V Magazine makes a transparent (literally) play for newsstand sales with the question "Why can't Kate Upton keep her clothes on?"

Rebecca Shore | Jan 8, 2014

V Magazine via Women's Wear Daily

According toWomen's Wear Daily, V Magazine shelled out for this cover which features an acetate overlay of a clothed Kate Upton (left) that peels back to reveal a less-clothed Kate Upton.

It's a clever idea, and a beautifully-crafted image, so when you get your copy (order here) let's not be the lowlife that tears off the acetate to get right to the "good stuff", deal?

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GALLERY: Kate's covers (starting with this little known one of a 15-year-old Kate in January 2008)

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