Photographed by Aidan Zamiri, Martin Scorsese, Marc Jacobs and John Cale are the unexpected stars of the new cover of Charli XCX. The filmmaker, the designer, and the musician appear together in the image accompanying Music, Fashion, Film, the British artist’s seventh studio album, turning the project’s title into a visual statement that’s as simple as it is effective.
The choice of this trio goes far beyond aesthetics. Each represents one of the disciplines named in the album title and helps make sense of the references that have shaped Charli XCX’s recent evolution. After the cultural phenomenon of brat, the artist will return on July 24 with an 11-track project running just over 30 minutes, from which she has already previewed the singles ‘SS26‘ and ‘Rock Music‘.
Marc Jacobs and the language of fashion
Of the three names on the cover, Marc Jacobs is probably the one who best connects with one of Charli XCX’s recurring obsessions: fashion understood as culture. The American designer has been setting the industry’s pace for decades, turning trends, pop references, and generational shifts into collections that end up defining an era. That’s why his presence on Music, Fashion, Film fits naturally within the artist’s creative universe.
What’s more, his selection comes at a time when Charli is also using fashion as a narrative tool. Just listen to SS26, one of the album previews, where she borrows the language of fashion weeks to reflect on the obsession with image, trends, and spectacle. In that sense, Jacobs appears not only as a go-to designer, but as the representative of a discipline that runs through much of the discourse of this new era.
Cinema, increasingly present in Charli XCX’s universe
If Jacobs helps explain the project’s visual dimension, Martin Scorsese represents another of Charli XCX’s big recent passions: cinema. Over the past year, the artist has expanded her activity beyond music with projects like The Moment, presented at Sundance, as well as her roles in I Want Your Sex and The Gallerist. Add to that her work on the soundtrack for Wuthering Heights, the new adaptation directed by Emerald Fennell.
That’s why seeing Scorsese on the cover makes more sense than it might at first glance. It’s not just about bringing together legendary names, but about reflecting the influences shaping this new era. Between Marc Jacobs’ fashion, John Cale’s musical legacy, and Scorsese’s cinematic eye, Charli builds a kind of creative map that helps explain where she’s headed after leaving the brat phenomenon behind.
Music, Fashion, Film by Charli XCX will be available on July 24.
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