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It was the day before his first match at the Miami Open, and @carlitosalcarazz had given over a fraction of his morning for this Vanity Fair cover shoot and interview. Prior to his arrival on set, there was some anxiety in the air. But it cleared once he walked in.

There are, of course, readily available clips online of the player being a gent: sweeping clay courts himself after practice rounds, greeting staffers and fellow players with the same warmth. And yet it’s hard to prepare for Alcaraz’s disarming niceness.

On the court, when he hears his fans cheer, Alcaraz points to his ear to encourage them to scream louder. He vigorously huffs and puffs and assuredly kicks his racket in between serves. In person, Alcaraz is more gentle than he lets his professional persona reveal.

He’s tennis’s greatest contemporary showman.

Read @eljosecriales’s full cover story on the young tennis phenom at our link in bio.

Photographer @ethanjamesgreen
Fashion Editor @dara._
Hair @tamastuzes
Makeup @emikaneko
Set Design @tuna.bird
Production @selectservices

Every year after the WNBA season ends, @aja22wilson takes a reset. “I put my shoes away. I get my long nails,” the six-foot-four center says. “This makes sure I cannot touch a basketball.”

When she is playing, Wilson’s unstoppable. She’s a four-time league MVP who’s led the Las Vegas Aces to three championship victories—the first WNBA player to score more than 1,000 points in a single season. Her three-pointers float effortlessly; her jump shot is the move’s platonic ideal. She bats away defenders like a cat with a toy mouse.

In April, the South Carolinian reportedly signed a deal that makes her the highest-paid player in WNBA history—a three-year contract that starts at $1.4 million and could reach $5 million. Now she’s making a case for inclusion on the list of greatest athletes ever, in any sport. She’s not being shy about it, either. “I want to prove that I’m the best,” says Wilson. “That allows me to have a great trophy case. It allows me to get rings. And it allows me to just play with peace.”

For Vanity Fair’s Sports Issue, @vanderhoofy catches up with the queen of the court. More at our link in bio.

Photographer: @campbelladdy
Fashion Editor: @maxortegag
Hair: @lacyredway
Makeup: @iamjamalscott
Set Design: @ibbynjoya
Production: @selectservices

It’s been eight years since @k.mbappe made his World Cup debut as an electric wide forward who bashed in four goals in seven matches as France won the tournament for just the second time in 88 years. He was 19.

Now Mbappé will lead France into this summer’s tournament as captain, but as he sits down for an interview with Vanity Fair’s @aidan_mclaughlin, his platinum career is in a crucible.

He’s weathered attacks on his French identity while serving as his nation’s chief diplomat. He’s endured criticism of his game while scoring goals by the hatful for Real Madrid.

For Vanity Fair’s Sports Issue, @aidan_mclaughlin meets the biggest star in world football. He’s under unfathomable pressure. More at our link in bio.

Photographer @annieleibovitz
Fashion Editor @luxurylaw
Groomer @melissa.dezarate
Set Design @maryhoward_setdesign
Movement Director @jorgedorsinville
Production AL Studio
Location @fairmontwashington, member of ALL Accor

Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish fashion giant Mango, was hiking in Montserrat, a touristy hot-spot mountain range in Catalonia, Spain, when he fell off a 300-foot cliff to his death. On the hike, Andic was only accompanied by his son, Jonathan Andic, with whom he allegedly had a rocky relationship.

Last Tuesday, May 19, Jonathan was arrested as a suspect in the ongoing investigation for the alleged murder of his father. The scion has posted bail for 1 million euros, and this Tuesday, he said in a letter sent to staff that he would temporarily step down from his duties at the brand.

Broadly, the media has framed the case as a dramatic soap plot: an ambitious, greedy son willing to do the unimaginable to protect his would-be fortune. But is this tale too salacious to be true?

More on the developing case from VF style correspondent @eljosecriales at our link in bio.

Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish fashion giant Mango, was hiking in Montserrat, a touristy hot-spot mountain range in Catalonia, Spain, when he fell off a 300-foot cliff to his death. On the hike, Andic was only accompanied by his son, Jonathan Andic, with whom he allegedly had a rocky relationship.

