Chanel SS-2026 Details Up Close and Personal Lensed by Louise and Maria Thornfeldt

Chanel SS-2026 Details Up Close and Personal Lensed by Louise and Maria Thornfeldt

Chanel SS-2026 Details Up Close and Personal Lensed by Louise and Maria Thornfeldt

AOC’s response to quiet Chanel news was OMG! But of course Matthieu Blazy [IG] will use Louise & Maria Thornfeldt at Chanel [IG]. And these fabulous details photographs truly bring Blazy’s Chanel debut collection to life.

These are some of the best photos AOC has seen in revealing textures and details up close and personal. And the show backdrop is stellar, even cosmic.

The textures, the weaves and embellishments. The jewelry and attitude of modernity. It’s also about Matthieu Blazy’s relationship with women — which is quite extraordinary from what I’ve read.

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Mulberry Invites 'Wicked: For Good Star' Cynthia Erivo to Tim Walker Fall 2025 Campaign

Mulberry Invites 'Wicked: For Good Star' Cynthia Erivo to Tim Walker Fall 2025 Campaign

Mulberry Invites ‘Wicked: For Good Star’ Cynthia Erivo to Tim Walker 2025 Campaign

Mulberry [IG] has engaged British actor Cynthia Erivo to front its ‘The Mulberry Spirit’ Fall 2025 campaign, lensed by Tim Walker [IG] and styled by Kate Phelan.

Anne has experienced meteor showers all over her brain in the last week, after writing about Anok Yai’s Perfect Magazine #9 fashion story. I called her “a high priest for humanity” and meant it. You cannot imagine the psychological, spiritual, emotional roller coaster ride I’ve been on for the last week.

It’s another story — except that my Anok Yai-induced psycho drama dropped me off last week in the care of Cynthia Erivo and the November 2025 debut of ‘Wicked: For Good’. The trailer is stellar. It’s right up there with Pharrell’s Vatican City Concert 2025, discussed last night when I learned that Deva Cassell’s movie ‘Zero.A.D’ — where she plays the Virgin Mary — had been moved to 2026.

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Emma Stone and Hoyeon Front Louis Vuitton Fall 2025 Bag Campaign

Emma Stone and Hoyeon Front Louis Vuitton Fall 2025 Bag Campaign

Louis Vuitton [IG] ambassadors Emma Stone and Hoyeon present the luxury house’s new leather goods campaign, shot by photographer Ethan James Green [IG]. Framed against fashionable sketches of Boulevard Haussmann architecture, the fresh and clean campaign offers no distractions from the Capucines and Side Trunk handbags.

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Grace Elizabeth for Eres Swimwear Winter 2025-2026 by Dudi Hasson

Grace Elizabeth for Eres Swimwear Winter 2025-2026 by Dudi Hasson

Grace Elizabeth fronts a winter campaign for Eres [IG] swimwear, a French brand also making lingerie, founded in 1968 and acquired by Chanel in 1996. Israeli photographer Dudi Hasson [IG] captures the campaign with hair by Pawel Solis.

Hasson also shot Hailey Bieber’s Rhode Lemontini 2025 campaign.

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H&M Spring-Summer 2026 Paris Fashion Week Top Models 'In Between' Campaign

H&M Spring-Summer 2026 Paris Fashion Week Top Models 'In Between' Campaign

H&M Spring-Summer 2026 Paris Fashion Week Top Models 'In Between' Campaign AOC Fashion

The world’s top models wearing H&M’s off-duty casual femininity from designer Eliana Masgalos between shows includes Alex Consani,Awar Odhiang, Diane Chu, Jacqui Hooper, Maty Fall, Mariacarla Boscono, Mona Tougaard, Paloma Elsesser, Sora Choi and Vittoria Ceretti. Some models had their dollie sidekicks riding shotgun.

This campaign is part of H&M’s larger strategy around their participation in global fashion events. The brand becomes a global fashion voice — not by competing with their own runway show — but by becoming part of everyone’s show in a very democratic way.

Frankly, this strategy appeals to the models, who continue to seek greater direct influence in fashion week action and events. Translated, they want to have roles beyond being a mannequin. The best example of this desire — and ability — was model Awar Odhiang’s spontaneous ‘hostess with the mostess’ takeover of the closing of Matthieu Blazy’s fabulous Chanel debut.

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Jonathan Anderson's First Lady Dior Handbag Campaign with Mia, Greta and Mikey

Jonathan Anderson's First Lady Dior Handbag Campaign with Mia, Greta and Mikey

Jonathan Anderson taps Dior’s three newest ambassadors: Mia Goth, Greta Lee and Mikey Madison for the reveal on Monday of the new Lady Dior handbag campaign.

