Stella Tennant's Pierced Nose Covers Vogue Italia (PHOTO)

After going on and on about how much they love slave -- er, hoop earrings, the editors at Vogue Italia decided to proudly display some on their latest cover... through the nose of model Stella Tennant.

The arresting cover of the mag's all-important September issue features Tennant in an array of peculiar fashions: three-dimensional slicked back hair, a scary-skinny corseted waist, a deep maroon lip, and that prominent, silver nose ring.

To complete the eerie, Steven Meisel-snapped image, Tennant holds a large pair of scissors in her hand, poised to cut.

The cover line, "AVANT-GARDE," makes it clear that this isn't meant to be your typical cover. But is it even pleasing to the eye and mind, or is it simply too creepy?

Moreover, is it bizarre that Vogue Italia would feature such a garishly large hoop ring after the whole "slave earring" gaffe?

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Vogue Italia's September 2011 cover:

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Comments

[Ramon Moreno]

02:23 PM on 09/21/2011

The fatties are circling the chuck wagons on this one - just look at these comments...

[dracinabox]

09:33 PM on 09/04/2011

What nose ring? Did you see her waist...or lack thereof ??? Too weird.....!

[KRTaylor]

06:07 PM on 09/04/2011

Had to look up some pictures of the real Ethel Granger and suggest others thinking of whittling their waists down abnormally do the same. The lady had some fantastic biceps but the pictures showing her legs were a different story. They consistently looked very swollen and you can be sure that, even though she lived to a fairly ripe old age, the old dame probably had some significant circulatory problems from the tight corsets.

[Ross Van Der Heide]

05:32 PM on 09/02/2011

nobody understands fashion. It's not necessarily supposed to be sexy, or realistic. It's only a concept.

[nermz345]

01:28 PM on 09/01/2011

i'm sitting here wondering if whoever wrote this is blind... they are concerned about her piercings, but her waist has been photoshopped into another dimension. i

[wtracer]

05:20 AM on 08/31/2011

Good grief !! not worth a comment,

[candyazzbb]

04:20 AM on 08/31/2011

the nose ring isnt the problem... did you all check out her waist???

[James Napoli]

12:47 AM on 08/31/2011

Whoa. Edwina Scissorhands.

[redwingsgoblue1]

11:43 PM on 08/30/2011

oh ya thats real sexy, un hun, right WRONG!!

[TROP10]

10:19 PM on 08/30/2011

Yeah.. keep putting ugly chix on your magazine covers... good idea.

[Lyn Van Den Bossche]

09:11 PM on 08/30/2011

Why is this article about a nose piercing? Look at her waist. Isn't her lack of one far more frightening or alarming than a nose ring? A model with a nose ring isn't news, even if it is on the cover of Vogue.

[lovesean3]

09:07 PM on 08/30/2011

They lost me with the corset - haven't they learned anything from years of image problems? Give your models some figure, even if they're at least a size 3!

[babby201]

08:22 PM on 08/30/2011

Sort of the Lesbian vampire look !

[babby201]

08:20 PM on 08/30/2011

Its what you can't see thats pierced thats' frightening !
Makes you think how unsanitary it must be to tinkle ?
Is it time to change that liner ,or is that just a rust stain?

[babby201]

08:16 PM on 08/30/2011

Never take Vouge Itallia seriously