How Wintour's talking point Vogue covers made a statement to the end

"The cover is certainly memorable: an image of the actor Timothee Chalamet photographed by long-term collaborator Annie Leibovitz in a Celine white polo neck, long cream coat and embroidered jeans, standing on a planet with a backdrop of a star-filled nebula provided by NASA. It's had something of a negative reception online. On Vogue's Instagram, comments under the post include I'm just horrified. It's offensive with the budgets you have, and when you ask Chat GPT to do your cover."

"There is an argument that the Chalamet image sits in the lineage of Wintour's Vogue covers with Leibovitz behind the lens and artistic references. Part of the shoot features the actor in front of City, a land artwork by Michael Heizer in the Nevada desert, and the cover to those familiar wittily posits Chalamet, the prince of Hollywood, as The Little Prince, paying homage to Antoine de Saint-Exupery's classic illustration of a boy on the moon, for the cover of the 1943 book."

"During her 37-year tenure as editor-in-chief of American Vogue, Anna Wintour has resided over more than 400 covers. December 2025's, on newsstands this week, will prove her last before she steps away to focus on roles as Vogue's global editorial director and chief content officer at Conde Nast. It has certainly got people talking and that has been a consistent thread across Wintour's covers."

Anna Wintour concludes a 37-year tenure as editor-in-chief of American Vogue after overseeing more than 400 covers. The December 2025 issue will be her last before she shifts to roles as Vogue's global editorial director and chief content officer at Condé Nast. The cover stars Timothée Chalamet, photographed by Annie Leibovitz, styled in Celine and shown standing on a planet against a NASA nebula backdrop. The image has drawn negative online reactions but is also read as part of a Leibovitz–Wintour lineage, referencing Michael Heizer's City and alluding to The Little Prince and earlier iconic Vogue moments.

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