Vogue Italia '60 Anni di Stile' Covers: Cassel, Rossellini, Evangelista, Boscono, Fall, Ceretti

Vogue Italia '60 Anni di Stile' Covers: Cassel, Rossellini, Evangelista, Boscono, Fall, Ceretti

Models Deva Cassel in Georgio Armani, Isabella Rossellini in Bottega Veneta, Linda Evangelista in Gucci, Mariacarla Boscono in Prada, Maty Fall in Loro Piana, and Vittoria Ceretti in MiuMiu take six individual covers in Vogue Italia’s [IG] ‘60 Anni di Stile’ September 2024 celebration.

Joe McKenna styles the famous sextet in images by Steven Meisel, longtime Vogue Italia photographer par excellence. Hair by Guido Palau; makeup by Pat McGrath

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Tory Burch FW 2024 Campaign, Lensed in Lisbon by Jamie Hawkesworth

Tory Burch FW 2024 Campaign, Lensed in Lisbon by Jamie Hawkesworth

‘Experimental’ is not a word used over the last 20 years to describe designer Tory Burch [IG]. When she presented her Fall 2024 collection at the New York Public Library last February, a new adjective arose to describe Burch — one we love. The word was ‘daring’.

Vogue Runway summed up the Fall 2024 Tory Burch collection, writing: “Let’s just say she’s come a long way from the people-pleasing crystal embellished tunics and Reva flats that were her earliest successes.”

The Fall 2024 campaign photographed by Jamie Hawkesworth [IG] in Lisbon, Portugal plays with light and quiet joy. It captures Tory Burch’s new word — which is good — because fashion hammers the same words to death. We need some new words — in this case ‘sublime’.

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Mikael Jansson Flashes 'Texture! Volume! Color! for Vogue US August 2024

Mikael Jansson Flashes 'Texture! Volume! Color! for Vogue US August 2024

Vogue US [IG] August 2024 hypes the coming season with ‘Texture! Volume! Color!’ styled by Camilla Nickerson. Models Adut Akech, Angelina Kendall, Anok Yai, Carolyn Murphy, Devyn Garcia, Jill Kortleve, Liisa Winkler, Liu Wen, Loli Bahia & Vittoria Ceretti are lensed by Mikael Jansson [IG]. / Hair by Shay Ashual; makeup by Hannah Murray

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H&M Summer 2024 Campaign Kills It | Anok, Devyn, Vittoria by Rafael Pavarotti

H&M Summer 2024  Campaign Kills It | Anok, Devyn, Vittoria by Rafael Pavarotti

AOC’s impression of the H&M Summer 2024 Collection [IG] is simple: H&M Killed It!

The trio of top models Anok Yai, Devyn Garcia and Vittoria Ceretti killed it. Designer Eliana Masgalos hit all the high notes in this sophisticated, vibrant, very wearable collection.

Whatever ancestral spirits photographer Raf Pavarotti [IG] appealed to — collectively with all involved before starting work — they blessed him and this H&M photoshoot.

Kate Phelan styled the campaign with art direction by Li Von Euler and set design by Ibby Njoya./ Hair by Mustafa Yanaz; makeup by Chiao Li Hsu

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Vittoria Ceretti 'On Edge' in Gucci for Dazed Magazine Spring 2024 by Thibaut Grevet

Vittoria Ceretti 'On Edge' in Gucci for Dazed Magazine Spring 2024 by Thibaut Grevet

Top model Vittoria Ceretti lives in fashion’s fast lane, posing for ‘On Edge’ above the streets of Manhattan for Dazed Magazine [IG]. Ceretti is styled by Imruh Asha in the high-drama, all-Gucci story lensed by Thibaut Grevet [IG]. / Hair by Akemi Kishida; makeup by Cécile Paravina

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How Shein Grabbed H&M America By the Throat | H&M Spring 2024 Campaign

How Shein Grabbed H&M America By the Throat | H&M Spring 2024 Campaign

H&M celebrates Spring 2024 as a time of rebirth and new beginnings in a fresh and sophisticated campaign with equally upmarket clothes. For the women’s portion, models include Anok Yai, Bibi Breslin, Precious Lee, Raquel Zimmermann and Vittoria Ceretti styled by Kate Phelan.

Photographer Rafael Pavarotti [IG] is behind the lens, working with Albert Moya on what’s an exceptional and esoteric campaign film — the entire director’s cut.

In recent days, H&M received positive news in response to the Spring 2024 collections. H&M Group CEO Daniel Ervér, who abruptly replaced Helena Helmersson at the end of January, will tell you that he had little to do with the results.

H&M under Helmersson got caught in the worst possible squeeze and Ervér was her partner in that squeeze, being head of H&M for the last four years.

COVID came and Shein took off like an online rocket ship.

H&M controlled 16% of the fast fashion market in the US in November 2022, behind Shein's 50%. H&M’s $24.9 billion market cap as of November 2023 is approximately 35% of Shein's 2023 private valuation of $66 billion.

