Photographer Elizaveta Porodina [IG] has produced a staggeringly-beautiful fashion story for Vogue China’s [IG] September 2025 issue.
Before us, 32 images in this spectacular celebration of eight Chinese supermodels, eight distinct sets of attributes and eight life journeys come together “to create the most personal and meaningful style story for Vogue China’s 20th anniversary.”
The epic model cast includes Chu Wong, Du Juan, Fei Fei Sun, He Cong, Lina Zhang, Ming Xi, Shu Pei Qin and Xiao Wen Ju styled by Xiao Liu./ Hair by Zhou Xue Ming; makeup by Valentina Li
Angola-born model Blesnya Minher is styled by Carolina Orrico in Alaïa, Jil Sander, Khaite, Loewe, Saint Laurent and more for a fashion story ‘Fuerza Exterior’ filled with strong, outerware and accessories style statements.
Photographer Coni Tarallo [IG] is in the studio for Vogue Mexico and Latin America [IG] August 2025./ Hair by Levi Monarch; makeup by Sena Murahashi
Supermodel and Chanel ambassador Liu Wen takes three covers for W Magazine China [IG] #15 2025 The Artisan Issue. Austin Feng styles Liu Wen in images lensed by Paul Wetherell [IG].
Liu Wen is wearing Chanel’s new ‘Reach for the Stars’ High Jewelery Collection, honoring iconic symbols of human civilization and Gabrielle Chanel’s legacy. Three symbols are the core of Chanel’s ‘Reach for the Stars’ High Jewelery Collection: the lion, the comet and, introduced for the first time, wings that are reimagined as contemporary icons of the maison.
The September 2025 issue of Vogue Netherlands [IG] puts Imaan Hammam on three covers, all shot in Cairo. The Moroccan-Egyptian beauty, born and raised in Amsterdam, is photographed by Lachlan Bailey [IG] in images styled by Linda Gumus Gerritsen in her father’s homeland.
Superfemme Gigi Hadid rocked the ‘see me, hear me’ global fashion meter today, stepping out in Miu Miu — yes, friends Miu Miu — in the ‘V156: House of Gigi’ cover story for V Magazine.
Gabriella Karefa-Johnson styles Hadid in midriff-bearing suits; fake fur stoles; ‘50s cinched-waist, impeccable suits worn with a discreet, veiled cloche; bias-cut half slip skirts; leather trenches and bold jewelry. And of course, all those conical bullet bras. Many bullet bras. Enough to end the Russian invasian of Ukraine.
Photographers Luigi & Iango [IG] are in their sensual-elegance element, capitalizing on Gigi’s haute demeanor and statuesque poses.
Actor Lily James has three films out this year [‘Finally Dawn’, ‘Relay’ and ‘Swiped’] and a new production company called Parodos Productions, which James co-founded with Gala Gordon. Both women are in their mid-thirties and Gordon is also a British actor.
They launched Parodos Productions to champion fresh voices and female-led stories like the film ‘Swiped’. Parodos has joined 20th Century Studios and Ethea Entertainment as co-producer of the film inspired by the story of Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder and former CEO of online dating platform Bumble. James plays the lead role and Gordon is executive producer on the film.
Bumble founder Wolfe Herd couldn’t contribute in any way to ‘Swiped’ because she’s governed by a NDA. “Part of why I wanted to make this movie is to explore how NDAs are weaponized against women,” James told Bloomberg/Businessweek.
“In a way this film becomes a form of reclamation not just for Whitney but for women who have been told to keep quiet,” James says.
Vogue US jumpstarts the fall style season with ‘Over the Horizon’. The model lineup includes Angelina Kendall, Awar Odhiang, Carolina Trentini, Devyn Garcia, Ella McCutcheon, Felipe Vasquez, Jiahui Zhang, Karolina Spakowski, Libby Taverner, Paloma Elsesser, Rosalieke Fuchs and Sora Choi.
Drew Vickers [IG] captures the 13 models styled by Malina Joseph Gilchrist in a colorful cross section of cultural fashion influences from Alaia, Dolce & Gabbana, Duran Lantink, Miu Miu, Tom Ford, Willy Chavarria and more.
French model Jeanne Cadieu is the perfect femme to cover the September 2025 issue of Vogue France [IG]. Cadieu is joined by model Ella Mccutcheon in a second cover by Karim Sadli.
Vogue France Fashion and Image Director at Large Alastair McKimm partners with legendary photographerSteven Meisel [IG] to create an inspiring 2025 image tribute to French couture. / Hair by Guido Palau; makeup by Pat McGrath
Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and more are returning for the sequel of their 2006 hit ‘The Devil Wears Prada’. That’s all the buzz and now Emily Blunt is bringing her “shocking platinum hair” to her cover story for Vogue Hong Kong [IG] August 2025 issue.
Playing Dawn Staples in ‘The Smashing Machine’
In October we will see Blunt in ‘The Smashing Machine’, where she plays Dawn Staples in the biographical sports drama film about her ex-husband, UFC champion Mark Kerr. Directed by Benny Safdie, the film explores the brutal and raw nature of MMA.
Mark Kerr is played by Emily Blunt’s longtime friend and co-star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. Blunt and Johnson have significant mutual trust in each other, which was required to portray a high-combustion relationship that was searingly contentious and then “filled with love, connection, and intimacy.”
