Kate Winslet for V Magazine

Posted on Sep 20, 2011 in Fashion

We love Kate; really we do. Oh sure, we criticize her for her robotic red carpet appearances and privately we roll our eyes when she gives one of those (to us) breathlessly insincere “li’l ol’ me” acceptance speeches every time she wins an award, but when she’s not up her own ass, she can be fun and give the kind of performances we like to watch. But after watching her haltingly walk around the Mildred Pierce sets for 30 hours with her brow furrowed like she had a migraine, we found ourselves wishing she’d do something fun and glamorous for her next starring role. In the meantime, we’ll take her dolled up in Liz Taylor drag.

V #73 – The Heroes Issue – Dedicated to the legendary Elizabeth Taylor
Featuring Kate Winslet photographed by Mario Testino and styled by Carine Roitfeld.

Kate Winslet for V Magazine

After Liz died, the inevitable questions of who would play her for the inevitable biopic(s) arose and we couldn’t think of one current actress who might be able to embody her brio and ballsy, fleshy sensuality. Looking at Kate doing her best Liz here, we’re thinking she might be fun in the role if she really loosens herself up and doesn’t do that Kate thing of overthinking her acting sometimes. Get Daniel Craig to play Burton and that could be a fun picture. Make it happen, Hollywood. T Lo wants it.

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Judy_J

Kate Winslet & Daniel Craig….inspired casting, TLo! Kate does look amazing here, and seems to be channeling Liz quite well, especially in the b/w photos.
- Megan Patterson
  
  I WOULD TOTALLY WATCH THIS
- Megan Patterson
  
  I WOULD TOTALLY WATCH THIS
- http://profiles.google.com/thisiscelia Celia
  
  I know, it’s a BRILLIANT idea.
Sobaika Mirza

She looks surprisingly good channeling Elizabeth Taylor. It’s not a match I would have made expected.
- http://vhanna26.typepad.com Vera
  
  I wouldn’t have thought of Winslet either, but she looks does pull it off.
http://twitter.com/The_Bugler Anna Daugherty

Why did they give her a beauty mark…next to her beauty mark?
- http://profiles.google.com/shannonlstewart Shannon Stewart
  
  Because hers isn’t in the right spot for Elizabeth Taylor.
- MilaXX
  
  I think La Liz’s mark may have been further over, but I think it would have been better to just enhance Kate’s or photoshop Kate’s out.
  - glennethph
    
    I don’t know but I kinda like it. It’s almost like they’re acknowledging both Liz and Kate by leaving Kate’s beauty mark – that they’re very aware that Kate is doing Liz, if you know what I mean.
Anonymous

Very cool. I love these pics. I wish I could do my eye makeup like that without looking like a drag queen.
- Warmheartedgirl Seattle
  
  Boy, you and me both. A drag queen or a halloween clown. Either way, it isn’t pretty.
Anonymous

That pic of her from the side, hands on the turban, looks pretty spot-on…
Anonymous

That pic of her from the side, hands on the turban, looks pretty spot-on…
Anonymous

Much more effective than Michelle Williams as Marilyn. What a great casting idea you fellows had! Craig would make an excellent Burton.

I don’t know why Kate comes across as humorless sometimes, because I get the feeling that she isn’t. I’ve loved her since Sense & Sensibility so I have a soft spot for her, even when she makes some odd clothing choices.
- Anonymous
  
  She guest starred on an episode of the Ricky Grevais show Extras and was hilarious as a dirty-mouthed Kate playing a nun, and willing to make light of herself as an actress. Really made me love her.
  
  Look for the U-tube clips – hope this works.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41IgiLGlI0w&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEnjiGwVw6o&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSaoLXC9dzs&feature=related
  - Anonymous
    
    That’s hysterical!
Anonymous

Much more effective than Michelle Williams as Marilyn. What a great casting idea you fellows had! Craig would make an excellent Burton.

