2 cover stories in our archive
Behind the Covers' archive includes 2 album covers documented under the "fashion photography" design theme, spanning the 1970s, 2000s. These covers sit within the rock, pop, punk, hip-hop, r&b tradition and feature work by Blondie, OutKast. Each entry below includes the cover artwork, the designers and photographers behind it, and a short story about the visual choices that defined the release.
The iconic black-and-white photograph of Blondie in matching outfits against a stark white wall became one of new wave's defining images. Shot by fashion photographer Edo Bertoglio, it perfectly captured the band's blend of punk attitude and pop sophistication.
OutKast's double album featured a revolutionary split cover design that literally divided the CD booklet in half, with Big Boi's gritty street aesthetic on one side and Andre 3000's colorful, eccentric fashion-forward imagery on the other, perfectly visualizing their artistic divergence.