Gisele Bundchen poses topless for Elle's Sustainability Issue as she talks preserving rain forests: 'Our survival depends on it'
Gisele Bundchen has kept in incredible shape since retiring from the runway in 2015.
And the Brazilian bombshell proved that once again as she posed topless for the July cover of Elle magazine with an ALL IS LOVE tattoo on her shoulder and a pair of short shorts that showed off a bit of her bottom.
The issues is all about sustainability and the magazine partnered with Conservation International to celebrate and raise awareness of women making a difference in climate change—from marine biologists to supermodels.
Hot stuff: Gisele Bundchen has kept in incredible shape since retiring from the runway in 2017. And the Brazilian bombshell proved that as she posed topless for the July cover of Elle magazine with an ALL IS LOVE tattoo on her shoulder and a pair of shorts that showed off a bit of her bottom
Pick prints like Gisele in shorts by Etro
Gisele Bundchen is the cover star of Elle’s July Sustainability Issue, which sees the supermodel posing in a pair of Etro shorts – and not much else!
Hailing from the AW19 collection, these jacquard shorts feature a high waist and fringed trim, as well as the brand's iconic heritage print. We can envisage them with T-shirts, blouses and knitwear on a variety of occasions, from the office to a fancy dinner.
Sadly, you will have to wait to get your hands on these shorts, but you can take a closer look by clicking (right).
We have also scoured the web for similar styles and listed our favourite finds below. Nasty Gal has a great affordable option, but Alexander Wang’s shorts might be worth splashing out on.
Keep the trees alive: Bundchen won one of the covers because of her passion for the rainforest. On a 2004 trip to the Brazil's Xingu region she had an 'eco-awakening
Bundchen won one of the covers because of her passion for the rain forest.
On a 2004 trip to the Brazil's Xingu region the wife of football star Tom Brady had an 'eco-awakening.'
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The mother-of-two stayed there with the Kisêdjê tribe and 'got to see firsthand the problems they were facing because of the pollution of the river,' she told the magazine.
'From that moment, I knew I had to do something. I've been advocating for social and environmental causes ever since,' including clean water, reforestation, wildlife preservation, and clean energy.
A cover girl: Naomi Campbell also landed a cover because she launched Fashion For Relief, which has raised money for the victims of natural disasters, including the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the 2013 typhoon in the Philippines
Good girl: And she supports Knot On My Planet, the elephant-preservation charity. Here she is seen in fur
Home: . 'Africa is very close to my heart,' Campbell said. 'I have a place in Kenya, and it’s tragic and disgusting to know that people are killing elephants for their ivory, destroying the nature and beauty of this continent. So it wasn’t very difficult for me to say yes'
'After all,' she says, 'our survival depends on it.'
In 2008, she and her family cofounded Projeto Água Limpa ('Clean Water Project') in Brazil.
For five years, 'we planted over 40,000 trees on the riparian margins of the stream and cared for the land until the trees grew strong.'
It improves the water quality of her hometown and restores its wildlife.
Pretty woman: Also on a cover is Doutzen Kroes because she is fighting to protect elephant populations
Shining star: She wore a copper colored plunging dress with her blonde locks down
She is a goodwill ambassador for the UN Environment Programme, which has taken her to Brazil and Kenya.
Naomi Campbell also landed a cover because she launched Fashion For Relief, which has raised money for the victims of natural disasters, including the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the 2013 typhoon in the Philippines
And she supports Knot On My Planet, the elephant-preservation charity. 'Africa is very close to my heart,' Campbell said. 'I have a place in Kenya, and it’s tragic and disgusting to know that people are killing elephants for their ivory, destroying the nature and beauty of this continent. So it wasn’t very difficult for me to say yes.'
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She also doesn't throw out old clothes: 'I don’t care how old it is, if I have a connection or an affiliation or a love of the creativity of the person who made it and the design, I’m wearing it.'
Also on a cover is Doutzen Kroes because she is fighting to protect elephant populations.
Anja Rubik crusades against plastic pollution in oceans.
There were also another 27 'female minds' profiled, including the congresswomen working to pass the Green New Deal and an app developer who's found a way to crowdsource cleaning oceans.
