Feisty songstress Adele, 24, has graced the cover of US Elle‘s annual Women in Music issue, looking magnificent in a retro-styled shoot.
The singer channels 1960s style in the cover shot, with winged eyeliner, a beehive and a vintage Alberta Ferretti dress.
It’s a familiar look for Adele, who is making retro clothing and makeup her trademark style.
Photographer Thomas Whiteside told Elle online he was trying to capture the singer in her natural environment.
“We photographed Adele at LA’s iconic EastWest Studios, where Frank Sinatra recorded his greatest hits,” he said.
Thomas was also lucky enough to receive a special birthday treat, “It was my birthday, and she sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to me — best present ever!”
The magazine includes a tribute to Adele and her spectacular rise to fame from other industry stars such as Katy Perry, Britney Spears and even the legendary Barbra Streisand.
Adele is notoriously protective of her private life, but even she hasn’t been able to keep the developments of the past couple of years under wraps. The singer followed up a hugely successful year in the music industry with falling in love, getting engaged and giving birth to her first child, a son, who is now seven months old.
Adele has more than 12 magazine covers to her name, but not all of them have been well-received. She has previously been criticised for being overweight, but she has repeatedly vowed she will never slim down.
“I’ve never seen magazine covers and music videos and been like, I need to look like that if I want to be a success,” Adele told US 60 Minutes. “Never. I don’t want to be some Skinny Minnie. I don’t want people confusing what it is I’m about.”
