I think it's Kate's attitude that made Vogue chose her, she would be vivacious at 75. It's not really the wrinkles or lack of that defines a person's beauty and age. I just don't get why Vogue didn't let Kate style herself since her style is so well known, it's a pity to not shoot Kate as how she would style herself, for the US Vogue issue. The inside editorial photos of Kate were just as bad or even more boring than the cover, someone mentioned on another website that they thought she looked like a Burberry model, not like herself. If Vogue wanted to do a portrait of Kate as herself, I feel they shouldn't have done such a drastic makeover and changed her into some persona that's unrecognizable.
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