Vanessa Hudgens Rocks Out With Paper

‘Spring Breakers‘ cutie Vanessa Hudgens, with two side topknots, strikes a goofy pose on the cover of the Spring Issue of Paper magazine.

Vanessa chats with the magazine about how it was like to work with James Franco.

“I still don’t know him. I have no idea who James Franco is. I know who Alien is. He’s that into method acting. He comes on set as his character. In between scenes, he is still his character. When I first saw him, I was speechless because he just completely transformed himself. The way he talked, with that accent… Everything he does is so organic”, Vanessa explains to Paper.

For her fun editorial, below, the 24-year-old actress connects with her inner rock chick in designs from Dior, Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton and Jeremy Scott.

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Bruno Mars All-Smiles For Paper

Pop crooner Bruno Mars puts on his signature fedora and flashes a white toothy smile on the cover of the Winter Issue of Paper magazine.

The ‘Locked Out Of Heaven’ singer recalls to the magazine how he successfully hosted ‘Saturday Night Live‘ a few months ago.

“To this day we don’t know why that happened. I was skeptical. Everyone was skeptical… I signed up to go down in flames… It’s like if you don’t do this, you wasn’t made for this shit if you can’t take on something like that. So it was kind of a challenge. It was like, ‘Fuck it, let’s go’”, the 27-year-old tells Paper.

Head below for Bruno’s editorial, lensed by Katherine Wolkoff.

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Ellie Goulding Sets Paper Ablaze

English songbird Ellie Goulding lights a match on the cover of the October Nightlife Issue of Paper magazine.

Lensed by Jacqueline Di Milia, the pink-haired singer dons a Miu Miu dress, paired with a Dolce & Gabbana bra.

Ellie tells the magazine the following about her boyfriend and electronic musician Skrillex:

“Without wanting to sound too sappy, he’s genuinely the hardest working, most talented person I know”.

For her editorial, the 25-year-old wears pieces from Skaist-Taylor, Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang and Altuzarra.

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Ezra Miller In Drag For Paper

The August/September Fashion Issue of Paper magazine tackles male androgyny with openly gay actor Ezra Miller on the cover.

Photographed by Autumn De Wilde, the 19-year-old goes drag on the cover, rocking a funky topknot, bright crimson lips and a ladies ensemble.

Ezra tells the magazine the following on how he felt about wearing women’s clothing in the magazine.

“I’d really like to work in all artistic forms and industries, for as long as I have legs”, Ezra shares with Paper.

‘The Perks Of Being A Wallflower‘ star further embraces sexual ambiguity for his editorial in avant-garde looks from Comme des Garcons, Alexander Wang, Burberry, Anna Sui, Chris Benz, Creatures of the Wind and Sonia Rykiel.

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Azealia Banks Gets Down And Dirty For Paper

Hip hop firecracker Azealia Banks gets down and dirty on the cover of the Summer Issue of Paper magazine.

The 21-year-old rapper does a raunchy squat for the lens of Emily Shur, with a Mickey Mouse Todd Pearce for Love Bailey bag hanging low on her crotch. Azealia is further swagged-out in an Alexander Wang top, paired with Diesel Black Gold shorts and Pedro Garcia shoes.

Azealia points out to the magazine how her hit single ‘212‘ came about.

“Nobody was listening to my music. I had been dropped from [the English record label] XL. My manager dropped me. My boyfriend left me. I was starting to accept that my career was never gonna happen. So the song was just me, like, ‘Fuck y’all. Y’all not gonna help me? I’m gonna get it myself.’”, Azealia recalls to the magazine.

For her fun and goofy editorial, Azealia wears more pieces by Alexander Wang and Diesel, as well as colourful designs by Louis Vuitton, Versace, Acne and Ashton Michael.

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Nicki Minaj Goes Green For Paper

Rapper Nicki Minaj sports curly green hair on the cover of the Spring issue of Paper magazine.

Photographed by Howard Huang, the 29-year-old shares with the magazine how it was like to sit next to Vogue editor Anna Wintour at New York Fashion Week this past year.

