Rosalía covers Vogue Spain’s November issue, styled and photographed in lush grandiosity by Katie Burnett [IG]./ Hair by Jesus Guerrero; makeup by Ana Takahashi; adept set design by Sophear Van Froment

In the fashion story, the two-time Grammy winner with four nominations launches a series of transmutations that seem almost other-worldly.

The divine goddess in charge is drenched in Cartier jewelry on the cover. On her left hand, Rosalía channels the energy of coral, onyx and diamonds from Cartier’s's Voltea high jewelry collection; on her right hand, rings from the Grain de Café collection in yellow gold with diamonds.

With candles and white birds and Louis Vuitton jewelry in the sink, it’s as if we’re entering an astral plane of being, postulated by classical, medieval, oriental, and esoteric philosophies and mystery religions.

Meeting Rosalía under these circumstances is very different from her role as chief entertainer for the Louis Vuitton Men’s F/W 2023 show with KidSuper, aka designer Colm Dillane: Louis Vuitton FW 2023 Menswear with Colm Dillane Is Praise-Worthy

That show preceeded the installation of Pharrell Williams at LV Mens and his S/S 2024 June 20, 2023 spectacular takeover of the Parisian night.

The Spanish star morphs yet again out of these transfixing images into her mutual admiration, Vogue Spain interview lovefest with Penelope Cruz.

We’re left out on the astral plane, and I can’t capture the intimacy of their dialogue with words. Hit translate if you don’t speak Spanish, to read: Oh, Penelope! Oh, Rosalía!

“I hope that what I do makes sense to other women”

These words are a core message of the interview, which got me thinking about Rosalía using feminine energy to try to dilute the male energy that is so destructive right now. Everywhere we look, testosterone is raging and not managed nearly as well as among older women, where the balance between estrogen and testosterone changes.

As a good Libra I am always trying to balance the scales. If I feel that a masculine energy predominates in the world and I think I can counteract that, I will always try to put my mark. But also trying not to be afraid of irreverence because the important thing in the end is to be true to yourself as an artist.

If only we could create on own global iron dome and when the terrorism lets loose, when the beheadings begin, the whipping, the killing, the rockets headed into civilian populations . . . we overpower it with an overwhelming global collective peace energy led by women, but welcoming to all, of course. What a thought from Rosalía. ~ Anne