Kendall Jenner Is Vogue’s April 2018 Cover Star, Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
Photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Vogue, April 20181/10Alexander McQueen
While the work of Sarah Burton still retains the Gothic theater of McQueen’s, it is humanized—extreme dreams brought to a lower burn while retaining their extraordinary intricacy. Alexander McQueen dress and boots. Cartier ring.
Fashion Editor: Tonne Goodman.
Photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Vogue, April 20182/10Rodarte
From redwood rings to Van Gogh sunflowers and baby’s-breath, flora—“the ultimate imaginary dreamscape,” Laura Mulleavy says—has especially informed her and sister Kate’s m.o. Their spring collectsion whirls this fantasy into living romance. Rodarte dress, pants, and scarf. Floral headpiece by Rebel Rebel.
Photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Vogue, April 20183/10Valentino
“A dream doesn’t have to be the starting point,” says Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli of his creative process. “Maybe it is something that walks with it.” As his spring couture collectsion shows, that dream can also mirror the fluidity, flexibility, and constant motion of modern life. “I am not interested in escapism,” he says. Clothes and accessories by Valentino Haute Couture.
Photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Vogue, April 20184/10Dolce & Gabbana
While the Italian label has always conjured a lustrous, almost mythical vision of their enchanting, enthralling, sometimes heartbreaking home turf, Domenico Dolce says that “we’ve always thought of our process as a way to materialize the things we dream.” Dolce & Gabbana dress and accessories. Cheap Replica Handbags by Dolce & Gabbana Fine Cheap Replica Handbags. Photographed at Annabel’s, London.
Photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Vogue, April 20185/10Dolce & Gabbana
The label’s enchanting spring Secret Show featured nonmodels walking in pieces laden with flowers and filigree that also boasted couture-like precision. “This collectsion was specifically conceived to make people dream,” says Stefano Gabbana. Dolce & Gabbana dress.
Photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Vogue, April 20186/10Chanel
Though Karl Lagerfeld says of his spring couture collectsion, with typical brevity, “I wanted French fantasy—and French lightness,” behind that sentiment turn a million wheels. Chanel Haute Couture jumpsuit and boots. Cheap Replica Handbags by Chanel Fine Cheap Replica Handbags.
Photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Vogue, April 20187/10Alexander McQueen
It is creative director Sarah Burton’s gift to be able to take the harder edges of her predecessor’s wild imagination and decipher them into softer but just as persuasive results. “I love the rapport between romance—which may be escapist—and rebellion,” she says. Alexander McQueen dress and jewelry.
Photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Vogue, April 20188/10Gucci
No one else has mixed flora and fauna with disco-bright rainbows, oddball media references, and Anglo or Italianate or Grecian accenting to such frenzied (and chic) effect as Alessandro Michele. “For me,” Michele says, “the best way to give space to reality is by surfing between the real and the surreal.” Clothes and accessories by Gucci. Photographed at Annabel’s, London.
Photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Vogue, April 20189/10Maison Margiela
John Galliano’s Artisanal collectsion incorporated prismatic, technologically advanced fabrics—he calls them “illusionary”—that popped with polychrome dazzle when struck by camera flashes to reflect our lightning-paced moment. “The idea of dressing in haste—a fast change in a hotel room or at the airport lounge, pulling your look together in the back of a taxi—is very relevant today,” Galliano says. Maison Margiela Artisanal designed by John Galliano dress and sneakers. Alexander McQueen earrings.
Photographed by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott, Vogue, April 201810/10Birds of a Feather
Jenner wears a Chanel Haute Couture dress and a Chanel Fine Cheap Replica Handbags ring. To get this look, try: Double Wear Nude Water Fresh Makeup SPF 30 in 1N2 Ecru, Pure Color Envy Sculpting Blush in Wild Sunset, Double Wear Highlighting Cushion Stick in Champagne Glow, The Brow Multi-Tasker in Dark Brunette, Pure Color Envy De ning EyeShadow Wet/Dry in Amber Intrigue, Pure Color Envy Lash Multi Effects Mascara in Black, Pure Color Love Lipstick in Sky High. All by Estée Lauder. In this story: Hair, Paul Hanlon; Makeup: Lauren Parsons; Manicure: Lorraine Griffin. Tailor: Della George. Florist: Phil Perry. Set Design: Emma Roach. Produced by Across Media Production.