“Yes! I was screaming out loud inside my head. Me sitting next to the Queen of Vogue! It was such a strange experience. I felt like I was dreaming. And I thought she would be snobby or something. But she was so incredibly sweet to me”, Nicki tells Paper.

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Kristen Wiig Goes High-Waisted For Paper

Comedian Kristen Wiig graces the cover of the December/January issue of Paper magazine.

The ‘Saturday Night Live‘ regular dons pants and a shirt by Viktor & Rolf as she strikes a pose under the studio lens of Jake Chessum.

Kristen, who co-wrote and starred in the summer hit ‘Bridesmaids‘, gives her view on the movie being seen as a stepping stone for women in comedy.

“It’s unfortunate that this is only now being talked about, because women have been present in comedy for so long. There have been tons of movies with lots of women in them before Bridesmaids. It’s just a confusing thing to me. But you know, if more movies are getting green-lit, and writers are getting a chance because of this movie, I couldn’t be happier. That’s such a great thing, because the fact that they weren’t is kind of awful”, Kristen points out to Paper.

Checkout more of the 38-year-old actress rocking a Viktor and Rolf suit and a Valentino dress in her editorial below:

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Introducing The Sophisticated Joe Jonas

Joe Jonas is making a serious shift into a mature solo career, away from his bubblegum teen-sensation sound as well as away from just being the middle Jonas Brother.

Judging by his sophisticated look as alternative coverboy for the summer music issue of Paper magazine, Joe makes it very hard to ignore his transformation, we might just start taking him seriously. Dude is in it for the long-run.

The 21-year-old will release his debut solo album “Fastlife” in September.

“I don’t mean to name-drop, but about a year-and-a-half ago I met Bono, and he told me to write music that was really honest, to not be afraid to go there”, Joe tells the magazine.

Captured by photographer Jacqueline Di Milia, Joe gets playful for Paper magazine.

Joe Jonas dons a suit by Marc Jacobs suit as well as shirt and tie by Dior here.

Joe is wearing a Neil Barrett tuxedo.

 

Swizz Beatz Dapper for Paper Magazine

He’s best known as the mastermind record producer behind big names such as DMX, Beyonce and TI. Now as he prepares to release his third studio album ‘Haute Living’, following disappointing sales for his last solo offering ‘One Man Band Man’, rapper Swizz Beatz looks dapper in a Tom Ford suit on the cover of Paper magazine’s summer music issue.

Swizz promise that the album is going to be a star-studded affair, with guests including Bono, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne.

“I thought that it was time people know who my friends are and who I’m affiliated with”, the 32-year-old tells Paper.

Swizz who is married to R&B singer Alicia Keys tells the arts and style magazine the following on their marriage:

“Being married to a public figure made people take a second look at me….I know who my fans are and I know who her fans are that come up to me. I’m cool about it, I’m happy to have some of her fans coming to say what’s up.”

Shot by lensman Dan Monick, a topless Swizz Beatz dons Versace pants and shows-off his bodyart.

Swizz is wearing an Armani jacket.

 

Santigold Gets Quirky and Arty For Paper Magazine

Probably one of the most underrated singers, Santigold covers the summer music issue of arts and style magazine Paper, looking rather quirky and arty with a funky black bob and Viktor & Rolf jacket.

The 35-year-old is working on a yet to be titled follow-up album to her critically acclaimed 2007 self-titled debut album, which earned her a Best Breakthrough Artist at the 2008 NME Awards and came in at No.6 on Rolling Stone’s list of best albums that year.

The “L.E.S. Artistes”, who is signed to Jay-Z’s record label ‘Roc Nation’, tells the magazine that King Hov is very impressed with the early mixes off her forthcoming album.

“He said it was going to be ‘an important album’. I wanted to make some epic songs. The whole record isn’t like that, but a few songs definitely are. I wanted to make them feel big. Peter Gabriel-big”.

The ‘Creator’ singer dons a Louis Vuitton jacket and Mercura NYC sunglasses here.

The New Wave singer rocks a Balenciaga shirt and pants by Viktor & Rolf.

Photographed by Jake Chessum, Santigold is wearing a Viktor & Rolf jacket and Balenciaga shirt here.