Elle Took Vogue's Lena Dunham Cover and Added Some Sex Appeal

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This February, Lena Dunham will grace a high fashion cover in red-and-white polka dots, heavily made up eyes, blush-stained cheeks, and side-swept hair for the second time. But Elle one-upped Vogue this year by trading the buttoned-up Burberry top for a plunging Saint Laurent blouse, adding some extra contouring, and a coaxing out a more sultry glare. The cover leaked, so no word yet on when the issue hits newsstands.