Vogue France [IG] chooses Doutzen Kroes as its February 2026 cover star and this deliberately low-key visual presentation for her showcase. The lack of distraction allows us to focus on her energy and spirituality, writes VF.

In an era of constant exposure, her freedom and intentional choice to remain relatively offline feel increasingly rare, and deeply aspirational as we enter a new year.

Doutzen is photographed by Richard Burbridge [IG], in a pared-down, “distinctly Parisian sensibility”.

In 2026, Vogue France is on a quest for “authenticity and simplicity, a return to beauty in its purest form. Unfiltered.”

An approach this stark also favors shrinking media production budgets at Condé Nast, but we digress.

Claire Thompson Jonville, head of editorial content at Vogue France, styled the supermodel in Balenciaga, Dior, Gucci, Isabel Marant, Louis Vuitton, Maison Alaia, Schiaparelli and more. / Hair by Olivier Schawalder; makeup by Aaron de Mey