Brittany Mahomes wore a bold red micro bikini with cream trim on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit digital cover for February 2026.
There’s no pretending here — this shoot banks on simplicity. Straight pose, sharp light, wind just enough to stir hair, not thoughts.
Brittany Mahomes lands the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit digital cover for February 2026 , and she’s doing it in a red micro bikini that’s cut unapologetically high and borderline diagrammatic. The shape is old-school tiny — skimpy triangle top, curved scoop on the bottoms — but the punch comes from the color. Not fire-engine red, not cherry, just… bold. Saturated. Finished with cream piping that makes the whole thing more graphic, crisp, and slightly retro. Think Baywatch, but distilled.
The posing is clean. No angles, no over-arching. One hand on a sun-bleached driftwood trunk, the other just relaxed, doing nothing special — which makes it work. No shoes, no extra styling. Even the hair says “breeze did this, not styling spray.” The engagement ring and stacked wedding band stay on, glinting in the sun — a reminder: this isn’t about playing a role. It’s her.
What I like? The restraint. No excess fabric, no hats, jewelry overdoses, or dripping oil. It’s not trying to be clever. It just lets her be centered, unfussy, and visibly present. That’s rarer than we admit.
The whole photo feels like one blink before movement — no tricks, no drama — just captured clarity.
Christen Harper-Goff wore a textured blue string bikini on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit digital cover for February 2026.
There’s something refreshingly no-fuss about this cover. Wind in the hair, face to the camera, no props to hide behind. Just presence.
Christen Harper-Goff appears on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit digital cover for February 2026 , in a textured blue string bikini that feels pure throwback — and totally now. The fabric has micro-dots, giving it a slight sporty turf texture up close. No shine, no shimmer. It almost leans utilitarian —but not quite. The cut? Full minimal. Triangle top , thin white straps, tied at the neck. The bottoms are low-rise , tied loose and high at the hips — barely there, styled to show skin without pushing a theme.
No added jewelry, no stacked rings or anklets. Just her and the beach. Even the hair — side-swept, soft, carried by the wind instead of a stylist — keeps the whole thing grounded. Her expression isn’t doing too much either. No forced sultry, no fake smirk. It’s direct, almost calm.
Here’s my take: this kind of simplicity isn’t lazy — it’s brave. In a sea of fashion shoots that overload and overthink, letting the model breathe with barely-there styling is its own kind of precision. Feels human. Unsynced. Real.
If Sports Illustrated wanted ease and heat in the same frame, they got both without yelling about it.
Dove Cameron wore an off-shoulder blue top with deep navy lipstick on the Allure Magazine February 2026 cover.
I’ll say it — this cover doesn’t whisper moody, it wraps you in it. Not cold, exactly. But there’s something glacial in the restraint.
Dove Cameron appears on the Allure Magazine February 2026 cover in a soft, off-the-shoulder blue top that looks like it was caught mid-float. The fabric is light , but the color? Bold sky, maybe Copenhagen blue — rich without being sugary. Her shoulders are bare, hair slicked back like she just emerged from the ocean, or worse — something less romantic, like a storm drain.
And then there’s that lipstick . A near-black navy. Almost indigo in some places, glossy, almost wet-looking. Daring is a boring word, but let’s be honest — most celebs don’t touch a lip this dark unless it’s Halloween or there’s Gothic direction in all caps. Here, it’s quiet. She’s not playing dress-up. She lets it brood.
If you’re asking what makes this work, it’s that she doesn’t fight the softness. The wet-look hair, the gentle pleats, the rounded neckline — all of it’s mood-forward but not forced. That’s rare.
Honestly, it feels like a beauty editorial that didn’t try too hard to be “beauty editorial.” And that’s what gives it teeth.
