Taylor Swift covers the new Harper's bazaar Australia
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I cannot get enough of Australian magazines! Both Vogue and Harper's Bazaar Oz have been doing amazingly well over the last few months.

The latest HB hit is for the month of April, which Taylor Swift covers dressed in Gucci and shot by Benny Horne. Even though we have seen these Gucci dressed quite a lot on covers and events already I feel like this is the first time it's been used in a simple way that suits its art deco 20's aesthetic better.

I also admire how Taylor Swift stays true to herself. She's a conservative country girl whose looks can be borderline boring sometimes but I think she will be more confident as she gets older. For the time being, I love her on this cover. If only, I wish there was a bit more colour... but I guess autumn is coming in Australia now, so it makes sense for them.

Re. the latest Interview cover, I am speechless. I can't even post about it because if that is really Katie Perry she looks exactly like Raquel Zimmermann. We really need to put an end to ridiculous photoshopping!

Naomi Watts' stunning Harper's Bazaar Australia cover
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I am seriously considering moving to Australia. If anything, it will be worth it only for their magazine covers. My love affair with them started with this Jessica Alba editorial from a year ago in Harper's and was confirmed by the September cover of Vogue Australia and was followed. The following months were filled with hits –the Arizona Muse multi cover, the Miranda Kerr cover in Mary Katratnzou, and (my favourite yet) the December issue with Isabel Lucas on the cover and this amazing African-inspired editorial inside.
My latest cover love goes out to the new January/February issue of Harper's Bazaar Australia with Naomi Watts. I absolutely love Victor Demarchelier's work because it has some of the essence of what made his dad so famous but Victor has a more modern approach to photography. The styling, by Jillian Davison, is also beautiful. I am particularly keen on the palette –a watercolour jade green font that matches the jewellery and contrasts beautifully with Naomi's blue eyes. It reminded me a bit of the colours from Monet's famous water lily series.

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They say 'never judge a book by its cover' but I've never been keen on clichés. With a magazine it's exactly the cover that makes you decide whether to buy it. To me, it's about choosing a great picture that captures the most interesting piece inside.It's not about having every single story's title is on the cover. It really puts me off. So this month I've chosen my six favourite covers from the October 2011 issues.

My favourite is Harper's Bazaar Australia with Miranda Kerr. I love the pose and the styling. And I really like the different fonts and colours that make all the text work. I would say it' one of the best covers anyone's ever done in months.
I also really liked the Harper Bazaar Turkey cover with Lily Cole. The white dress with the metallic collar and the movement of the skirt read so well on the picture. The contrast with the brick on the back and the layout of text are great.
I was chuffed to find Elizabeth Olsen on the cover of Nylon. I feel like they're a perfect fit for each other. Though I do wish to see Elizabeth in high fashion mag covers soon.
Even though I'm not a fan of Tavi, I love the L'Officiel cover. I love the styling and the fact that a teenager is covering their 90th anniversary issue. It's kind of funny.
The Giambattista Valli peplum skirt is another cover hit. Even more so on Kristen Dunst. I just find it's a great cover to ease people into the FW11 collections.
And I loved Vogue Turkey because it shot FW11 LV in a non-boring way. No more navy and grey backgrounds to go with it, please.

Some Alba to end the year

First of, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Giulia and I hope you've had a great few days and that Santa has been as kind to you as, we know, you deserve (you read soVIPzone, after all). We hope that your new leather iPad covers, winter fedoras and fur vests have kept you amused enough for our absence to go unnoticed. Just as we're gathering forces to post are round-up of the year, choose our New Year's ensembles and write down (or list) our resolutions for 2011 we thought we'd make one last regular post on 2010. Jessica Alba has pretty much owned it this year in and out the red carpet. She's as good an actress and she is a mum and she's now adding style icon to the list. She's now on the cover of the Jan/Feb 2011 issue of Harper's Bazaar Australia looking incredible in some Louis Vuitton, which makes us doubt the obsoleteness of Cruise collections. It also sets the mood for the new season, SS11, which we'll soon be getting ready for.

I'm off.

[Pictures: Celebrity-Gossip.com]