Last Tuesday, May 19, Jonathan was arrested as a suspect in the ongoing investigation for the alleged murder of his father. The scion has posted bail for 1 million euros, and this Tuesday, he said in a letter sent to staff that he would temporarily step down from his duties at the brand.

Broadly, the media has framed the case as a dramatic soap plot: an ambitious, greedy son willing to do the unimaginable to protect his would-be fortune. But is this tale too salacious to be true?

More on the developing case from VF style correspondent @eljosecriales at our link in bio.

“It was actually quite fabulous.”

@keke reflects on staying grounded in the surreal, funny world of ‘I Love Boosters’ while filming alongside @naomiackie in a pink padded sweatsuit on a sweltering day. Watch her full Scene Selection at our link in bio.

Director @kaliyawarren
DP @gbellzie
Editor @likachuu
Producer @emebeitbeyene
Camera Operator @lucasvilicich @nicky_sox
Gaffer @nicky_sox
Audio @justindfoxphoto

Today, Todd Blanche is Donald Trump’s man atop the Justice Department, using every ounce of his power to bend the legal system to the White House’s will. But not even five years ago, Blanche was taking on new clients, in Great Neck, Long Island, in the office of a local ophthalmologist.

Adam and Daniel Kaplan had been working as financial advisers, but allegations of fraud were starting to mount. The Manhattan DA might even be sniffing around, they worried. They needed a good lawyer, preferably one for a good price.

Enter Blanche, a white-collar defense attorney with New York City’s oldest law firm, Cadwalader, Wickersham, & Taft. Blanche assured the Kaplans that they “would not be paying Cadwalader prices,” the Kaplans would later contend in a lawsuit against Blanche and his firm.

Fast-forward almost a year, to June 20, 2022. Cadwalader sent over its first bill—for $677,925.32. And that was just the start, according to the court papers. By November, the Kaplans had paid Blanche’s firm $1.65 million, and Cadwalader said they owed even more.

Thus began a legal battle between the Kaplans and Blanche that dragged on and on and on—and continues to this day, even as Blanche now finds himself on the executive floor of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, DC.

More from Noah Shachtman at our link in bio.

Today, Todd Blanche is Donald Trump’s man atop the Justice Department, using every ounce of his power to bend the legal system to the White House’s will. But not even five years ago, Blanche was taking on new clients, in Great Neck, Long Island, in the office of a local ophthalmologist.

Adam and Daniel Kaplan had been working as financial advisers, but allegations of fraud were starting to mount. The Manhattan DA might even be sniffing around, they worried. They needed a good lawyer, preferably one for a good price.

Enter Blanche, a white-collar defense attorney with New York City’s oldest law firm, Cadwalader, Wickersham, & Taft. Blanche assured the Kaplans that they “would not be paying Cadwalader prices,” the Kaplans would later contend in a lawsuit against Blanche and his firm.

Fast-forward almost a year, to June 20, 2022. Cadwalader sent over its first bill—for $677,925.32. And that was just the start, according to the court papers. By November, the Kaplans had paid Blanche’s firm $1.65 million, and Cadwalader said they owed even more.

Thus began a legal battle between the Kaplans and Blanche that dragged on and on and on—and continues to this day, even as Blanche now finds himself on the executive floor of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, DC.

More from Noah Shachtman at our link in bio.

“Sorry to this man!” lives on.

@keke looks back on her unforgettable, meme-immortalized appearance on Vanity Fair’s Lie Detector Test. Watch Keke Palmer’s full Scene Selection at our link in bio.

Director @kaliyawarren
DP @gbellzie
Editor @likachuu
Producer @emebeitbeyene
Camera Operator @lucasvilicich @nicky_sox
Gaffer @nicky_sox
Audio @justindfoxphoto

Whether you’re a Netflix weekender or on the Apple TV binge, @thedanrosen breaks down what your favorite streaming service says about you.

