Kate Upton Covers Jalouse October 2012

By now even her biggest detractors really can’t deny it: Kate Upton has successfully infiltrated the high fashion world. And you know what? Her covered-up spreads aren’t too shabby. Hot on the heels of her much-buzzed about CR Fashion Book cover, Upton is again front and center, this time for French glossy Jalouse. 

Kate Upton Covers Jalouse October 2012

The Floridian had to make do without the assistance of an armful of baby chicks this time around (or, you know, a dripping patriotic popsicle), but she did have some fancy threads on hand by the likes of Dior, Louis Vuitton, and Prada. We’ve seen her do high fashion before (in Vogue, no less) but the ensembles she sports in these Alexei Hay-lensed shots are downright puritanical! To wit: the stylist managed to track down a vintage cashmere Azzedine Alaïa balaclava that covers up pretty much everything except for Upton’s face in most of the photos. A far cry from her Cat Daddy days, eh? And all this has got us thinking…wondering if we’ll be seeing Ms. Upton strut the hallowed runways of Paris Fashion Week?

Never one to shy away from the camera, Kate Upton brought her gorgeous self to the cover of the October 2012 issue of Jalouse magazine. The 20-year-old model slipped into designer items by Dior and Burberry for the Alexei Hay shot spread while dishing to the French publication about the world of modeling and how each photo shoot is different. Highlights from Miss Upton's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to Jalouse! On how photo shoots differ: "It's funny, fashion shoots do not resemble at all swimwear shoots. Pose, I can do, but customer expectations are not the same. Everyone acts differently on the set. The bikini photos are for any American home. Fashion is for a unique group." On posing for fashion: "The world of fashion is a clique. What matters is not to be pretty, but different, to reunite all the characteristics of perfection, but in a staggered manner. This is what they want." On striving for success: "All girls want to become models, especially when you're in college and the other girls are hard and nasty."