Photographer David Sims [IG] shot the campaign at the Pavillon de Musique de la Comtesse du Barry, the reception space in Louveciennes built for Madame du Barry, the official mistress of King Louis XV. There’s definitely a sense of continuity between Anderson’s debut men’s show in June and this campaign for a truly iconic Lady Dior handbag.

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Celine Spring 2025 Bags Campaign by Zoe Ghertner

Celine Spring 2025 Bags Campaign by Zoe Ghertner

Celine Spring 2025 Bags Campaign by Zoe Ghertner

Celine designer and artistic director Michael Rider shares a new Spring 2026 Campaign with a focus on bags. Four models — Boma Sunday, Kylie Young, Svetlana Lethelier and Victoria Blecher — are styled by Ewa Kluczenko in key pieces from The Garance, The Cabas New Luggage, The Besace Soft Triomphe and more collections.

PhotographerZoe Ghertner [IG] is in the studio, with creative direction by Charles Levai and Kevin Tekinel./ Hair by Duffy; makeup by Lucia Pieroni

“At Ralph Lauren, no one would accept that I was American—I was French to them,” the designer reflects. “And my whole life in Europe, I have always been the most American person in the room.”

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LOEWE Designers McCollough and Hernandez Tease October 3 Paris Show

LOEWE Designers McCollough and Hernandez Tease October 3 Paris Show

LOEWE Designers McCollough and Hernandez Tease October 3 Paris Show

LOEWE [IG] creative directors Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez introduce a series of images, captured by photographer Talia Chetrit [IG] as visual vibes of their approach to expressing the DNA of the LOEWE brand.

“This teaser stands as an opening gesture, the outset of a new dialogue,” the American designers and founders of the Proenza Schouler brand expressed. “The campaign begins to define a tone, a spirit, and the beginnings of an intent.”

The expressed sensuality is clear to the naked eye and it teeters on an expressed homoeroticism for an opening statement.

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Saint Laurent Winter 2025 Campaign at Villa Oasis in Marrakech

Saint Laurent Winter 2025 Campaign at Villa Oasis in Marrakech

Saint Laurent Winter 2025 Campaign at Villa Oasis in Marrakech

Models Ajus Samuel, Libby Taverner, Lota Blaskovic and Noor Khan are center stage in the large collection of visuals developed for the Saint Laurent Winter 2025 Campaign.

Drew Vickers [IG] acts as photographer and director for this artistic color explosion, styled by Paul Sinclaire and with the actual collages created by Arnaud Michaux​⁣ [IG].

This is the first time the private residence for Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé — Villa Oasis — has been used for a commercial campaign.

Collage effects are unusually effective in the campaign, acting as a metaphor for the French-Moroccan cultural design fusion that has fueled French design for decades.

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The Dries Van Noten FW 2025 Campaign Mines Opéra Garnier Aristocratic DNA

The Dries Van Noten FW 2025 Campaign Mines Opéra Garnier Aristocratic DNA

The Dries Van Noten FW 2025 Campaign Mines Opéra Garnier Aristocratic DNA

The Dries Van Noten Fall/Winter 2025 Campaign showcasing the first collection under new creative director Julian Klausner is shot by in-demand photographer Carlijn Jacobs [IG]. The location of the ‘Behind the Curtain’ Campaign is Opéra Garnier, located in The Palais Garnier and commissioned by Napolean III for the Paris Opera and built from 1861 to 1875.

Watching the fashion show video, it was obvious that the new Dries Van Noten collection embraced old Dries, but Klausner had also injected a new vibe into the collection that could only be his own.

As I noted on Tuesday in a deep dive into the Prada Galleria bag campaign, the ancient history of rituals goes far deeper than the pursuit of shiny hair while admiring ourselves in the mirror. Like Prada, the Dries Van Noten brand has credentials when the focus is rituals.

Having watched us trivialize the concept of duality into nothingness, I sincerely hope we don’t put the word ‘ritual’ through the same meat grinder.

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Prada Galleria Bag Fall 2025 'Totem of Change' Rituals Film with Scarlett Johansson

Prada Galleria Bag Fall 2025 'Totem of Change' Rituals Film with Scarlett Johansson

Prada Galleria Bag Fall 2025 'Totem of Change' Rituals Film with Scarlett Johansson

Prada ambassador Scarlett Johansson fronts her third Prada Galleria [IG] bag campaign, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Prada regular Ferdinando Verderi provided creative direction for a handbag Prada calls a “totem of change.”

It’s the first time the two creatives Johansson and Lanthimos have worked together.

