Selena in Vogue

Selena showed up in the latest Vogue looking exactly like what you’d expect—shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, lit to make her look like something between a person and a perfect photograph. The usual machinery of celebrity beauty in action.

I’ve had a mild crush on her since the Disney years, one of those background fixations you pick up when you’ve been online long enough. Her face stuck with me. Age has been kind to her in the way it’s kind to some people—she went from performing a role to actually looking like someone.

The photos are genuinely good. Bright, uncomplicated, summer mood. She looks comfortable in them, even happy, which is rare in fashion spreads. Most of the time you can see the machinery working. Here it feels less like that.

If you want to see them, go to Vogue. I’m just marking that they exist and that I’m the kind of person who notices.