Bibi Breslin in Samarkand, A Critical Silk Road City for Holiday Magazine No.396

Bibi Breslin in Samarkand, A Critical Silk Road City for Holiday Magazine No.396

Bibi Breslin in Samarkand, A Critical Silk Road City for Holiday Magazine No.396

Holiday Magazine [IG] takes us to Samarkand, in their FW 2025 issue No.396. Bibi Breslin is dressed by Emmanuel Alt in YSL for the cover, as the creative team heads out for a holiday in a key city on the original Silk Road.

Drew Vickers [IG] captures ‘Bibi’s Eastern Reverie’ in Samarkand, a UNESCO city in Uzbekistan, founded in the 7th - 8th centuries as the ancient city of Afrasiab.

For centuries, ancient trade routes - from Siberia to India, from China to Egypt - converged on this international oasis, now known as Samarkand. Greeks, Persians, Turks, Mongols and Arabs all made their way to the city in hopes of making good business.

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Angelina Kendall for 'The Big D' Volume #5 2025 Lensed by Anthony Seklaoui

Angelina Kendall for 'The Big D' Volume #5 2025 Lensed by Anthony Seklaoui

Brazilian-Kiwi model Angelina Kendall lets her hair run free, and not for the first time. Reviewing Kendall’s AOC Archives, D Magazine has near total consistency in preferring her Damien Boissinot fashion-shoot hair as we see it today in D la Repubblica ‘The Big D’ [IG] Volume #5 2025 cover story ‘Slowing Down’.

Emmanuelle Alt chooses a Celine melange-knit sweater dress for the cover lensed by Anthony Seklaoui [IG]. Makeup artist Hiromi Ueda finishes Kendall’s wild-woman spirit-artist appearance with a polished, natural glow.

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Ella and Mathilda for Harper's Bazaar France 2025 October by David Sims

Ella and Mathilda for Harper's Bazaar France 2025 October by David Sims

Models Ella Dalton [below] and Mathilda Gvarliani [above] are styled by Emmanuelle Alt in casual little pieces — panties, short skirts and tees, body-hugging jackets — from Fifi Chachnil, Gucci, Isabel Marant, Prada, Schiaparelli, YSL by Anthony Vaccarello and more.

David Sims [IG] captures Ella and Mathilda for Harper’s Bazaar France [IG] October 2025./ Hair by Paul Hanlon; makeup by Yadim

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Vittoria Ceretti by Oliver Hadlee Pearch in D Magazine September 6,2025

Vittoria Ceretti by Oliver Hadlee Pearch in D Magazine September 6,2025

Supermodel Vittoria Ceretti wears Dolce & Gabbana styled by Emmanuelle Alt in a fashion story reminding us “There is always time for love”. Ceretti — the Italian girl who conquered global covers and catwalks — is interviewed by Chiara Valeiro and photographed by Oliver Hadlee Pearch [IG] for the September 6, 2025 issue of d Magazine [IG]./ Hair by Damien Boissinot; makeup by Helena Komarova

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River Klein in Cyclades for Harper's Bazaar France June-July-2025 by Anthony Seklaoui

River Klein in Cyclades for Harper's Bazaar France June-July-2025 by Anthony Seklaoui

Model River Klein graces the pages of Harper’s Bazaar France [IG] for a fashion story shot in the Cyclades.

Photographer Anthony Seklaoui [IG] is on location in the Greek islands in this high-summer story styled by Emmanuelle Alt. / Hair by Damien Boissinot; makeup by Christelle Cocquet

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Imaan Hammam and Jill Kortleve for Victoria's Secret Summer Escape 2025 Swimwear

Imaan Hammam and Jill Kortleve for Victoria's Secret Summer Escape 2025 Swimwear

Victoria’s Secret Summer Escape 2025 Campaign gathers Imaan Hammam and Jill Kortleve on a St. Barts beach for the start of summer’s swim season. Emmanuelle Alt styled the campaign lensed by Lachlan Bailey [IG]. / Hair by Damien Boissinot; makeup by Fulvia Farolfi

The Victoria’s Secret Swimwear [IG] is sold in select high-volume stores and online. There’s another campaign TROPIC OF C X VICTORIA’S SECRET, with Candice Swanepoel, who founded Tropic of C’s sustainable swimwear, and Joan Smalls coming shortly.

