Metallic Sun-Worshipping Editorials

The Cosmopolitan USA 'Rock Star' Photoshoot is Highly Gilded

The July 2012 Cosmopolitan USA 'Rock Star' editorial is set among light blue waters, beige grains of sand and weathered tree trunks. Australian model Rosie Tupper is found sprawled out here against the natural beauty, albeit while sporting glamorous and excessively gilded nighttime looks.

This Cosmopolitan USA editorial opts for metallic everything. Shiny crop jackets, golden shorts and beaded tops all reflect the rays of the sun, displaying the many ways in which women may wear metallic ensembles this summer. And just as the title suggests, the production maintains noteworthy rock and roll undertones, seen by way of Tupper's messy windswept tresses, short shorts, pairs of large opaque sunglasses and smudged kohl eye makeup.

Metallic Fashion
The trend of wearing metallic ensembles this summer is an opportunity for fashion brands to offer a wide range of shiny crop jackets, golden shorts, and beaded tops.
Glamorous Nighttime Looks
The trend of sporting excessively gilded nighttime looks creates an opportunity for beauty brands to innovate with metallic makeup and bold hairstyles.
Rock and Roll Fashion
The trend of incorporating rock and roll undertones in fashion editorials presents an opportunity for designers to experiment with short shorts, large opaque sunglasses, and messy windswept hairstyles.

Where This Applies

Fashion
The fashion industry can capitalize on the trend of wearing metallic ensembles by offering a wide range of shiny crop jackets, golden shorts, and beaded tops.
Beauty
The beauty industry can seize the trend of sporting excessively gilded nighttime looks by innovating with metallic makeup and bold hairstyles.
Media/entertainment
The media/entertainment industry can explore the trend of incorporating rock and roll undertones in fashion editorials by featuring short shorts, large opaque sunglasses, and messy windswept hairstyles in their productions.
SCORE
3.5 out of 10
GENDER
10% Men90% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America
GENERATION
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 53%
Activity 43%
Freshness 8%

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