle.”
[From Vogue UK via Contact Music]
I don’t think we’re ALL liquid, but some people are liquid and some aren’t and that’s fine. I do think St. Vincent has been a stabilizing force for Cara, and for that I am grateful. She seems less bratty these days.
A few more things… Cara debuted a new haircut at Comic-Con two weekends ago and I LOVE IT. The choppy, piecey lob is really everywhere in the past year, and I keep seeing photos of celebrity women rocking that cut. And I keep thinking, “Maybe I should try it.” I keep going shorter and shorter with my hair, but I haven’t had my hair to my shoulders or shorter since college. The thing is, if I got this haircut, my hair wouldn’t look like this. I could never get it to look so choppy, and that’s the look I want! Also, Cara has been wearing a ring on her engagement-ring finger and people have been wondering if she’s engaged to St. Vincent. Er… I think that’s just a ring, you guys, not an engagement ring. But who knows?
Photos courtesy of British Vogue, Fame/Flynet.
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