19 Extreme Magazine Covers
From Experimental E-Ink Images to Racy Nudists:
Meghan Young — Sep 16, 2009 — Naughty
I don’t know about you, but it’s become a very rare occasion when I decide to browse a rack of magazine covers. Nowadays, I get my fashion fixes or info snippets from the Internet. It’s not surprising in the least then that magazine editors are pulling out all the stops in order to grab your attention. This cluster is all about "dead in your tracks" magazine covers that push the boundaries of conventionality.
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Anti-Manscaping Cover Shoots
DNA Magazine's 'Sexiest Men Alive' Issue Lets It Hang Out
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Racy Covers That Celebrate Androgyny
Dazed & Confused Likes Boys Who Are Girls
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Nude Cyclist Covers
Fixe Magazine Launches in France With Naked Biker Cover
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Powerful Women Cover Duos
Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey Join Forces for O Magazine
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Undressing Magazine Covers
Wallpaper* Peels Away Clothes in October Issue
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Innovative Magazine Covers
V Magazine Offers Peel-Off Lady Gaga Glasses
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Recreating Magazine Covers
Esquire's Most Iconic Issues Madeover
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Leather Magazine Covers
Chevrolet Soho Campaign
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Crass Cover Shots
OK! Magazine's Shocking ‘Last Photo' of Michael Jackson
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Provocative Magazine Covers
Striking MediaCat Cover Art Causes Controversy and Debate
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3D Magazine Covers
Dazed and Confused Makes Trippy August 2009 Issue
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ePaper Magazine Covers
Esquire 75th Anniversary Issue
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Groundbreaking Magazine Covers
Esquire 75th Anniversary Uses E-Ink
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Posthumous Magazine Covers
Heath Ledger Graces Front of Entertainment Weekly
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Surrealist Magazine Covers
Beth Ditto Says 'Kiss This!' on Dazed & Confused
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Crowd Sourced Magazine Covers
Design a 'Dazed' Cover Competition
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11 Scandalous Tony Duran Photo Shoots
From Beyonce to Brooke Shields
Racy Horror Shoots
Lady Gaga is a Naked Vamp in Out Magazine
Scandalous Poolside Editorials
Matthias Vriens Heats Up Numero With Lots of Skin
3D Garbage Portraits
Bernard Pras Makes Art from the Most Random Found Objects
Cross-Dressing Fashion Ads
Marc Jacobs Puts Male Model in Women's Clothes
Scandalous Denim Covers
V Magazine Pushes Limits With Gisele Bundchen
Inauguration Fashion Battles
35 Designers Sketch for Michelle Obama
You on a Magazine Cover
MagMyPic
Naked Plus-Sized Cover Models
Beth Ditto Bares All For ‘Love'
Recreating Magazine Covers
Halle Berry Is Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive, 75th Anniversary
Tribute Cross-Dressing
Karl Lagerfeld ReCreates Helmut Newton Woman with Male Model
Moms as Cover Models
Angelina Jolie Breastfeeds for W Magazine
Racy Beach Photo Shoots
Lady GaGa Channels Madonna in V Magazine
Big Body Painting
Celebrating Plus-Sized Shapes
Self-Taken Family Magazine Portraits
Brad Pitt Shoots Angelina Jolie For W Magazine
Objectified Male Parodies
Michael Phelps as Dr. McSwimmy Pre Emmy Awards
Racy Tan Editorials
Lady Gaga is an Orange Poodle in V Magazine
18 Reasons Michelle Obama is a Cultural Icon
Posthumous Honors
Heath Ledger Gets Chauvel Award
Ironic Outrage
Anna Faris Plays Playboy Bunny, Humiliated Over Nude Scene
23 Political Fashion Statements
From Barack and Michelle Obama to Sarah Palin
25 Ways the King of Pop Rocked Pop Culture
Michael Jackson Dies, But His Influence Lives On