I don’t know why Kate comes across as humorless sometimes, because I get the feeling that she isn’t. I’ve loved her since Sense & Sensibility so I have a soft spot for her, even when she makes some odd clothing choices.
Anonymous

She looks fab-but still doesn’t quite capture the aura….Much like the Marilyn cover this month…Liz Lite, or Marilyn Lite…you choose..
Anonymous

She looks fab-but still doesn’t quite capture the aura….Much like the Marilyn cover this month…Liz Lite, or Marilyn Lite…you choose..
Anonymous

She’s too stern. She’s so much younger yet already has a downturned harsh mouth.
- Anonymous
  
  but some people’s mouths just naturally turn down…
Anonymous

She’s too stern. She’s so much younger yet already has a downturned harsh mouth.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jessica-TallGirl-Freeman/1043623567 Jessica TallGirl Freeman

I dont know why, but she is reminding me of Little Edie from Grey Gardens in some of these shots.
- Anonymous
  
  I think it’s the scarves.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jessica-TallGirl-Freeman/1043623567 Jessica TallGirl Freeman

I dont know why, but she is reminding me of Little Edie from Grey Gardens in some of these shots.
Anonymous

Gorgeous pictures, for sure. I think a lot of the perceived likeness comes from the headscarves. Still, interesting idea.
Anonymous

Gorgeous pictures, for sure. I think a lot of the perceived likeness comes from the headscarves. Still, interesting idea.
Anonymous

In the last picture, I get Katy Perry – anyone else see it?
http://twitter.com/DifficultDiva D. Robinson

Damn……Craig and Winslet as Burton/Taylor. It could definitely work. The images of them as those two legendary folks in my brain has got me excited.
- Anonymous
  
  Michael Fassbender? He may be too young though :/
  
  meant to reply to Gotham…but my brain is excited too…
Anonymous

Kate could make a good Elizabeth Taylor, but I wouldn’t pair her with Daniel Craig. I don’t see enough smolder there.

I would cast Scott Maslen as Richard Burton (though he’d have to work on the voice – the thing about Burton was that voice and I can’t think of anyone other than James Earl Jones who can compete with him on that. But Jones is too short).

–GothamTomato
- parissweetheart
  
  Russell Crowe? He’s got the temper.
- Warmheartedgirl Seattle
  
  Kenneth Brannaugh could do the voice, I think, but doesn’t have the look.
- Anonymous
  
  We were discussing elsewhere – Michael Sheen is the only actor who could truly do the voice, he just doesn’t have the look. I really think it would have to be a Welsh actor to get that right.
Anonymous

Not even close.
MilaXX

These are surprisingly good. They were showing a her clothes on The Today Show this morning. Fantastic by the way. If they did a movie with the casting you suggest, I’d definitely check in.
Anonymous

Ooo, I want that casting, too! Never realized how much she looks like Liz. The profiles are all Kate, but the rest are eerily Liz-like!
http://twitter.com/marinabradley marinabradley

About a million times closer to Liz than MW was to MM.
Anonymous

If TLo wants it, TLo should get it.
So say the minions.
Anonymous

Daniel Craig wouldn’t be able to get the voice. He always reminds me of Steve McQueen anyway. The only actor who could and can do the voice (other than Anthony Hopkins who did a fantastic Burton impression) is Michael Sheen, and he isn’t right physically.

Winslet looks pretty good in the photoshoot – not sure she’d be good casting in a movie though. Taylor was petite, it’s that storm out of a tiny package that was so gobsmacking.
- http://twitter.com/aStudiobytheSea Jody Lee
  
  Agreed. Craig’s voice is shockingly undistinguished. Most of the Brits these days are trying hard to be one with the common folk, and their voices reflect that.
- http://twitter.com/aStudiobytheSea Jody Lee
  
  Agreed. Craig’s voice is shockingly undistinguished. Most of the Brits these days are trying hard to be one with the common folk, and their voices reflect that.
  - Anonymous
    
    He’s just got an ordinary man in the street voice, and is quite quiet-spoken. There’s usually a totally different timbre to Welsh, Scots and Irish voices that English actors find really hard to capture. He’d look pretty good, but I don’t think that’s enough for Burton.
  - Anonymous
    
    He’s just got an ordinary man in the street voice, and is quite quiet-spoken. There’s usually a totally different timbre to Welsh, Scots and Irish voices that English actors find really hard to capture. He’d look pretty good, but I don’t think that’s enough for Burton.
  - Anonymous
    
    He’s just got an ordinary man in the street voice, and is quite quiet-spoken. There’s usually a totally different timbre to Welsh, Scots and Irish voices that English actors find really hard to capture. He’d look pretty good, but I don’t think that’s enough for Burton.
- Anonymous
  
