
Gisele Bundchen’s first foray into the bright lights of the professional fashion world came in September of 1996, when she walked the runways of Fashion Week to spotlight the new collections of Alexander McQueen, Giorgio Armani and Dolce & Gabbana. In the same month, she was featured back in Brazil on the cover of the magazine Capricho. Her fashion beginnings would continue to blossom as she added new designers like Givenchy, Chanel and Ralph Lauren to her client roster and shot her first two magazine covers for the May and December 1998 editions of Allure. After two more covers for Harper’s Bazaar and W in early 1999, Gisele Bundchen would hit her stride with three consecutive Vogue cover shoots, capped off by her selection as 1999’s VH1/Vogue Model of the Year.