Since joining the ranks at Vogue France as head of editorial content, Claire Thomson-Jonville sure does favor fashion models as the magazine’s cover girls. Cindy Bruna, Natalia Vodianova, Libby Taverner, Kendall Jenner, Doutzen Kroes, and Irina Shayk have each graced the cover of the French fashion bible of late (to name just a select few). Up next on the cover of Vogue France is another top model: Gigi Hadid, who fronts the all-important September 2026 issue of the magazine. Two years after her last appearance, the American beauty teams up with the photographer Willy Vanderperre and stylist Paul Sinclaire. Against a clean white studio backdrop, Gigi showcases a lace creation from Anthony Vaccarello’s Fall 2026 Saint Laurent collection in the stark cover shot.

Gigi Hadid on the Cover of Vogue France September 2026IMAGE | VOGUE.FR Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Go Gigi, give us nothing,” noted prylvi upon checking out the cover.

“Out of all the models, they pick the worst one! I mean… no words!” exclaimed an unforgiving BalkaniStaCouture.

“Another swing and miss from French Vogue, IMO. I do like Gigi Hadid, but this feels so unbelievably cold, lifeless, and completely sterile,” chimed in an unimpressed vogue28.

Thenewclassic said: “I don’t like the execution!”

“For me, Willy Vanderperre is the weakest link here,” added Zorka. “His ‘warped’ or distorted approach to photography is just something I can never truly appreciate.”

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