Vogue Arabia's June 2023 Lavender Saudi Issue: 10 Covers, 10 Top Models, 10 Saudi Designers
/Photographers Domen & Van De Velde [IG] are in charge of all photography with models including Amira Zuhair, Candice Swanepoel, Coco Rocha, Donna Bahdon, Isabeli Fontana, Sara Sampaio, Sasha Luss, Sophie Alshehry, Taleedah Tamer, and Toni Garrn.
Saudi brands embracing the lavender hue project include Honayda, Yousef Akbar, Raghad Alblaihed, Atelier Hekayat, April by Noura Alsaif, ArAm by Arwa Alammari, Mashael Al Faris, and Kaf by Kaf, Loodyana, and Lurline.
Read MoreKezako Paris Rolls Out Real-Deal VS Angels in More or Less Magazine by Oliver Hadlee Pearch
/This fashion story ‘Earth Angels’ from More or Less Magazine [IG] adds a fabulous new twist to the VS Angels saga. If you don’t know, the magazine is devoted to sustainability and our living with less. More or Less wrote:
Hallelujah! For our final cover, we assembled an all-star cast of Earth Angels, styling nine ex-Victoria's Secret models in faux-fashion label Kezako’s upcycled underwear made from aluminium wrap, dried-out loaves of bread, old newspapers, cuddly toys and then some.
We are looking at creativity on steroids here and a brilliant way to call attention to sustainability.
Models include Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel, Elsa Hosk, Lais Ribeiro, Leomie Anderson, Lily Aldridge, Martha Hunt, Sara Sampaio and Stella Maxwell.
Read MoreRevisit Graff Tribal 2021 Campaign Lensed by Mikael Jansson with Sara Sampaio
/In the campaign marketing text, Graff made a word salad describing Night Moon, Graff Gateway and New Dawn groups in the collection in this way:
“From a poetic spark of inspiration to a magnificent collection of jewels that speak to the soul about the eternal beauty of nature, the Tribal collection captures the essence of what it is to be human.”
These words perhaps better describe modern life in South Africa’s Atlantis Dunes, where extreme adventure sports including sandboarding define the landscape. Had Graff wanted to speak to the Tribal collection’s capturing the essence of what it is to be human”, the campaign would have been shot 15 hours away by car in at the Sterkfontein Caves, at a UNESCO World Heritage site known as the Cradle of Humankind.
Read MoreSara Sampaio in 'The Big Splash' by Greg Swales for Harper's Bazaar Greece June 2021
/Sara Sampaio in 'The Big Splash' by Greg Swales for Harper's Bazaar Greece June 2021
Model Sara Sampaio is styled by Rafael Linares in beach beauty fashion lensed by Greg Swales as ‘The Big Splash’ for Harper’s Bazaar Greece June 2021./ Hair by Ricky Moto; makeup by Kelly McClain