
The last time Lorde graced a magazine cover with this much quiet ferocity, she was likely dissecting the existential dread of suburbia—or rewriting the rules of pop stardom. But for Le Monde’s 23 August 2025 issue, the Kiwi icon trades her usual lyrical whiplash for something far more visceral: a study in monochrome dominance, where leather meets shadow, and attitude is the only accessory that matters.