Kamala Harris is Vogue’s new cover girl – but she’s not winning any votes for her.
The elected vice president appears on the February cover of the fashion bible in a set of her own failures – a brown Donald Deal jacket, black jeans and black Converse sneakers – that a flurry of fans complain is far from worthy of her office.
“I have seen many of your covers. Kamala is our FIRST VICE PRESIDENT! ”One person wrote on Vogue’s Instagram account.
“DO HER JUSTICE and REFER this cover! Put it in a real setting as it is! Your old curtain in the CEO’s office is an insult. That does not represent this beautiful woman !! “
Another reader wrote. “I love that it’s on the cover, but why is that ?! You could have done MUCH BETTER. “
New York magazine contributor Yashar Ali caused even more controversy when tweeted that a source “Familiar with publishing plans,” I told him that the photo – a full-length image of Harris in an excessively long pink curtain against a green background – is not what his team expected to do on the cover of the magazine’s print edition.
Harris’ team hoped that the Harris photo used in the Vogue digital edition – depicting it in a baby blue suit from the Michael Kors collection – would be used in the print edition as well, the source said.
But Vogue sources denied The Post that.
The vice-president insisted against Vogue styling it, the sources said – with Harris’ clothes, hair and makeup decided by his team.
Harris chose the green and pink background for the print edition photo because those are the colors of her college fellowship – and she thought it would be fun to use them, the source said.
“Both looks were selected by the elected vice president and her team,” said the source.
“Our approach to working with Vice President-elect Harris and his team was to capture her as a leader and as a person, and as she felt more comfortable, so we collaborated closely on all creative decisions, including that she would dress and style to the photo shoot. “
Still, no one can approve a cover, not even the subject, and the magazine has decided which image to use for print and digital, the source insisted.
“Vogue selected the image for the printed cover that we believe captures their personality and authenticity,” said the source. “Obviously, we love both images and are celebrating both covers digitally.”
Vogue was even forced to deny The Post that the magazine lit Harris’ skin for the print edition snapshot amid online allegations, with sources saying such a thing was not done.
But the photo on the printed cover was so bizarre for some tweeters that they thought it was a joke.
“Is this a joke?! The Kardashians are more respected by Anna Wintour for Vogue covers than for elected VPs! What a poor representation of black women in power! Travesty,” a woman tweeted.
Both photos were taken by Tyler Mitchelle, the 26-year-old photographer responsible for the sensational cover of Beyoncé from September 2018 on Vogue.
In the magazine interview, Harris admits she was so shocked when she found out that she and President-elect Joe Biden had won in November that she forgot to turn off the shower.
She said they plan to focus on the pandemic, adding: “We think about the first 100 days in terms of what we need to do to support mayors, governors and local authorities in their distribution and their public health systems.
“When we manage to control this pandemic, it will be a critical factor in being able to reopen our economy.”