BOW DOWN TO THE PEOPLE’S PRINCE$$ OF POP! Starring on the cover of V161–our new Fall Preview Issue—is the worst & hardest-working girl in America: @slayyyter (photographed by @inezandvinoodh and styled by #HunterClem) After years of being the rebellious sister of the V family & releasing albums that earned fiercely devoted yet relatively niche followings, the pop-punk starlet has finally had her long-overdue global breakthrough with WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA—an album about feeling like a loser that has, in turn, made her a bona fide winner. Tap here to read the full story now + secure your copy before it sells out: vmagazine.com/article/v161-s…

Looking good, girl!💙 For ten years, Karlie Kloss has embodied the unmistakable essence of Carolina Herrera’s Good Girl. On the cover of V162, that decade-long relationship comes into full view. To mark the anniversary, @HouseofHerrera Global Creative Director Wes Gordon custom-designed a dramatic silhouette that comes alive in motion on Karlie. Inspired by a Robert Mapplethorpe portrait of Carolina Herrera, the look recalls the commanding glamour she made her signature while allowing Karlie to bring it somewhere entirely her own. With our deepest thanks to Wes Gordon and Lucas Arraut for their incredible support in bringing this cover to life. Photographed by Rob Rusling and styled by Patti Wilson, ‘Still That Girl’ extends beyond the image through a conversation with fellow model-muse Kaia Gerber. Together, they reflect on growing up in fashion and the confidence it takes to build a life beyond any single title. It is this freedom to contain many dimensions at once that has connected Karlie to Good Girl from the beginning. Head to VMagazine.com to read the full cover story and order V162, our September 2026 issue, now on global newsstands. — From V162 Fall 2026 Photography Rob Rusling Fashion Patti Wilson Interview Kaia Gerbe Creative Director / Editor-in-Chief Stephen Gan Artwork Unveil Makeup Kabuki (Kabuki Magic) using AUGUSTINUS BADER skincare Hair Akki Shirakawa (Art Partner) using ORIBE Manicure Jin Soon (Home Agency) Digital Technician Kilkwang Yoshi Park Tailor Cha Cha Zutic Director of Editorial Film Mynxii White Special thanks Lucas Arraut & Wes Gordon Location Untitled NYC Studios Karlie wears cape with rosette, bodysuit, pillbox hat with veil, ball earrings, bow slingback heel @HouseofHerrera

DRAWN TO ANYA! ✍️ V welcomes Anya Taylor Joy as the cover star of V162, our September 2026 issue, where we put imagination to paper and finding plenty of JOY in the process! The written word has always been part of Anya Taylor-Joy’s life. She keeps journals, travels with nearly a suitcase of books, and has built a career bringing scripts to life. For V162, that connection becomes something she can step into—inspiring a creative dialogue between photographer Nick Knight, stylist Anna Trevelyan, and a new guard of designers who custom-created garments entirely from paper. Punctuated with the words “I love you my angel,” written by Anya’s mother in @montblanc_world’s Meisterstück pen, the Fall 2026 cover finds the star of the upcoming third installation of ‘Dune’ in conversation with her dear friend @miley for a candid chat about the instincts behind her work, expanding creative ambitions, and learning that sometimes perfection lies in letting go. — Read the full cover story and pre-order V162 at vmagazine.com/article/v162-c…, hitting global newsstands September 11. — From V162 Fall 2026 Issue Photography Nick Knight Fashion Anna Trevelyan Interview Miley Cyrus V Editor-in-Chief / Creative Director Stephen Gan Creative Director Calum Knight Makeup Lisa Eldridge (Streeters) using Dior Makeup Hair Sam McKnight (Premier Hair & Makeup) using Hair by Sam McKnight Manicure Chisato Yamamoto (Caren) using Dior Le Baume Set Designer Andrew Tomlinson Seamstress Ellie Grocott Casting Greg Krelenstein (GK-LD) Editor Kev Ponce Fashion Market Editor Copelyn Bengel Camera Operator Raquel Couceiro Photo Assistants Lara Sugar Hughes, Gil Warner, Madison Blair, Max Lancaster Digital Technician Joe Colley Fashion Assistants Aleena Klug, Valentina Monterrubio Set Assistant Patrick Dempsey Hair Assistant Valerie Benavides Makeup Assistant Nilofar Mussa SHOWstudio Art Director Michael Gossage Photo Intern Oldnightkid Wang Studio Intern Flora Ritblat Anya wears geometric paper gown crafted from bonded tissue paper @Gap studio by @Zac_Posen | Sixteen Stone narrow earrings in platinum & yellow gold with diamonds, ring in platinum & yellow gold with diamonds (left hand), knot double row hinged bangle in yellow gold with diamonds (right hand) @TiffanyAndCo | Meisterstück Gold-Coated LeGrand Fountain Pen @montblanc_world

