A Sensual Bodycon Lila Moss by Luigi & Iango for Vanity Fair Italia April 2023
/Lila Moss covers the April 2023 issue of Vanity Fair Italia, styled by Anna Dello Russo in sensual, body-baring innerwear accented with luxury jewels. How Italian!
Moss the Younger talks to her decision [because nobody asked her to cover it] to expose her blood sugar patch in her runway debut. Lila has been very open within the fashion industry about her type-one diabetes.
Photographers Luigi Murenu & Iango Henzi [IG] are in the studio for Vanity Fair Italia April 2023.
Read MoreKylie Jenner Covers Vanity Fair Italia March 1, 2023 Lensed by Luigi + Iango
/Kylie Jenner covers Vanity Fair Italia’s March 1, 2023 issue No. 9, styled by Anna Dello Russo in images by Luigi & Iango.
Simone Marchetti, who interviewed Madonna last month, talks topics from business to postpartum depression with Jenner in Kylie Jenner: the secret of K factor.
The Kardashian-Jenners entertained the world, while shaping its customs and habits, writes Matchetti. People can protest all they want about the Kardashians, and they can also turn them off. The fact that they won’t tells us more about them than the K-women, who have made a fortune off our addiction to them.
You don’t find AOC criticizing the Kardashian-Jenner women, because our values say we must criticize their followers at the same time. It’s the followers who are making them rich and famous.
Consider that they probably know more about the human psychology of Americans than any think tank in America. Granted, they are a global brand, but this IS an American story — and we can always turn it off.
Read More'Tár' Actor Cate Blanchett Covers Vanity Fair US February 2023 by Elizaveta Poorodina
/Star actor Cate Blanchett covers the February 2023 issue of Vanity Fair, styled by Stella Greenspan in Acne Studios, Dilara Findikoglu, Dries Van Noten, Gauntlett Cheng, Richard Quinn, Simone Rocha and more. Photographer Elizaveta Porodina [IG] makes the captures in New York City last September.
Read MoreLizzo Is On the Charts with All Systems on Go, Lensed by Campbell Addy for Vanity Fair
/We’re late to Lizzo’s November 2022 Vanity Fair US cover story event — and what a reading experience it is. Now that New York’s Governors Ball has announced Lizzo in its 2023 edition June 9-11 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, it’s time we do some serious Lizzo duty.
The uber talent well on her way to becoming a super star is making waves across America, and we’re here for it. Vanity Fair November was a long-interview pit stop with Lisa Robinson and it came with a perfect title: ‘Everything’s coming up Lizzo, and it’s about damn time.’
Lizzo was styled by the one and only Patti Wilson, with photography by Campbell Addy [IG].
I’m writing and switching paragraphs around so that this next tough-talking paragraph from her Vanity Fair interview is followed by Lizzo’s 2021 TEDMonterey Talk.
If you are a white woman who thinks she sounds a little bit too hostile in her VF interview, consider her flute playing at the Library of Congress on September 26.
I am so disturbed over what happened, I probably would have gone to jail.
Read MoreOur Blessed Madonna Covers Vanity Fair Europe in Luigi & Iango's Girls Last Supper Story
/Madonna covers the ICONS issues of Vanity Fair Italy, France, and Spain in a first-ever joint collaboration among the magazines. The new annual “Icon Issue’ project celebrates legends who “contribute[s] to shape the modern culture.”
Madonna’s regular stylist, Swedish B. Åkerlund [IG] chooses Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano for Maison Margiela and more for the two-day shoot that involved more than 80 collaborators.
Fashion editors Michael Philouze and Marcus Chang styled the cast.
Images from the shoot will be part of a Sept. exhibition by Luigi & Iango at the Palazzo Reale Museum in Milan.
Madonna and Religion
As society, are we moving on from that [patriarchal] world?
We definitely are not moving on, we are moving backwards. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be having discussions on whether or not women are allowed to make choices over their bodies in America.
Are you a pessimist?
I have to be optimistic otherwise I don’t know how I could go on.
Note that is the identical viewpoint expressed by Natalie Portman in our Miss Dior fragrance post yesterday. I do believe, however, that we must take a new approach.
Read MoreOlivia Wilde by Emma Summerton for Vanity Fair US Stands Firm on 'Don't Worry Darling'
/Actor/director Olivia Wilde has received mixed reviews on her delivery of ‘Don’t Worry Darling’. The movie starring Florence Pugh, is set in Trumpian-style, 50’s domesticity — a bit of “The Stepford Wives,” a whole lot of “Mad Men” said reviews.
“No amount of internet bullying can cause me to question my belief in a movie made collectively by so many brilliant people. We worked too hard, and went through too much together, to be derailed by something that really has nothing to do with filmmaking.”
Read MoreMargot Robbie Covers Vanity Fair December 2022.January 2023 by Mario Sorrenti
/Margot Robbie covers the December 2022/January 2023 issue of Vanity Fair, styled by Anastasia Barbieri in images by Mario Sorrenti. The two-time Academy Award nominee is set to dazzle in ‘Babylon’ and then as a modern-woman Barbie for the 21st century.
Robbie plays a fictional Hollywood icon on the rise in Babylon, Paramount’s epic comedy-drama led by Robbie, Brad Pitt, and newcomer Diego Calva. The movie, opening in theaters on December 23, is set during the industry’s wildest time. White men ruled; the money was flowing, the rules were few, a thirst for fame and success knew few boundaries.
