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The Making of Vogue’s September Cover With Emma Stone and Nicolas Ghesquière | Vogue

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August 12, 2025

For Vogue’s September Issue, Louis Vuitton’s artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière crafts a couture collection exclusively for Emma Stone, the star of the magazine’s famed fall cover. The project is a celebration of love and friendship, with Emma stepping into six distinct essence, each with their own unique personality. One sees her as the magnetic headmistress of a ballet academy, inspired by Louis Vuitton’s legendary Épi leather. Another transforms her into the enigmatic hostess of an imaginary cabaret, a nod to her Broadway performance in 2014. A third channels pure innocence, recalling the earliest moments of her performance as Bella Baxter in Poor Things. After exploring the origins of each of these personas, we move to the south of France. There, photographer Jamie Hawkesworth, fashion editor Grace Coddington, and Emma herself work to bring Nicolas’s visions vividly to life.

Director: Nikki Petersen
Interviewer: Chioma Nnadi
Directors of Photography: Louise Bernard Pallas, Fyras Slaiman
Editors: Katie Wolford, Evan Allan
Creative Producer: Gabrielle Reich
Associate Producer: Lea Donenberg
Associate Producers, On Set: Megan Sinanis, Virginie Kateeb
Gaffer: Sylvain Gabayet
Audio: David Amsalem Albertini
Production Coordinator: Tanía Jones
Production Manager: Kristen Helmick
Line Producer: Natasha Soto-Albors
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
Post Production Coordinator: Holly Frew
Colorist: Oliver Eid
Supervising Editor: Kameron Key
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Entertainment Director: Sergio Kletnoy
Executive Producer: Rahel Gebreyes
Senior Director, Video: Romy van den Broeke
Senior Director, Programming: Linda Gittleson
VP, Video Programming: Thespena Guatieri

Image Courtesy Of: Joan Marcus, Irving Penn
Cover Photography By: Jamie Hawkesworth

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13 Comments

@Iamsolcosta

August 12, 2025 at 12:03 pm

No one understands the underperformance of this year’s September issue.

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@C2kp189lI

August 12, 2025 at 12:07 pm

He did a terrible job

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@zst6442

August 12, 2025 at 12:07 pm

Anything Grace Coddington does its amazing.

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@ann5765

August 12, 2025 at 12:08 pm

I haven’t received my September issue yet

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@seashellsx

August 12, 2025 at 12:15 pm

my show is on!! 😀

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@RealSalica

August 12, 2025 at 12:25 pm

I am so disapointed they didn’t take the blindfolded pose for the front page , that would have been special , instead they went for the most ordinary look.

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- @renaespotser3980
  
  August 12, 2025 at 1:38 pm
  
  I would have liked to see the blindfold look on the cover as well.
  
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@David.-_-

August 12, 2025 at 12:46 pm

This blows my mind. But, I think I understand it…….

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@alicewonder8150

August 12, 2025 at 1:20 pm

Bella Baxter’s Vogue cover!

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@EnvyBlu

August 12, 2025 at 1:31 pm

This cover is beautiful! Emma looks stunning! Every look she’s in looks absolutely stunning. The clothing, the style, the camera quality, the poses, and the lighting are all exquisite

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@john-lenin

August 12, 2025 at 2:03 pm

Yeah, the problem with nonprofessional models is that they are not aware of all the parts of their body, so you have to pose them – and that can make them look stiff. Dancers make some of the best models.

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@dreamdisturber

August 12, 2025 at 2:06 pm

Looking forward to that cover!

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@UsmanAyesha-u3v

August 12, 2025 at 2:07 pm

Look great ❤🎉

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Director of Photography: Marzio Mirabella
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Filmed on Location: Bvlgari Hotel Milano

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