I’m Ready for My Close-Up, Mr. Testino: The 10 Most Editorial Actresses

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Anna Wintour has been credited/blamed/lauded/criticized for the current proliferation of celebrity-driven magazine covers of the past 15 years or so. Love it or hate it, a model has a better chance winning a Pulitzer than landing a U.S. Vogue cover — with a few notable exceptions. While stars are rightfully and contractually beautiful, however, not all of them can cut the couture mustard. Then there are those ladies who love the camera and the camera is kind of obsessed with them. Here, the 10 actresses who give the best editorial — and give models a run for their money — are given the countdown treatment. 

When Celebs Divorce, the Vanity Clothing Lines Are Always the First to Suffer

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony‘s impending split will not effect their clothing line for Kohl’s. Pardon me while I heave a sigh of relief.

Eva Mendes “Comes Full Circle” on the Windmills of Mugler’s Mind

Edited by Lester Brathwaite

“I grew up with Angel. I remember thinking, as a child, ‘That’s what a woman smells like.’ I’m the baby [in my family] by 10 years, and my sisters wore it. It comes full circle now that I’d be the face of Angel.”

– Professional stunner and sometime actress, Eva Mendes, on her new gig as the face of Thierry Mugler‘s 19 year old fragrance,  Angel.

STREET CHIC REPORT CARD: Eva Mendes in Free People

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

In this edition of Street Chic Report Card, Eva Mendes will be graded on her Free People dress worn running errands in Los Angeles. See how she looked after the jump.

RED CARPET REPORT CARD: Eva Mendes in Chanel

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

In today’s Red Carpet Report Card, Eva Mendes will be graded on her Chanel Spring 2011 look worn to the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, CA. See how she looked after the jump.

The Sexy, Strappy Spring 2011 Collection From Modern Vintage

Edited by Amanda Gabriele

These wedges are made for walking! Take a look at some images from the Modern Vintage spring/summer 2011 collection lookbook and you’ll see that no one is losing any height in these feminine, yet edgy designs.

XXX: Eva Mendes Gets Naughty for Italian Vogue

Edited by The Fashion Web

Eva Mendes shows that even housewives get to have fun. The star of the upcoming “The Other Guys” showcases pure sex appeal in this series of photos for Vogue Italy. Check out the full spread here.

QUOTABLE: Which Man Does Eva Mendes Prefer in Calvin…

Edited by Saynt

“Hell yeah, I would take Mark over any young, new, hot thing! He’s amazing! What’s beautiful about Mark is he’s such an amazing actor, he has really proven himself as a talent. He’s still hot, insanely hot. GOD! He’s got the goods, the talent to back it up, it’s a full thing.”

Three Magazine Covers, One Very Popular Dress

Edited by The Fashion Web

How did the same dress end up on three different high-fashion magazine covers? That’s what we — and Guardian reporter Imogen Fox — really want to know.

The dress, an appliqued Miu Miu creation, is on W, British Vogue and Elle UK. To be fair, we should mention that the dress Lily Allen wears on the cover of Elle is done in a muted lilac lace, while Eva Mendes (on W’s cover) and Swedish model Freja Beha Erichsen (on British Vogue) are both seen in the yellow version.

So how did it happen? We’re flabbergasted, and, well, so is Fox:

Surprisingly, this sort of cover multiplicity is rare. Actors frequently chalk up multiple dresses in the same month, but not magazine covers. There are good reasons for this. Fashion press officers work hard to achieve a delicate UN-style political balance between glossies to make sure that these kinds of overlaps don’t happen. “Usually press offices are pretty good at making sure we don’t get the same dress as our rivals,” says Lorraine Candy, Elle’s editor.

So we have to wonder what happened here — could Miu Miu be so hard up for publicity that it would need to trick three magazines into using its dress? Do we really believe Miuccia Prada is capable of doing something so schemey? No. She’s a sweetheart. And she makes really good clothes — good clothes that, clearly, beg to be photographed.

Image via The Guardian

COVERGIRL: Eva Mendes For Allure

Edited by McArthur Joseph

No matter what Eva Mendes always brings the sex appeal. Her cover for Allure Magazine’s is no different. Keep reading for more pictures from the issue which hits newsstands July 20th…