A Wallflower No More, Anok Yai Covers ELLE US August 2024 Lensed by Mario Sorrenti
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Supermodel Vittoria Ceretti Covers ELLE US March 2024, Lensed by Mario Sorrenti
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Vittoria Ceretti covers the March 2023 issue of ELLE US in a fashion story ‘Vittoria Ceretti Is the Ultimate Supermodel’ lensed by Mario Sorrenti [IG]. Alex White styles the engaging Italian in Alaïa, Dolce & Gabbana, Ferragamo, Gucci, Khaite, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Schiaparelli, Willy Chavarria and more./ Hair by Tomo Jidai; makeup by Diane Kendal
Read MoreIrina Shayk Covers ELLE US November 2023 in Images by Dan Jackson
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Top model Irina Shayk covers the November 2023 issue of ELLE US, styled by Alex White in giftable accessories as bold as she is.
Shayk’s fashion shoot wardrobe includes luxury labels Alaïa, Brandon Maxwell, Celine by Hedi Slimane, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Ferragamo, Marc Jacobs, Saint Laurent By Anthony Vaccarello and more. Jewelry labels include Ana Khouri, Prada, and Van Cleef & Arpels.
Dan Jackson [IG] is behind the lens for ELLE. See all the product credits and Irina’s interview.
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Kate Moss | Mert & Marcus | W Magazine September 2008 | 'Hammam'
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Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, known as Mert & Marcus, are top fashion photographers celebrated for their bold and provocative style. The duo remains very busy and relevant in fashion world in 2023, 15 years after their collaboration with W Magazine in 2008 for the editorial ‘Hammam’, featuring Kate MoKate Moss and Mert & Marcus at Charleston for British Vogue 2021
AOC revisited this 2008 Kate Moss by Mert & Marcus editorial Saturday for refreshing with large images, after The Guardian linked into AOC’s 2021 feature on ‘Charleston’ in Sussex, England. Kate was photographed by Mert & Marcus wearing Fendi Couture for British Vogue.
‘Charleston’ was home to the Bloombury set of writers, artists and members of the creatives set in England. While we write our own new article about ‘Charleston’ and the artists associated with this important place in European history — and also in America — you can visit the ‘living museum’ online.
Read MoreImaan Hammam Is Haute in ELLE USA August 2023, Lensed by Chris Colls
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Supermodel Imaan Hammam takes two covers for the August 2023 issue of ELLE USA. Imaan wears bralette and earrings from Fendi Couture above with a corset from New York Vintage. The second cover below features Imaan wearing an Armani Prive black gown with Van Cleef & Arpels necklace.
Leah Faye Cooper interviews Hammam in her Brooklyn apartment during Ramadan, explaining how 2023 is a year for her to connect more deeply with her Muslim faith. Imaan is not only fasting by day but also not working.
The very top model became an Estée Lauder Global Brand Ambassador in May, and she reports fainting on the set during Ramadan 2022. “They’d be having you doing so much on these shoots, girl. It’s like dancing, jumping around, running—and then there’s a room for TikTok, doing all these TikTok videos….”
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Sora Choi in 'She's Come Undone' by Sharif Hamza for ELLE US March 2023
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As fashion once again embraces sensuality, lingerie dressing is again a trend. In the case of top model Sora Choi, Alex White chooses a punkish spin with suspenders and buckles on sheer and fragile fabrics from Christopher Kane, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Valentino and more. Even Chanel courts buyers with a strapless harness dress.
Photographer Sharif Hamza [IG] is behind the lens for ‘She’s Come Undone’, a fashion story for ELLE US March 2023./ Makeup by Fulvia Farolfi; hair by Junya Nakashima
Read MoreKaia Gerber Lights Up ELLE February 2022 in Malibu with Cass Bird
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Top model and ingenue actor Kaia Gerber, now 21, covers the February 2023 issue of ELLE US. Alex White styles the Celine ambassador in Celine, of course, with sprinkles of Ralph Lauren Collection and an American flag dress from Vaquera. Cass Bird [IG] is behind the lens at the beach in Malibu.
