Marion Cotillard Covers US Vogue Wearing Velvet - Gorgeous?

Thanks to a role in one of the biggest films of the summer, The Dark Knight, and a not insubstantial quantity of charm and good looks Marion Cotillard is gracing the cover of US Vogue's August edition. But rather than take the obvious summer dress route, photographer Peter Lindbergh's shoot is heavy on sumptuous velvet - take a look!

And here's more Marion thanks to the Dark Knight Rises premiere gallery: