The
cover is out, and it’s another threesome.
Kate, Jasmine, and Olivia team up to usher in 2020, at long last.
It’s a solid cover. I like the stark elegance of all the black swimsuits. The girls look good.
I don’t know what “Life, Levity and the Pursuit of Beauty” means… I guess “levity” might be a nod to the idea I mentioned
yesterday — that the world is pretty heavy right now, so let’s enjoy some bikinis. “The pursuit of beauty” might be a reference to their mission of expanding beauty ideals, but that too is odd considering that all three models have pretty conventional swimsuit bodies.
Why it’s all wrapped in a Declaration of Independence reference, I have no idea. Maybe they thought this would come out closer to the Fourth?
And did they consider “Life, Liberty and the SWIMsuit of Happiness”?
Anyway, the girls are all just kind of standing there. A single hot girl in a great dynamic pose would have been better. Even
two girls can leave room for a fun visual.
But SI is still on a kick of overloading us with covergirls. Each girl apparently gets her own cover, too, but those are similarly straightforward.
I’m sad that my holy trinity of Barbara Palvin, Lais Ribeiro, and Hailey Clauson all departed in one fell swoop. Babs and Lais should have gotten at least one cover between them. And Emily DiDonato’s return would have been nicely enhanced with a cover.
Nothing against this trio. I’ve become quite a fan of Kate, I was an early adapter of Olivia, and Jasmine looks pretty magnificent. And they make a very alluring harem.
(SI seems to have pre-released the three models’ individual shoots in their entirety, which is new.)
Anyway, let’s induct Miss Culpo into Underboob Monday as we digest this newest batch of photos and wait for the rest of the magazine.
