Anna Cleveland Stars as Maria Callas for Vogue Greece December by Richard Phibbs AOC Fashion

Anna Cleveland as Maria Callas

Model Anna Cleveland channels the spirit of opera singer Maria Callas, who would have turned 100 on December 2 in Vogue Greece’s December 2023 cover story.

Nicholas Georgiou styles Cleveland, who as Maria Callas expresses ‘La Divina’s’ appetite for a luxurious, glamorous lifestyle and fashion diva status, in addition to her global fame as an opera star. Designers include Balmain, Dior, Fendi and more.

Cleveland’s love of glamorous clothes is lensed by master photographer Richard Phibbs [IG] in ‘The Jetsetter’. / Makeup by Athina Karakitsou; hair by Christos Bairabas

Maria Callas As a Fashion Diva

Luxury houses Valentino and Dolce & Gabbana frequently referenced Callas style after her death. The opera star worked with a Milanese dressmaker, Madame Biki, and preferred celebrated designers such as Christian Dior, Lanvin and Yves Saint-Laurent. These designers contributed to her stage costumes, as well as her personal wardrobe.

In Phibbs’ images, Anna Cleveland references Callas’ beloved miniature poodle, Toy, and also Pixie and Djeddas. Callas famously said:

“Only my dogs will not betray me.”

Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas

Callas’ life is now the focus of Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín’s upcoming biopic ‘Maria’, starring Angelina Jolie. Early images released of Jolie as Callas bear a stunning resemblance to the opera diva, and she will wear some of Callas’ real clothes in the film.

Larrain, who is best known for the biopic films “Jackie,” about Jackie Kennedy, played by Natalie Portman, and “Spencer,” about the life of Princess Diana, played by Kristen Stewart, said about ‘Maria’: “Having the chance to combine my two most deep and personal passions, cinema and opera, has been a long-awaited dream.”

AOC digs deeply into the Maria Callas story. Follow the link above to Fashion.