Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott

I'm completely blown away by the November issue of VOGUE with 26-year-old actress ROONEY MARA gracing the cover. Rooney was photographed by the amazing duo Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott wearing a Ralph Lauren Collection black gown with a large dragon embroidery on the back. Quite fitting, no? She looked mysterious, gorgeous, and down-right dangerous. Rooney talked to the fashion magazine about nabbing the extremely sought-after lead role in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"; effectively beating out A-list actresses like Scarlett Johnasson and Natalie Portman. She opened up about working on the film and the changes she went through -- mostly with her appearance -- she had to drastically cut and color her hair for the role, as you can see. "The eyebrows were the biggest shock because that really changed my face and I didn't recognize myself," says Mara. "But I was fine because I knew it was going to be really helpful for getting into character." Make-up artist Charlotte Tilbury achieved Rooney's smokey eyes, flawless skin, and rich colored lips for the shoot using only CHANEL beauty products.