Director @clairebuss_
Editor @hannahpak__
DP @kevindynia

“I can sit on my sofa and order a vegan burrito and mezcal and weed and have it delivered within 10 minutes, whereas if I want to apply for SNAP benefits or find a childcare provider, that process is so onerous,” Lisa Gelobter, New York City’s new chief technology officer, tells VF. That’s the kind of problem she wants to fix.

For the latest installment of her newsletter, A Billion to One, @jb.biz sits down with Mayor Mamdani’s tech czar to talk TikTok, “bureaucracy hacking,” and why her department can pull off what DOGE could—or would—not.

Photo by Will Pippin

“I can sit on my sofa and order a vegan burrito and mezcal and weed and have it delivered within 10 minutes, whereas if I want to apply for SNAP benefits or find a childcare provider, that process is so onerous,” Lisa Gelobter, New York City’s new chief technology officer, tells VF. That’s the kind of problem she wants to fix.

For the latest installment of her newsletter, A Billion to One, @jb.biz sits down with Mayor Mamdani’s tech czar to talk TikTok, “bureaucracy hacking,” and why her department can pull off what DOGE could—or would—not.

Photo by Will Pippin

Spencer Pratt’s path from reality television to campaigning in South Central was not carefully planned.

It began on January 7th, 2025, when catastrophic wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades—destroying more than 7,000 structures—including both his home and his parents’. The disaster became the catalyst for his latest reinvention: the moment a former reality-TV villain influencer found a cause to identify with and a new audience to like, share, and comment on his new political content.

Pratt, 42, says he entered the mayor’s race to “damage” Mayor Karen Bass “as much as possible.” But now he says, “I’m for sure going to be mayor.”

At our link in bio, Vanity Fair’s @maxwell_b_adler goes to Pratt’s South Central campaign event to speak with the candidate.

Photography by @coleybrown123

Spencer Pratt’s path from reality television to campaigning in South Central was not carefully planned.

It began on January 7th, 2025, when catastrophic wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades—destroying more than 7,000 structures—including both his home and his parents’. The disaster became the catalyst for his latest reinvention: the moment a former reality-TV villain influencer found a cause to identify with and a new audience to like, share, and comment on his new political content.

Pratt, 42, says he entered the mayor’s race to “damage” Mayor Karen Bass “as much as possible.” But now he says, “I’m for sure going to be mayor.”

At our link in bio, Vanity Fair’s @maxwell_b_adler goes to Pratt’s South Central campaign event to speak with the candidate.

Photography by @coleybrown123

Spencer Pratt’s path from reality television to campaigning in South Central was not carefully planned.

It began on January 7th, 2025, when catastrophic wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades—destroying more than 7,000 structures—including both his home and his parents’. The disaster became the catalyst for his latest reinvention: the moment a former reality-TV villain influencer found a cause to identify with and a new audience to like, share, and comment on his new political content.

Pratt, 42, says he entered the mayor’s race to “damage” Mayor Karen Bass “as much as possible.” But now he says, “I’m for sure going to be mayor.”

At our link in bio, Vanity Fair’s @maxwell_b_adler goes to Pratt’s South Central campaign event to speak with the candidate.

Photography by @coleybrown123

Spencer Pratt’s path from reality television to campaigning in South Central was not carefully planned.

It began on January 7th, 2025, when catastrophic wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades—destroying more than 7,000 structures—including both his home and his parents’. The disaster became the catalyst for his latest reinvention: the moment a former reality-TV villain influencer found a cause to identify with and a new audience to like, share, and comment on his new political content.

Pratt, 42, says he entered the mayor’s race to “damage” Mayor Karen Bass “as much as possible.” But now he says, “I’m for sure going to be mayor.”

At our link in bio, Vanity Fair’s @maxwell_b_adler goes to Pratt’s South Central campaign event to speak with the candidate.

Photography by @coleybrown123

Spencer Pratt’s path from reality television to campaigning in South Central was not carefully planned.

