Mariacarla Boscono's 'Dark and Stark' Style for W Magazine Vol-2-2024 by Karim Sadli
/Top model Mariacarla Boscono is styled by Brian Molloy in ‘Dark and Stark: Mariacarla Boscono Slips into Spring’s New Classics’. Brands include Bottega Veneta, Fendi, Givenchy, Gucci, Maison Valentino, Prada, The Row and more.
Photographer Karim Sadli [IG] is behind the lens for W Magazine [IG] Volume 2—2024./ Hair by Stéphane Lancien; makeup by Mariacarla Boscono
Read MoreAwar Odhiang Wears Spring 2024's 'Epic Proportions' Style in W Magazine February 2024
/Model Awar Odhiang is styled by Charlotte Collet in ‘Epic Proportions’, a spring 2024 fashion story of exaggerated silhouettes and outsize designs from Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Ferragamo, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, Marni, Max Mara, Prada, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Valentino and more./ Hair by Lucas Wilson; makeup by Michaela Bosch; creative direction by Charles Levai and Kevin Tekinel
Photographer Luis Alberto Rodriguez [IG] captures Odhiang for W Magazine’s [IG] February 2024 Vol.1 issue.
Read MoreMalgosia Bela in Dance Spirit Fluid Couture at W Magazine #6 by Jamie Hawkesworth
/W Magazine examines haute couture’s current embrace of a new fluidity, where draped fabrics swirl and caress the body. It’s all about freedom of movement and finding our inner desire to dance.
Top model Malgosia Bela is styled by Joe McKenna in Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture, Armani Privé, Dior Haute Couture, Fendi Couture, Jean Paul Gaultier Couture by Julien Dossena, Valentino Haute Couture and more.
Jamie Hawkesworth [IG] is behind the lens. /Hair by Anthony Turner; makeup by Thom Walker
Read MoreAnna Ewers in Chanel by Seng + Seng in W Magazine China New Urbanism Issue
/Top model Anna Ewers shares three covers [there’s more] for W Magazine China [IG] Volume #4 2023. The issue’s focus is “the New Urbanism’, with Ewers shot in Los Angeles by Seng+Seng [IG]. It doesn’t take long to view the fashion story as a Chanel-sponsored editorial, but it’s neither tagged nor listed in credits. Cathy Dong, Creative Director of W China, worked on the fashion story with styling by Jessica Jiang.
Read MoreTop Model Anok Yai Talks Knife Fights and Finding God in Africa for W Magazine #4
/Returning to W Magazine’s Volume #4 2023, Mert Alas turns his lens to very top model Anok Yai.
Anok describes herself as a prolific artist, working mostly in oils but now experimenting with fire. Yes . . . fire. She has also taken up knife fighting lessons as a way of coping with restlessness. I believe she is now at a level of expertise in knife fighting, that she can land movie roles in major scenes.
“When I’m fighting, it feels like a dance that goes so fast, you have to meditate,” she says. “Because the second you lose focus, you’re hit with a knife.”
Read MoreKaren Elson Is 'Fast and Furiously Chic' in W Magazine Fall Fashion by Craig McDean
/Model, singer/songwriter Karen Elson adds her blazing red hair to W Magazine’s Fall 2023 Volume 4 fashion issue. Fellow redhead Grace Coddington styles ‘Fast and Furiously Chic’ in images by Craig McDean [IG]. / Hair by Orlando Pita; makeup by Francelle Daly
The fashion story isn’t yet posted on W’s website for all the product info, but it will be.
Read MoreW Magazine Shares 'The Long Game' Fashion Sophistication Lensed by Tim Elkaim
/Models Emese Nyiro, Greta Bultmann, Kai Newman, Luoyi. Rayssa Medeiros, Seng Khan, and Victoria Fawole are styled by Brian Molloy in ‘The Long Game’, a fashion story of fall’s full-coverage, floor-skimming ensembles.
Photographer Tim Elkaïm [IG] captures the modest, luxurious elegance from Balenciaga, Blumarine, Celine by Hedi Slimane, Chanel, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Max Mara, Prada, Ralph Lauren Collection, Rick Owens, Simone Rocha, The Row, and Tom Ford.
