Key Takeaways:
- Surprising Cover: The November 2026 issue of ELLE features Hunter Schafer, following Julia Garner’s unexpected cover last month.
- Fashion Highlights: Schafer is styled in a pencil skirt and cardigan by Haider Ackermann, showcasing a Prada handbag.
- Photographer: Szilveszter Makó captures the cover, continuing his collaboration with high-profile stars.
- Mixed Reactions: Forum members express diverse opinions on the cover’s aesthetic and photography style.
Last month, the cover of American ELLE took us by complete surprise. The title’s offering featured actress Julia Garner smoking a cigarette (something you definitely do not see every day down at the newsstand), decked out in Balenciaga Haute Couture. Next up on the cover of ELLE is none other than Hunter Schafer, who fronts the November 2026 edition of the magazine. Joining the likes of Rihanna, Anne Hathaway, and Billie Eilish as cover stars this year, the actress poses for the photographer Szilveszter Makó. Styled by Jessica Willis, the American talent and muse of design duo Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons totes a Prada handbag in the stylized cover shot, wearing a pencil skirt and cardigan from Haider Ackermann’s Tom Ford.
Hunter Schafer on the Cover of ELLE November 2026
Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:
“AWFUL! And Szilveszter is so LIMITED. Stop right now; we have seen enough,” pleaded forum member DK92 upon checking out the cover.
“I am so bored of this photographer already. Everything looks the same,” Kite chimed in.
Thefrenchy commented: “I get that this photographer is capitalizing on the attention and opportunities, but damn, the fatigue. Completely overdosing on his work!”
“For me, the worst part is that Hunter doesn’t even look like herself on the cover. She looks like some random period-piece character. I honestly don’t get it at all,” voiced matheus_s.
“This feels so far removed from the stereotypical American ELLE cover, and I cannot say I appreciate it. It’s fashion-forward, yes, but so… dull and drab. Also rapidly becoming tiresome of Szilveszter Makó’s work,” vogue28 wrote.
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