In the interests of full disclosure, I have to say that right now I think that oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard can do no wrong. She is on the cover of French Vogue or August 2012. She is also on the cover of US Vogue. This one.

Shot by master photographer Peter Lindbergh, and styled by Tonne Goodman, the story is wonderfully reflective of her very European approach to the craft of acting.

Wearing deep, rich velvet suits by Ralph Lauren in both navy and red, you start to forget that Marion is almost never seen in anything other than Dior.

But the quilted velvet coat by Burberry Porsum is reflective of the Dior new look so you start to get hints that everyone involved knows what's what.

And then there is the masterful Dior-inspired Alexander McQueen — worn with a beret by the South African milliner Albertus Swanepoel. Yay. Bringing it home.