Reese Witherspoon Vogue Cover Photographed by Zoë Ghertner
Reese Witherspoon may have broken out as “America’s Sweetheart,” but in recent years she has become a powerful activist, fighting for greater representation in Hollywood for people of color, the LGBTQ community and—perhaps most of all—women. Gracing our February cover in a Givenchy green gown, the Big Little Lies star tells Vogue about her many passions, from Draper James to her storytelling brand, Hello Sunshine. In this month s slideshow, see Witherspoon dressed in Burberry, Max Mara, and Alexander McQueen as she poses alongside the powerful women in her life: her daughter, her mother, and her Time s Up collaborators.
Photographed by Zoë Ghertner, Vogue, February 20191/6Witherspoon, 42, photographed with her daughter Ava, 19, and mother Betty, 70. Ava wears a Gabriela Hearst top. Levi’s jeans. Irene Neuwirth earrings. Reese wears a Marc Jacobs sweater. Effy Jewelry earrings. Fashion Editor: Tonne Goodman.
Photographed by Zoë Ghertner, Vogue, February 20192/6Of her childhood in Tennessee, Witherspoon says, “I always tended to be outspoken with my opinions. Whether they were appropriate or not.” Alexander McQueen dress.
Photographed by Zoë Ghertner, Vogue, February 20193/6Witherspoon alongside Time’s Up collaborators—actor Lena Waithe (middle) and labor activist Ai-jen Poo. On Witherspoon: Max Mara dress. Roger Vivier shoes.
Photographed by Zoë Ghertner, Vogue, February 20194/6Witherspoon photographed with her colleagues at Hello Sunshine, her two-year-old multiplatform production company. On Witherspoon: Carolina Herrera top and skirt.
Photographed by Zoë Ghertner, Vogue, February 20195/6“Reese was never anyone’s sweetheart. We just thought she was,” author Cheryl Strayed says. Burberry shirt and skirt. Tiffany Co. earrings.