Read MoreShalow Harlow Is Happy to Be Here, by Michael Thompson for W Magazine 50th Anniversary
/The W Magazine 50th Anniversary Issue hit parade continues with Shalom Harlow Is Just Happy to Be Here.
Asked by Jenny Comita about her earliest reflections on her supermodel status, Harlow responds that she and Amber Valletta were originally called the ‘anti-supermodels.”
“We were the antidote to the traditional supermodels, because we represented a different aesthetic and we were confronting what the beauty norms were at that point: the Richard Avedon super-goddess glamazons.”
Read MoreBella Hadid on Self-Invention, Lensed by Rafael Pavarotti for W Magazine 50
/W Magazine’s 50th Anniversary issue is a feast for the eyes, featuring 17 of fashion’s biggest models, styled and lensed by top stylists and photographers. The formula is great — a cover, 4-5 images and a short interview by Jenny Comita.
Here we have Bella Hadid styled by Ibrahim Kamara in Burberry, Giorgio Armani, Hermes, Melitta Baumeister and more lensed by Rafael Pavarotti [IG]. See all the product credits and read Bella Hadid Is Constantly Reinventing Herself.
Read MoreEthan James Green Flashes 'Stark Raving Mod' for W Magazine March 2022
/Models América González, Maty Fall and Sherry Shi appear in the wonderfully-titled fashion story ‘Stark Raving Mod’, styled by Raphael Hirsch. Photographer Ethan James Green [IG] captures the designer looks from Chanel, Dior, Giorgio Armani, Hermès, Junya Watanabe, Loewe, Michael Kors Collection, Miu Miu, Prada, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Stella McCartney and more for W Magazine March 2022. / Hair by Sonny Molina; makeup by Raisa Flowers
Read MoreGoddess Icon Naomi Campbell by Rafael Pavarotti for W Magazine February 2022
/Supermodel Naomi Campbell assumes the goddess position in ‘Naomi Forever’, as her adoring creatives pay homage to their queen in the pages of W Magazine’s Spring 2021 issue. Photographer Rafael Pavarotti [IG] and stylist Ib Kamara [IG] unleash the full range of their creative vision to honor one of fashion’s truly iconic models. / Hair by Jawara and Fekkai; makeup by Chiao Li Hsu
Naomi transcends categories, but it’s also important to acknowledge and embrace her status as a towering, inspiring and sensual, motherly figure among Black creatives. AOC includes models as members of creative teams, and we are well aware of what Naomi means psychologically and emotionally to this extraordinary group of supremely talented, new visionaries in fashion.
Read MoreW Magazine Shares 'Tour de Force: A Sculptural Approach to Spring Fashion' Lensed by Tim Elkaïm
/W Magazine Shares 'Tour de Force: A Sculptural Approach to Spring Fashion' Lensed by Tim Elkaïm AOC Fashion
W Magazine commissions a fashion ‘Tour de Force’ on the streets of Paris featuring models Anyiel, Dana Smith, Elissa Nijman, Elvina Patrick, Emi Stankovic, and Nele Visschers. Brian Molloy styles the shoot choosing Alaïa, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Hermès, Le Vestiaie, Louis Vuitton, Missoni, Prada, Proenza Schouler, Sacai, Row, Sportmax, Tory Burch, Yohji Yamamoto and more.
Photographer Tim Elkaïm [IG] captures ‘Tour de Force: A Sculptural Approach to Spring Fashion’. See the fashion credits by model at W Magazine, and a model ID collage at end of this post.
Kim Hee June Captures Blackpink's Lisa in 'Forever Young' for W Korea August 2021
/Kim Hee June Captures Blackpink's Lisa in 'Forever Young' for W Korea August 2021 AOC Fashion
Blackpink’s Lisa [Lalisa Manoban] is styled by Park Min Hee in ‘Forever Young’, lensed by Kim Hee June [IG] for W Korea August 2021./ Hair by Lee Sun Young; makeup by Lee Myung Sun