Victoria Beckham for Vogue UK February 2011

It's amazing to think that, what with all the negativity and derision that she attracts, Victoria Beckham must be on some level a reasonably popular celebrity. I remain ambivalent. This month's cover, redolent of Vogue UK from the early 80s (is there a Dianaesque flavour here?), is clearly meant to soften the harder edges of her aesthetic and reputation but I'm not sure how much it succeeds.

As I said though I remain ambivalent. The Vogue UK April 2008 cover with VB remains one of my favourite magazine covers of all time. There is barely any personal identity here though. She is more bauble, statue, than human.

Random Covers I Would Like to Share

From top: Christy Turlington for Elle France December 10 2010, Cheryl Cole for Elle UK February 2011, Victoria Beckham for Vogue UK February 2011.

Favourite Vogue UK Covers

From top: Sophie Dahl (November 2007), Kate Moss (April 2010), Rachel Weisz (December 2009), Natalia Vodianova and Johnny Borrell (May 2007), Cheryl Cole (October 2010), and Victoria Beckham (April 2008).