Kim Kardashian brought her L0 Series SCMaglev,high-speed train self to the pages of Perfect Magazine [IG] 8.5 March 2025. We missed it. Running at 375 mph, Kim teamed up with photographer Steven Klein in an edgy form of Bot-driven eroticism that this duo understands.
Jahleel Weaver, who is a contributing fashion editor at ‘Perfect’, styled this photoshoot and has been Kardashian’s stylist since the 2025 Met Gala. Rihanna’s stylist for years, Weaver knows how to balance Kim’s desire for notoriety without drowning in the deep end of the pool.
Vogue Czechoslovakia [IG] calls Alexa Chung the ‘It’ girl of all the It girls; “every girl’s muse”; and also “the muse of an entire generation.” What a resumé! Alexa Chung also means business, as she promotes her new holiday collection in the December 2024/January 2025 issue.
Chung is styled by Rachel Bakewell wearing MiuMiu on the cover with images by Melanie Rodriguez [IG]./ Hair by Emilie Bromley; makeup by Wendy Rowe
Banana Republic [IG] released its Fall 2025 Campaign ‘San Francisco, 1978’, with a series of images that mean more if we look under the hood of human events that year, including the brand’s founding.
Banana Republic ‘San Francisco 1978’ models Andreea Diaconu, David Corenswet [actor playing Superman], Giacomo Cavalli, and Paula Soares are lensed by Sonia Szostak [IG] with creative direction by Michael Scanlon. / Hair by Michal Bielecki; makeup by Dan Duran
Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down in 1978
AOC queried whether 1978 in San Francisco-Mill Valley was a good year. The response was ‘not really’. Surely millions of Californians living in Banana Republic country would disagree. So we ran down why the response to our question was so glum.
The Oscar-winning Malaysian actor and action star known for doing her own stunts is presently making her ‘Wicked’ character terrifying to all who view her.
The film ‘Wicked: For Good’ brought in $150 million in North America and $226 milion worldwide, over its Friday opening blockbuster weekend.
What do everyday people think of the movie? Mid-afternoon on Monday, ‘Wicked: For Good’ had a positive critic’s score of 70% but the audience rating is 95%.
American model, born in New York City, Kai Schreiber is a fresh face on 2025 runways. The transgender daughter of Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber was introduced to the world by Valentino’s creative director Alessandro Michele at his Fall /Winter 2025 show In Paris.
V Magazine November 2025 taps Kai Schreiber in ‘The Fairest of Them All’, a couture fashion story styled by Anna Trevelyan with images by Nick Knight [IG].
Swedish model Sara Eirud is styled by Amelianna Loiacono in ‘Quel Tocco Ribelle’, a fashion story lensed by Gautier Pellegrin [IG] on location at Arctic Bath for Vanity Fair Italia [IG] November 2025./ Makeup by Sara Eriksson
Austrian model Greta Hofer is styled by Kasia Mioduska in Loro Piana for a fashion story ‘Greta in Kyoto’, lensed by Ina Levy [IG] for the November 2025 issue of Vogue Poland [IG]./ Makeup by Takenaka
Model Fábio Tavares poses in ‘Fair Tale: a story of style between dandy and saudade” shot at Feira de Espinho, in a little town in Portugal. Pablo Patane styles Tavares in fresh looks from the fall 2025 menswear collections, creating more context and fashion jazz around them, than is obvious on the runway. Luxury brands include Bottega Veneta, Dior, Ferragamo, Loro Piano, Prada, Valentino, Versace and more.
L’Officiel Hommes Italia Fashion Director Giulio Martinelli works with photographer Carlos Teixeira [IG] to deliver this dynamic but also understandable fashion statement. You can review the entire October 2025 fashion story here.
Natasha Poly has earned the ‘icon’ title and is styled by Charles Varenne in images by Matt Easton [IG] for Issue 21 of CAP74024 [IG]./ Hair by Malcolm Edwards; makeup by Laura Dominique
Poly is the rare sensual woman who sizzles in fluffy winter coats. AOC deliberately chose this 2014 Vogue France winter coats fashion story to make our point.
Dutch model Beauïse Genç is styled by Aurelia Donaldson in ‘Crème de la Crème’ a story of light-hearted, fashion opulence with Victor & Rolf on the cover. David Roemer [IG] photographs a bit of stylishish joy in LUXX [IG] November 2025, by The Times of London; Kate Reardon Editor-in-Chief./ Hair by Olivier Lebrun; makeup by Tiina Roivainen
South Korean model Yoon Young Bae suits up for luxury lovers ski season. Fashion editor Kihoh Sohn styles key pieces in the Louis Vuitton Women’s winter 2025/26 ski lodge-friendly getaway capsule. Photographer Jihun captures Yoon Young Bae for Vogue Korea [IG] December 2025./ Hair by Miyeon Jo; makeup by Huijung Hwang
British Vogue [IG] December 2025 gets the party started with ‘Into the Night’, a modern-glam, holiday-elegance fashion story, with abundant sheen and sparkles. ‘It’ girls Adut Akech, Angelina Kendall, Lulu Tenney, and Sora Choi wear dripping-in-riches, statement dressing from Burberry, Chanel, Courrèges, Isabel Marant, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Valentino, Versace and more.
