Gisele Bundchen quietly married her life partner Joaquim Valente in early December. The couple was first romantically linked in November 2022, following the supermodel’s divorce from NFL quarterback Tom Brady, after 13 years of marriage.
In February 2025, Gisele gave birth to her third biological child, a baby boy, and her first with Valente.
This image of Gisele is from Vogue Brasil’sDecember 2025 cover story, shot by Lufre. The photo shoot was timed to close out Vogue Brasil’s 50th anniversary year, while simultaneously opening celebrations of Bundchen’s 30 year career as a supermodel.
This Valentine’s Day 2026, British Vogue [IG] wastes not one word in their January 2026 cover story with Hollywood mega-star Margot Robbie.
The Chanel ambassador Robbie wears Chanel on the cover, with a wide range of luxury fashion styled by Robbie Spencer. Mikael Jansson [IG] is the photographer for ‘In The Heights’. / Hair by Bryce Scarlett; makeup by Pati Dubroff
‘In the Heights’ refers to Robbie’s new role in the ‘erotic retelling’ of ‘Wuthering Heights’, a film based on Emily Brontë's only novel, published in 1847. The book is known for its passionate and dark story of love, revenge, and social class centered on the intense, destructive relationship between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling originally adopted by Catherine's father.
Model Khadija Lahmine is styled by Cristina Firpo in Acne Studios, Chloe, Loewe, multiple Maison Alaia and more. Photographer Alexandra Alvarez Garcia [IG] is in the studio for Dazed MENA [IG] December 2025./ Hair by Roger Cho; makeup by Elena Bettanello
Dear G. Is it fair and reasonable to say that Trump is the most hateful President ever in America?
Dear A. Whether it is "fair and reasonable" to label Donald Trump the "most hateful" U.S. President is a subject of significant debate among historians, scholars, and the public, often depending on whether the focus is on rhetoric or historical policy.
Read the Arguments for the Claim (Focus on Rhetoric and Division) and Google AI’s arguments against the Claim.
Models Ning Jinyi and Qun Ye are styled by Zhi Yong in intensely-poetic, art house images for Harper’s Bazaar China November 2025 issue.
Photographer Ren Haihua [IG] captures the sophisticated, nature-inspired luxury house images with fashion from Alaïa, Balenciaga, Burberry, Chanel, Dior, Ferragamo, Gucci, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Saint Laurent and more. / Makeup by Mountain Geo
Players is a 2025 project by Carine Roitfeld and her son Vladimir Roitfeld, focusing on the intersection of sports and style. The premium, large-format magazine features athletes and fashion icons in curated editorial content.
AOC noticed this morning the “First Annual Players of the Year” where the Players IG highlights “the best dressed talent across sports, fashion, and entertainment” with one pick in a category.
Players wrote about Best Designer Debut and Best Dressed Man:
A$AP Rocky just became Chanel’s new house ambassador, right as Matthieu Blazy’s debut turns the industry on its head.
Photographer Alina Gross [IG] brings her always-erotic, deeply-sensual imagination to this jewelry fashion story ‘Craving’ for Gorila Spain [IG] October 2025.
Rieke Geisbusch styles the shoot that includes brands Alain Crocetti, Carolin Dieler, Contessa Berlin, Versace, YCCIJ and more modeled by Ana Moreno.
Aussie model Aylah Peterson and American Summer Dirx pose in a fashion story ‘Hustle & Bustle’, shot on Tottenham Court Road in London. Styled by HIRO working with Vogue Hong Kong [IG] style and fashion content director Cherry Mui, Aylah and Summer weave through the crowds in satin gowns and vibrant coats, their fabrics glistening in the drizzle images by Tofjan [IG] from capturing grit and glamour that defines the season.
Models Anna Kirjuskina, Maya Vozhdaeva, Rikke Nora [Palsgaard Ronne], Tanya Churbanova and Ying Ouyang are styled by Charles Varenne in ‘Anges ou Demons’.
Photographer Ben Hassett [IG] captures compelling black and whites of the quintet wearing Givenchy, Miu Miu, Prada, Saint Laurent and more for Numéro France 258 [IG] December 2025./ Hair by Shin Arima; makeup by Francelle Daly
Madame Figaro France [IG] shares the rituals and rebirths ahead in their year-end Astro 2026 special issue with a fashion story ‘L’Etoffe des Songes’ lensed by Rocio Ramos [IG].
Model Leni Vöster is styled by Carole Matray wearing Chanel, Elie Saab, Erdem, Eres, Mango, Polo Ralph Lauren and more./ Hair & makeup by Jordi Fontanals
Chinese top model and actor Sui He covers the January 2026 issue of Harper’s Bazaar China styled by Frankie Zheng in images by Nick Yang [IG]. / Hair by Youhua Xu; makeup by Yooyo Keong Ming
Rising-high model Bibi Breslin poses as ‘Lady Glagla’ in M Le Magazine du Monde [IG] December 20, 2025 issue.
