The self-made, rough-and-tumble glamour of Courtney Love couldn’t feel more of-the-moment. In an ode to the queen of grunge, whose album is out this month, supermodel Natasha Poly piles on the ruffles, prints, and girlish fineries of spring.

Although the release date has yet to be announced, “Nobody’s Daughter,” the fourth studio album by Hole, is set for release later this month. V63 does not hit newsstands until January 14, 2010.

Also, there’s another 2-page story entitled “FASHION PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE TOO” by Jonathan Horowitz

Artist Jonathan Horowitz is known for his smart and subversive artworks that comment on fame, politics, pop culture, and society. In an exclusive project for V, he combines a taste for kitsch vintage figurines with some of the boldest names in the fashion stratosphere to produce a clever send-up of personality and iconography. Coming off a survey exhibition at New York’s P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Horowitz is keeping plenty of worthy targets in his crosshairs. Here are a few of his fashion favorites.

Examples include The Olsen Twins, Marc Jacobs, Kanye West, Real Housewives, etc.

An unlikely person for the V Magazine size issue cover…

Not trying to sound mean, but Gabourey seems like the perfect cover star for the V Mag size issue.

V Mag’s January 2010 issue will be devoted to plus-size models. “Big, little, pint-size, plus-size — every body is beautiful. And this issue is out to prove it,” V editor Stephen Gan said.

Models include Crystal Renn, who is quite famous in the world of modeling, and scheduled photogs include Terry Richardson, Bruce Weber, and Karl Lagerfeld (who is a total fatist), among others.

How do you guys feel about this?

LINK LOVE: NY Mag via Page Six

Kate Moss pretends she’s a gypsy for the latest issue of V Mag.

Images via Just Jared

V Mag makes it very apparent that this seasons must have accessory is the naked male model.

Via NY Mag

Makeup artist Janeen Witherspoon

Styling by Nicholas Grasa

Hair by Rita Marmor, Leonardo Manetti and Franco Gobbi

Shot by Paul Rowland, who tells V’s blog that he was inspired by “Joel-Peter Witkin, paganism, mysticism, vampires, witches—all the things I love.”

Frockwriter via Popgloss

Cover Models include Alana Zimmer, Alla Kostromicheva, Behati Prinsloo, Christina Kruse, Daiane Conterato, Darya Kurovska, Georgina Stojiljkovic, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Hannelore Knuts, Iris Strubegger, Isabeli Fontana, Meghan Collison, Mina Cvetkovic, Natasa Vojnovic, Ranya Mordanova, Rose Cordero, Suvi Koponen, Valentina Zelyaeva, and Yulia Kharlapanova.
Photography by Paul Rowland

Via DesignScene

“We’re doing it with Visionaire and we’re doing it for Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga is on the cover of V magazine and she’s wearing our clothes, so I think we’re all collaborating on doing that. That will be really fun. We’re definitely not going to be doing our huge show, but I don’t know if it’s going to be the same as last time, or smaller.”

Via NY Mag

Gisele Bundchen, along with five other supermodels (Kate Moss, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Eva Herzigova, Daria Werbowy) takes the cover of V Magazine’s summer issue – the first-ever Swimsuit issue. The issue is out on Wednesday, May 6th!

LINKAGE: Just Jared

You can never go wrong with black and white. This simple seamless backdrop brings all the attention to the intricate designs of the dresses and jutting collarbones of the models, Vanderperre did a great job with ‘Venus Envy.’

This editorial shoot for V Magazine has a creepy quality, with a few mascara-running shots worthy of a horror film, but nonetheless, the washed out skin tones and contrasting black and white dresses bring together fantasy dreams and nightmares.

LINKAGE: Fashion Copious

Stella Schnabel’s posse includes artist Terence Koh, art curator Tripoli Patterson, model and godmother Lauren Hutton, student-surfer Olmo Schnabel, musician Simon O’Conner, Zac Posen, and chef-comedic dancer Aura Arslanian.

Margherita Missoni’s posse includes actress Joy Bryant, her sister and art student Teresa Missoni, gallerist Carlo von Zeitschel, art adviser Fabiana Marenghi Vaselli, Giambattista Valli, design consultant Coco Brandolini, and writer Tatiana Santo Domingo.

Melissa Bent co-owns the Rivington Arms Gallery. Her posse includes artist Keith Riley, artist Leigh Ledare, gallerist Amy Greenspon, musician-artist Sahra Motalebi, photographer Max Farago, set designer Marguerite Wade, Rivington Arms co-owner Mirabella Marden, and stylist Jaclyn Hodes.

Tinsley Mortimer’s posse includes her sister and designer Dabney Mercer, creative director Lily Maddock, lawyer Alexandra Osipow, Dolce & Gabbana PR person Ali Wise, Earnest Sewn Denim PR person Eleanor Ylvisaker, and marketing director Maria Luisa Leviant.

Singer-raconteur-psychopomp Justin Bond’s posse includes singer M. Lamar, artist Machine Dazzle (naturally), troubador-flaming creature Nath-Ann Carrera, performance artist Glenn Marla, author-performance artist Kate Bornstein, and chanteuse-composer-witch Our Lady J.

-Via NY Mag

Photos by Graydon Sheppard via V-Mag

Thanks CouteQueCoute

Out this week, this racy and controversial photoshoot has taken media by storm. Even Gisele admits these pictures, taken by fashion photographer Mario Testino, are a little over the top for her, saying they’re the kind of pictures “only Mario could make me take.”

These honestly belong in more of a Playboy than V Mag, but what do I know, Gisele is HOT! I think these photos make every woman jealous (at least me) and every man drop to his knees. Smart girl, she was off the radar for a bit, and now these bring her back with a Bang!