Contributors

Nicola FORMICHETTI

"LIFE OF RILEY," P. 66

"Riley Keough radiates beauty inside and out," says creative director and stylist Formichetti, who spent his childhood in Japan and Italy and now splits his time between New York and LA. He has served as fashion director for Lady Gaga for the past decade and worked as creative director for Mugler and Diesel.

Dana SCRUGGS

"THE AMERICANS," P. 94

"I asked [the athletes] to re-create movements used during tennis, which allowed for the confidence to move freely," says Scruggs, who's no stranger to influential subjects. As a photographer rooted in evoking motion and abstraction, she revels in the element of surprise.

Naomi KLEIN

"THE DOPPELGANGER EFFECT," P. 126

"Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World (FSG) was written in a bleak moment of pandemic isolation," says Klein, an award-winning journalist, international best-selling author, and professor. "What I discovered is that when content offers little hope, there is solace to be found in form."

Jason REMRERT

"VANITIES," P. 46

Rembert's inventive and elegant work has graced red carpets and runways worldwide. The stylist and designer behind the fashion house Aliette brought his affinity for bright colors and unexpected textures to VF's shoot with Lewis Pullman, whom Rembert calls "a talent who brings clothing to life."

Caitlin THOMPSON

"THE AMERICANS," P. 94

"Witnessing the evolution in [tennis] has been extraordinary," says Thompson, cofounder of Racquet, a tennis media and lifestyle company. "I wrote this piece seeking to elevate this new crop of players who don't have the baggage of the past, who've arrived fully formed and wildly diverse."

Paul KOOIKER

"SKIRTING THE ISSUE," P. 57

Photographer Kooiker will soon release the book FASHION, an exploration of his signature visual language—steeped in fetish, surrealism, and sculpture. Last year, he had solo exhibitions bearing the same name on view in Essen, Germany and Amsterdam.