Chioma Nnadi has now been installed as head of editorial content of British Vogue for exactly two years. For her inaugural issue, Nnadi dropped FKA Twigs as cover star. Since then, names like Zendaya, Kylie Jenner, SZA, Tyla, Billie Eilish, Bella Hadid, Michaela Coel, Margot Robbie, and Jessie Buckley have graced the British fashion bible. To say we’ve encountered a love/hate relationship with Nnadi’s vision would be an understatement. Next up on the cover of British Vogue is Olivia Rodrigo, who takes to the April 2026 edition of the magazine. The Filipino American pop star and Grammy Award-winning talent poses for the photographer Laura Jane Coulson on the occasion of her UK Vogue cover debut. Hitting the beach at sunrise on location in California, Olivia is styled by Jorden Bickham in an ensemble from Sarah Burton’s Givenchy collection for the Spring 2026 season.
Olivia Rodrigo for British Vogue April 2026
Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:
“What a stupid cover,” immediately called out ghostwriter10549.
“I GASPED! The moment I saw that chair, what on earth were they thinking? The lighting is atrocious, and the cutting and superimposition over the logo is amateur at best,” ReneSanchez chimed in.
“Without the chair, it would make a good cover,” noted forum member jeje10.
Jennarose commented: “I do like Olivia Rodrigo, but this cover doesn’t work. It is too dark, and as someone stated, what’s with that chair? Pass!”
“Why are all of these nobodies getting Vogue covers? This one is particularly awful,” critiqued mepps.
“What in the Vogue Germany is this!” cried out vogue28. “Absolutely hideous cover. Amateur hour from all of those involved – from the lackluster photographer to the garbage styling. I am genuinely sitting here struggling to find one positive aspect of that cover.”
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