Photographed by Carter Smith for ELLE; Styling: Joe Zee; Hair: Hary Josh; Makeup: Polly Osmond for Bobbi Brown Cosmetics at Exposure NY; Manicure: Nettie Davis

The 19-year-old actress-turned-popstar has been the subject of many tabloid chatter, mostly centering around her highly publicized relationship with Justin Bieber, but also due to her burgeoning pop music career, a debut signature fragrance and two upcoming movies — the animated “Hotel Transylvania” and next year’s “Spring Breakers”, where Selena more than sheds her Disney girl image.

Not only did she make her ELLE debut, but she did it twice over with a special double issue. For the bright yellow glossy cover, with her name written boldy across her body, Joe Zee styled Selena in a printed tunic from the Fall 2012 collection by Balmain as her long beachy waves, courtesy of hairstylist Harry Josh, cascaded over her shoulders.

The second cover finds Selena in a gorgeous gold embroidered corset dress by Dolce & Gabbana. | continue reading..

Photographed by Tom Munro for ELLE; Styling: Joe Zee; Hair: Danilo for Pantene at The Wall Group; Makeup: Jillian Dempsey for Avon at The Wall Group; Manicure: Nettie Davis.

While her name is featured in bold red text on the front cover, you can’t miss the italic “Inside the Secret Life of” printed above it. This wouldn’t be the first time we’ve seen a magazine offering a peek into the life “behind the camera” with the actress — but ELLE delivers.

Rest assured Holly Millea talked to the 22-year-old actress about her love of making movies — but you can best believe she also got into the nitty gritty of everything to how Kristen feels growing up in the public eye, her childhood memories, and yes, her boyfriend and “Twilight” costar Robert Pattinson.

As for the editorial spread — I was floored. Creative Director Joe Zee went above and beyond to create a beautiful, intense, and cool photo shoot by styling Kristen as both a man and a woman in a dim lit French hotel room.

I’ve always hoped that someone in fashion editorial would recognize that Kristen could effortlessly pull from her ‘tomboy’ and ‘feminine’ sides to rock both an androgynous and glamorous look — so much so, that I’ve had numerous conversations with friends about her doing a shoot similar to this very one.

Needless to say, I feel this was best. shoot. yet. | continue reading..