After facing controversy, Vogue will release a new Kamala Harris cover for the magazine.
What We Know:
- January 10, Vogue was faced with a controversy surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris on the magazine’s cover. Vogue announced the cover on Twitter with the caption, “Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris is our February cover star!”
Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris is our February cover star!
Making history was the first step. Now Harris has an even more monumental task: to help heal a fractured America—and lead it out of crisis. Read the full profile: https://t.co/W5BQPTH7AU pic.twitter.com/OCFvVqTlOk
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) January 10, 2021
- The previous cover was criticized for its poor photo quality. Kamala appeared against a green wall with a pink sheet; she wore a dark pantsuit and Converse sneakers.
- According to U.S Magazine, Harris and her team were told that the blue suit photo would be the one on the cover. They were surprised to see that the more informal photo was chosen.
- Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour discussed the controversy. “Obviously we have heard and understood the reaction to the print cover and I just want to reiterate that it was absolutely not our intention to, in any way, diminish the importance of the vice president-elect’s incredible victory.” Additionally, Wintour stated that no agreement was ever made about which cover would be used.
- Wintour discussed the decision to use the more informal photo. She believed that the image represented the state of our society better. “We are in the midst…of the most appalling pandemic that is taking lives by the minute, and we felt to reflect this tragic moment in global history, a much less formal picture, something that was very, very accessible, and approachable, and really reflected the hallmark of the Biden-Harris campaign.”
The new cover is now available, released on inauguration day. Harris will be the first female and the first person of color sworn in as vice-president.
