Wow, someone at Elle UK kind of hates Lily Allen, right? This cover shot makes her look like a sleepy zombie. There’s something to be said for doing major fashion magazine covers with minimal makeup, but it literally looks like Lily just rolled out of bed and someone tossed a MiuMiu dress at her. Incidentally, we’ve already seen this MiuMiu on Lupita Nyong’o: who wore it better? You might also notice that Elle features a Tom Hiddleston coverline – that’s the interview that Elle UK promoted two weeks ago and everyone thought that Tommy was announcing an engagement and a baby.
Anyway, back to Lily. Elle hasn’t released much of their cover story, only to say that she talks a lot about “feminism, motherhood, Beyoncé, and the pressure on women to conform.” Considering the reaction to Lily’s grand feminist opus “Hard Out Here” was “wow, that’s kind of racist,” I am interested in seeing what she has to say about Beyonce in particular. Will it be flattering or will it be shade? Stay tuned. Here’s one passage that Elle released:
‘Of course I’d rather look like Kate Moss than look like myself,’ she admits. ‘I wish I didn’t feel like that, and I think the reason we feel like that is because of the imagery we’re fed all the time. Women are still expected, in some weird way, to kind of… Sit there and look pretty. And not talk.’
She’s not wrong about that. Many people expect women to just sit there and look pretty, especially in the entertainment industry. But is Lily the best person to take on this fight? Personally, I don’t think so, but a lot of you like her so I’ll bite my tongue.
Other Lily stories – her vintage shop, Lucy In Disguise, is closing down. Sort of. They’re going to do an online store I guess, but they’re also moving to a smaller shop. You can read more about it here. And the UK tabloids claim Lily is working out a lot to get in shape for her new tour.
Photos courtesy of WENN, Elle UK.
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