Lensed by Lea Colombo [IG], Breslin is styled by Georgia Pendlebury in Acne Studios, Balenciaga, Balmain, Chanel, Diesel, Dolce & Gabbana, Dsquared2, Fendi, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, MM6 Maison Margiela, Maison Alaia, MiuMiu, Phoebe Philo, Prada, Rabanne, Tod’s and more. / Hair by Christian Eberhard; makeup by Leana Ardeleanu
The December 7, 2025 issue of HTSI Magazine [IG] features an all-Burberry story with actor Sope Dirisu, athlete Jack Draper, and models Alva Claire, Assa Baradji and Filip Bryndza.
Clare Richardson styles the shoot lensed by Dan Martensen [IG]. / Hair by Kota Suizu; makeup by Niamh Quinn
American actor Diane Lane takes one of many covers, wearing Fendi on her cover of Flaunt Magazine [IG] #201-2025. The issue’s theme is ‘Get in the Ring’. “We never unlive our past” Lane explains, about her late-October 2025 release political thriller ‘Anniversary’.
The ‘Anniversary’ reviews were excellent, but because the film’s distributor Lionsgate released it against other really big movies like ‘Wicked for Good’ and failed to promote the movie with any goals of success, ‘Anniversary’ is not a success at the box office. AOC never heard a word about it.
The Hollywood Reporter review sums up the movie: 'Anniversary' Review: Diane Lane and Kyle Chandler Lead a Stupendous Cast in a Family's-Eye View of Authoritarian Politics.
Diane Lane’s CBS interview is highly informative about all the twists and turns of the movie ‘The Anniversary’.
David Webb believed that jewelry and gems should be treated as artworks. Nearly every ancient culture around the world inspired the North Carolina man, who also had big dreams.
Webb’s primary source of global inspiration was a near-obsession with studying artifacts and art at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art [Met].
Webb drew inspiration from "the human spirit" and aligned his designs with the cultural changes of the 1960s and 70s, which embraced jewelry that was more “soulful and meaningful”.
Under its new owners, David Webb combusts a spectacular opportunity for the brand’s future and David Webb’s personal legacy. Anne is so excited.
American expatriate artist John Singer Sargent's officially titled "Portrait of Madame X," is one of the most renowned and scandalous artworks of the 19th century. Painted in 1884, it captures the striking visage of Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, a Parisian socialite known for her unconventional beauty and daring fashion sense.
The minute AOC read the word ‘Creole’ to describe the ancestry of Sargent’s muse, Anne stopped to consider Madame Gautreau’s background within the context of new Pope Leo XIV’s own Creole family lineage.
In September 2025, Pharrell Williams co-hosted with Maestro Andrea Bocelli the ‘Grace for the World’ concert in St. Peter’s Square and —yes, the men were all dressed in Louis Vuitton Men black suits elegance.
Many of us were online together when John Legend sang ‘Glory’. It was a total catharsis in straightening our spines and marching forwards with Pope Leo as our wingman.
Top model Maty Fall [IG] celebrates the appreciation of life in her ‘Aphrodite Rising’ inspired cover fashion story for the January February 2026 issue of Vogue Germany [IG].
Photographer Felicity Ingram [IG] captures Maty wearing Dior, Dries Van Noten, Etro, Givenchy, Gucci, Hermes, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Saint Laurent and more, styled by Nathan Klein./ Hair by Kota Suizu; makeup by Niamh Quinn
Numėro 258 [IG], December 2025 shares L’Eclipse’, a sparkling jewelry statement story married to a sleek mondernism style. Model Melany Rivero Bonitto is styled by Samuel Francois in luxury images from KatjaMayer [IG]
Brands include Akris, Alaia, Duran Lantink, Givenchy by Sarah Burton, Gucci, Longchamp, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Prada, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Tod’s and more. / Hair by Pierpaolo Lai; makeup by Lloyd Simmonds
WSJ Magazine [IG] delivers ‘Mozambique’, an exquisite, year-end December 2025/January 2026 fashion story shot at Kisawa Sanctuary [IG] by Malick Bodian [IG] in the company of his brother Ib Kamara.
On the cover [above] is Alexandre Zivane from the Kisawa team. Other models include Achol Ayor, Inosse Julião Macie, and Micklate Macobola.
Zivane wears a Dries Van Noten coat and Celine shoes for the cover. Other luxury brands 3 Paradis, Ashish, Carolina Herrera, Cecile Bahnsen, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Setchu, Zimmermann. Read all the particulars with AOC’s WSJ gift link.
Actor Leighton Meester takes a digital cover of the December 2025 issue of Vogue Greece [IG], styled by Law Roach in a fashion story ‘Wonderland’. These spectacular mushrooms supporting were created by Mario De Armas [IG] and are photographed by Giel Domen & Kenneth Van de Velde [IG]. / Hair by Renato Campora; makeup by Cedric Jolivet