  I’d want the later Liz/Richard, a la “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”–that would be some tough casting.
- Anonymous
  
  I’d want the later Liz/Richard, a la “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”–that would be some tough casting.
- Anonymous
  
  I’d want the later Liz/Richard, a la “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”–that would be some tough casting.
- Anonymous
  
  I’d want the later Liz/Richard, a la “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”–that would be some tough casting.
- Anonymous
  
  I’d want the later Liz/Richard, a la “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”–that would be some tough casting.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1303837450 Lauren Dorsee Dillon

Wow, she looks amazing! I never would equate her and Liz, looks-wise, but she could really do this thing. I’m with you, TLo.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1303837450 Lauren Dorsee Dillon

Wow, she looks amazing! I never would equate her and Liz, looks-wise, but she could really do this thing. I’m with you, TLo.
Anonymous

The pics look good. I don’t know how I feel about the ones in which she’s wearing an obviously terry cloth towel. I wish they were all headscarves or a real turban. Something more elegant.
- http://www.tomandorenzo.com Tom and Lorenzo
  
  There’s a very famous picture of Taylor taken by Roddy McDowell where she’s wearing a pink towel as a turban.
  - Anonymous
    
    Oh, yes! I’ve had that image on a postcard forever. Wherever I move, it’s always gently placed on my inspiration board. Luv huh! Love that photo!
  - Anonymous
    
    Oh, yes! I’ve had that image on a postcard forever. Wherever I move, it’s always gently placed on my inspiration board. Luv huh! Love that photo!
  - Anonymous
    
    Yea, I just don’t get it with the makeup and jewelry.
  - Anonymous
    
    and the caption in Life Magazine was something like: “Caught without her make-up…” Hah!
- https://profiles.google.com/104791269167429064986 Judy S
  
  The first picture of Liz Taylor I remember paying attention to was in Life Magazine and was taken by Roddy McDowell. Her head was wrapped in a terry towel (pale green?) and she purportedly had no makeup on–just stepped out of the shower was the idea. I didn’t believe it about the makeup.. But the towel is not inauthentic.
  - Anonymous
    
    I understand all that. I just don’t get the towel with the heavy makeup and the jewels. Especially the one with the brooch on the towel.
Anonymous

The pics look good. I don’t know how I feel about the ones in which she’s wearing an obviously terry cloth towel. I wish they were all headscarves or a real turban. Something more elegant.
Anonymous

I don’t see it either, but maybe that’s because I think Liz had the most perfect face. Kate’s nose is all wrong (they even cut it off in pict. 3). I think it’s the eyebrows and the scarf that make us think of Liz, but that’s it for me.
Anonymous

All I have to say is, wow. This is a look that would never have occurred to me when thinking about Kate Winslet – her persona is so different – but it sure does bring out her features and make her look stunning.
Anonymous

i just love the photos. i wouldnt even think she could pull of an ala liz look but she did. FAB!
Anonymous

Scarlett Johansen would be a better Liz. Hands down.

Winslett is a big boned woman. LIz was small boned with a rather delicate frame but wide hips and a full bosom. That’s more the Scarlett Johansen look.

Plus I think Johansen is the better actress.
- Anonymous
  
  You are so right, ScarJo would be fantastic as Liz. I love Scarlett, I think she is uber talaneted and uber sexy. I can watch her in Woody Allen’s “Match Point” over and over.
  - Anonymous
    
    She sexy, but I don’t think she can be bawdy enough to play Liz. I can’t see her authentically throwing a glass at Burton!
    - Anonymous
      
      If you haven’t seen “Match Point” do, she plays “rough around the edges” sexy very, very well. Drunk. It’s hot….
    - Anonymous
      
      If you haven’t seen “Match Point” do, she plays “rough around the edges” sexy very, very well. Drunk. It’s hot….
    - Anonymous
      
      If you haven’t seen “Match Point” do, she plays “rough around the edges” sexy very, very well. Drunk. It’s hot….
- Anonymous
  
  You are so right, ScarJo would be fantastic as Liz. I love Scarlett, I think she is uber talaneted and uber sexy. I can watch her in Woody Allen’s “Match Point” over and over.
http://twitter.com/WarthenKen Ken Warthen