It began on January 7th, 2025, when catastrophic wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades—destroying more than 7,000 structures—including both his home and his parents’. The disaster became the catalyst for his latest reinvention: the moment a former reality-TV villain influencer found a cause to identify with and a new audience to like, share, and comment on his new political content.

Pratt, 42, says he entered the mayor’s race to “damage” Mayor Karen Bass “as much as possible.” But now he says, “I’m for sure going to be mayor.”

At our link in bio, Vanity Fair’s @maxwell_b_adler goes to Pratt’s South Central campaign event to speak with the candidate.

Photography by @coleybrown123

Spencer Pratt’s path from reality television to campaigning in South Central was not carefully planned.

It began on January 7th, 2025, when catastrophic wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades—destroying more than 7,000 structures—including both his home and his parents’. The disaster became the catalyst for his latest reinvention: the moment a former reality-TV villain influencer found a cause to identify with and a new audience to like, share, and comment on his new political content.

Pratt, 42, says he entered the mayor’s race to “damage” Mayor Karen Bass “as much as possible.” But now he says, “I’m for sure going to be mayor.”

At our link in bio, Vanity Fair’s @maxwell_b_adler goes to Pratt’s South Central campaign event to speak with the candidate.

Photography by @coleybrown123

Spencer Pratt’s path from reality television to campaigning in South Central was not carefully planned.

It began on January 7th, 2025, when catastrophic wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades—destroying more than 7,000 structures—including both his home and his parents’. The disaster became the catalyst for his latest reinvention: the moment a former reality-TV villain influencer found a cause to identify with and a new audience to like, share, and comment on his new political content.

Pratt, 42, says he entered the mayor’s race to “damage” Mayor Karen Bass “as much as possible.” But now he says, “I’m for sure going to be mayor.”

At our link in bio, Vanity Fair’s @maxwell_b_adler goes to Pratt’s South Central campaign event to speak with the candidate.

Photography by @coleybrown123

Spencer Pratt’s path from reality television to campaigning in South Central was not carefully planned.

It began on January 7th, 2025, when catastrophic wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades—destroying more than 7,000 structures—including both his home and his parents’. The disaster became the catalyst for his latest reinvention: the moment a former reality-TV villain influencer found a cause to identify with and a new audience to like, share, and comment on his new political content.

Pratt, 42, says he entered the mayor’s race to “damage” Mayor Karen Bass “as much as possible.” But now he says, “I’m for sure going to be mayor.”

At our link in bio, Vanity Fair’s @maxwell_b_adler goes to Pratt’s South Central campaign event to speak with the candidate.

Photography by @coleybrown123

Spencer Pratt’s path from reality television to campaigning in South Central was not carefully planned.

It began on January 7th, 2025, when catastrophic wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades—destroying more than 7,000 structures—including both his home and his parents’. The disaster became the catalyst for his latest reinvention: the moment a former reality-TV villain influencer found a cause to identify with and a new audience to like, share, and comment on his new political content.

Pratt, 42, says he entered the mayor’s race to “damage” Mayor Karen Bass “as much as possible.” But now he says, “I’m for sure going to be mayor.”

At our link in bio, Vanity Fair’s @maxwell_b_adler goes to Pratt’s South Central campaign event to speak with the candidate.

Photography by @coleybrown123

Spencer Pratt’s path from reality television to campaigning in South Central was not carefully planned.

It began on January 7th, 2025, when catastrophic wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades—destroying more than 7,000 structures—including both his home and his parents’. The disaster became the catalyst for his latest reinvention: the moment a former reality-TV villain influencer found a cause to identify with and a new audience to like, share, and comment on his new political content.

Pratt, 42, says he entered the mayor’s race to “damage” Mayor Karen Bass “as much as possible.” But now he says, “I’m for sure going to be mayor.”

At our link in bio, Vanity Fair’s @maxwell_b_adler goes to Pratt’s South Central campaign event to speak with the candidate.

Photography by @coleybrown123

Spencer Pratt’s path from reality television to campaigning in South Central was not carefully planned.