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Vittoria Ceretti Covers Vogue Korea April 2024, as Luigi & Iango Take us on a Joy Ride

Vittoria Ceretti Covers Vogue Korea April 2024, as Luigi & Iango Take us on a Joy Ride

Prada sponsors an excellent, much-appreciated style ride onto the covers and interior story of Vogue Korea’s April 2024 issue. At the helm from her perch atop the world of successful models, Vittoria Ceretti is styled by Eunyoung Sohn in cinematic images lensed by Luigi & Iango [IG].

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Pucci Spring 2024 Campaign with Vittoria Ceretti | House Update

Pucci Spring 2024 Campaign with Vittoria Ceretti | House Update

The watery effect of Pucci’s heritage Vivara print takes the stage in a new Spring 2024 campaign headlined by Vittoria Ceretti and captured by Mario Sorrenti [IG] at Villa L’Alma near Milan.

Pucci Artistic Director Camille Miceli has invited us to Rome on April 4 to view Vivara in action as "one of the house's most iconic prints, dating back to 1965 and featured in all the archives."

To many of us, Pucci is an absolute jewel, with speculation-only 2023 revenue of $100m. If any group can nurture her to Pucci’s maximum potential, it’s LVMH.

Previously working under LVMH’s Sidney Toledano as the chief executive of smaller brands like Celine and Fendi, Camille Micelli at Pucci — along with Belgian fashion executive Saar Debrouwere as Pucci CEO — will operate under the guidance of Michael Burke, who recently took the helm from Toledano.

I dig deeply into the LVMH approach to developing talent in the Michael Burke link above.

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Supermodel Vittoria Ceretti Covers ELLE US March 2024, Lensed by Mario Sorrenti

Supermodel Vittoria Ceretti Covers ELLE US March 2024, Lensed by Mario Sorrenti

Vittoria Ceretti covers the March 2023 issue of ELLE US in a fashion story ‘Vittoria Ceretti Is the Ultimate Supermodel’ lensed by Mario Sorrenti [IG]. Alex White styles the engaging Italian in Alaïa, Dolce & Gabbana, Ferragamo, Gucci, Khaite, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Schiaparelli, Willy Chavarria and more./ Hair by Tomo Jidai; makeup by Diane Kendal

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Tory Burch Holiday 2023 Campaign with Nora Attal and Vittoria Ceretti

Tory Burch Holiday 2023 Campaign with Nora Attal and Vittoria Ceretti

The Tory Burch Holiday 2023 Campaign stars Nora Attal and Vittoria Ceretti in the south of France, visiting the retro-futurism architecture of Le Palais Bulles.

Photographer Oliver Hadlee Pearch [IG] captures the two top models as they settle into the womb curves of the iconic home of late fashion designer Pierre Cardin.

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Anok Yai and Vittoria Ceretti Take Greenwich Village for Michael Kors Collection Fall 2023

Anok Yai and Vittoria Ceretti Take Greenwich Village for Michael Kors Collection Fall 2023

Anok Yai and Vittoria Ceretti stroll together arm-in-arm in Greenwich Village and Washington Square Park for the Michael Kors Collection Fall ’23 campaign. Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin capture the two, very successful, fashion industry models styled in the theme of ‘Urban Bohemia.’

Gloria Steinem’s Ms. Magazine turned 50 last year, and Gloria herself is nearing 90. Michael Kors was inspired by not only Steinem in designing his Fall 2023 collection. The Kors moodboards this season were peppered with 1970s activist, determined women including Ali McGraw, Cher, Jane Fonda, Lena Horne, Tina Turner and more. Disciplined and laser-focused on change, these women also embraced Greenwich Village style — especially because of its proximity to New York University.

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As Gucci Pursues An 'Exclusive Elevated Path', Anne Says 'Watch for Landmines'

As Gucci Pursues An 'Exclusive Elevated Path', Anne Says 'Watch for Landmines'

In-transition luxury house Gucci presents its Fall Winter 2023 campaign featuring Vittoria Ceretti, Aboubakar Konte and Brando Erba, lensed by photographer David Sims [IG].

Alastair McKimm styles the cast with hair by Paul Hanlon and makeup by Thomas De Kluyver. “Brakhage” by Stereolab is the music in the campaign video.

I noted a few months ago that we didn’t even post the new Gucci Valigeria campaign video, thinking it was just a stop along the way of Gucci’s reinvention. But that mistake was AOC’s.

The video is exactly in sync with the Fall 2023 campaign.

Many luxury brands — Louis Vuitton immediately comes to mind, but also Dior — are redefining luxury in more humanist terms. This branding does not prevent exclusive salons for best customers. But our common humanity — or ubuntu — is part of the luxury brand story.

Look at the new RIMOWA campaign, as a good example.

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Chanel Les 4 Ombres Byzance Beauty and Jewelry for Vittoria Ceretti by Elizaveta Porodina

Chanel Les 4 Ombres Byzance Beauty and Jewelry for Vittoria Ceretti by Elizaveta Porodina

Chanel shares an inspired new eyeshadow collection Les 4 Ombres Byzance with design and color roots in the rich history of Byzantine jewelry, and several pieces in the archived collection of Gabrielle Chanel herself.