Meryl Streep. Hell, at this point I wouldn’t put it past her.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3AJ237ND3GAHDQJZ4TLCO4WLRA Emily

Love it.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_3AJ237ND3GAHDQJZ4TLCO4WLRA Emily

Love it.
Anonymous

BEAUTIFUL! I love the photos enough to entertain the idea of watching her take on the roll of Elizabeth Taylor. She has the body, not sure about the balls.
Sara__B

I wish she’d ditch the blonde hair.
Sara__B

I wish she’d ditch the blonde hair.
Anne Slovin

Sunset Boulevard? Someday?
Anne Slovin

Sunset Boulevard? Someday?
Anonymous

I was forced against my will to watch 30 minutes of “Titanic” last weekend. It was as awful as I remembered it but it was struck then and here again that Kate is a much more beautiful woman than young lady. She has the kind of beauty that gets better with maturity. She looks fantastic here and if she would lay off the tioo tight dresses and severe hair on the RC she would look AMAZING all the time.
Anonymous

I was forced against my will to watch 30 minutes of “Titanic” last weekend. It was as awful as I remembered it but it was struck then and here again that Kate is a much more beautiful woman than young lady. She has the kind of beauty that gets better with maturity. She looks fantastic here and if she would lay off the tioo tight dresses and severe hair on the RC she would look AMAZING all the time.
Anonymous

ooooooooh………. Daniel Craig…………. I would totally watch that movie.

She looks rather amazing in these photos, the Liz in the 60s look suits her very well. Please, kittens, let’s not get all unhappy about her lack of violet eyes.
Anonymous

ooooooooh………. Daniel Craig…………. I would totally watch that movie.

She looks rather amazing in these photos, the Liz in the 60s look suits her very well. Please, kittens, let’s not get all unhappy about her lack of violet eyes.
Rand Ortega

Martin Scorsese has optioned “Furious Love” by Kashner & Schoenberger & he’s supposed to begin filming next year. Gerard Butler is reportedly his 1st choice to play Burton. Catherine Zeta Jones, Rachel Weisz, Kate Beckensale, & (gasp!) Megan Fox are said to be in the running for Liz. For acting ability I pick Winslet, for looks (God help me) I pick Fox.
Rand Ortega

Martin Scorsese has optioned “Furious Love” by Kashner & Schoenberger & he’s supposed to begin filming next year. Gerard Butler is reportedly his 1st choice to play Burton. Catherine Zeta Jones, Rachel Weisz, Kate Beckensale, & (gasp!) Megan Fox are said to be in the running for Liz. For acting ability I pick Winslet, for looks (God help me) I pick Fox.
oohsparkley!

I love Tlo’s casting idea. I also thought Winona Ryder and Kyle Chandler? Am I nuts? It’s been a long time since I’ve actually watched a Taylor/Burton movie.
Anonymous

Demonstrating my husband’s commitment to Miss Winslet: He’s been talking about this photo shoot for ages and wondering when TLo was going to cover it. Sigh…. Well, here it is, and he’s thrilled.
Anonymous

Demonstrating my husband’s commitment to Miss Winslet: He’s been talking about this photo shoot for ages and wondering when TLo was going to cover it. Sigh…. Well, here it is, and he’s thrilled.
Anonymous

Catherine Zeta Jones would’ve made a good Taylor, maybe a few years ago though. She’s got the coloring and she’s got the attitude.

Crowe has been touted for Burton, although Burton’s brother wants Sheen – who would do it in a hearbeat if he was offered it I think.
Anonymous

Catherine Zeta Jones would’ve made a good Taylor, maybe a few years ago though. She’s got the coloring and she’s got the attitude.

Crowe has been touted for Burton, although Burton’s brother wants Sheen – who would do it in a hearbeat if he was offered it I think.
- Rand Ortega
  
  Michael Sheen is amazing. He’s the only reason I saw “Underworld 2″. He was all buffed up to play Lucian the werewolf, very sexy & convincing. With the right coloring & weight training I think he would make an exceptional Richard Burton.
  Russell Crowe? Really? Just don’t see it. Maybe for the hardscrabble beginnings they both share, but there was a deep intelligence to RB that RC couldn’t possibly grasp, let alone portray.
  - Anonymous
    
    Oddly I think if we could ask Burton, he’d probably be quite happy with Crowe. Burton always liked doing the action roles and they certainly share drinking habits. But I don’t think RC could handle the voice at all, and I agree he lacks depth.
    