Both Blunt and Johnson committed themselves to being vulnerable, and it shows in the finished film, according to the cover star.
Supermodel Helena Christensen covers the July/August 2025 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia [IG], sharing with readers the story of a life lived boldly and instinctively in ‘Still Super’. Ayumi Perry styles Helena in images by Greg Lotus, who independently shares a series of beautiful, sensual images of Helena Christensen, shot at Harbour Island, Bahamas.
Hailey Bieber’s sustainable skincare brand Rhode [IG] is in high gear, with less than 3 weeks to go for its Sephora launch on September 4.
The recently-acquired, sensational-success brand Rhode will be carried by all Sephora freestanding stores in the U.S. and Canada, as well as on LVMH-owned Sephora website.
Bieber has expertly walked a business tightrope with plenty of social media dazzle and celebrity PR grounded in product manufacturing expertise and distribution goals.
Focus, or better yet ‘clarity’ has been Hailey Bieber’s middle name since launching Rhode, and she has not faltered. With the acquisition of Rhode by ELF Beauty for $1 billion, Bieber has moved into an exclusive club of successful new business launches
Vogue Taiwan is the strongest Vogue in regularly embracing the intersection of horticulture — or nature — and fashion. In today’s fashion story, model Liu Xinyu is styled by Chen Yu in ‘Petal Power’, lensed by Kuo Huan Kao [IG] for the August 2025 issue./ Makeup by Sunny Hsu; hair by Weic Lin
According to Vogue — a flower and a woman, they have a Zen dialogue, as Liu Xinyu does in luxury selects from Balenciaga, Fendi, Francesca Lake, Loewe, Shiatzy Chen, White Abyss, Zhaoyi Yu, Zhong Zixin.
Wallpaper Magazine [IG] September 2025 shares a fashion story ‘Wild Side’ featuring model Constanze Van Rosmalen. Jason Hughes chooses the best of Fall 2025’s faux-fur and animal-inspired designs, showcased in images by Nicole Maria Winkler [IG]./ Hair by Yumi Nakada Dingle; makeup by Sunao Takahashi; set design by Kim Harding
Models Feli Rasztar and Franziska Jetzek are styled by Jeanna Krichel in the fashion story ‘Illuze’, lensed by Per Appelgren [IG] for Vogue Czechoslovakia [IG] August 2025./ Hair by Attila Kenyeres; makeup by Denise Grundmann
Top model Irina Shayk covers the August 2025 issue of Vogue Brazil [IG], styled by Leandro Porto in Dolce Gabbana on both covers. Lufre [IG] shoots the 17-pages Vogue Brazil cover story ‘Passarela Carioca’ against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro, where Shayk participated in the 2025 Carnival parade./ Hair by Henrique Martins
Now age 39, Shayk shares her thoughts that the fashion industry is less ageist than when Irina launched her career.
Actor Jennifer Aniston covers the September 2025 issue of Vanity Fair [IG], sitting for a major interview with Julie Miller 20 years after her divorce from Brad Pitt.
Aniston is styled by Paul Cavaco in Balenciaga, Gucci, Loro Piana, Rabanne, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Schiaparelli and more. The actor wears Bulgari High Jewelry in images by Norman Jean Roy [IG].
Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock are close friends, and the most interesting parts of the interview focus on changes in Hollywood regarding women’s power and influence.
“We were from that time in the business where no one wanted the ladies to be friends—it was about pitting everyone against each other,” Sandra Bullock says. “We were told we weren’t supposed to do that—meaning like and respect and honor each other.”
Oklahoma influencer Kylie Swanson is making tiny waves for the Wall Street Journal Magazine, lensed by Cahline Tompkins [IG]. I don’t actually understand why this Nantucket minor dustup is relevant to WSJ Style[IG] August 2025 issue, except to use it to appeal to more MAGA-loving readers.
Kylie Swanson presents herself as a luxury-loving heiress from Norman, OK, whose set for her social media posts are the places where she’s house sitting with her husband and child.
Readers know how meticulous AOC is in researching stories. We are empty-handed in validating any aspects of Kylie Swanson’s story. We’re not alone.
Model Miranda Marti was styled by Samuel Francois in Balenciaga, Duran Lantink, Miu Miu and more in ‘Hot’, lensed by Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello [IG] in Numéro France [IG] June 2025./ Hair by Kelly Peach; makeup by Niki M’Nray
AOC missed the fashion drama Deva Cassel brought to the pages of Grazia Italia 21st issue cover story, released in April 2025. Cassel wore multiple Dior fashions throughout the story ‘The Art of Allure’, complemented by Cartier high jewelry styled by Aurelien Storny. Other brands include Giorgio Armani, Sportmax and Zimmermann, with the sumptuous story lensed by Sabine Villiard [IG]./ Hair by John Nollet
‘Freakier Friday’ star Lindsay Lohan covers the August 3, 2025 issue of Sunday Times Style [IG] fresh off the premier of the Disney sequel to the original 2003 film ‘Freaky Friday’. Anahita Moussavian styles the fashion story lensed by Greg Swales [IG]. / Hair by Danielle Priano; makeup by Kristofer Buckle