A totem of change: It’s indisputable that the Prada Galleria campaign is focused on rituals, which have evolved among humans for thousands of years and are closely aligned with religion and spirituality. When you call a handbag a “totem of change”, this creative team is placing the Galleria on a significant pedestal.

The Prada campaign lovingly mocks rituals with Johannson embracing a very long — and seemingly absurd to-do list given her by an ‘other’ self — in the execution of her particular ceremony.

From the standpoint of human psychology, Carl Jung called Johansson’s other self, the “shadow self”, and we see her operating in the film.

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Moncler x EE72: Edward Enninful Launches Moncler Genius Collaboration and 72 Magazine for NYFW

Moncler x EE72: Edward Enninful Launches Moncler Genius Collaboration and 72 Magazine for NYFW

Moncler x EE72: Edward Enninful Launches Moncler Genius Collaboration and 72 Magazine for NYFW

Edward Enninful [IG] embarks on a big week in his latest — and greatest — fashion industry, personal metamorphosis with his inaugural Moncler Genius collection, titled Moncler x EE72. Edward has worked with Moncler in the past, but not in his official capacity as designer.

Moncler and Enninful bring this Moncler x EE72 vision to life with a window display at Saks Fifth Avenue’s New York Flagship, timed with the start of New York Fashion Week. The presentation spans seven windows at 5th Avenue and 50th Street.

Tonight September 12 Edward will officially launch his new quarterly 72 Magazine.

My copy of 72 Magazine is on the way, and you can buy yours right on the landing page. Smart. It’s not oversized at 9x12 [shucks] and the price is $20 + $10 shipping.

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Kendall Jenner Reaches New Heights in L’Oréal Paris x Mugler Fall 2025 Campaign

Kendall Jenner Reaches New Heights in L’Oréal Paris x Mugler Fall 2025 Campaign

Supermodel Kendall Jenner takes flight in a ravishing new L’Oréal Paris x Mugler campaign set in the City of Lights. Jenner became a L’Oréal ambassador in July 2023.

Photographer Txema Yeste [IG] has the plum assignment of photographing Jenner in the L’Oréal Paris x Mugler print campaign. Diego Armando Mendoza [IG] is credited with digital. / Hair by Stephane Lancien; makeup by Mary Phillips

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Tory Burch FW2025 Campaign, $1 Billion Goal for Women Entrepreneurs

Tory Burch FW2025 Campaign, $1 Billion Goal for Women Entrepreneurs

Tory Burch FW2025 Campaign, $1 Billion Drive for Women Entrepreneurs

The Tory Burch [IG] FW 2025 Campaign gives us a moment to check-in with one of AOC’s favorite brands. Models Hejia Li, Ida Heiner, Lulu Tenney, Nora Attal, and Selena Forrest bond in New York City in a campaign lensed by Jamie Hawkesworth [IG].

Strong performance in 2024: Multiple reports from early 2025 cite Tory Burch's financial strength in 2024, noting the brand sold an estimated $1.8 billion worth of products.

Huge Ambition Goals at the Tory Burch Foundation

In early May 2025, the Inaugural Tory Burch Foundation Founders Breakfast honored Martha Stewart, while Burch unveiled an ambitious new pledge: to generate more than $1 billion in economic impact through women entrepreneurs by 2030.

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Burberry Fall/Winter 2025 Campaign at Wolterton Hall, Norfolk England

Burberry Fall/Winter 2025 Campaign at Wolterton Hall, Norfolk England

Burberry Fall/Winter 2025 Campaign at Wolterton Hall, Norfolk England AOC Fashion

Burberry [IG] Creative Director Daniel Lee takes us to Wolterton Hall in Norfolk, England, a historic British setting that served as a key source of inspiration for the Fall/Winter 2025 collection and now the campaign.

Lee brings the sumptuous yet restrained location to life again in the appropriately-named Burberry Fall/Winter 2025 ‘A Grand Escape’ campaign, lensed by Sam Rock [IG].

Britain’s favorite heritage brand is far from being out of the woods, but Burberry CEO Joshua Schulman cited recently a notable uptick in Burberry’s brand desirability. Best of all, he said the Autumn 2025 collection is being "well received by a broad range of luxury customers".

AOC shares strong praise for how creative director Daniel Lee has delivered a strong reboot collection that is sumptuous and elegant with major visual appeal.

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Tom Ford A/W 2025 Campaign by Haider Ackermann with Kristen McMenamy, Julia Nobis

Tom Ford A/W 2025 Campaign by Haider Ackermann with Kristen McMenamy, Julia Nobis

The Tom Ford [IG] A/W 2025 Campaign presents the highly-praised, debut collection of designer Haider Ackermann in sophisticated images focused on clothes. The deeper you look, more is revealed.

