Here we go with the second edition of our Top 5 covers of the week including, amongst others, Penelope Cruz for the W’s September Fashion issue. All of them very different but lovely in their very own way.

Which one is your favourite?

Vogue Germany September 2012
Salma Hayek by Alexi Lubomirski.

Elle Sweden September 2012
Frida Gustavsson.

Elle Slovenia September 2012
Valentina Zelyaeva.

Wallpaper September 2012
By Pierpaolo Ferrari.

W September 2012
Penelope Cruz by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot.

Combining artistry with graphic appeal, fashion editors’ love affair with Prada’s vintage-auto-inspired shoe continues, from major blog attention when the shoes first appeared on Spring 2012 runways to grabbing full-page spreads in U.S. Elle’s (above) and Vogue’s January issues.

See Vogue’s take on the next page.

Elle is featuring four models on the cover of its October issue with the theme being they all work for Victoria’s Secret. We liked this one of Chanel Iman in a Herve Leger swimsuit the best. But on another note, question: did Victoria Secret pay for this cover/product placement? It seems crazy that Elle would do this for free–especially given it’s October, which isn’t exactly know as a month when anyeone is pushing bathing suits.