Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, August 20161/11Golden Moment
America has found a new heartthrob in Olympian Ashton Eaton, who shared a sunny Santa Barbara afternoon with Gigi Hadid. Hadid wears a Proenza Schouler dress and a Sorelle earring. Eaton wears Nike throughout.
Fashion Editor: Tonne Goodman
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, August 20162/11Big Air
Eaton is aiming for decathlon gold—which brings with it the crown of the world’s greatest all-around athlete. Hadid wears a Calvin Klein Collection dress, $1,525; Calvin Klein Collection, NYC. Rag & Bone top, $325; Rag & Bone stores. Prabal Gurung skirt, $925; sales@prabalgurung.com. Versace arm warmers. Fenty Puma by Rihanna sneaker heels (worn throughout).
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, August 20163/11A Running Start
Hadid is an avid swimmer, volleyballer, and equestrian. Her father skied the downhill at Albertville in ’92—and she once thought she might become an Olympian herself. Louis Vuitton leather-sleeved tech-knit dress and asymmetric skirt; select Louis Vuitton boutiques. Hermès bracelet. TAG Heuer watch.
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, August 20164/11Throwing Something Together
As the world-record holder in the decathlon and heptathlon, Eaton is already a member of an ultra-elite cadre that also includes then–Bruce Jenner. On Hadid: Victoria Beckham cutout dress, $1,910; victoriabeckham.com. A.L.C. bodysuit, $325; select Saks Fifth Avenue stores. Louis Vuitton skirt; select Louis Vuitton boutiques. Salvatore Ferragamo earrings.
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, August 20165/11The Body Electric
The look here is graphic and sporty—lean, clingy, stretchy—but with long, swooshy underskirts that flash and fly. A.L.C. crop top, $195; Bergdorf Goodman, NYC. Calvin Klein Collection silk-cashmere dress, $1,350; Calvin Klein Collection, NYC. Tory Sport turtleneck, $225; torysport.com. Jil Sander skirt, $530; select Saks Fifth Avenue stores. Belt from Christy Rilling Studio.
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, August 20166/11Full Speed Ahead
“I’m just a lot more intense than you assume—I’m very competitive,” says Hadid, putting this Emilio Pucci jumpsuit ($2,850; select Emilio Pucci boutiques), with its long sleeves and graphic color blocking, through its paces. DKNY V-neck dress, $698; select DKNY stores. Stella McCartney earring.
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, August 20167/11Color Stories
Eaton is a savvy game-player who represents a pantheon of all-American products, from Coca-Cola to Gillette to Nike. Hadid wears a Loewe dress, $2,350; nordstrom.com. Sorelle earring.
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, August 20168/11An American Apollo
For the decathlon, Eaton has to be at the top of the game in ten different events, from discus to pole vault to long jump and hurdles. His regimen is about balance: “One hundred percent healthy, 80 percent in shape, rather than 100 percent in shape, 80 percent healthy,” he says.
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, August 20169/11The Swing of Things
With high necks, long sleeves, and ankle-sweeping hemlines, these looks reveal the body in a different way, putting the emphasis on the kinetics, the motion. Pringle of Scotland dress, $1,395; pringlescotland.com. Maria Black earring.
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, August 201610/11Frieze Frame
Looking like a pair of ancient Greek athletes on some marble relief at Delphi, Hadid and Eaton embody our modern physical ideals. On her: Versace cropped turtleneck, $795; select Versace boutiques. Salvatore Ferragamo pleated dress, $3,100; select Salvatore Ferragamo boutiques. Hermès bracelet. Apple Watch Sport. Fenty Puma by Rihanna sneaker heels.
Photographed by Mario Testino, Vogue, August 201611/11Going for Gold
Gigi Hadid (in a Versace dress and Jennifer Fisher earring) and Ashton Eaton (in Nike).
To get this look, try: Dream Fresh BB Cream, Brow Drama Pomade Crayon in Blonde, The Nudes Palette, Line Express Eyeliner, Lash Sensational Luscious Mascara, Lip Studio Color Jolt in Stripped Down. All by Maybelline New York.
_In this story:
Hair: Jimmy Paul for Bumble and Bumble; Makeup: Val Garland
Photographed at Four Seasons Resort the Biltmore Santa Barbara
Produced by MT+; Set Design: Jack Flanagan for the Magnet Agency
Special thanks to GE Projects
Tailor: Susie’s Custom Designs; Manicure: Ashlie Johnson for Chanel Le Vernis_
