For this DUST CHINA ISSUE 02[IG] January/February 2025 ‘MODERN FABLE ISSUE’ issue, photographer Suffo Moncloa [IG] draws inspiration from the words of Khalil Gibran in his images of supermodel Liya Kebede in the fashion story ‘Among the Blooms’:
“For to the bee, a flower is a fountain of life; And to the flower, a bee is a messenger of love. And to both, bee and flower, the giving and receiving of pleasure is a need and an ecstasy.” —Khalil Gibran, ‘The Prophet’
Chemena Kamali could write a book about the history of Chloé, having worked there as an obsessed junior designer under Phoebe Philo and then again under Clare Waight Keller. Everyone says that Kamali understands the soul of the brand.
Chloé Fall/Winter 2024 campaign models include Jessica Miller, Kristine Lindseth, Liya Kebede, Ornella Umutoni, Saphira Krumhaar, Shuqi Lan and Suvi Riggs — lensed by Sam Rock.
Just three letters spelled out the new day at Chloé: J-O-Y! The world is in serious need of a bit of joy, and Chemena Kamali is here for the moment — along with her buckets of design and marketing talent.
CH Carolina Herrera’s [IG] new 2024 social media handbag campaign turns to Ethiopian-heritage beauty Liya Kebede, lensed by French photographer François Halard [IG], widely known for his interior and architecture photography and recent books published by Rizzoli.
Top model Liya Kebede poses with her children, son Suhul, now 23, and daughter Raee, age 18, in the pages of American Vogue’s [IG] June 2024 issue. Camilla Nickerson styles the gorgeously-elegant fashion story ‘Now and Forever’ for intimate, manor-born images by Tyler Mitchell [IG]. Raul Martinez provides creative direction with set design by Julia Wagner./ Hair by Jawara; makeup by Fara Homidi
Models Liya Kebede and Doutzen Kroes appear in British Vogue, styled by Camilla Nickerson in the season’s best jackets.
Photographer Bibi Borthwick [IG] captures the tailored, black and red fashion statement from Alexander McQueen, Another Tomorrow, Hermes, Phoebe Philo and more.
In 1992 American designer Donna Karan launched her campaign “In Women We Trust” shot by Peter Lindbergh. That fashion maverick statement about female leadership and competence was celebrated again today — not with America’s first woman president which we’ve all hoped for — but with photographer legend Annie Leibovitz gathering eight models so famous that they can go by their first names without confusion.
Featured in the Donna Karan revival campaign are Amber Valletta, Carolyn Murphy, Cindy Crawford, Imaan Hammam, Karlie Kloss, Linda Evangelista, Liya Kebede and Shalom Harlow.
Photographer Leibovitz shot the campaign in a Brooklyn warehouse, with video by Barbara Leibovitz Hellman and styling by Jessica Diehl.
Global citizen, top model, actor and Lemlem philanthropist Liya Kebede covers the December 2023 issue of Vogue Italia [IG]. Ethiopian-born, Kebede has served as a WHO Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health since 2005 and now lives in New York.
In a creative narrative twist, Liya Kebede poses in an artwork by Milan-based artist Jem Perucchini [above], who is also of Ethiopian heritage. Liya wears YSL in that image, styled by Paris-based Ally Macrae, who worked on the entire fashion shoot.
The impression sought by photographer Campbell Addy for the fashion shoot, involved interpreting Kebede a Queen of Sheba with the most classic insignia of sovereignty, the sphere.
Fashion world got a major wakeup this morning with a preview of the January 2023 Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama campaign.
Yayoi Kusama, Age 93, Rolls Again with Louis Vuitton
LV makes a big move putting Gisele Bundchen front and center in a second, historical collaboration with revered Japanese creative Yayoi Kusama, one of the world’s pre-eminent artists at age 93.
“One of the aspects of her [Yayoi Kusama’s] work is happiness, and we thought it would be really refreshing after the pandemic to have the worlds of Vuitton and the world of Kusama meet again,” Arnault explained. The successful first collaboration between the two global giants happened in 2012.
Top model and activist Liya Kebede is known to be a booklover and she brings her passion to life with her daughter Raee in Paris. The two beauties wander literary Paris streets, from historic bookshops to walks and reading moments along the Seine.
Their Louis Vuitton Capucines bags enjoy Paris, too, embodying the very street where Louis Vuitton opened its very first store.
Oliver Hadlee Pearch [IG] captures the Capucine campaign styled by Imruh Asha./ Hair by Cyndia; makeup by Min Kim
Master photographer Nick Knight [IG] is behind the lens, capturing both still images and video for the Givenchy FW 2022 campaign, jointly conceived with Creative Director Matthew M. Williams.
The campaign is absolutely ready for big awards.
Top models Liya Kebede and Vittoria Ceretti are joined by musician Ethel Cain and rapper Playboi Carti in images inspired by literature and imbued with a surreal undercurrent.
“The faces in this season’s campaign really represent what Givenchy means today,” said Williams. “It’s a uniquely eclectic group: each model is an icon in their own right”
Photographer David Sims [IG] captures the Prada Fall 2022 campaign for both men’s and women’s collections. The luxury Italian house’s Fall/Winter 2022 campaigns pair with intention a still-life of an object with each model/talent. The chosen totem has deeply personal meaning and relevance to the individual Prada protagonists in the campaign collages.
French luxury brand Louis Vuitton, leading the pack as the most valuable luxury brand on almost every summer 2021 index, releases new imagery for its ‘Dauphine’ handbag. Models Liya Kebede and Rebecca Leigh Longendyke front the campaign styled by Marie-Amelie Sauvé.
Designed by Louis Vuitton Artistic Director of Women’s Collections Nicolas Ghesquière, the Dauphine’s sleek design is defined by a combination of Monogram and Monogram Reverse canvas, referencing seasonal design variations emphasizing the Maison’s ability to adapt its heritage to modern lifestyles.
Sustainable fashion brand from Ethiopia Lemlem is stepping into the spotlight with a new collab launching on May 6 with H&M. Founded and managed by Ethiopian-born top model Liya Kebede, the new collection expresses Lemlem’s ethos of natural fabrications, fun colors and easy stripes. The clothes are bright, versatile and yoyful. Kebede founded the brand in 2007, embracing Lemlem’s definition of “to bloom” and “flourish” in Amharic.
Executing an interesting concept, photographers Inez and Vinoodh explored their archives, choosing prior images of 11 models: Adut Akech, Anja Rubik, Anna Ewers, Arizona Muse, Edie Campbell, Freja Beha Erichsen, Kate Moss, Liya Kebede, Raquel Zimmermann, Rebecca Leigh Longendyke, and Rianne van Rompaey.
Vogue Paris Jewelry and Watches editor Marie Pasquier chose some of the season’s most sparkling high jewelry pieces from Cartier, Chaumet, Chopard, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Messika Paris and more. Turning the luxe loves over to Inez and Vinoodh, the creatives reimagined them as ‘Fragments’ for the October issue of VP (IG).
