Jonas Bresnan Flashes Oulimata Gueye in 'Cuba La Havane' for Madame Figaro March 1, 2024
/Model Oulimata Gueye a style quickie get-away from the many concerns weighing on global minds. Stylist Agnès Poulle chooses soft pastels in sky blue, powder pink, straw yellow, and lime green for both clothes and accessories offering us a momentary off-ramp to embrace optimism through color.
The fashion story Cuba La Havane is lensed by Jonas Bresnan [IG] with spring lovelies from Givenchy, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Maison Valentino, Versace and more for Madame Figaro Paris’s [IG] March 1, 2024 issue. / Makeup by Ismael Blanco
Read MoreJamilla Hoogenboom Wears Rough Elegance Luxury Fashion for Madame Figaro France
/Dutch model Jamilla Hoogenboom delights in a simple but sophisticated fashion story for Madame Figaro France December 1, 2023.
Photographer Lise-Anne Marsal [IG] captures Hoogenboom in modern rough elegance that radiates beauty against a rocky terrain and winter coastline with styling by Julie Gillet.
Read MoreDaphne Groeneveld Covers Madame Figaro France Fall 2023 Fashion by David Roemer
/Top model Daphne Groeneveld is styled by Julie Gillet in a Fall 2023 fashion overview issue featuring Chanel, Dior, Hermes, Maison Margiela, Prada and more. Photographer David Roemer [IG] captures Daphne in New York for Madame Figaro France September 2023. /Hair by Rolando Beauchamp; makeup by Deanna Hagan
Read MoreSustainable Fashion with Ben Massarenti in Canary Islands for Madame Figaro March 10
/Italian model Ben Massarenti settles into the terrain of Lanzarote, a Spanish island that is one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa.
Agnès Poulle styles the fashion story that leans heavily on sustainable and recycled or vintage clothing from niche brands.
Photographer Zeb Daemen [IG] captures the clothes very much at peace with the land in this strong sustainability statement for Madame Figaro March 10th, 2023.
Read MoreDior Ambassador and 'The Crown's Diana Elizabeth Debicki in Madame Figaro January 2023
/‘The Crown’ actor Elizabeth Debicki, who plays Princess Diana, covers the January 2023 issue of Madame Figaro. Debicki joined Dior in December 2021 as an fashion ambassador, followed by her appointment in late October 2022 as a brand ambassador for Dior Joaillerie’s Rose Dior collection.
Writer Isabelle Girard uses an intriguing phrase to describe Diana’s public life, explaining that the princess “never found her place between shadow and light. It is this ambivalence that characterizes her.”
Read MoreEsther Lomb's Sensual, Country Beauty by Lise-Anne Marsal for Madame Figaro
/Model Esther Lomb makes comfy elegant and sexy, wearing lingerie-rich outfits styled by Carole Matray. The mix includes Brunello Cucinelli, Calzedonia, Etam, Intimissimi, Loro Piana, Maison Margiela, Pain de Sucre, Prima Donna, Princess Tam Tam, Stella McCartney, The Frankie Shop and more.
Lise-Anne Marsal [IG] shoots a perfect sensual fashion story for Madame Figaro November 11, 2022.
Read MoreKarina Twiss Flashes Nastya Zakharova for Madame Figaro France October 21, 2022
/Model Nastya Zakharova continues her Madame Figaro fashion romp, moving from September to October in a cooler-weather, boho practicality also styled by Julie Gillet. Norwegian photographer Karina Twiss is again behind the lens, capturing the cool fall breeze coming in across the water with a last call for fall. Winter is coming. / Hair by Nicolas Eldin; makeup by Maria Olsson
Read MoreEsther Haase Captures Varsity Style Twists for Madame Figaro August 26, 2022 Issue
/Madame Figaro’s August 26th, 2022 issue gets into school spirit with ‘Le Grand Mix’, a luxury collection of designer varsity looks with a boho twist. Models Claire Guena, Jitske Eline, Ophélie Him and Vikky Afanasieva are styled by Carole Matray. Photographer Esther Haase [IG] captures the long list of fall fashion from top luxury labels.
Read MoreOphélie Guillermand Poses in Passion Colors Swimwear for Madame Figaro June 3, 2022
/Top model Ophélie Guillermand wears red hot summer swimwear styled by Julie Gillet. Photographer Thiemo Sander captures Guillermand in ‘Aqua Chic’ for Madame Figaro June 3, 2022.
Read MoreMarianne Bittencourt in 'Stars Systeme' in French Riviera by Luc Braquet for Madame Figaro
/Model Marianne Bittencourt enjoys life in Cannes, arriving in the French Riviera ahead of ‘Stars Système’, a fashion story styled by Barbara Baumel. Photographer Luc Braquet captures Bittencourt’s femme fatale fashion for Madame Figaro May 20, 2022.
