Installed as editor-in-chief, Mel Ottenberg continues to secure the crème de la crème from the world of fashion, entertainment, and beyond as Interview cover stars. Names like Demi Moore, Jennifer Lopez, Lily-Rose Depp, and Selena Gomez (with Benny Blanco), Natalie Portman, SZA, Sabrina Carpenter, and Jeremy Allen White have covered the publication recently. Ottenberg, who has headed up Interview magazine since 2021, welcomes Ariana Grande as the title’s Winter 2025 cover girl. The American singer-songwriter and actress poses for Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin for the occasion, complete with Law Roach reporting for styling duties. Against a stark black backdrop, Ariana gazes down I&V’s lens, wearing Bottega Veneta (a piece from the debut collection of Louise Trotter) and Swarovski jewelry.
Ariana Grande for Interview Magazine Winter 2025
Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:
“She photographs terribly. I can’t with those eyebrows,” immediately called out thiago.
“She looks like a character from a Tim Burton movie,” GivenchyHomme chimed in.
“The Audrey Hepburn cosplay is getting boring,” noted Hchloe.
“So tired of I&V. Are there no other photographers in NYC? They are trolling at this point. This is so amateurish and half-***ed,” voiced a far from impressed Avonlea.
Kimy Jo used the word “horrible” to describe the cover.
“So so so boring. If you do 60s, please make it colorful,” shared dieinmytabis.
“Eyebrows and annoying vacant expression aside, I don’t hate this,” confessed vogue28. “Ariana Grande looks so much better as a brunette, and she suits the retro styling. I do like the black and white portrait, and the shot of Ariana in the Bottega Veneta and white Manolo Blahnik heels.”
See more of Ariana Grande from the Interview Magazine Winter 2025 cover shoot and click here to join the conversation.
