Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid appear together on the October cover of Vogue and use the feature to recount intimate moments from a friendship that has spanned their rise in fashion.
For the Vogue cover shoot, Jenner, 29, wears a structured plaid coat while Hadid, 30, is photographed in a bold patchwork dress. In the accompanying interview, the pair describe a relationship that has endured the pressures of modeling and public life and that is grounded in small, practical acts of care.
Hadid told Vogue that when she was newly pregnant in 2020 she quietly turned to Jenner amid the chaos backstage at Burberry. "You were one of the only people in the world that knew," Hadid said, describing a moment when she felt faint and Jenner fetched a can of Coke to help steady her. The anecdote is offered as an example of the "quiet trust" the two say exists between them beyond public appearances.
Designers who have worked with both models also reflected on their chemistry. Marc Jacobs, who first cast Jenner in 2014, described the pair as representative of a renewed appetite for the supermodel moment of earlier decades, coupled with a fresh enthusiasm. Jeremy Scott recalled seeing Hadid adjust Jenner's collar before a chaotic Moschino show in 2017 and said the two are "calming and centering to each other." Simon Porte Jacquemus, who cast them in his widely viewed Versailles show last year, called them "two of the top supermodels of our generation" and said they are also "two friends having fun."
Jenner said she first knew Hadid through Jenner's younger sister, Bella, and admitted she had initially been intimidated by Gigi's presence in the industry. "I was like, 'She's so gorgeous,'" Jenner told Vogue, recalling a black-and-white photograph she saw early on. Hadid countered that she felt awkward in those early years as well. The two trace their closeness to their teens, when they often bunked together during modeling trips and worked the same show seasons.
Hadid also credited Jenner with helping calm her nerves before a first Chanel fitting in 2014, when she was preparing to meet Karl Lagerfeld in Paris. Such moments, the pair say, cemented a friendship that has weathered hectic dressing rooms, high-profile campaigns and the scrutiny that accompanies their public profiles.
The Vogue feature places their personal narrative alongside commentary from industry figures who see Jenner and Hadid as part of a contemporary return to the prominence of supermodels. Their shared history, from early fittings and back-to-back fashion weeks to recent high-profile shows, underscores a long-standing professional overlap that has developed into a private support network.
The October issue pairs the two on its cover and offers readers a look at how a longstanding friendship has helped both women navigate the demands of spotlighted careers while remaining a steady presence for one another offstage.