    I really love Michael Sheen as an actor. He’s not like him at all physically, but then he’s not like a lot of the people he’s portrayed. He’s a good enough actor to blind you to the superficial discrepancies. He’s from the same town so the voice is not any problem. I’ve even heard him ‘do’ him in interviews.
    - Rand Ortega
      
      Thanks for the inspiration, Corsetmaker. I’ve just downloaded “Richard Burton: The Legacy” narrated by Sheen. It’s quite fantastic. Their voices are very similar. Sheen is a quintessential actor, he loses himself in any role. He could do it. But my bet is still on Gerard Butler.
      - Anonymous
        
        But Butler comes from Paisley and always sounds like he comes from Paisley, with an added mid-Atlantic twang in recent times. Although I feel I should support a local boy I’d actually rather see Crowe than Butler.
        
        Away to download that too.
      - Rand Ortega
        
        They’re actors, CM. If Butler’s worth his salt he’ll study the voice, perhaps even hire a dialect coach to teach it to him. If Crowe gets it, I’ll just see Crowe (because that’s who he always plays). Physically, I vote Butler & hope he immerses himself in becoming Burton like he did w/ “Machine Gun Preacher”. Acting talent/voice, I vote Sheen.
Anonymous

Catherine Zeta Jones would’ve made a good Taylor, maybe a few years ago though. She’s got the coloring and she’s got the attitude.

Crowe has been touted for Burton, although Burton’s brother wants Sheen – who would do it in a hearbeat if he was offered it I think.
Anonymous

Ooh, I’d watch that movie. She looks gorgeous here, conveying a certain Liz-ness without really looking like her. I’m just wondering why they put the beauty mark where they did, when there was already a mole an inch away in a great position.
http://profiles.google.com/phyllis.craine Phyllis Craine

I think she looks like Josh, all she needs is his Third Reich haircutt and the 5 O’clock shadow
Anonymous

meh.
Anonymous

she looks amazing! I lurrrrrv her.
Anonymous

The resemblance is there, but if not for these pictures, Kate as Elizabeth would never have occurred to me.

I’d rather see a film biopic with complete unknowns playing Liz and Burton. They were both so much larger than life that no one I can think of would live up to the hype. Although Cate Blanchett did a superb job as Katharine Hepburn. Personally I’d rather see talented lesser known actors, a real Welshman playing Burton and someone with a closer body type for Elizabeth. Sometimes as good as someone might be, it is difficult for famous actors to disappear into roles where they are playing other very famous people.
Anonymous

IM sorry. An American actress is needed for the role.
- Anonymous
  
  Well she was born in and spent her childhood in England. So technically an actress with dual citizenship is needed for the role.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1540233153 Malve Lyborg

Better than MW as MM (who looked like Kim Wilde).
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1244194600 Gail Thomas Clark

No no no, CLIVE OWEN needs to play Richard Burton. I’ve been saying that ever since I first saw him in a movie. Look at the eyes, and the imperfect complexion, and the hair. He’s perfect.
- Anonymous
  
  Intriguing idea, He also has that semi-beat-up face going on. Also a fine actor and easy on my eyes, anyway.
  - Anonymous
    
    Oh I really dislike Clive Owen as an actor. He’s so wooden! He’s too tall, dark and classically handsome for Burton. And he mumbles, Burton wasn’t a mumbler.
Anonymous

I love Kate, but I think they should have Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig. Let’s just hope life doesn’t imitate art there.
Anonymous

Oh, how I love your casting ideas! The idea of this pairing is quite tasty. And looking at these photos reminds me that I always thought people made too much of Liz’s eye color, when what was REALLY striking were her eyebrows. The makeup person got them exactly right here.
http://www.lindamerrill.com Linda Merrill

Totally agree – she’s got something inside her that is enhanced by the light of Dame Elizabeth , unlike Michelle Williams who fades away in comparison to MM.
http://thememorexe.com memorexe

Liev Schrieber for Burton. I think Kate could swing Liz. I have to say I preferred her Catherine Deneuve http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/12/winslet200812
- Saoirse Lee
  
  Deneuve drag is way more her thing than Taylor drag. She has a similar stately, handsome air to Deneuve but she’s all wrong as Taylor, her features are too strong and she looks almost mannish (which she obviously isn’t).
  