The campaign cast includes Charlie Jones, Henry Kitcher, Julia Nobis, Kristen McMenamy, Milan Bodemer and Scott Barnhill. Jacob K styles the shoot in images by Mark Kean [IG]. / Hair by Tom Wright; makeup by Lucy Bridge

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Victoria's Secret 2025 Very Sexy Campaign with Candice, Devyn and Imaan

Victoria's Secret 2025 Very Sexy Campaign with Candice, Devyn and Imaan

Candice Swanepoel, Devyn Garcia and Imaan Hammam front the new Victoria’s Secret [IG] 2025 Very Sexy Campaign. As sexy comes roaring back, photographer Yulia Gorbachenko [IG] turns her woman-friendly lens on three of the hottest women riding the VS carousel.

Celia Azoulay styles the campaign with strong woman props and a smoldering color palette with shades of black, burgandy, fuchsia and plum.

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Humanism 101: Sarah Burton Givenchy Fall 2025 Campaign Lensed by Collier Schorr

Humanism 101: Sarah Burton Givenchy Fall 2025 Campaign Lensed by Collier Schorr

Humanism 101: Sarah Burton Givenchy Fall 2025 Campaign Lensed by Collier Schorr

Givenchy designer and creative director Sarah Burton grabs media focus for her Fall 2025 Campaign and its embrace of humanist values. In a quiet, elegant, modern strategy, Givenchy sends a signal to Burton’s clients old and new, that they are welcomed with a warm embrace by the maison. Thank you, Sarah Burton.

The Givenchy campaign, lensed by Collier Schorr [IG] joins the current Polo Ralph Lauren x Oak Bluffs campaign under a new heading AOC is calling Humanism 101.

Burton happily embraces a wide spectrum of women in new ways, breaking the mold with a unique campaign message that Humanism 101 chief Brunello Cucinelli will love.

“The beauty of all women inspires me — including my team,” Burton said. “I wanted to capture the brilliant women I work with amongst the cast — real moments with everyone working together.”

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Brunello Cucinelli 2025 Transeasonal Campaign, Good Business Results, Commitment to Italy

Brunello Cucinelli 2025 Transeasonal Campaign, Good Business Results, Commitment to Italy

Brunello Cucinelli 2025 Transeasonal Campaign, Good Business Results, Commitment to Italy

Models South Korean heritage Hyunji Shin and Spanish heritage model Pau Ramis front the Brunello Cucinelli summer 2025 Transeasonal Campaign.

Brunello Cucinelli’s Commitment to Italy

Always the philosopher, one of the world’s most important humanists commented about his obligations to shareholders and his equally important obligations to Italy, after reporting a revenue increase of 10.2 percent in the first half of 2025 on his July analysts call.

"The fact is that we have an Italian company pay taxes in Italy... this is our struggle, you know, with regard to improving the profits. We will never bring or transfer our company to the Netherlands, to Luxembourg," Cucinelli added.

Cucinelli explained that his motivation for staying in Italy is in large part to support the wider supply chain. "We are serious Italian entrepreneurs who believe in made-in-Italian manufacturing with high-end craftsmanship, high-end exclusivity, high-end quality. We want to work on a local level in Italy."

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Anne Talks Louis Vuitton Men Pre-Fall 2025 Collection and Dior Men Spring 2026

Anne Talks Louis Vuitton Men Pre-Fall 2025 Collection  and Dior Men Spring 2026

Anne Talks Louis Vuitton Men Pre-Fall 2025 Collection and Dior Men Spring 2026

Flaunt Magazine [IG] Issue 199, ‘Fleeting Twilight’ shares key looks from the Louis Vuitton Men’s Pre-Fall 2025 Collection. Creative Director Pharrell Williams previewed the collection in Miami December 2024, with the upcoming Met Gala dandy aesthetic on his mind.

I just reviewed again Jonathan Anderson’s swoon-worthy debut men’s collection for Christian Dior, and like Pharrell, he also tapped the ‘young aristocrats’ trend. Anderson added skirts for men and nipping his waists with overtly-femme swagger and white bow ties.

Louis Vuitton Men Compared to The Absolutely-Brilliant Jonathan Anderson Dior Mens Debut

Pharrell played his ties straight and long, Anderson likes bows. Both designers did white ties and the Louis Vuitton man does go to the office to afford his wardrobe preferences. He’s a working man. Anderson’s Dior man is a trust fund kid — or maybe the growing number of men — at least in America — living at home with parents.

Dandyism is a design key to writing about both collections — Dior Spring 2026 and Louis Vuitton Pre-Fall 2025. Yes, Pharrell was off to India with lean and long fluidity for his Spring 2026 collection, which AOC loved.

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