It began on January 7th, 2025, when catastrophic wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades—destroying more than 7,000 structures—including both his home and his parents’. The disaster became the catalyst for his latest reinvention: the moment a former reality-TV villain influencer found a cause to identify with and a new audience to like, share, and comment on his new political content.

Pratt, 42, says he entered the mayor’s race to “damage” Mayor Karen Bass “as much as possible.” But now he says, “I’m for sure going to be mayor.”

At our link in bio, Vanity Fair’s @maxwell_b_adler goes to Pratt’s South Central campaign event to speak with the candidate.

Photography by @coleybrown123

Spencer Pratt’s path from reality television to campaigning in South Central was not carefully planned.

It began on January 7th, 2025, when catastrophic wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades—destroying more than 7,000 structures—including both his home and his parents’. The disaster became the catalyst for his latest reinvention: the moment a former reality-TV villain influencer found a cause to identify with and a new audience to like, share, and comment on his new political content.

Pratt, 42, says he entered the mayor’s race to “damage” Mayor Karen Bass “as much as possible.” But now he says, “I’m for sure going to be mayor.”

At our link in bio, Vanity Fair’s @maxwell_b_adler goes to Pratt’s South Central campaign event to speak with the candidate.

Photography by @coleybrown123

Spencer Pratt’s path from reality television to campaigning in South Central was not carefully planned.

It began on January 7th, 2025, when catastrophic wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades—destroying more than 7,000 structures—including both his home and his parents’. The disaster became the catalyst for his latest reinvention: the moment a former reality-TV villain influencer found a cause to identify with and a new audience to like, share, and comment on his new political content.

Pratt, 42, says he entered the mayor’s race to “damage” Mayor Karen Bass “as much as possible.” But now he says, “I’m for sure going to be mayor.”

At our link in bio, Vanity Fair’s @maxwell_b_adler goes to Pratt’s South Central campaign event to speak with the candidate.

Photography by @coleybrown123

Spencer Pratt’s path from reality television to campaigning in South Central was not carefully planned.

It began on January 7th, 2025, when catastrophic wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades—destroying more than 7,000 structures—including both his home and his parents’. The disaster became the catalyst for his latest reinvention: the moment a former reality-TV villain influencer found a cause to identify with and a new audience to like, share, and comment on his new political content.

Pratt, 42, says he entered the mayor’s race to “damage” Mayor Karen Bass “as much as possible.” But now he says, “I’m for sure going to be mayor.”

At our link in bio, Vanity Fair’s @maxwell_b_adler goes to Pratt’s South Central campaign event to speak with the candidate.

Photography by @coleybrown123

The great civil rights photographer Steve Schapiro passed away in 2022 at 87. Shortly thereafter, his family uncovered a trove of more than 20,000 pictures, most of which had never seen the light of day. The work captured the vibrancy of the Manhattan jazz scene in the early 1960s—all chronicled by the 20-something Schapiro. The best of those images, revealed here for the first time, appear in the new book ‘Jazz.’

At our link in bio, find more never-before-seen photos and an homage to Schapiro by the saxophone master Sonny Rollins, who died this week at age 95, on the eve of the book’s June publication.

Photos: @sschapirophoto

The great civil rights photographer Steve Schapiro passed away in 2022 at 87. Shortly thereafter, his family uncovered a trove of more than 20,000 pictures, most of which had never seen the light of day. The work captured the vibrancy of the Manhattan jazz scene in the early 1960s—all chronicled by the 20-something Schapiro. The best of those images, revealed here for the first time, appear in the new book ‘Jazz.’

At our link in bio, find more never-before-seen photos and an homage to Schapiro by the saxophone master Sonny Rollins, who died this week at age 95, on the eve of the book’s June publication.

Photos: @sschapirophoto

The great civil rights photographer Steve Schapiro passed away in 2022 at 87. Shortly thereafter, his family uncovered a trove of more than 20,000 pictures, most of which had never seen the light of day. The work captured the vibrancy of the Manhattan jazz scene in the early 1960s—all chronicled by the 20-something Schapiro. The best of those images, revealed here for the first time, appear in the new book ‘Jazz.’

