Lucan Gillespie in Passion 'Red & Pink' by Laurie Bartley for ELLE Taiwan October 2022

Lucan Gillespie in Passion 'Red & Pink' by Laurie Bartley for ELLE Taiwan October 2022

Model Lucan Gillespie makes a vivid impression, styled by Aurelia Donaldson in passion ‘Red & Pink’. Coats, suitings, jackets, sweaters — no fashion item is left untouched by sensual passion and desire to own. Killer red boots and red tights with magenta kitten heels — the Cardinals of Rome will be in a fashion fury, ready to pounce.

How dare defiant, ambitious feminists raid Roman wardrobes of authority! Lock them up! And take away those ungodly sashes. What sacrilege! Laurie Bartley [IG] is behind the lens, hatching this subversive fashion story for ELLE Taiwan October 2022./ Makeup by Joey Choy; hair by Ken O’Rourke

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Jo Malone's Lavenderland Special Editions Spring 2020 Soothe Our Frayed Nerves

Jo Malone's Lavenderland Special Editions Spring 2020 Soothe Our Frayed Nerves

London luxury fragrance brand Jo Malone didn’t set out to calm global nerves with its new Lavenderland Collection. And yet, the limited edition launch is perfectly timed in a world fraught with nerves on high-alert over coronavirus.

Tim Walker’s magical images of Lucan Gillespie delight in a video directed by Emma Datzell-Khan. Model Xie Chaoyu joins Lucan in the video, with all visuals styled by Katy England. / Hair by Malcolm Edwards; makeup by Sam Bryant.

Because of the tense, disruptive, fear-generating global health crisis impacting us all, AOC looked for any new research on the calming properties of lavender. Writing for Smithsonian Magazine in October 2018, Brigit Katz suggests that in mice, at least, lavender may also be as effective at combating anxiety as commonly-prescribed medications. We share Katz’s article under the Smithsonian’s CC license.