I’m not really sure what’s happening, but I like it. Sort of. You know how I was always going on and on about net-a-porter.com’s in-house online magazine, The Edit? They almost always had lovely editorials and great fashion photos, plus they did decent interviews. Well, now net-a-porter has launched their first print magazine, Porter. And Gisele Bundchen got the first cover.
First, a word about the cover… OMG. Gorgeous. I know a lot of you shade Gisele’s supermodel status, but seriously, at least she has a strong look. And many people do think she’s beautiful. I am one of them. This shot is so… wonderful. I just don’t even have the words. I’m including some other shots from the pictorial too – I’m not sure where she was photographed, but there some interior design p0rn too. If you’d like to see the full editorial, go here.
I am worried though. I loved The Edit and I hope it isn’t going away. But does net-a-porter really need an online magazine and a print magazine? Hm. WWD had a story about this launch, and it sounds like Porter is replacing The Edit, and they’re going to do an online version of Porter too.
In other Gisele news… she just got replaced as the face of H&M. The new face is Miranda Kerr. Oooo. That IS interesting. I think this has been in the works for a while, because Miranda recently stepped down as the face of Mango. H&M probably asked her to choose.
Photos courtesy of Porter Magazine/TFS.
I think she looks beautiful here, love the freckles.
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very nice
agree that gisele looks beautiful but have never seen the beauty in freckles/hyperpigmented spots on someone’s skin. i know that freckles are not always the result of sun damage but i always think sun damage when i see ppl w freckles
I have freckles and I never go outside without sunblock. They’ve faded as I’ve gotten older, but I have pretty much always had them.
Giselle’s ethnicity is German. Her parents immigrated to Brazil. So it is highly, highly likely that her freckles are completely natural. She does go in the sun, as she’s been papped sunbathing, but I’d bet 2 dollars to a donut she’s been freckled since childhood.
The cover photo is beautiful. She is a very beautiful woman.
Someone already stated freckles are not always result of sun damage, sometimes it’s genetic facial feature.
If you do research you can find pictures of Gisele’s mother, sisters and there is a fair amount of Gisele’s childhood pictures circulating.
But Gisele does have sun damage in her skin and she has done artificial tanning in the early 2000’s which is even more damaging.
Maureen: Gisele’s parents are Brazilians. Gisele has said in an interview she is from the sixth generation of the Bundchen surname in Brazil, so far I didn’t find anything about how much old or new her mother’s surname Nonnenmacher is in Brazil and from which generation she belongs to.
There are too many racist Americans that believe someone is from the country or countries her/his great-great-great…grandparents came from. The thing is so much worse when you’re from an ethnic minority.
CassieWZ: she has done artificial tanning in the early 2000′s? Are you crazy? You are wrong. She didn’t need it.
MD: I think she did it along with sun tanning. Her skin had different shades of “bronze” along the years. Of course the well known artifacts like make up, spray and image edition are at work too.
If you search you can see videos and pictures of her until 1998 her skin is very white with no sign of tanning at all unless spray, make up or image edition.
The YouTube channel akririumbutterfly has videos of Gisele when she was a teenager.
Going back to the issue of freckles. In one video interview from 1998 her freckles make an appearance so it’s natural.
I love frecklea. My sister is covered in them and I’ve always been soo jealous.
But Gisele is so not pretty. And she doesn’t have the personality to make up for it.
I love freckles too!!!! The are the BOMB. I coveted them when I was a little girl but now I’ve (almost) come to accept the fact that I will never have them…
Gisele is ugly.
I think she’s beautiful.
+ a LOT…she looks amazing, gorgeous, stunning and every other synonym.
She’s not cookie cutter beautiful and that makes her much more interesting. Otherwise, we’d just be looking at another boring pretty face.
So beautiful! She’s not my favorite mdel (Kate Moss forever) but she undeniably unique and gorgeous.
She only looks sort of beautiful because they focused on shots of only half her face or profile shots. In full face shots she has a very manly, masculine look. Her body is straight up perfect 10 but the face is like a 5. Not hating just being honest.