  Diamonds, a turban and a set of eyebrows do not Elizabeth Taylor make.
Anonymous

Even with the eyebrows, I don’t think she resembles ET – first person I thought of was Madonna.
- Anonymous
  
  That was my exact reaction
Anonymous

Even with the eyebrows, I don’t think she resembles ET – first person I thought of was Madonna.
Anonymous

Even with the eyebrows, I don’t think she resembles ET – first person I thought of was Madonna.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EDI2DLE7DE3YPW2ONIHBWOVHMA ecallaw

I agree that the actress doesn’t have to completely resemble her subject (as you mentioned when discussing Michelle WIlliams as Marilyn), but I think Kate’s bone structure is just SO different than Liz’s that I would not be able to get past it!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EDI2DLE7DE3YPW2ONIHBWOVHMA ecallaw

I agree that the actress doesn’t have to completely resemble her subject (as you mentioned when discussing Michelle WIlliams as Marilyn), but I think Kate’s bone structure is just SO different than Liz’s that I would not be able to get past it!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_EDI2DLE7DE3YPW2ONIHBWOVHMA ecallaw

I agree that the actress doesn’t have to completely resemble her subject (as you mentioned when discussing Michelle WIlliams as Marilyn), but I think Kate’s bone structure is just SO different than Liz’s that I would not be able to get past it!
Anonymous

Fantatsic photos! I never noticed the resemblance before, but she would make a great Liz, and she looks gorgeous in her own right.
Anonymous

She looks good LOOKING like Liz, but I think it would have brought it from “photograph” to “evocative spine tingling shaaaa” if she dug down for some inner Kate.
mcarlson

How much do I love this? MUCH!
mcarlson

How much do I love this? MUCH!
Anonymous

Kate, Schmate. Earrings, third pic down. I would cherish and wear them always.
Anonymous

Kate, Schmate. Earrings, third pic down. I would cherish and wear them always.
Anonymous

I always thought that Sherilyn Fenn (of TwinPpeaks fame) was a pretty good Taylor.
- http://thememorexe.com memorexe
  
  She had the look, and certain level of animal magnetism– but not the acting chops to pull it off.
Anonymous

I always thought that Sherilyn Fenn (of TwinPpeaks fame) was a pretty good Taylor.
Anonymous

How about Jennifer Connelly? Add a little arch to her eyebrow and with the right make-up…. could be just as good as Kate.
- http://thememorexe.com memorexe
  
  Jennifer Connelly could play Ali McGraw. She’s maybe “too cool” for this role.
glennethph

I was blown away here. I mean, Michelle as Marilyn was okay but this gave me goosebumps.
http://twitter.com/#!/Space_Kitty Space Kitty

Fantastic look for her. I really want scarves and turbans to happen.
Anonymous

Oh my god, the animal print scarves. The turbans. The simple black bra. I am dying over here. And those earrings in the third photo?? Where is my rich lover who will buy those for me? Mommy wanty NOW!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_BA6BTBV4V3MQRX6K2HDEL7Y7TU MerridithK

OOOOOOOOOH, I want it, too!
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6LN3YDEEKSR6XINKBYKN72NB74 Elaine

love love love. T-Lo, i’m sorry but if you played for the other team, you’d love this lady. she’s a rare combination of earthy, raw, refined, intelligent, and smokin’ hot that few women these days possess. Did you see those eyebrows?
Anonymous

Not Daniel Craig — Russell Crowe would make a perfect Burton!
Anonymous

I love that now that Kate has won her Oscar, she’s all over the place with her acting roles, fashion choices, body size and looks (including this one, which is fabulous). It’s like she spent half her life (remembering that she started quite young) perfecting her talent and getting recognized for it. And now, she’s having fun figuring out where she’s going next.
Anonymous

Why have they covered up Kate’s existing beauty spot and then painted another one right next to it? I find it very distracting. Though say what you will Testino knows what he’s doing when it comes to portraits.
Anonymous

Oh just realised that they’re copying Liz’s beauty spot. Still finding it distracting though, think they should have stuck with Kate’s original.

