September is around the corner, and you know what that means — the annual fight for front-row space (and your eyeballs) by the world’s top magazines.
From the looks of things, there’s a trend emerging in this year’s September slugfest: take a hot young star, add some luxe lingerie, point-and-shoot and, presto, there’s your cover.
First off the mark are these two entries:
But this fall’s magazine battle is hardly a fair fight, not after Vanity Fair landed the ubiquitous but endlessly fascinating Lady Gaga for a cover, a revealing photoshoot (look for the plastic-wrap dress!) and a tell-all interview. Here’s a slightly NSFW sample of what’s inside.
As for the rest of the fall mags: good luck keeping up.