Gisele Bündchen weighs a lot. And you can’t see that at first glance from the photos, which nestle side by side like a pair of twins in the womb in the illustrated book named after her. Only the names of the photographers give an idea that Bündchen has more to her name than a run-of-the-mill model: David LaChapelle, Peter Lindbergh, Steven Meisel, Juergen Teller, Corinne Day, Mario Testino. An illustrious circle that catapulted Bündchen to the top in the 90s and gave the Brazilian girl with the freckles the attention that could eventually be quantified in dollar bills. Over 1,000 covers and 450 fashion shows are piled up in Bündchen’s CV and 300 photos from her career in this work, in which TASCHEN also lets Bündchen’s family and friends have their say on over 500 pages. After all, the models are like a good book: the best cover is just a nice cover without its contents. “Gisele Bündchen”, TASCHEN, hardcover, 536 pages, 4.45 kg, approx. 100.-
