Formula 1 Racer Bianca Bustamante Covers Vogue Philippines July 2024

Formula 1 Racer Bianca Bustamante Covers Vogue Philippines July 2024

Vogue Philippines July 2024 covergirl Bianca Bustamante has been burning rubber since age three, when she did laps in a go-kart under the watchful eye of her motorsport-obsessed father.

Today, Bustamante is on Louis Vuitton’s radar, sponsor of the Vogue Phillipines cover story styled by Caterina Ospina, working with fashion director Pam Quiñones.

In the cover image, Bianca stands in front of the legendary McLaren MP4/8, the car Brazilian champion Ayrton Senna drove during his 41st and final Formula One career victory.

Photographer Sharif Hamza [IG] was thrilled to take his camera to the Bustamante fashion shoot, writing on IG: “As a long-time F1 fan, this was one of the most exhilarating shoot days I’ve ever experienced.”

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Bridgerton's Nicola Coughlan Launches SKIMS Soft Lounge Collection Long Dresses

Bridgerton's Nicola Coughlan Launches SKIMS Soft Lounge Collection Long Dresses

The Kim Kardashian SKIMS [IG] machine rolls into summer 2024, with Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan headlining the Soft Lounge Collection that includes the Long Tank Dress, Soft Lounge Tube Dress, Long Slip Dress in Celeste, Long Sleeve Dress — with styling by Aimée Croysdill.

Across the six Soft Lounge Collection dresses, lensed by uber-talented photographer Elizabeth Porodina [IG]. the Instagram Likes run 65,000 to 1 million per image. / Makeup by Neil Young; hair by Halley Brisker

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Pre-Fall 2024 Lauren Ralph Lauren Campaign and 1st Quarter RL Financials

Pre-Fall 2024 Lauren Ralph Lauren Campaign and 1st Quarter RL Financials

Ralph Lauren and all its subbrands from Lauren Ralph Lauren to Polo Ralph Lauren love life in horse country. In this new Pre-Fall 2024 Lauren Ralph Lauren campaign with models Blanca Padilla, Alicia Burke and more, western-inspired, polo club glamour takes the limelight.

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Emily, Gigi, Paloma, Tina in Victoria's Secret Very Sexy 'Escape to Summer 2024'

Emily, Gigi, Paloma, Tina in Victoria's Secret Very Sexy 'Escape to Summer 2024'

Victoria’s Secret [IG] launched its Very Sexy ‘Escape to Summer 2024’ campaign starring Emily Ratajkowski, Gigi Hadid, Paloma Elsesser and Tina Kunakey on June 11th.

Former EIC of Vogue Paris [now Vogue France] Emmanuelle Alt styles the campaign with a French mix of sexy corset tops, lace teddies and bras in intoxicating summer colors. Add statement jewelry to the sensual Victoria’s Secret collage, lensed by Mikael Jansson [IG].

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Human Health Benefits from the Sun: David Roemer's Bazaar NL July 2024 Images

Human Health Benefits from the Sun: David Roemer's Bazaar NL July 2024 Images

In late May, AOC introduced friends of Anne of Carversville to the summer 2024 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Netherland’s. In the editorial overview, we led with the sensual, art-gallery photography of Neeltje de Vries [IG], with a preview of other content.

Today model Zoe Barnard takes the spotlight, lensed by David Roemer [IG] in Cabo San Lucas, with styling by Holly Gorst.

Much of AOC Body’s recent writings have focused on ancient civilizations and their beliefs in nature as an agent of good health. Our specific focus has been on swimming and the relationship of ancient societies to water.

Today, we turn to sunlight and its critical relationship to healthy human bodies.

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An Elegant Ashley Graham for Vogue Czech July 2024 Runs at a Blistering Pace

An Elegant Ashley Graham for Vogue Czech July 2024 Runs at a Blistering Pace

Body activist, entrepreneur, TV host and mom to three young boys with husband Justin Ervin, supermodel Ashley Graham covers the July 2024 issue of Vogue Czechoslovakia [IG]. Rising photographer Luka Booth [IG] — whose IG is worth a serious look — captures the Nebraska-born and raised Graham, in fresh and poetic images.

Not mentioned in her introductory list of adjectives is Graham’s Roku reality series, ‘Side Hustlers’ with cohost Emma Grede and renewed for a second season.

A Beauty Primer for Kids

Ashley Graham also has a new children’s book ‘A Kids Book About Beauty’, published by a new division of Penguin enabling kids to explore big topics in a new and engaging way. It’s called A Kids Co.

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Bella Hadid’s Orabella Opened Door to Panpsychism and Humanism

Bella Hadid’s Orabella Opened Door to Panpsychism and Humanism

Anne of Carversville hasn’t posted Elizaveta Porodina’s images of Bella Hadid’s Orabella ‘skin-nourishing’ fragrances campaign until today.

Given the cosmic energy of these two uber-creative humans — Bella Hadid and Elizaveta Porodina — Anne had every confidence that we would get to now.

Reading an Apple News article ‘Human Consciousness Is an Illusion, Scientists Say‘ became the door that opened posting Bella’s Orabella images this morning.

Many scientists and thinkers believe the entire universe may have an internal mind, and the phrase ‘we are all connected’ is meant to be taken literally.

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Meet WASTE.Paris: Valentine Hotton's Chic Clothes Born of Textile Waste

Meet WASTE.Paris: Valentine Hotton's Chic Clothes Born of Textile Waste

Seeing images from WASTE Paris [IG] on Models.com just now, Anne said “This brand with the terrific name better be sustainable.”