At our link in bio, find more never-before-seen photos and an homage to Schapiro by the saxophone master Sonny Rollins, who died this week at age 95, on the eve of the book’s June publication.

Photos: @sschapirophoto

The great civil rights photographer Steve Schapiro passed away in 2022 at 87. Shortly thereafter, his family uncovered a trove of more than 20,000 pictures, most of which had never seen the light of day. The work captured the vibrancy of the Manhattan jazz scene in the early 1960s—all chronicled by the 20-something Schapiro. The best of those images, revealed here for the first time, appear in the new book ‘Jazz.’

At our link in bio, find more never-before-seen photos and an homage to Schapiro by the saxophone master Sonny Rollins, who died this week at age 95, on the eve of the book’s June publication.

Photos: @sschapirophoto

The great civil rights photographer Steve Schapiro passed away in 2022 at 87. Shortly thereafter, his family uncovered a trove of more than 20,000 pictures, most of which had never seen the light of day. The work captured the vibrancy of the Manhattan jazz scene in the early 1960s—all chronicled by the 20-something Schapiro. The best of those images, revealed here for the first time, appear in the new book ‘Jazz.’

At our link in bio, find more never-before-seen photos and an homage to Schapiro by the saxophone master Sonny Rollins, who died this week at age 95, on the eve of the book’s June publication.

Photos: @sschapirophoto

The great civil rights photographer Steve Schapiro passed away in 2022 at 87. Shortly thereafter, his family uncovered a trove of more than 20,000 pictures, most of which had never seen the light of day. The work captured the vibrancy of the Manhattan jazz scene in the early 1960s—all chronicled by the 20-something Schapiro. The best of those images, revealed here for the first time, appear in the new book ‘Jazz.’

At our link in bio, find more never-before-seen photos and an homage to Schapiro by the saxophone master Sonny Rollins, who died this week at age 95, on the eve of the book’s June publication.

Photos: @sschapirophoto

The great civil rights photographer Steve Schapiro passed away in 2022 at 87. Shortly thereafter, his family uncovered a trove of more than 20,000 pictures, most of which had never seen the light of day. The work captured the vibrancy of the Manhattan jazz scene in the early 1960s—all chronicled by the 20-something Schapiro. The best of those images, revealed here for the first time, appear in the new book ‘Jazz.’

At our link in bio, find more never-before-seen photos and an homage to Schapiro by the saxophone master Sonny Rollins, who died this week at age 95, on the eve of the book’s June publication.

Photos: @sschapirophoto

@tonyhawk, skateboarding pioneer and Gen X icon, takes the Proust Questionnaire for VF.

See more of Tony Hawk’s answers at our link in bio, including the talent he’d most like to have, what he considers to be his greatest achievement, and which living person he most despises.

Illustration by @riskonyc

@tonyhawk, skateboarding pioneer and Gen X icon, takes the Proust Questionnaire for VF.

See more of Tony Hawk’s answers at our link in bio, including the talent he’d most like to have, what he considers to be his greatest achievement, and which living person he most despises.

Illustration by @riskonyc

@tonyhawk, skateboarding pioneer and Gen X icon, takes the Proust Questionnaire for VF.

See more of Tony Hawk’s answers at our link in bio, including the talent he’d most like to have, what he considers to be his greatest achievement, and which living person he most despises.

Illustration by @riskonyc

@tonyhawk, skateboarding pioneer and Gen X icon, takes the Proust Questionnaire for VF.

See more of Tony Hawk’s answers at our link in bio, including the talent he’d most like to have, what he considers to be his greatest achievement, and which living person he most despises.

Illustration by @riskonyc

@tonyhawk, skateboarding pioneer and Gen X icon, takes the Proust Questionnaire for VF.

See more of Tony Hawk’s answers at our link in bio, including the talent he’d most like to have, what he considers to be his greatest achievement, and which living person he most despises.

Illustration by @riskonyc