Brad shooting the cover of W Magazine

BLOWING THE COVER —The November 2008 cover of W will not feature the work of Steven Klein or Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, but rather Brad Pitt. The actor shot Angelina Jolie and the rest of the Jolie-Pitt family at Chateau Miraval in the southern France last week, marking his first ever turn as cover photographer. Angelina and Brad appeared together on the W cover once before in 2005. What a coup for W — especially considering the numbers the Jolie-Pitts just turned for People

Take a bath with Kate

Remember back in June when Kate Moss was shooting an editorial in Istanbul for W magazine? The "Hammam" photos appear in the September 2008 issue, shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, with a sultry Kate against the backdrop of a Turkish bath. It's classic exotic Kate — and there's even a chain-link bikini involved.

Copycat?

Is Liz Tilberis rolling in her grave right now? Her iconic September 1994 Harper's Bazaar cover of Nadja Auermann photographed by Patrick Demarchelier has been swiped and reinterpreted for the September 2008 cover of W, featuring Kate Hudson as photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.
The resemblance is far too uncanny to be a coincidence, what with the same blonde hair, light eyebrows, heavy cat-eye makeup, piercing blue eyes, and dark lipstick framed with a collar of blue all in common. Who did it better?

Paolo Roversi: Sexy Swim Wear

Amazing Editorial! W-Magazine Mert and Marcus

Kiss the Sky: Blouses and dresses in clouds of tulle, satin and organza that look almost ready for a liftoff of their own. Photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott.

Hair by Luigi Murenu/Streeters for Kerastase Paris; makeup by Lucia Pieroni/Streeters for Cle de Peau Beaute; manicure by Libbie Simpkins for OPI/Celestine Agency. Model: Gisele Bundchen/IMG. Production by Brachfeld Paris, in collaboration with Portfolio One; digital imaging by D-Touch; post-production by dreamer post. Photography assistants: Angelo Pennetta, Gareth Horton and Maurizio Bavutti. Fashion assistants: Kathryn Typaldos, Martha Violante, Andy Salmen and Sarah Schaub.

Fabolous Job Michael Thompson!!! W Magazine with Christy Turlington

While we're on the subject of the Supermodel Comeback - which we think will be in the news for a while yet - it's worth pointing out Christy Turlington's stunning new shoot in the August issue of W magazine, titled "Champion". The 39-year-old knockout, who as we mentioned has been re-signed as the face of German fashion house Escada, poses as a "Greco-Roman warrior-goddess" for photog Michael Thompson in old-school black-and-white. Talk about classical beauty - obviously all that yoga and being married to Ed Burns agrees with her.