Banana Republic ‘San Francisco, 1978'

Banana Republic ‘San Francisco, 1978'

Banana Republic ‘San Francisco, 1978’, A Difficult Year

Banana Republic [IG] released its Fall 2025 Campaign ‘San Francisco, 1978’, with a series of images that mean more if we look under the hood of human events that year, including the brand’s founding.

Banana Republic ‘San Francisco 1978’ models Andreea Diaconu, David Corenswet [actor playing Superman], Giacomo Cavalli, and Paula Soares are lensed by Sonia Szostak [IG] with creative direction by Michael Scanlon. / Hair by Michal Bielecki; makeup by Dan Duran

Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down in 1978

AOC queried whether 1978 in San Francisco-Mill Valley was a good year. The response was ‘not really’. Surely millions of Californians living in Banana Republic country would disagree. So we ran down why the response to our question was so glum.

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Kendall Jenner's Fall 2024 Edit for FWRD Online Lensed by Sonia Szostak

Kendall Jenner's Fall 2024 Edit for FWRD Online Lensed by Sonia Szostak

Supermodel Kendall Jenner steps back into her role as online retailer FWRD’s [IG] creative director in fashion campaign images lensed by Sonia Szostak [IG].

Malina Joseph Gilchrist styles the shoot featuring sleek, modern luxury fashion from Bottega Veneta, JW Anderson, Maison Alaïa, Saint Laurent, The Attico, Wardrobe NYC and more. / Hair by Tamas Tuzes

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Devyn Garcia's Summer Getaway Style for Porter Magazine Lensed by Sonia Szostak

Devyn Garcia's Summer Getaway Style for Porter Magazine Lensed by Sonia Szostak

Cuban-American model Devyn Garcia is our guide to a summer getaway wardrobe that thrives on joyful colors and crochet textures from Bottega Veneta, Calle Del Mar, Cortana, Cult Gaia, Dodo Bar Or, Hunza G, Jean Paul Gaultier, Loewe, Paco Rabanne, Polo Ralph Lauren, Re/Done [Yes!], Stella McCartney and more styled by Hanna Kelifa.

Photographer Sonia Szóstak [IG] is behind the lens for Porter Magazine July 24, 2023, with art direction by Michael Kelly./ Hair by Franco Gobbi; makeup by Laura Dominique

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Monica Bellucci Embraces Aging in a Peaceful Way in Sunday Times Style by Sonia Szostak

Monica Bellucci Embraces Aging in a Peaceful Way in Sunday Times Style by Sonia Szostak AOC Fashion

Actor Monica Bellucci covers the December 5, 2021 issue of The Sunday Times Style Magazine [IG]. The star of Cartier’s holiday ‘Love Is All Film’ is styled by Verity Parker for a fashion story ‘Drama Queen’, wearing designs from 16Arlington, Giorgio Armani, Khaite, Miu Miu, Nensi Dojoka and more.

Aging in a Peaceful Way

Photographer Sonia Szóstak [IG] captures Bellucci, who at age 57 says that she doesn’t fear the aging process. “There are so many women who are feeling free to get old in a different way,” Bellucci explains, introducing the concept of aging “in a peaceful way”.

Tindi Mar Covers Vogue Mexico November 2021 by Sonia Szostak

Tindi Mar Covers Vogue Mexico November 2021 by Sonia Szostak AOC Fashion

Rising star Tindi Mar, environmental activist and Vogue Paris [now Vogue France] September 2021 cover star, spreads her nature-oriented magnificence over three covers of the November 2021 issue of Vogue Mexico.

Photographer Sonia Szóstak [IG] turns her own sensual eye to Tindi Mars in ‘Au Natural’, styled by Valentina Collado in fluid transparency and burnout fabrics to create the deeply-sensual, fashion atmosphere./ Makeup by Dariia Day

A Pregnant Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Talks RoseInc Beauty in Sunday Times Style

A Pregnant Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Talks RoseInc Beauty in Sunday Times Style AOC Fashion

One of America’s fav Brits Rosie Huntington-Whiteley covers the August 22 issue of The Sunday Times Style magazine. Photographer Sonia Szóstak [IG] captures Rosie, styled by Karla Gruszecka in the beauty queen’s preference for modern, neutral, fluid silhouettes.

The original reason behind Rosie’s feature in The Sunday Times is the launch of her beauty brand Rose inc featuring nine makeup and skin-care products, beauty brushes and reusable cotton pads. People can also sign up for early purchase access on RoseInc.com ahead of the August 24-26 sales period for Rose Inc.-registered members.

In America, Rosie’s beauty brand will be sold exclusively at Sephora and RoseInc.com. On August 27, Sephora Canada and SpaceNK in the U.K. live the former VS Angel’s beauty brand, with Australia joining the family at Mecca before year’s end.

Huntington-Whitely has carefully tended her beauty garden for the last two years, creating a relationship with her potential customer.

“We see a lot of people launching brands all the time. Some feel authentic, and some that don’t. There has to be that trust, authenticity and integrity built between you, your consumer and your audience,” Huntington-Whiteley said. “I wanted to build a site to get across my passion for beauty, to learn, to build a community — and I was also looking for the right partner to build our beauty brand with.”

That partner is Amyris Inc., the public company behind Biossance, Pipette and Costa Brazil.

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