The image of Florence bleeds onto both halves of a page but is placed to the right. The whole page has a white (grey) coloured background. However, there is also a background for the model herself - big bold letters "USA". Overall the colours of the page are very light with a contrasting clothes of the model.
Florence, originally English, "got the love" of the America and so does the page say. Even though the photo takes both pages, the model is placed to the left off the center. She is sitting on something that is covered with a red and white striped cloth, and the red stripes highlight the colour of her hair. Her body language is quite closed but her clothes reveal her naked legs and make her look pretty and sexy. Also, even though it is a long shot, she is looking straight at the camera and creates contact with her eyes. Her dress might seem a little bit tempting to the male audience because of it's length and weird leather cone shaped details at the area of her breasts. Her black mini dress and high-heeled boots, that have a leather gloss, combined with her bright red hair make her look as femme fatale.
The heading is a play on words as it reflects Florence's song "Got the love" and the love of fans she gained in the USA. The part of the heading and a drop cap echo Florence's clothes as they are also of a black colour. The rest of the text is of a same fading grey colour as the "USA" at the background. The "got the love" and drop cap are in a very elegant sans-serif handwritten-like font, that matches the female star on the image. Florence's name is highlighted in blue colour so that it stands out from the rest of the text. It is barely seen in this image (as it is cut few millimeters on the right), however in the top right corner there is a "Florence" written with white letters on a grey coloured rectangular to indicate the pages with the interview. In the bottom right corner there is a date of issue and a masthead of the magazine. Between the heading and the text the information about author and photographer is placed.
The standfirst ends up in a question so that the audience is interested in reading the text itself. The text itself is in three columns and a small simple serif font. The story links to the picture as it is telling about the time when Florence was visiting New York. Florence's quotes and other special phrases are highlighted by being written in the upper case or in cursive. Text is mostly narrative with a quotes taken from the interview.
Overall, the page and context of the page match the artist and present her as a modern "porcelain-skinned forest nymph". The page looks very feminine but at the same time Florence herself looks seductive. The image balances with the text and the calm cold colours contrast with the bright clothes of the model.
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