Chanel muse Vittoria Ceretti is the face of the campaign, with an image style that is a perfect expression for the creative mind of photographer Elizaveta Porodina [IG].

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Ferragamo New Renaissance Fall 2023 Campaign by Tyler Mitchell Spotlights Uffizi Gallery

Ferragamo New Renaissance Fall 2023 Campaign by Tyler Mitchell Spotlights Uffizi Gallery

Today’s release of a new Ferragamo Fall 2023 campaign, conceived by Ferragamo creative director Maximilian Davis, takes a spin on the Louvre’s success, confirming a new and very important, global-culture role for Ferragamo and Italian culture, via the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

The partnership between the Ferragamo brand and the Uffizi Gallery is not a one-off ad campaign. Details of its depth and reach will emerge in the coming months.

Lensed by American photographer Tyler Mitchell [IG], who was named to the TIME 100 list in 2023 and has a cameo in the images, the Ferragamo Fall 2023 campaign features top models including Anok Yai, Jessica Stam, Lina Zhang, Mona Tougaard, Paul Hamline, Taemin Park, and Vittoria Ceretti.

I asked my AI partner Lulu to research the history of the Uffizi Gallery, and she has delivered in a major way. Read on in AOC link top of post.

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Mona Tougaard and Vittoria Ceretti in 'CODEPENDENCY' for 032c by Sebastian Faena

Mona Tougaard and Vittoria Ceretti in 'CODEPENDENCY' for 032c by Sebastian Faena

Model stars Mona Tougaard and Vittoria Ceretti are lost in bad-girl thoughts, oblivious to a message from artist Tony Cokes’ video works message for 032c: “I want you to get off your fucking asses and do something for the people.”

It’s all very Berlin, as photographer Sebastian Faena [IG] knocks these two Vogue model queens off their pedestals and brings them down to earth in ‘CODEPENDENCY’, styled by Ras Bartram.

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Jacquemus Summer 2023 Campaign 'Raphia' Is Sun God Worthy with Vittoria Ceretti

Jacquemus Summer 2023 Campaign 'Raphia' Is Sun God Worthy with Vittoria Ceretti

Sunshine-soaked yellow reigns supreme over Vittoria Ceretti’s dominant hold of our attention span in the Jacquemus Summer 2023 Campaign. The raffia hats are impossible not to adore.

Photographer Oliver Hadlee Pearch [IG] is behind the lens with styling by Ursina Gysi.

Simon Porte Jacquemus adores Italy, and his namesake boutique has popped into Cernobbio, home to Villa d’Este on the shores of Lake Cuomo. George and Amal Clooney, who own Villa Oleandra in nearby Laglio, will surely be fans of the Jacquemus boutique, open until October 16, 2023.

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Oliver Hadlee Pearch Flashes Top Models in 'Raphallo' Italy for Vogue China May 2023

Oliver Hadlee Pearch Flashes Top Models in 'Raphallo' Italy for Vogue China May 2023

Models Anok Yai, Ida Heiner, Nora Attal, Paloma Elsesser and Vittoria Ceretti are styled by Carlos Nazario in ‘Raphallo’. Photographer Oliver Hadlee Pearch [IG] captures the girl gaggle in the Italian Riviera for Vogue China May 2023./ Hair by Cyndia Harvey; makeup by Ana Takahashi

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Vittoria Ceretti Takes Us Beyond Artifice for D La Repubblica, Lensed by Vito Fernicola

Vittoria Ceretti Takes Us Beyond Artifice for D La Repubblica, Lensed by Vito Fernicola

Top model Vittoria Ceretti shows off a side of her fashion persona not typically revealed. We are backstage as Vittoria prepares for her runway walk in a larger atmosphere fraught with tension.

There is an eye that tears, having to deal with the most difficult model in the world, or perhaps a frenzied creative director giving orders a bit too harshly. Speaking for herself in ‘Vittoria Ceretti: Semplicemente, Sono Felice [I’m Simply Happy.]” lensed by Vito Fernicola [IG] the model is at peace.

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Rafael Pavarotti Shoots Maximilian Davis' Ferragamo Spring Summer 2023 Campaign

Rafael Pavarotti Shoots Maximilian Davis' Ferragamo Spring Summer 2023 Campaign

Models Chol Mabior, Colin Jones, Kai Newman, Mona Tougaard, Silas Lutz, Vittoria Ceretti and Yoomi Sun front the February 2023 drop of Ferragamo’s Spring Summer 2023 campaign.

The New York Times profiled Maximilian Davis, Salvatore Ferragamo’s new young Black designer, last fall. The emerging designer dropped out of the 2022 LVMH Prize for young designer competition to take the Ferragamo position.

Photographer Rafael Pavarotti [IG] shoots the models in Ferragamo’s updated-hues studio with art direction by Edward Quarmby and styling by Mavi Staiano.

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