La Commedia dell’Arte!🩰 Entering the world of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1948 film ‘The Red Shoes,’ a prima in her own right, @MelanieLBBH plays with its ideas of art and obsession becoming inseparable. Photographed by An Le, Melanie steps into the surreal, a fitting choice for an artist whose imagination has never stopped at music.  “The world tells you, ‘You’re not a filmmaker. You didn’t go to school for that.’ I really do my best to ignore all of that and just follow whatever instinct there is to create.” Like the film that inspired the story, Melanie’s relationship with her art is one of complete immersion, following the instinct to create wherever it takes her.  Head to VMagazine.com to read more on Melanie Martinez’s story! — From VMagazine.com (August 2026) Photography An Le Fashion Matthew Mazur Creative Director / Editor-in-Chief Stephen Gan Interview Mathias Rosenzweig Hair William Blair (Bernstein & Andruilli) using Living Proof Makeup Laurel Charleston (Opus Beauty) Prosthetics Malina Stearns Movement Director Marly Phillip Nicols Fashion Market Editor Gabby Buchan Set Designer Colin Phelan Executive Producer Kevin Warner Director of Editorial Film Mynxii White Additional Cinematography Ryan Valdez Melanie wears noir kei ninomiya speedcat, ballet etoile speedcat @PUMA / Mila Sullivan / collapsing dress Yuval Sorotzkin / @Dilaraempire Marley wears Speedcat OG @puma / gregory handmade tailcoat tuxedo @RalphLauren purple label / top hat and bow tie Screaming Mimis Vintage / white opera length cotton gloves Wing & Weft Gloves

The Balancing Act🩰 From the sold-out Barclays Center at night to V Magazine's set in the morning, @MelanieLBBH knows how to keep it moving. For a shoot inspired by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1948 film 'The Red Shoes,' Martinez finds a fitting mirror in its tale of a creative who lives—and would die— for her art. The parallels are clear for an artist who has spent more than a decade building worlds and surrendering herself completely to each one. "The ability to create and make a living off of my art-that is success to me," she tells V Magazine's @LilNervous, also an old collaborator of Martinez's. "I've never had an idea of external validation dictating what success is. Being able to create freely is everything." Head to VMagazine.com to read the full story! — From VMagazine.com (August 2026) Photography An Le Fashion Matthew Mazur Creative Director / Editor-in-Chief Stephen Gan Interview Mathias Rosenzweig Hair William Blair using Living Proof Makeup Laurel Charleston (Opus Beauty) Prosthetics Malina Stearns Movement Director Marly Phillip Nicols Fashion Market Editor Gabby Buchan Set Designer Colin Phelan Executive Producer Kevin Warner Director of Editorial Film Mynxii White Additional Cinematography Ryan Valdez #MelanieMartinez wears top and bra Mila Sullivan / Noir Kei Ninomiya x Puma Speedcat

A COVER STORY BOUND TO HAPPEN—SOONER…OR SLAYYYTER! Comparing Slayyyter to Princess Diana is ludicrous. One is a seasoned, 29-year-old pop star—and an unconventional one at that—who raps about how she gets “so gay off that tequila” and has a song called “Throatzillaaa,” whereas the other was an aristocrat-turned-British-royal whose married life and tragic passing were the undeniable epicenter of ‘90s pop culture. But if Princess Diana was the People’s Princess, then Slayyyter may just be pop’s closest modern equivalent: an artist elevated not by industry gatekeepers or million-dollar marketing campaigns, but by a fiercely devoted audience who spent years championing her until the rest of the world finally caught on: vmagazine.com/article/v161-s…

Bad Gyal’s ‘Más Cara’ World Tour is the biggest run of her career. V got a front-row seat to watch it unfold. 🔗: vmagazine.com/article/v-on-t…

The 79th Cannes Film Festival turned the Croisette into a glamorous stage. V got an exclusive look at the impeccably dressed attendees. 🔗: vmagazine.com/article/throug…

Once a hangout for Warhol and Basquiat, Antoni Miralda and Montse Guillén created an iconic immersive art experience vmagazine.com/article/at-fri…

Between @HolHumberstone’s debut album, ‘Paint My Bedroom Black,’ and her recently released sophomore album, ‘Cruel World,’ a lot has shifted. “This past year and a half, I’ve rediscovered bits of me that used to be so integral to who I am,” the musician tells V. When it comes to songwriting, her creative world has expanded. For ‘Cruel World,’ Humberstone approached the process “with an open mind” and “learned to take it less seriously.” In shaping the visual aesthetic for the new album, Humberstone collaborated with her sister alongside Creative Director Silken Weinberg. “I wanted it to feel like this fantasy world inspired by everything that I used to love as a kid.” With performances at major festivals lined up this year, along with a North American tour, there seems to be no slowing down for Humberstone—and she prefers it that way. Read her full V Girls feature from our latest V160 issue: vmagazine.com/article/v-girl…

Nico Parker breathed fire into young Hollywood as the fierce Astrid Hofferson in the live-action reimagining of ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’ Now, with a sequel in the works, Parker tells V what audiences can expect: “Cate Blanchett. That’s all you ever really need, isn’t it?" See the full feature from our latest V Girl: vmagazine.com/article/v-girl…

Camila Mendes gives V an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at her Met Gala debut in Manish Malhotra — tiara moment and all. 🔗: vmagazine.com/article/camila…

Like the moon, our V160 Summer 2026 issue cover star #JISOO has been a steady force within @BLACKPINK, the record-breaking group that needs no introduction. Her music moves us all, especially in the imagined club of her cover shoot. Trading moonlight for spotlights, our cover story places Jisoo on her own dance floor. With new music on the way, she’s forever spellbinding. “I’ve always tried to stay true to who I am in each moment and pursue the things I genuinely like,” she tells V. This SPECIAL EDITION cover of #Jisoo is now available for purchase at shop.vmagazine.com!

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