Overview
- The year-end roundup features roughly 55 style-defining figures from politics, culture and society, presented without ranking.
- Vogue portrays Pope Leo XIV as a break from Pope Francis's modest taste while maintaining impeccably tailored liturgical garments.
- Reporting notes he kept his predecessor's longtime tailor, signaling continuity in craftsmanship despite a new public-facing aesthetic.
- The magazine highlights his invitations to actors Monica Bellucci and Cate Blanchett to the Vatican as part of broader cultural outreach tied to his interest in film.
- Vogue's authors float, without confirmation, the idea of a possible appearance at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2026, and earlier this month the New York Times also counted him among the year's most stylish.