Vogue Profiles Biden Women, Declares Victory For Democrats

Vogue takes a bold political step with its November cover, headlining a feature on the Biden Women "All The Vice President's Women."

The feature, which includes a beautiful spread of four generations of the women in Joe Biden's life (seen below), describes Jill Biden as "remarkable" and is based on the premise that, "If Senator Biden is elected, he'll bring along a close-knit family of strong, independent women."

But while the article includes the conditional "if," the headline, and cover line, treat the Bidens as if the election is a done-deal and Jill has already started picking out the curtains for Number One Observatory Circle (the official Vice Presidential mansion).

A representative for Vogue said of the cover line, "Win or lose, we thought it was a clever coverline that would serve to get people's attention."

The magazine's editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour, also used her November editor's letter to talk about the growing presence of women in politics, and to highlight the magazine's previous coverage of political women (including its prescient profile of Sarah Palin in the February issue).

Wintour, who made headlines when she used her February editor's letter to chide Hillary Clinton for refusing to appear in the fashion magazine's pages, praised the New York Senator, calling her a "transcendent figure" and saying "she has made an important intervention in the lives of all American women, not simply with her drive and catalyzing energy but by keeping issues of special concern to us — health care, reproductive rights, education — at the forefront of political thinking."

Wintour further said that she was "frankly stunned" by the Biden women's "loveliness and poise" and described Jill Biden as "beautiful and largely private."

The article can be read online at style.com, or in the November issue, which features Reese Witherspoon on the cover and hits newsstands nationwide on October 21 (New York and LA newsstands October 15).

Below, an image from the Biden spread:

from left: Senator Biden's niece, Missy Owens; her mother, Valerie Biden Owens; Hunter Biden's wife, Kathleen; her daughters Maisy, eight, and Finnegan, ten; Jill Biden and daughter Ashley; Senator Biden's mother, Catherine ("Jean") Finnegan Biden; Kathleen's eldest daughter, Naomi, fourteen; Beau Biden's wife, Hallie; and her daughter, Natalie, four. On Jill Biden: Ralph Lauren Black Label cardigan. Anne Fontaine shirt. Michael Kors trousers. Details, see In This Issue.
Photographed by Arthur Elgort.
Sittings Editor: Tonne Goodman.

And the November cover:

Comments

[salzy1]

The Bidens are a beautiful and classy family as are the Obamas. I can't wait for Inauguration Day, to see them in the parade and out in the limelight as the leading families of our great country.

[PuddingPop]

I agree that inauguration will be somethin' to see. They should declare that day a national holiday.

[AnotherToerag]

I heart Ashley Biden.
Rawr.

[OutragedMom]

Is it any wonder Joe Biden is such a leader on women's issues?

[veggiequeenmo]

i agree - and their beauty is not only skin deep.

[Bitsko]

What's with showing the Reese Witherspoon cover? Does Vogue get a cut from every hit to this page?

[Nia1999]

Wow! With the Obama's and the Biden's in the White House, this country will be the envy of all the other nation's. They truely exemplefy class and grace. We have a winning team. Now if the McCain's and the Palin's would just drop out of the race and let America lead again, I'd be so happy.

[lykitis]

Love them all! Especially love seeing Joe around his mother. She's a kick. After Obama accepted the nomination at the stadium, I loved the end where the Obama's and the Biden's all walked on stage together. Seeing those 2 couples with their big, beautiful smiles gave me such joy and hope. There's a magic to the way the spouses show their affection to each other. Its real. You won't ever see that with Bush/Chene­y/McCain/P­alin.

[msjimmied]

If I had to hang with that crowd, I'd get hair plugs too, It's just good survival instincts! Glorious.

[TheIndependenceParty]

Go ahead, ... get the plugs. Maybe on your face and arms, ... and you can try out for those GEICO Caveman commercials. Maybe as the first female in the series? Cross dresser? I dunno, ... jus' tryin' to help ya out here!

[msjimmied]

Good! I must have hit a nerve somewhere in my travels...­;-)

[sociocanuck]

Okay Vogue, you win. I might actually have a look inside for once. I'll have to do it very secretively, though, and possibly wrapped in a Maxim to preserve my image.

[siellis]

I would love to see the same spread done w/ Obama ladies and Biden ladies. So beautiful!!

[EvasDaddy]

Not a moose killer in the bunch.

[NoElephants]

Good Christ almighty! Somebody clone these people and quick! From hearing them speak, and even from this picture, it is blatantly obvious that the Biden women are so full of class, grace, inner and outer beauty that they should truly be commended. Ahh, to be a Democrat..­....

[joannericec]

Not only will Barrack and Joe show us how great leaders work, their families will undoubtedly be great role models and make us proud! I think America and the world will fall in love with them all. It's the dawning of the Age of Aquarious! I can feel it!

[SPQR1052]

Jill and cklan are awesome and beautiful. BUT Ashley Biden is HOT and so is Beau Bidens wife Hallie. And I would'nt nind seeing them on TV everyday! :-)

[mykalimba]

What a beautiful and wholesome group.

And look, not a single underaged pregnant one in the bunch!

[jenrose]

Im buying this issue!!! I think it shows a beautiful family and I bet they have regular lives and values. Not excessive over the top priveleged like the McCains. How refreshing to see a big close knit family in the VP house. They are dressed in Ralph Lauren because they get a plug im sure. Jill dresses as any regular professional woman would.
I think Obama only has his sister and Micheles brother wife and her mother left? Michelle has some wonderful clothes that reminds me of Jackie Kennedys simple elegant style.

I just loved one of Obamas daughters quote right after he announced his bid for the presidency. I think it was the younger one? She said dont you have to be Vice President before the President to her mom? Out of the mouths of babes too cute.