Photographer Lachlan Bailey [IG] captures the nighttime festivities styled by Julia Sarr-Jamois./ Hair by Stephane Lancien; makeup by Aurore Gibrien
Rising model Puze Liu first appeared on the February Prada F/W 2025 runway.
Prada embraces her again in ‘Silhouettes of Modernity’, a short fashion story in the November 2025 issue of Vogue Hong Kong [IG]. Photographer Yung Hua Chen [IG] or Chen Yung Hua on IG, operating out of Taipei and Tokyo, captures Puze Liu in a Prada story that leaves us wanting more.
Brazilian luxury jewelry brand HStern [IG] celebrates the 20th anniversary issue of VogueHStern 2025 part of the Vogue Brazil [IG]. The issue features multiple fashion and culture stories focused on HStern jewelry.
Model Bela Carfer stars in the fashion story ‘Sailing Is Preciso’, focused on HStern’s new Sea of Voltas collection, lensed by Wallace Domingues [IG] with styling by Henrique Sca.
Issue 4 of The Beyond Noise [IG] biannual, founded in 2024, shares a beautiful haute couture story, styled by co-founder Sarah Richardson.
The large model cast includes Ajus Samuel, Bodine Van Galen, Boma Sunday, Dana Smith, Ella Dalton, Lauren Huyskens, Libby Taverner, Rosalieke Fuchs and Wali, lensed by Robin Galiegue [IG]./Hair by Benjamin Muller; makeup by Lucy Bridge
Top model Lulu Tenney graces the pages of W Magazine China [IG] ‘Icons’ Fall 2025 issue. Austin Feng styles Tenney in Celine, Chloe, Givenchy, Jacques Wei, Maison Alaia, Maison Margiela, Marc Jacobs, Ronald Van der Kemp Schiaparelli, Victor and Rolf and more in a fashion story inspired by the theme of illusion and captured by Zhong Lin [IG]./ Makeup by Min Kim; Akemi Kishida
Model Thea Almqvist lands an inspiring backdrop posing in multiple locations in Norway in June. James Valeri styles ‘Reveries’, dressing Almqvist in Celine, Duran Lantink, Givenchy, Gucci, Hèrmes, Louis Vuitton, Maison Alaia, Max Mara, Miu Miu, Phoebe Philo, Prada and more, for d la Repubblica’s [IG] November Travel Issue. / Makeup by Anthony Preel; hair by Eugene Souleiman
This fashion shoot by photographer Théo de Gueltzl [IG] reveals June weather that is balmy in the Norwegian fjords, between black rocks and waterways and then still snowy as the team heads north to the Arctic Circle.
Models Caitlin Soetendal,Constanza Van Rosmalen, Isabella Pascucci, Mariana Goncalves, and Paulina Schubert come together in a gorgeous fall fashion, 60 pages overview story styled by Francesca Ottaviani. Photographer Fabrizio Nartinelli [IG] captures ‘A Journey Through Time’ for d la Repubblica [IG].
2025 marks the 30th anniversary of actor Shu Qi’s [IG] debut in film, and her most recent directorial debut in Venice with ‘Girl’. Shu Qi is lensed by Nick Yang [IG] with creative direction by Vogue China’s Liu Xiao. Kidd Ji styled the fashion shoot with four covers Vogue China [IG] November 2025. / Hair by Johnny Ho; makeup by Xin Miao
Colors in the fashion shoot carry symbolic meaning for Shu Qi. Star, actress, director — three colors, three identities, forming the unique trio that is Shu Qi.
Blue, to Shu Qi, holds the deep sea of feelings, and through each character‘s lived experience, Shu Qi pours herself out completely.
Celebrating its one-year anniversary, Dazed MENA [IG] releases an extra special cover story starring supermodel Bella Hadid.
Released with two covers, Bella is photographed by Iranian-American photographer Yasmine Diba [IG], her best friend since destiny [perhaps] brought them together in eighth grade in 2009. While private photos are prolific on their IGs, this is their first cover shoot together.
Styled by Ashling Sarveen Massoumi for this story, Hadid is dressed and accessorised solely inChopard, for whom Bella is a global ambassador, and NY cult label Michael and Hushi, founded by Hushidar Mortezaie and Michael Sears in 1997.