Last week, AOC shared the lingerie pieces of the Victoria’s Secret Summer Escape 2025 Campaign.

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Rianne Van Rompaey's 'Last Dance' As She Leaves Modeling To Be Her Real Self

Rianne Van Rompaey's 'Last Dance' As She Leaves Modeling To Be Her Real Self

Rianne Van Rompaey's 'Last Dance' As She Leaves Modeling To Be Her Real Self

The infinitely-talented Rianne Von Rompaey covers the April 2025 issue of Harper’s Bazaar France [IG], styled by Emmanuelle Alt in ‘Rianne, Last Dance’. Carlijn Jacobs [IG] photographs the aspiring actor — and perhaps future screenwriter and/or producer.

This may be one of the last times we see the Dutch model in 2024/5 campaigns for Chanel, Chloé, Louis Vuitton, Tom Ford and more. Rianne also does an unusual amount of editorial work — all on this AOC link.

Especially after completing her first short film in fall 2024, working with director David Finlay, Rianne Van Rompaey wants to plunge into this new world of creative opportunities. I watched the 8-minute film this morning —which Rianne wrote, starred in and produced — and was highly impacted by the film itself and Rianne’s superior talents.

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Victoria's Secret's 'Dream Lingerie' 2024 Campaign Stop on Its Reinvention Journey

Victoria's Secret's 'Dream Lingerie' 2024 Campaign Stop on Its Reinvention Journey

A quintet of Victoria’s Secret models past and present come together for the Victoria’s Secret ‘Dream Lingerie’ 2024 Campaign. The beauty lineup includes Behati Prinsloo, Candice Swanepoel, Devyn Garcia, Mayowa Nicholas and Taylor Hill. / Hair by Cyndia Harvey; makeup by Lauren Parsons; set design by Andy Hillman

For a professional who joined the Victoria’s Secret business at a 187 store count and stayed a decade as fashion director, head of product development and originally a merchant developing a home store concept, these gorgeous images by Angelo Pennetta [IG] take me into the past.

Certainly, if one is trying to return Victoria’s Secret to its original glory, this is one way to do it. The business has tried everything else in its reinvention journey.

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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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Kate Moss Covers Harper's Bazaar France March 2024, Lensed by Robin Galiegue

Kate Moss Covers Harper's Bazaar France March 2024, Lensed by Robin Galiegue

Supermodel Kate Moss covered the March 2024 issue of Harper’s Bazaar France [IG] uniting fashion styling forces with former Vogue Paris EIC Emmanuelle Alt in images by Robin Galiegue [IG]./ Hair by Sam McKnight; makeup by Lisa Butler

The focus of Kate’s Harper’s Bazaar France interview is her personal wellness habits and beauty brand ‘Cosmoss’.

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'Edie & Iselin' in Moto Style for Harper's Bazaar France March 2024 by David Sims

'Edie & Iselin' in Moto Style for Harper's Bazaar France March 2024 by David Sims

British top model Edie Campbell and Norwegian model Iselin Steiro come together in the March 2024 issue of Harper’s Bazaar France [IG].

In a trademark Emmanuelle Alt edit, the former EIC of Vogue France styles the duo in her own personal style. The black leather jacket is a must-have in every French woman’s closet.

Photographer David Sims [IG] is behind the lens at Arlington Road Studio in London.

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Imaan Hammam for Zara Swimwear | Even Stone Age Humans Loved Swimming

Imaan Hammam for Zara Swimwear | Even Stone Age Humans Loved Swimming

Imaan Hammam for Zara Swimwear | Even Stone Age Humans Loved Swimming

Top model Imaan Hammam fronts the late February 2024 release of Zara Swimwear. The images remind us that spring is coming in to the northern hemisphere, and swimming is on our minds.

Some of the earliest examples of ancient swimmers include the frescoes in the Cave of Swimmers in Egypt, dating back to around 10,000 years ago.

Water holds immense symbolic significance in various global religions due to its powerful and transformative nature. In many belief systems, water is seen as a source of life and purification.

Read on about the role of water in Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and indigenous cultures.

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Rianne Van Rompaey Takes Paris in Holiday Magazine N392 Lensed by Robin Galiegue

Rianne Van Rompaey Takes Paris in Holiday Magazine N392 Lensed by Robin Galiegue

Rianne Van Rompaey lives her Parisian dream with her husband, her boyfriend and also her girlfriend inspiring her sensual persona in ‘Paris Is Ours’.