That’s a good point. I like the cover shot the best but I agree it has a bit of a softer look than her typical photos.
Spot on.
Agreed! I’m with Kaiser, she’s always interesting to look at and I love that in a supermodel.
Add me to the freckles love. Either on really pale skin or dark skin, there’s just something about freckles that pleases my eyes.
She’s fine but are all these models full of themselves?
I would have to say yes, most likely.
I don’t really get why Gisele is a SUPERmodel, either, but I do think she can look really pretty.
Speaking of gorgeous women (who should have a bigger career than Gisele IMO): Doutzen Kroes is pregnant again!
Doutzen is beautiful, but I can see why she never got to wear a fantasy bra – she doesn’t have any charisma what so ever.
Yeah, but Candice wore it and she doesn’t have charisma either, plus she’s not as pretty. And Lily Aldridge is an angel and she can’t even walk.
I agree Douzten is gorgeous, looks amazing but but has no charisma. That being said, I think she is happy in her personal life and I don’t begrudge her.
Re: Doutzen-baby. Oh, how cool!
I love Doutzen–she’s probably my favorite of this current generation of models.
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I can definitely see why. She has the presence on the catwalk. Her face is easily recognizable. Shes not just a plain canvass. When she wears a dress, it all becomes about her. Thats how the supermodels were then. They overshadowed the clothes and thats how Giselle is. People say Daria or Gemma were supermodels but the average person wouldnt be able to tell them who they were but show a pic of Giselle and they will. She may not be the prettiest but she definitely has the it factor
I think she’s obnoxious but it still think set is strikingly beautiful. The freckles are beautiful and I wish she would show them off more often.
The cover is gorgeous! I always think Gisele looks better with a more natual look…
Noooooooooo, bugger that they’re closing down The Edit 🙁
Gorgeous. She’s lovely.
I love The Edit and love Net-a-Porter, too, because they show you an item of clothing (granted it’s usually one I can’t afford) by itself, but they also style it on the model, so it’s fun to see what shoes they put with a dress. Then you can click on the shoes, and often they have a whole new outfit. You probably already know this, and think I’m an idiot for ….oh never mind.
I didn’t know that! Thanks for the info.
I didn’t know this either. Thanks!! I think that I am going to go to their website now…
If you’re an idiot, so am I. Plus clothes and accessories look great on fashion mag but you never know how they really are. But they way they present them at Net-a-porter make them real, as if you could use them in your everyday life (if you have the money, of course).
I love Net-a-Porter!!! I may not renew some of my other mags just to afford this one!
That said, next time they have a sale check them out. Their sales are AMAZING. I got a pair of panties from Agent Provocateur for $7.00 and remember they ship for free. AND I went through the American Airlines shopping link and got triple miles too.
On another note, am I the only one who thinks there’s less photoshop than usual in the shots above. Wouldn’t that be a nice change of pace.
She does come off as slightly “meh” when interviewed, but you can’t deny that girlfriend is gorgeous. Not everyone (even models) looks good straight-on and in profile.
And I covet that green mid-century chair in that last shot. Waaaaant!
I can. Not only does she have the world’s ugliest face, she has a snotty and obnoxious personality to go along with it. The chair is interesting though.
The world’s ugliest face is stretching a bit far…. But ok….
Almost every other model I can think of looks beautiful and feminine in full face shots: Naomi Campbell, Christy Brinkley, Miranda Kerr, etc. It’s only Griselle that doesn’t look good full on. If her body wasn’t so banging she would have never made it as a super model.
See I don’t even think she has a bangin body, it’s long, lean and athletic yes but not very feminine to me. She has no curves at all. If she were shorter she would have the body of Kelly Ripa, straight down. Some people like that though so to each their own.
Miranda looks good in full face shots? Her face looks like a moon!
Gisele looks good in full face shots. Her face looks even better.
That cover is perfection. She is so gorgeous, it hurts.
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The picture with her lying down is sensational! Those legs!
