Vogue magazine recently unveiled its digital magazine cover for 2025 featuring the newly-wed Lauren Sanchez Bezos in her Dolce and Gabbana wedding gown. Vogue is now facing a wave of backlash for featuring billionaire Jeff Bezos’s new wife as its June 2025 digital cover star. The announcement coincided with the couple’s lavish wedding in Italy’s Venice that itself drew protests from local residents concerned about its environmental and cultural impact on the historic city.
The digital cover showcased 55-year-old Sanchez in a custom Dolce & Gabbana wedding gown and confirmed that she had officially adopted her husband’s surname, now going by Lauren Sanchez Bezos. Instead of praise, however, the cover ignited widespread criticism across social media, with many readers expressing dismay at what they saw as a poor editorial decision.
Some people on social media speculated that the decision to put Sanchez on the cover may have been one of the reasons behind the resignation of Anna Wintour as Vogue’s long-standing editor-in-chief.
Netizens come down heavily on Vogue
“This is so embarrassing, no wonder Anna stepped down,” one commenter wrote. “I didn’t realize you could just buy a cover now,” quipped another on Instagram. The couple reportedly spent nearly $50 million on their Venice wedding weekend.
Another comment questioned the editorial direction, “As Anna Wintour closes her era at Vogue, the final cover could have been a bold statement… Instead, it features a woman known for her proximity to extreme wealth.” Another user summed up the sentiment rather bluntly, “Read the f***ing room.”
Several users argued that in a time of global upheaval and shifting cultural conversations about wealth, equity and power, the decision to spotlight Sanchez Bezos represented a missed opportunity. Rather than celebrating figures driving change, Vogue was accused of perpetuating outdated ideals of influence in its latest magazine cover.
A user commented on the magazine cover Instagram post, “Remember when Vogue was all about fashion? I miss those days.”