Fashion’s love affair with sports is in full bloom. NBA stars arrive to arenas in looks seemingly pulled straight from the runway (though they’re often custom, given how tall basketball players are) and in recent years, the NFL has become a bastion of style, with Birkins and Louis Vuitton duffles rapidly replacing players’ traditional gym bags. Last summer, Vogue World made its way to Paris for a mesmerizing celebration of fashion and sport, just weeks before the City of Light played host to the most stylish Olympics ever—the LVMH-sponsored 2024 Games.
As Vogue celebrates the ever-popular intersection of fashion and sports with a series of digital covers, we’re revisiting some of our favorite shoots and interviews with athletes throughout the years. From the first time Venus and Serena Williams graced the pages of the magazine (as teens in Carolina Herrera circa 1998) to that afternoon Hamish Bowles hooped with Amar’e Stoudemire, take a look back on a history of athletes in Vogue.