Paris-based, Ukrainian female photographer/videographer Julia Romanovskay [IG] is behind the lens, capturing model Jildou Lisa.

WASTE Paris co-founder Valentine Hotton launched the brand in 2022, defined by her experience as founder of COLLECTIF CHIFFON, a consulting agency in 2019.

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'Margiela Artisanal' Couture Story for W Magazine China June 2024

'Margiela Artisanal' Couture Story for W Magazine China June 2024

W Magazine China’s [IG] June 2024 icon issue shares a fantastic fashion story featuring the ‘Margiela Artisanal’ 2024 couture collection starring model He Cong lensed by Zhong Lin. W also makes high-impact points in their commentary about creativity.

Creative Directors Examined

For the second time this week, my own brain has been interrupted externally with the reinforcement of thoughts already playing out here on AOC.

In preparing this W Magazine China fashion story over the course of two months, six sets of haute couture fashion traveled across the seas. The magazine “exclusively” documented this fashion moment, along with its fascinating behind-the-scenes story.

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Chanel Coco Beach 2024 Campaign Drifts in Calm Waters As Chanel Changes Course

Chanel Coco Beach 2024 Campaign Drifts in Calm Waters As Chanel Changes Course

Luxury brand Chanel [IG] delivers a fresh and modern summer Coco Beach 2024 campaign starring Danish model Olivia Vinten lensed by Cass Bird [IG].

At Chanel, Let the Good Times Roll

Chanel is riding high off a 16 percent revenue increase in annual sales over 2023. Price increases alone drove up sales by around 9 percent, according to BoF.

Chanel CFO Philippe Blondiaux praised Virginie Viard’s contributions to Chanel’s major growth in his BoF interview. Days later, the artistic director was escorted out the door.

With Viard seeming out-of-touch with the world at large at times, and given Coco Chanel’s own delicate political history in Europe, AOC is on the record saying we’re watching the brand like a hawk. We continue to write today from that updated perspective.

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Sophie Turner, Good Mother, for British Vogue June 2024 by Mikael Jansson

Sophie Turner, Good Mother, for British Vogue June 2024 by Mikael Jansson

British actor Sophie Turner covers the June 2024 issue of British Vogue [IG], meeting up with Chioma Nnadi at London Zoo’s Gorilla Kingdom for the cover story Sophie Turner Is Doing Just Fine.

Camilla Nickerson styled Turner in a Louis Vuitton yellow top and white jeans for the cover, in a fashion story lensed by Mikael Jansson [IG].

We return to the charming London Zoo gorilla Effie, not awarded high marks by the zookeeper.

“Do you see how she’s dangling her baby by one arm? That’s actually not the best way to handle their newborns.”

Effie has had four attempts to get it right, and good mothering escapes her. Sophie Turner, mother of two girls, can relate. According to Nnadi, “ . . . it is, in fact, Turner who has been subjected to mom-shaming—of the most egregious kind.”

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Vogue Greece June 2024 'Mediterranean Touch' Issue and 'Multicultural Aesthetics'

Vogue Greece June 2024 'Mediterranean Touch' Issue and 'Multicultural Aesthetics'

The June 2024 issue of Vogue Greece travels to Messenia for a cover story featuring rising Israeli model Sun Mizrahi. Nicholas Georgiou acts as creative director, styling the photo shoot lensed by Phil Poynter [IG]. Hair by Stelios Chondros; makeup by Athina Karakitsou

Vogue Greece Names ‘Multicultural Aesthetics’

The loudest voices in our culture would have you believe that the global landscape was originally a very pure and culturally-uncorrupted place, where humans lived idyllic lives in harmony with each other.

Reality is that traders of every hue have been on the high seas for thousands of years and especially in the Mediterranean world. And early humans cracked each other’s skulls.

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AOC Firebirds: Jodie Comer by Elizaveta Porodina in Modern Weekly China June 2024

AOC Firebirds: Jodie Comer by Elizaveta Porodina in Modern Weekly China June 2024

Photographer Elizaveta Porodina [IG] brings her creative combustion talents to a fashion story for Modern Weekly [China] Style [IG] June 2024, featuring ‘Killing Eve’ actor Jodie Comer.

Kingsley Tao styles the shoot, with set design by Louis Simonon./ Hair by Shon; makeup by Miranda Joyce

‘The Bikeriders’ Are Coming

Comer will hit June 21, 2024 movie screens in Jeff Nichols’ film ‘The Bikeriders’, also starring Austin Butler and Tom Hardy. There is such disorder in the movie house, that there is no way we can conflate Porodina’s images with a blood and guts Chicago biker gang — even one with Austin Butler.

The film is such a unique story about packs of Harley Davidson riders in 1960s midwestern America, that it requires its own post.

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Karolina Kurkova News: Ford Models US, Fisher Island Condo Listing, Victoria's Secret Losses Mount

Karolina Kurkova News: Ford Models US, Fisher Island Condo Listing, Victoria's Secret Losses Mount

Czech supermodel Karolina Kurkova is now a Ford model in New York.

AOC backtracked to pick up Kurkova’s Miami-based fashion story for Harper’s Bazaar Turkey’s December 2023 issue. AOC has now learned that the supermodel and husband since 2009 Archie Drury are selling their home on Fisher’s Island in Miami for about $7M. The about 2500 sq ft property was put on the market in May.

The former Victoria’s Secret Angel [named in 2005] Kurkova appeared in nine VS fashion shows between 2000 and 2010, and wore her Fantasy Diamond Bra in 2002.

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