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In This IssueEditor’s LetterIf you didn’t know spring was here, you would sense it from the energy of the stars in the pages of this issue. First, there’s Gisele, embarking on a new chapter, living an enviably healthy life in Costa Rica with her children and exercising healing powers on wounded birds. For our cover story, Michelle Ruiz spends some intimate time at home with the supermodel and her family, during which they ride horses, drink smoothies, and talk jujitsu and other strategies for self-care. Gisele’s beachy vibes reign supreme in Lachlan Bailey’s sun-drenched photographs—a taste of warmth and light to come. And there’s our portfolio of this season’s stellar Broadway talent: Jessica Chastain, Wendell Pierce, Lea Michele, Daniel Radcliffe, and many more great actors reveling in a neon-saturated Times Square simulacrum. It’s…2 min
In This IssueContributorsLachlan BAILEY “WILD AT HEART,” P. 40 “Gisele really has no equal,” says photographer Bailey. The Melbourne, Australia, native, who shot the supermodel seaside in Florida on a sun-drenched day this winter, says, “She knows photography and light better than most. This is a rare treat these days.” Delia CAI “IT’S A BARBIE WORLD,” P. 36 “There is something so deliciously postmodern about the world’s most popular doll appropriating Instagram mannerisms and content creator–speak,” says VF staff writer Cai. “Let’s be real: Trends come and go, but Barbie’s influence very well might be forever.” Michelle RUIZ “WILD AT HEART,” P. 40 One commercial flight, one puddle jumper, and a car ride later, Ruiz—a journalist working on a novel inspired by the royal family saga—met Gisele Bündchen at her home in…2 min
VanitiesVANITIES VANITAS VANITATUMAs a student of the catwalk, Alton Mason looked to Naomi Campbell. “I wasn’t really studying the guys, to be honest with you. I was studying the women because women carry this power that is unmatched.” His own walk became “this equilibrium of masculinity and femininity.” It’s served him well. Since his New York Fashion Week debut in 2016, the five-time consecutive Model of the Year has walked 143 runways and starred in 86 campaigns. After earning the admiration of Virgil Abloh and Karl Lagerfeld (who had, shockingly, never put a Black man on a Chanel runway before), Mason made his Hollywood debut, dazzling as Little Richard in Baz Luhrmann’s Oscar-nominated Elvis. But for a career that has, historically, felt all too finite, “you’re missing birthdays, funerals, and sacrificing so…3 min
VanitiesBest for LastMORE THAN CAKE Celebrated for her fine-dining pastry work and fundraiser bake sales, Natasha Pickowicz brings a community spirit to this soulfully precise book from Artisan: both festive (black sesame layer cake) and savory (kabocha galette). MAYUMU Abi Balingit’s colorful debut via Harvest has a coming-of-age arc, with classic Filipino dishes filtered through a no-rules multicultural lens. Pichi-pichi (like cassava Sno Balls) uses Mexican chamoy sauce; chewy rice cakes sneak in Oreos. SWEET ENOUGH A bid for deliciously unkempt desserts, Alison Roman’s latest with Clarkson Potter treats “salty” as a compliment (chocolate pudding, lemon shortbread). She dotes on pies but also offers a primer on judiciously seasoned fruit salad. LOVE IS A PINK CAKE Claire Ptak, the Chez Panisse alum who runs London’s Violet Cakes, divides this sumptuous book (W.W.…1 min
VanitiesSecret GARDENGODDESS OF THE HEATH If you buy using the section QR codes, we may earn a commission, which supports our journalism. Our affiliate program functions independently of our editorial process.…1 min
VanitiesCircle ROUNDFrom Boudica to Joan of Arc, mythic memory favors bold—and armored—women. Thus, Francesca Amfitheatrof, artistic director of watches and jewelry at Louis Vuitton, took inspiration from the arrow in this standout necklace from her fourth high jewelry collection, the 125-item juggernaut she’s dubbed Spirit. Evoking the crisp lines of the Chrysler Building and the gleam of a slithering serpent, the piece blends antiquity and modernity in two loops of time, with its clockwise chevrons alternating yellow gold and diamond-studded platinum. Fly forward, fast and true.…1 min

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