Kaia Gerber has never been “model light” in her interviews. Hyland asks her multiple times about her mental health — like don’t we ask every multi-million $$$$ model today about her mental health?
Kaia shrugs it off with a smile — the smile of plenty of loving, hard work on Kaia — not to fix herself or those around her. But to engage with and gain a young person’s understanding of life around her.
There’s really a lot to like about this young woman. REALLY a lot to like. ~ Anne
Read MoreVivienne Rohner in Sexy Brainiac Must-Haves by Inez Vinoodh for ELLE US October 2022
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Swiss model Vivienne Rohner poses in ‘High Contrast’, sleek modern and sexy essentials for brainiac women with style. Skirts are short, legs are bare with slingbacks. Turtlenecks, pinstripes . . . today’s Radcliffe and Vassar pedigree granddaughters channel the varsity trend, styled by Alex White.
Photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin are in the studio for ELLE US October 2022. Hair by Orlando Pita; makeup by Francelle Daly
Read MoreInez & Vinoodh Capture 'The Suite Life' Eyeing Louis Vuitton Cruise 2023 in ELLE US
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ELLE US October 2022 presents ‘The Suite Life’, a glam look at the Louis Vuitton 2023 cruise collection, styled by Alex White. An exciting model lineup includes Amar Akway, Cherokee Jack, Mariam de Vinzelle, Niyo Malik, Quannah Chasinghorse, Taras Romanov lensed by Inez and Vinoodh [IG]./ Hair by Orlando Pita; makeup by Francelle Daly
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Rianne Van Rompaey's Dreamy Fashion Story by Inez & Vinoodh for ELLE US October 2022
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Top model Rianne Van Rompaey is styled by Alex White in ‘The Dreamiest Fashion’ clothes from Fendi, Free People, Gucci [green digital cover gown], Lanvin and more.
Photographer friends Inez & Vinoodh are behind the lens for ELLE US October 2022./ Hair by Didier Malige; makeup from Fulvia Farolfi
Read MoreSelena Gomez on Helping Others, in Glam Images by Inez and Vinoodh for ELLE US
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Shalom Harlow in Manhattan by David Roemer for Harper's Bazaar Spain September 2021 AOC Fashion
Mega talent Selena Gomez covers the September 2021 issue of ELLE US September 2021./ Photographers Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin [IG] capture ‘The Return of Selena with styling by Alex White./ Hair by Orlando White; hair by Orlando Pita
I wonder how Gomez feels about the intro to her cover story ‘The Return of Selena’ by Carina Chocano. The star may have a whole new vibe in these Inez and Vinoodh photographs but ELLE grounds her mostly in the past.
ELLE’s sub-headline: “After years battling health issues and heartbreak, Selena Gomez opens up about mental illness, her new Hulu series and not knowing her own Instagram password.”
Actually, Selena Gomez states the obvious about herself, with a far more timely and not narcissistic narrative. We’ve read about Gomez’s mental illness for years.. Given the times in which we are living, why not promote Selena’s message about herself, rather than rehashed, old-news editorial, click-bait.
Just because Google prioritizes Selena’s challenges with mental illness doesn’t mean we can’t give her a major update with our words. It’s not easy for people like Selena to move past prior challenges that would have brought down most of us — including ELLE’s headline writer.
“My lupus, my kidney transplant, chemotherapy, having a mental illness, going through very public heartbreaks—these were all things that honestly should have taken me down,” she says. Gomez speaks slowly and calmly, in a surprisingly low and uninflected register. “Every time I went through something, I was like, ‘What else? What else am I going to have to deal with?’ ” “ ‘You’re going to help people,’ ” she told herself. “That’s really what kept me going. There could have been a time when I wasn’t strong enough, and would have done something to hurt myself.”
We can all use some positivity, and Selena Gomez delivers it.