Anyone who thinks she is overrated doesn’t get the nature of the business. She isn’t meant to be Barbie-beautiful and I prefer a massive PR team aren’t there to fabricate what she says and what people want to hear. In truth nothing she says is particularly bad and the interpretations are nothing but that- interpretations. Also in regards to her lack of giving and her tremendous earnings- you just need to look a little further to see her efforts.
But she doesn’t even look interesting like some HF models, she’s plain in a bland generic sort of way.
To you maybe. But to some she isn’t even pretty and if no one can agree then, atleast it means she is unusual.
I don’t think that that mean she’s unusual. I mean I can see a zillion women who have a face similar to hers on the street. But whatever.
Whatever indeed. Like I said- people say bland, people say stunning, some people see Gisele a zillion times on the street. Gisele is still Gisele
Always found her stunning and lovely as a model. This nails it.
If she was an American named something generic like Allison Green, I seriously wonder if she would have made it as far as she has. She is beautiful for sure but her look isn’t anything extraordinary and I think that her success probably comes from the fact that she is foreign so therefore considered exotic.
Some American models have come quite close to her success. Angela Lindvall, Frankie Raydar, Daria Webowery, Karlie Kloss to name a few. I think Gisele did get some success in being Brazillian but it didn’t make it easier given she couldn’t speak English. I think her personality and business mind got her further than her nationality quite simply. Anyone in fashion who talks about her- talks about those two factors.
http://giselebundchenfansite.blogspot.co.uk/p/what-others-are-saying-about-gisele.html?m=1
I think she came along when it was that Brazilian phase every new model was from there, then it was Eastern Europe etc. It puzzles me when the say she is curvy, she has never been curvy she has boobs more than waifish ones but she has a sort of boy body from the ribcage down and more so that she has had kids. Her face is masculine in some shots BUT she can move/pose very well and she is striking in photos. Long gone are the Linda Evangalista sort of glamour. I also thinks she has good people around her helping her make good business decisions. The photos are beautiful.
Daria Werbowy is Canadian.
Ah sorry GlimmerBunny! I noticed I misspelled her name too. Okay, Carolyn Murphy and Kate Upton.
fashion is pretty global these days and gisele is def popular in more than just the US. and she is one of tons of brazilian models – seems like she stands out.
ETA: those Gisele quotes really explain a lot about why she is so successfull
What kind of ring is that??? I want it!!!
As for Miranda replacing Gisele that’s probably because she’s cheaper
I don’t like Miranda’s big round face… bugs me she can’t help it but I don’t have to look at her either so I usually divert my eyes on the tube as she does that crystal ad
Miranda looks like the Chucky doll.
She reminds me way too much of Cabbage Patch kid to think she’s beautiful or hot. I didn’t notice her much before she was a big name model but now she always has this calculating look in her eyes. It isn’t attractive.
It sounds more like Gisele’s contract ran out and they hired Miranda instead of re-signing. That sounds typical to me.
I think she is beautiful in the cover shot, but the ring is what stood out to me as well. It is a beautiful, yet understated, piece of jewelry.
Oh. My. God. Is that a cowhide Eames chair? LOVE.
I think she does look pretty, but the cover seems a bit heavy on the photoshop. I’m cool with a little touching up, but I wish they wouldn’t blur and soften the skin quite so much. A few lines make a face interesting.
Yes! I want that chair.
Pretty but a little bit overrated. I do like her clothing style most of the time, though.
She looks GREAT on the cover
She is gorge, I think, and I like looking at pictures of her but stopped reading her interviews. Gisele should be seen and not heard.
These photos are among her best. They’re all beautiful, IMO.
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I have seriously disliked her for her obnoxious and, frankly, uneducated opinions on pregnancy, child birth, child rearing, the last straw for me was her anti-sunscreen for kids tirade (now that was a few years back) and, truth be told, I never got her appeal as a model. Til these shots. The girl looks good, damn good!
Less talking, more posing, Gisele!