Emmanuelle Alt styles Rianne in Chanel, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, Isabel Marant, Loro Piana, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello and more.

Photographer Robin Galiegue [IG] is behind the lens for Holiday N392 PARIS issue.

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Imaan Hammam Covers Harper's Bazaar France May 2023 by Robin Galiegue

Imaan Hammam Covers Harper's Bazaar France May 2023 by Robin Galiegue

The fabulous Imaan Hammam [IG] covers the May 2023 issue of Harper’s Bazaar France [IG]. This is the third issue of a French edition of Harper’s Bazaar, led by the Prisma presse group, which acquired the licence for France.

Emmanuelle Alt [IG] styled Hammam in images lensed in a variation of black and white by Robin Galiegue [IG]. The former EIC of Vogue France is expected to have a more influential voice at the magazine, as her contractual obligations to Conde Nast expire.

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Massimo Dutti Limited Edition Collection of Chic, Elevated Basics Is Worth a Look

Massimo Dutti Limited Edition Collection of Chic, Elevated Basics Is Worth a Look

The Case for Elevated Basics

The fashion trends term describing the Spring 2023 Massimo Dutti Limited Edition collection is ‘elevated basics’. Every fashion-aware person self-defines their own vision of ‘elevated basics’, but Massimo Dutti’s 2023 vision is one of sophisticated, chic simplicity and clarity.

The new campaign highlights models Ella Mccutcheon, Imaan Hammam, Tara Halliwell and Yilan Hua in images by Ezra Petronio [IG].

The vision is not a boring one, but more of a timeless, body-aware, polished, sensual approach in black and cream.

Skirts are longer for seekers of elevated basics, silhouettes are fluid. AOC asks if the long column of a dress is a modern woman’s caftan.

Note that caftans are showing up in men’s collections also, but the narrow, sleeveless column dress remains a typically female choice, except in the LGBTQIA+ community.

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Mica + Mona Take Monte Carlo for Michael Kors Collection Spring 2023 Campaign

Mica + Mona Take Monte Carlo for Michael Kors Collection Spring 2023 Campaign

American luxury brand Michael Kors Collection [IG] sets sail for Monte Carlo in its Spring 2023 campaign. Models Mica Argañaraz and Mona Tougaard take big fashion strides in wide-leg pants, plunging necklines and slashed skirts in the campaign lensed by Inez and Vinoodh [IG].

For spring 2023, bright poppy and lime green join an abundance of white and black. Spring 2023 trends turn up the volume even higher on skin revelation, after a long period of fashionable hibernation in a post #MeToo world.

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Gisele Bundchen Does a Dance Class, Lensed by David Sims for M Le Magazine du Monde

Gisele Bundchen Does a Dance Class, Lensed by David Sims for M Le Magazine du Monde

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen loves to dance, so much so that it’s part of her inner-self and private identity.

Gisele covers the November 26, 2022 issue of M le Magazine du Monde, styled in a fashion story with a “Hi, I’m Gisele; this is another side of me” vibe.

Emmanuelle Alt styles Bundchen in ‘Le Ballet de Giselle’, lensed by David Sims [IG].

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Kate Moss Takes Paris Lensed by David Sims for Zara 'Into the Night' and 'Into the Classic'

Kate Moss Takes Paris Lensed by David Sims for Zara 'Into the Night' and 'Into the Classic'

When the ‘90s party girl Kate Moss poses for British fashion photographer David Sims [IG], making one grand entrance after another in old-Vogue-style photography, it’s one more reminder that big brands like Zara are driving fashion visualization as much — or more — than fashion media.

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LVMH's Camille Miceli Flies Gloriously High in Capri, Italy Launch of 'New Pucci'

LVMH's Camille Miceli Flies Gloriously High in Capri, Italy Launch of 'New Pucci'

Emilio Pucci’s new creative director Camille Miceli [IG] made a vibrant splash with her first summer 2022 campaign and fashion capsule launch for the famous Italian luxury house on April 29 in Capri. In the ad campaign supporting the unveiling of Miceli’s Pucci vision, top model Vittoria Ceretti is styled by Emmanuelle Alt in images by Lachlan Bailey [IG].

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