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BrandVanity Fair U.S.
ProjectThe United States of Style
Black man in a black cowboy hat and leather jacket seated on a dark brown horse against a white studio background.

Vanity Fair U.S. The United States of Style 2026

Associated creatives

Mark Guiducci
Mark GuiducciEditorial Director
Luis Alberto Rodriguez
Luis Alberto RodriguezPhotographer
Tonne Goodman
Tonne GoodmanFashion Editor/Stylist
James Pecis
James PecisHair Stylist
Tevin Washington
Tevin WashingtonHair Stylist
Mark Carrasquillo
Mark CarrasquilloMakeup Artist
Jacqui Bennett
Jacqui BennettTailor
JT
JTEntertainer
Phoebe Tonkin
Phoebe TonkinActor
Marlon Garcia
Marlon GarciaModel
Talita von Fürstenberg
Talita von FürstenbergContent Creator
Becky Akinyode
Becky AkinyodeSelf
Emily Adams Bode Aujla
Emily Adams Bode AujlaSelf
José Criales-Unzueta
José Criales-UnzuetaSelf
Shay Johnson
Shay JohnsonSelf

Tags

black cowboy riding horseblack cowboyman on horsehorse riderblack cowboy hatcowboy hatblack leather jacketleather jacketdark brown horsedark horse

Description

An editorial fashion portrait created for Vanity Fair's 'The United States of Style' series, photographed by Luis Alberto Rodriguez. A Black man sits poised on an equestrian saddle atop a dark horse, posed centrally against a pure white seamless backdrop. He is styled in a black wide-brim western hat, a tailored black leather jacket featuring a light collar, and dark brown trousers with western stirrups. In the top right corner, clean serif typography reads 'THE COWBOY'. The lighting is crisp and studio-controlled, isolating the subjects with high-contrast definition.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, Clean, Graphic

Techniques

High-key

Industries

Magazines

Color

Jet Black (70%)
Espresso (20%)

Background

White Seamless, Residential Building

Context

Editorial