I recommend reading her ACTUAL interviews though rather than fabricated gossip columns about her interviews. theyre usually two different things. LOL. Here is her Porter Magazine interview, I dont see what is so bad about her, in fact ANOTHER magazine raves about her. http://giselebundchenonline.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pid=35027#top_display_media
I recommend reading her Self Service Fall 2013 interview, which got ZERO play on the blogosphere because there wasnt anything remotely “controversial” in it. The “bitchy supermodel” angle sales.
That cover shot is wow. The others are very pretty too. I do think Gisele is gorgeous but I think she looks best in less made up shots like this. The most beautiful pictures of her I think are the shots of her dressed casually, out with the kids. Then I see her all made up on the red carpet and she’s so much more generic. Except for that body- her body is always fierce.
I love The Edit too but I don’t mind the idea of it becoming a print magazine. If they keep up the quality of the interviews and editorials, the more the better. These shots of Gisele certainly seem up to The Edit’s standards.
The cover is gorgeous, but I don’t like the inside photos. I wish they’d use more “real” models on the covers of magazines nowadays because they can project a look – rather than just looking like a void. Compare this cover to the one just posted with the 50 Shades girl and it becomes incredibly clear just how much difference a “real” model makes!
Exactly that has been a complaint from anyone that even moderately follows fashion and pop culture. Go on sites like Bellazon and the fashion spot, type in top models or supermodels of the 80s/90s and there are hundreds of threads dedicated to edits/covers/models of that period, and you will see how good the models/styling/photos were compared to today with its emphasis on the celebrity de jour. The lack of creativity combined with the endless procession of celebs makes a striking contrast. At least they put a pic of a real model on the cover. Btw, Christy turlington, Shalom Harlow, and Yasmeen Ghauri were my favs, and though Giselle is beautiful she can’t compare to those true supers of the 90s.
She’s so GOOPY and pretentious to me. Not a fan
THIS.
“In other Gisele news… she just got replaced as the face of H&M. The new face is Miranda Kerr. Oooo. That IS interesting. I think this has been in the works for a while, because Miranda recently stepped down as the face of Mango. H&M probably asked her to choose.”
I don’t think H&M asked Miranda to choose. Mango’s contracts usually last one year (two seasons). She didn’t “stepped down”, her contract just ends.
Gisele just shot the Summer 2014 H&M campaign. Mirandas is spring 2014. Gisele shot it in Costa Rica few weeks ago. there are photos on giselebundchenonline fansite.
Giselle may have a nice body, but I never found her to be particularly striking. She’s always looked like an average Jane to me. *shrug*
She’s beautiful! She’s ugly! She’s gorgeous! She’s bland! Great body! Ugly face! I’ve seen a million of her!
Sometimes reading these comments just cracks me up 😀
Love the pictures, they are stunning. However, I do find her a little vanilla, which kind of taints it for me… her reputation and public image ruin the magic for me.
I find her to be very attractive. And I love the cover.
stunning on the cover! And the last photos is gorgeous too.
But i made the fault to look at her feet… uhh her toes! pain!
Pretty. Love that cover.
I’d love to be as ugly as any of these gorgeous women, for just one day!
And I love my freckles. 🙂
Flawless cover and editorial. She is gorgeous.
My only criticism is not with Gisele, per se, but the HF community. It bothers me that they have a preference for Germanic Brazilian models, and ignore the mixed race, multi-ethnic, black and indigenous models from Brazil. Emanuella de Paulo and Adriana Lima, for example, are ignored in HF and Vogue, but the likes of Gisele, Racquel Zimmerman, Carolina Trentini for pushed.
Yup, that is a problem.
Have you seen GIsele and Raquels high fashion work compared to Adriana and Emanuela though? Adriana has a constant derp face. Her high fashion editorials look more like Marie Claire editorials. I just cant buy her as a hf model. Sexy, YES. but shes weak in the fashion department. Even Vincent Peters (just about the only photographer who loves Adriana) said he was unsure about her at first, because he thought she could only pull off sexy…
That cover shot is beautiful.