Margot Robbie on Elle, August 2015

That depressing cover line aside: The photo is GREAT. Her big tousled hair is perfect, her face is connecting -- she evokes Naomi Watts without ever making me think, "Is that Naomi Watts?" -- and as much as I wouldn't like that Saint Laurent outfit in real life, it plays very nicely on this cover.

Margot Robbie on Elle, August 2015

Even with her hair in her face, this is good. I don't know why she needed to be gripping a sneezeguard, though. Is she at Sizzler?

Margot Robbie on Elle, August 2015

That blouse is divine. That trunk is where she's hiding all the stuff she pilfered from the Sizzler buffet, for later.

Angela Lindvall, Elle Korea, August 2015

I genuinely thought this was David Silver for a second. Once you see The Notorious BAG, you won't un-see it.

Lily Donaldson, Elle UK, August 2015

I actually enjoy this, but it feels REALLY wintry to me, sleeveless gown aside. It's very Sugar Plum Fairy.

Zuzanna Bijoch, Elle Spain, August 2015

I don't love this AS much, but I have to say, her eyes are very haunting. This has a K.Stew quality to it.

Zuzanna Bijoch, Elle Spain, August 2015

I prefer the outfit on this one, but the eyes on the other one.

Alexa Chung, Elle China, August 2015

Elle China went mad for Alexa Chung this month. TONS of photos of her inside. The cover is pretty good, but she looks like she's about to suck on her own hair. Between this and the Paper Towns poster, the world wants us all snacking on keratin, I guess.

Fug and Fab the Covers: Various Elle Magazines, August 2015

I like a lot of things about this cover, but here's one that I don't: the cover line "What Hot Girls Know." Because that's Elle presenting The Hot Girl to you, handing the concept down from on high, as something that you the reader must not be -- thereby implying not only implying we are all so very ordinary, but that being hot is aspirational and that The Wisdom of the Attractive is what's missing in your life. For a magazine that purports to be for smart women, well-rounded ones, that comes across as disappointingly Lad Mag (as do some of the provided Robbie excerpts). And terribly obnoxious. [Photos: Cedric Buchet for Elle USA; Hong Jang Hyun for Elle Korea; Xavi Gordo for Elle Spain; Kai Z Feng for Elle UK; Yuan Gui Mei for Elle China]