This would have been a very strange cover story to pair with a shot of her leaping through a meadow, or whatever -- although there IS a meadow coming. The point is, somber and a little gritty and grass-stained feels right for the subject matter. This pose has a frankness to it, as does the overall aesthetic, that needs a very specific context to feel right. And I think her interview is that context.
I think I'm glad we can't see more of the pants.
Because there must always be a field. She looks like an alien who is unfurling from the cocoon that dropped her on this planet. I applaud Cara for serving good face in this pose, but WTF. I really wish I'd been a fly on the wall then they brainstormed this one.
This only makes sense if she's the fit model for a Captain Crunch Halloween costume, and they're trying to get the hat right.