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Creative care home residents reenact iconic Vogue covers, including Beyoncé's September issue

The OAPs from Bristol have joined in the TikTok craze, posing as famous cover stars

Hayley Spencer

Monday 24 August 2020 16:58 BST

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Residents of a care home in Bristol have joined in the Vogue Challenge craze, recreating famous covers from the mid Nineteenth Century to 2018.

The Vogue Challenge went viral in June when fans of the magazine began creating their own cover star images on TikTok, complete with Vogue logos.

Two residents from Robinson House Care Home posed in the same style as models on iconic US editions from the 1940s and 1960s, while another went all-out to emulate Beyoncé’s famous 2018 September issue. The resident is shrouded in a sheet and balancing flowers around her head to mimic a flower crown

Lisa Brain, deputy centre manager at the Brunelcare care home, told SWNS: “When I found out about what our residents had been getting up to, I thought it was an excellent idea.

“Our carers were extraordinary – the residents didn’t stop laughing throughout the photoshoot, and the pictures turned out lovely”.

Maria Jones, activity coordinator at Robinson House photographed residents Susan Crew, Norma Hounson and Terry Chard.

“Getting involved with the Vogue Challenge was lots of fun”, Jones told SWNS.

''I enjoyed taking all the pictures of the residents. It was great to see them all smiling – I think some of them felt like real celebrities”, Jones added.

The Vogue Challenge started as a response to the fashion magazine's July 2020 issue, which has three cover options, each featuring a different key worker as a tribute to their hard work during the pandemic.

Train driver Narguis Horsford, NHS midwife Rachel Millar and supermarket assistant Anisa Omar were captured by photographer Jamie Hawkesworth. They each took part in the socially distanced shoots while on breaks from their shifts during the pandemic.

When taking part in the Vogue Challenge, some fans chose to post stills to Instagram like those created by the residents at Robinson House, while others used TikTok’s editing tools to make videos which see them transition from everyday looks into red carpet-worthy outfits and makeup.

Vogue.co.uk called the results "incredible" and said they are evidence of what can be achieved with "a bit of creativity".

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