Read MoreVanity Fair Italia Fall 2022 Accessories Lensed by Alberto Zanetti with Margherita Roversi
/Model Margherita Roversi is styled by Gaia Fraschini in ‘Frames’, a major luxury brands fall accessory presentation lensed by Alberto Zanetti for Vanity Fair Italia September 2022.
Read MoreLu Tao In 'Cut Out' Modern Jewelry Drama by Alberto Zanetti for Vanity Fair Italia
/Lu Tao In 'Cut Out' Modern Jewelry Drama by Alberto Zanetti for Vanity Fair Italia AOC Jewelry News
Model Lu Tao is styled by Gaia Fraschini in ‘Cut Out’, a luxury jewelry collection inspired by modern deco design. Gaia Fraschini adds key accessory and fashion pieces also in modern shapes and cutouts. Alberto Zanetti [IG] captures Lu Tao’s shoulders as the new erogenous zones for Vanity Fair Italia May 2022./ Hair by Alessandro Squarza; makeup by Karin Borromeo
Bulgari, Cartier, Chanel, Tiffany & Co Dazzle in Vanity Fair Italia by Alberto Zanetti
/Bulgari, Cartier, Chanel, Tiffany & Co Dazzle in Vanity Fair Italia by Alberto Zanetti AOC Jewelry News
Photographer Alberto Zanetti [IG] shares dazzling gems from Bulgari, Cartier, Chanel, Tiffany & Co and more. Gaia Fraschini styles ‘Punti di Vista’ in Vanity Fair Italia February 2022./ Hair by Dora Roberti; Karin Borromeo
Signe Vilstrup Flashes Yujin Sim in 'Night Out' Glam for Vanity Fair Italia January 2022
/Signe Vilstrup Flashes Yujin Sim in 'Night Out' Glam for Vanity Fair Italia January 2022 AOC Fashion
Model Yujin Sim is styled by Simone Guidarelli in ‘Night Out’, a hot mix of sensual artistry. Photographer Signe Vilstrup [IG] is behind the lens for Vanity Fair Italia January 2022./ Hair by Pedro Pianto; makeup by Claudia Marchetti
Vanity Fair Italia's 'Art Details' Lush Modernism Style Lensed by Alberto Zanetti
/Vanity Fair Italia's 'Art Details' Lush Modernism Style Lensed by Alberto Zanetti AOC Fashion
Regular Vanity Fair Italia photographer Alberto Zanetti delivers a lush style dose of sophisticated,creamy-neutrals modernism with ‘Art Details’, styled by Gaia Fraschini for the October issue./ Hair by Giovanni Iovino; makeup by Karin Borromeo
Anna Cleveland Wears Noble Origins Coats for Vanity Fair Italia September 2021
/Anna Cleveland Wears Noble Origins Coats for Vanity Fair Italia September 2021 AOC Fashion
Anna Cleveland models the season’s best coats styled by Simone Guidarelli. Photographer Emilio Tini [IG] captures the noble origins luxury looks in Vanity Fair Italia September 2021./ Hair by Eddy Scudo; makeup by Karin Borromeo
Vita Mir in 'Riviera' by Signe Vilstrup in Vanity Fair Italia July 2021
/Vita Mir in 'Riviera' by Signe Vilstrup in Vanity Fair Italia July 2021
Model Vita Mir is styled by Simone Guidarelli in ‘Riviera’, lensed by Signe Vilstrup [IG] for Vanity Fair Italia July 2021.
Tavi Gevinson Reflects the Moment in 'XOXO Tavi' for Vanity Fair by Nick Riley Bentham
/Tavi Gevinson Reflects the Moment in 'XOXO Tavi' for Vanity Fair by Nick Riley Bentham
Tavi Gevinson is an American writer, magazine editor, and actor. And ‘no’, she’s not skinnying into a pair of jeans, heading off to Vogue Paris. Tavi won’t be adopting former Vogue EIC Emmanuelle Alt’s trademark style, to the best of AOC’s knowledge.
Now 25, Tavi has a superb set of images by Nick Riley Bentham [IG] in the July/August 2021 issue of Vanity Fair. Nicole Chapoteau styles the founder of an incredibly popular, fashion and feminism blog ‘Style Rookie’ at age 12 in eccentric artistry from Alessandra Rich, Chanel, Collina Strada, Dior, Emilio Pucci, Wales Bonner and more./ Hair by Roberto Di Cuia; makeup by Akiko Owada
Dani Witt in Rome by Stefania Paparelli for Vanity Fair Italia June 2021
/Dani Witt in Rome by Stefania Paparelli for Vanity Fair Italia June 2021
Model Dani Witt is styled by Simone Guidarelli in ‘Amore Senza Fine’ [Endless Love] a fashion tribute to Rome. Photographer Stefania Paparelli [IG] captures the virginal sensuality embedded in the psychological complexity of Rome — a city I love deeply — for Vanity Fair Italia June 2021.
Editorials like this one always inspire my reading for the week. The rise of conquering Rome — the ultimate patriarchal society — came at a great cost to women generally, who were living in the region. It’s possible to track the devolution of women’s status and power in Greece, as evidenced by the writings of Socrates, then Plato and next Aristotle. Rome is more cut and dried. Men ruled.