Capturing Elegance: Jennifer Lawrence’s Alluring Presence in Vogue’s September Feature

Lawrence—in an original portrait by John Currin for Vogue—is the kind of megastar who comes across, famously, as a regular person. “That’s what other people have said. If I’d said, ‘I’m a regular person,’ I’d want to kill myself.” Miu Miu hat and bag.

John Currin. Untitled, 2017. Oil on canvas, 40” x 30”. © John Currin. Photography by Rob McKeever. Courtesy of Gagosian.

For Jennifer Lawrence, being a chameleon is just another part of the job. After all, the Oscar-winning actress (Silver Linings Playbook) managed to simultaneously help build a historic franchise (The Hunger Games) while maintaining a raw, beloved, and pointedly off-the-cuff sense of humor. For our 125th anniversary September issue, the actress does it again: Across four commemorative covers, Lawrence transforms into a country girl, a city slicker, and even—somewhat remarkably—the subject of an oil painting. Follow along as she dazzles in gold-sequined Versace, dressed-down Dior, and a bold, floor-sweeping Ralph Lauren—a genre-defying and utterly transcendent cover shoot.