24 Hardcore Bicycles
You Don't Have to be in the Tour De France to Appreciate These Bikes
Glittery Boys on Magazine Covers
Ash Stymest's Attitude Channels Robert Pattinson
Racy Punk Photoshoots
Real Couple Ash & Eliza Steam Up Dazed & Confused Magazine
Naughty Economic Models
Psychology Research Correlates Playboy Playmates and Economic Hardship
Pimped Out Bikes
Studio Raar Makes Super Stylish Bicycles in Hip Prints & Colors
Androgynous Perfume Models
Agyness Deyn for Jean Paul Gaultier's Ma Dame Perfume
53 Bust-a-Move Innovations
From Michael Jackson's Moonwalk to Aquarium Dance Floors
Innovative Magazine Covers
V Magazine Offers Peel-Off Lady Gaga Glasses
26 Power Spouse Features
From Michelle Obama to Calvin Klein
Cross-Dressing Fantasies
‘Games' by Justino Esteves & Non-Rated
Androgynous Photo Shoots
Hedi Slimane Photographs Jethro Cave
Puncture-Proof Bikes
Chris Boardman's Olympian-Approved Commuter Bike is Also Theft-Proof
Fake 3D Paint Drips
Julian Appelius Creates Colorful Dripping Coat Hangers
First Lady Fashion
Michelle Obama Dazzles in Peter Soronen At Governor's Dinner
Michael Jackson Street Art
Artsy Dedications to the King of Pop
Moonwalking Toys
Michael Jackson Inspires Toys in His Memory
35 Ways 3D is Better Than 2D
From 3D Tattoos to 3D Gaming
Recreating Magazine Covers
Esquire's Most Iconic Issues Madeover
Heath Ledger Lives On
'Five Leaves' Restaurant Will Open Anyway
3D Wall Tiles
Ann Sacks' Hand-Scratched Sculptural Ceramics Use Sgraffato
17 Digital Paper / e-Paper / Electronic Ink Innovations
Leather Magazine Covers
Chevrolet Soho Campaign
Animalistic Covers
V Magazine Shows Wild World of Women & Supreme Models
Gender-Bending Editorials
Hedi Slimane's “Rising Sun” in Vogue Hommes Japan
Recycled Magazine Covers
Cosmopolitan Uses 5 Year Old Britney Pics
Yin Yang Bikes
The Hundreds and SE Bikes Team to Produce Black and White Cycles
Historical Fashion Covers
Michelle Obama Covers Vogue Magazine in Jason Wu
12 Pop Star Fashions
From Michael Jackson Revivals to Justin Timberlake's Fashion Line
$10,000 Jet Bikes
FAIYATORIKKUBOBU is a Super-Fueled Bicycle
Coffee Printer
Custom Edible Ink Images
Objectified Fairytale Characters
Pinocchio Gets Hunky in an Unbuttoned Shirt for Mr. Min
15 Tributes to Michael Jackson
From Fashion Revivals to King of Pop Auctions
3D Visual Words
Lauren Duly Gives Literal Definitions With an Artful Touch
Lazy Option Bikes
The GoCycle Allows Cyclists to Pedal or Use a Motor
2005 Flashback
P Diddy Pepsi Ad Shows Power of Celeb Trend Setting
Surrealist Exhibitions – The Art Gallery of Ontario Shows the Influence of the Movement
The Art Gallery of Ontario Shows the Influence of the Movement
9-Model Magazine Covers
Vogue Showcases the Faces of the Moment
Hybrid Colored Bicycles
PK Ripper Collection DC Shoes and SE Bikes Make Chosing Color Interesting
Homosexual Media Celebrations
‘Out 100' Honors Gay Icons of 2008
Bright Multiple Swimsuit Covers
V Magazine Shows Leggy Supermodels on 6 Covers
Worldwide Vigils
Michael Jackson Fans Mourn the Passing of the King of Pop
Subway Ad Mashups
Urban Pranks by 'Poster Boy'
Posthumous Film Trailers
Heath Ledger's 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'
ePaper Magazine Covers
Esquire 75th Anniversary Issue
Groundbreaking Magazine Covers
Esquire 75th Anniversary Uses E-Ink
P. Diddy Party Live On MySpace
Unforgivable Woman Launch
Warner Bros Make No Joke About Heath Ledger
Dark Knight Promos
Revisiting Retro Magazine Covers
Esquire 1962 - 1972 as an Art Exhibit
Brit Pop Baby Bikes
Kiddimoto Bikes are Stylish Rides for Children
Amazonian Warrior Covers
"Elevation" by Dazed Digital Magazine
Cancelled Auctions
Michael Jackson Wants His Costumes Back, Cancels Julien's Auction
Surrealist Magazine Covers
Beth Ditto Says 'Kiss This!' on Dazed & Confused
Plasticine Cover Models
Morph The Wax Man Covers Esquire For His 30th Birthday
Trippytography
Daniel Newman Showcases his Layered 3D Celebrity Portraits
Celebrity Male Mashups
Gillette Merges Celeb Faces to Form the Perfect Englishman
Exploring The Human Face With Art
‘100 And One Faces' Art Project