Read MoreOlivia Ottosen Luxuriates in Jewelry Riches for Madame Figaro April 28, 2022
/Danish model Olivia Ottosen luxuriates in a bubble bath fit for Aphrodite, in a jewels-rich fashion story for Madame Figaro end of April 2022 issue. Stylist Julie Gillet chooses jewelry riches lensed by Jean-Baptiste Courtier.
Read MoreDancers Helena Olmedo and Robinson Cassarino in Madame Figaro
/The March 2026 issue of Madame Figaro France profiles contemporary dancers Helena Olmedo and Robinson Cassarino, lensed by Thiemo Sander [IG]. The real life romantic couple is styled by Julie Gillet in complimentary luxury style from Acne Studios, Alexander McQueen, AMI Paris, Balmain, Comme des Garcons, Dior, Dries Van Noten, Eres, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Ralph Lauren and Victoria Beckham. / Hair by Sebastien Le Corroller; makeup by Maria Olsson
Parisian dancer from the hip-hop world Robinson Cassarino the fist time he saw Helena Olmedo in a London dance studio. The two contemporary dancers were part of 60 contemporary dancers preparing to audition for Israeli choreographer Hofesh Schechter.
This light-filled August morning was no ZOOM encounter. Rather it was real life with all bodies present, including Shecter’s.
Lous and the Yakuza by Hunter & Gatti for Madame Figaro France March 25, 2022
/Marie-Pierra Kakoma known professionally as Lous and the Yakuza, is a Congolese-Belgian singer, rapper, songwriter, model, and artist. Carine Roitfeld styles Lous in an all Louis Vuitton fashion story lensed by Hunter & Gatti [IG] for the March 25th issue of Madame Figaro France.
Describing the artist after the debut of her 2020 album ‘Gore’, Geneva Abdul wrote:
With words sung and rapped in French, Lous and the Yakuza feels like a distinctly globalized project, interweaving Kakoma’s Belgian-Congolese-Rwandan background with eclectic influences including politics past and present, manga comics, Mozart and Whitney Houston.
Lous Is Soul for a Child of War
As for her name Lous, it’s an anagram of soul, the music of the soul, explains the richly-endowed talent in a Madame Figaro story that accompanies her Louis Vuitton fashion images.
At 25, she's an old soul in a young woman's body, the daughter of two doctors a Rwandan mother and a Congolese father, both doctors engaged in humanitarian work. Lous herself is focused on opening a medical clinic in Rwanda, following in the footsteps of her mother’s status as a pediatrician.
Both of Lous’ parents were imprisoned during the the second Congo war in 1998.
Lous cannot speak of all the tribes in her ancestry, because they are at war with each other. The gender-fluid music activist acknowledges being part of the Kalwena ethnic group as expressed in Swahili.
Tribute to Amanda
In a very moving paragraph of her Madame Figaro interview, Lous speaks to her translation of Amanda Gorman’s book ‘The Hill We Climb’. Gorman recited the original poem created for US president Joe Biden’s graduation. Gorman wrote: "We will make this wounded world a marvelous world." — a narrative that inspires so many of us, no matter the color of our skin.
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Being a Louis Vuitton Muse
Translated: “The story that I have woven with Louis Vuitton was born from my simple and sweet encounter with the greatest designer that I had the opportunity to meet, Nicolas Ghesquière. I appreciated the risk he took by offering me to be muse when I was not yet known. It is an extraordinary prestige for me to have closed two shows for Louis Vuitton. I like the values of this house and the way it respects women.”
Deva Cassel Blooms in Dior Lensed by Esther Haase for Madame Figaro March 11, 2022
/Deva Cassel Blooms in Dior Lensed by Esther Haase for Madame Figaro March 11, 2022 AOC Fashion
Deva Cassel, daughter of Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci, rises like a young fashion spirit under the influence of Dior in the pages of Madame Figaro March 11, 2022. Esther Haase [IG} creates soaring and inspiring images of Deva, styled in all Dior by Barbara Baumel./ Hair by John Nollet; makeup by Christina Lutz
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'Pop Culture' Hot Colors Accessories for Madame Figaro February 4, 2022
/'Pop Culture' Hot Colors Accessories for Madame Figaro February 4, 2022 AOC Fashion
Madame Figaro France piles on the accessories in the February 4, 2022 fashion story ‘Pop Culture’. Brazilian model Aline Zanella dives into bright colors, and modern accessories from Prada [cover], and an endless list of top luxury names styled by Agnès Poulle. Kourtney Roy [IG] captures the fashion vibe / Beauty by Cyril Lanoir