What Did Keira Knightley Do to Deserve This ‘Rather Dated’ Cover of Vanity Fair Italia?

Keira Knightley is one of those very few actresses who we have become completely accustomed to serving face when splashed across our fave fashion glossies. Whether it’s Keira returning for her umpteenth cover of British Harper’s Bazaar or dialing up the glamour (and then some) via the cover of Interview – we usually find ourselves in a state of awe. Now, Keira Knightley is granted the cover of Vanity Fair Italia (and Spain and France) with the unveiling of the title’s November 2024 offering. Photographer Tom Craig was called upon the capture the English actress, who oozes sultry glamour sporting a smokey eye, tousled hair, and a look from the Fall 2024 Chanel Haute Couture collection (as selected for the occasion by cover shoot stylist Leith Clark).

The November 2024 Cover of Vanity Fair Italia with Keira Knightley:

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Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“This looks rather dated. Very 2010s especially with that shadow,” critiqued Deleted Member 1957 upon checking out the cover.

“They missed the mark with this one,” replied fauxfashion in complete agreement. “It’s like a faint memory of the glorious old Vogue Paris days,” they went on to write.

“It had everything to be great but it’s not. The expression on Keira ruins it,” chimed in WAVES.

Drusilla commented: “Love the choice of Keira Knightley but I don’t love that choice of eye makeup!”

The cover simply made forum member jeremydante “bored”.

Yet not everyone was so underwhelmed. “The pout is timeless. She should have been on the cover of Vogue France!” Lola701 exclaimed.

“You could never make me dislike the sight of Keira Knightley, and I’m trying to find the positive in this. I like the Chanel, and I’m kinda into the heavy eye makeup and the tousled hair,” confessed vogue28.

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