Oh and Damian Lewis with dyed hair for Burton…
Anonymous

Dammit, it should be mandatory that all female celebs be dripping in jewels always! And if they can’t carry it off, they they don’t get to be considered celebrities. Kate looks fabulous here, but I miss La Liz…

Tom Hardy (Inception, lots of BBC productions) would be perfect for Burton! He’s a terrific actor and oozes sexiness… my ovaries melt every time I think of him saying “don’t be afraid to dream bigger, darling” in Inception. As someone said earlier Rachel Weisz would be a great choice for Liz. Her voice may be too low and husky, but she’s got the coloring, body type, sex appeal and acting chops.
Anonymous

She surely is gorgeous. There’s something about her eyebrows and her upper lip that is particularly divine to me.

Did anybody else besides me see her in an episode of Ricky Gervais’ “Extras”? She was hilarious and almost shockingly profane. I think she can be loose when it’s called for.
http://vhanna26.typepad.com Vera

Winslet and Craig as Liz and Dick. I’m feeling it, y’all!
Anonymous

My first reaction was: “Why oh why would they choose Kate Winslet to channel Elizabeth Taylor? No resemblance whatsoever!” Well…shut my mouth.
http://profiles.google.com/trashilove { edi } ilovetrash

an art director should know not to cut a photograph off at the end of the nose. it’s arresting, yes, but it makes the viewer wonder about the nose & stop thinking about the subject.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_DO54ICWQLRD2STHRSELEATLSKY Cindy

From your mouth to the producers ears.. I’d watch a Craig/Winslet production.
Anonymous

I’m slowly falling in love with this woman
Anonymous

I’m slowly falling in love with this woman
Anonymous

I’m slowly falling in love with this woman
Anonymous

Daniel Craig as Richard Burton is a brilliant idea, TLo. Very pretty pics here.
Anonymous

Daniel Craig as Richard Burton is a brilliant idea, TLo. Very pretty pics here.
Anonymous

Daniel Craig as Richard Burton is a brilliant idea, TLo. Very pretty pics here.
Anonymous

Daniel Craig as Richard Burton is a brilliant idea, TLo. Very pretty pics here.
Anonymous

Daniel Craig as Richard Burton is a brilliant idea, TLo. Very pretty pics here.
Anonymous

Daniel Craig as Richard Burton is a brilliant idea, TLo. Very pretty pics here.
Anonymous

Kate and Daniel Craig?? Swoon…sign me up!
akprincess72

Beautiful.
Anonymous

Man, I don’t think this is a good look for Kate at all. My first thought on the “Liz Taylor: BUT WHO?” question is Rachel Weisz, for some reason, but I don’t necessarily think that actually makes any sense.
- Anonymous
  
  Weisz as Taylor and Craig as Burton would be a helluva combination. I’d watch that. I mean, they’re even married.
Anonymous

At the very least, I’d love to see Winslet and Craig in a remake of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Wait a minute, I hate remakes. Never mind.
Anonymous

A strong eyebrow and some kohl does not La Liz make. Winslet can be pretty, and even a little sexy, but she doesn’t have the gaspworthy impact that Taylor had. Those are some large-yet-tiny shoes to fill.
Presumptuous Insect

Damn, if only she had a Richard Burton by her side. Anyone see The V.I.P.s? He was so beautiful in that.
Lisa

Just beautiful, and totally La Liz. I approve!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1351824026 Melissa Guidry

Benjamin: For God’s sake, Mrs. Robinson, here we are, you’ve got me into your house. You give me a drink. You put on music, now you start opening up your personal life to me and tell me your husband won’t be home for hours.
Mrs. Robinson: So?
http://profiles.google.com/ballinger.jl Jessica Ballinger

Now I want to grow my brows out nice and thick.
Anonymous

I’d watch that in a second. She looks great here – almost creepy how those photo-shoots make the person look SO much like the star. eery.
http://twitter.com/vane_livestrong Vanessa

The point of this shoot was to capture the spirit of Liz Taylor, not to look EXACTLY like her in every possible way. Having said that I think she could totally pass for Liz Taylor. She has the energy and talent for it, as does Craig. I always thought Kate had a stagy acting presence…she’s more suited for theatre than films in my opinion. Not that she’s bad in films, I love most of her performances, but her energy and passion is so great that the screen can’t condense it at times. She’d work wonders on a huge stage. I’d love to watch her in a play so hopefully she makes it happen soon!

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