Models Honey Ordonez and Keny Salgado cover the July 2026 issue of Vogue Latin America/Mexico [IG] posing in a fashion story ‘De Aquil Somos’ [We Are From Here]. Ivan Dario Ramirez and Valentina Collado style the duo photographed by Emmanuel Sanchez Monsalve [IG].
The July-August 2026 issue of Vogue Netherlands [IG] heads to Thailand for ‘Vacation Mode On’, a predominantly Chanel riches story styled by Linda Gümüs Gerritsen. Model Tess Carter is lensed by Jorin Koers [IG]./ Hair by Magdalena Loza; makeup by Magdalena Loza
Writer Christopher Bollen takes a walk in the gardens of the Palais-Royal — and a predictable new attitude emerges to discuss Michael Rider’s newly-found fame as artistic director of Celine. That descripter calls Rider’s Celine “joyous and (even in our current moment) wildly optimistic.”
Given the supersonic success of Chanel, is it time to take a fresh look at feelings of joy and their impact on the brain and wellbeing? It’s a sacrilege among upper crust people to speak of joy in fashion, but maybe . . . just maybe New Humanism thinking is having an impact.
Anne believes that the list of Americans in Paris, housed by LVMH and other big names in fashion, may be ruffling more than a few French media and PR feathers in fashion world. Put it this way, AOC has added that filter to the context lens through which we process fashion criticism generally and, most definitely, in Paris.
Zendaya covers the May 2026 issue of Vogue Brasil [IG], styled by Law Roach at a photo shoot at Los Angeles’ Hollyhock House. Built in 1921 by Frank Lloyd Wright, it was the home of American oil heiress Aline Barnsdall.
Photographer Nicole Heiniger [IG] captures the Jazz Age images with fashion direction by Rita Lazarrotti. Hollyhock House is LA’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site
Top model Angelina Kendall covers the July 2026 issue of Vogue España [IG]. Styled by Gerry O’Kane in a Miu Miu cover mini frock, Kendall channels a familiar sensual fantasy among women — and, increasingly, a reality to highly-accomplished ones. The story is lensed by Sean & Seng [IG]./ Hair by Soichi Inagaki; makeup by Petros Petrohilos
Photographer Elizaveta Porodina [IG] brings her trademark — but very expansive — artistic vision to Vogue Germany [IG] July-August 2026 issue. Actor Mala Emde wears Dior on the cover, styled by Jeannie Annan-Lewin, a contributing fashion editor on British Vogue.
The issue’s cover theme ‘The Women We Are’ probes a profound question for today’s women. Actor Mala Emde wears Dior on the cover, styled by Jeannie Annan-Lewin, a contributing fashion editor on British Vogue.
Rising model Kate Kraaijeveld stars in ‘La Pupée’, a Bardot-inspired vaca getaway story styled by Nicholas Georgiou. Photographer Thanassis Krikis [IG] captures all the seaside beauty for Vogue Greece [IG] July 2026./ Hair by Daniel Babek; makeup by Athina Karakitsou; art direction by Rinetta Koskinidou; Elis Kiss, Editor-in-Chief
AOC celebrated the August 2022 first issue of Vogue Philippines for its beauty, its local focus on Filipino culture and design heritage and its strong emphasis on sustainability.
Model Chloe Magno covered the launch issue and now returns for Bea Valdes’ final issue as EIC. The executive continues as Chief Content Officer for MEGA Global Group, Inc. where she oversees creative synergy across Vogue, Allure and GQ Philippines.
Incoming Vogue Philippines Editor-in-Chief is Trickie Lopa, who was the magazine’s Deputy Editor for Art and Culture. We assume that Vogue Philippines will only get better, raising their own already high standards.
Among the Vogues, VP leads the way in expressing New Humanism values, followed by Vogues Poland and Portugal.
Australian model Lydia Reid drops into a Thai paradise called Loylum Eco Floating Villa [IG] in Kanchanaburi, Thailand for the June 2026 cover story of Vogue Poland [IG]. Photographer Antoine Henault [IG] captures Reid styled by Ashlee Barrett-Bourmier in Chanel on the cover, Loro Piana, Magda Butrym, Maison Valentino and much more inside./ Hair and makeup by Casey Hill
Laufey takes a cover of Vogue Portugal’s [IG] May 2026 ‘Heart & Reason’ issue, highlighting the balancing act between emotion and logic. Loizos Sofokleous styles the shoot, with photography by Élio Nogueira [IG] shot in Lisbon.
Cultural Fusion Is the Heart of Jazz
Unlike Western jazz hubs where audiences tend to skew older, Downbeat Magazine notes that the jazz audience in China is overwhelmingly young. The result is a highly curious, tech-savvy fanbase that aligns perfectly with Laufe’s core listeners worldwide.
Jazz is a key unifier in the emerging, global New Humanism movement. Anne uses the term New Humanism, to distinguish it from humanism in Europe, which was Eurocentric and — in spite of its philosophical values — managed to embrace the global slave trade.
As we speak, France has finally abolished its Code Noir laws, which defined human beings of color as property that could be transferred wherever an owner chose to send him/her or sell them.
Supermodel Karolina Kurkova covers Vogue Czechoslovakia [IG] May 2026 issue in a cover story called ‘The Gentle Revolution’. Photographer Simon Elmalem [IG] also styles Kurkova, working with fashion director Milena Zuravljova./ Makeup by Daniela Gozlan
True Romance: Tippy-top model Mona Tougaard graces the cover of Vogue Italia [IG] June 2026 issue, styled by Tonne Goodman in Chanel, Dior, Fendi, Ferragamo, Guess, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Mango, Prada and more, lensed by Malick Bodian [IG]./ Hair by Karim Belghiran; makeup by Celine Martin
Spanish model Paula Anguera covers the May 2026 issue of Vogue Poland [IG] for a fashion story shot in Instanbul. Kasia Mioduska styles Anguera in images by Arianna Lago [IG]./ Hair and makeup by Aneta Kostrzewa
Top model and actor Mariacarla Boscono covers the May 2026 issue of Vogue Italia [IG], styled by Imruh Asha in Acne Studios, Area, Balenciaga, Chanel, Ferragamo, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Maison Alaia, Mario Valentino, Sportmax and more.
Dutch photographer Carlijn Jacobs [IG] captures Boscono in Dior for the cover of Vogue Italia’s annual Art issue./ Hair by Olivier Schwalder; makeup by Daniel Sällström
American singer-songwriter and actor Olivia Rodrigo wears Givenchy on the cover of British Vogue [IG] April 2026, styled by Jorden Bickham.
Laura Jane Coulson [IG] photographs the pop star wearing Dior, Junya Watanabe, Versace, Y by Yohji Yamamoto SS 2008 from Artifact and more.
Rodrigo debuted her new ‘Drop Dead’ in a surprise appearance at Coachella, joining Addison Rae’s onstage performance. The new single was released on April 17th for her upcoming album ‘You seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’, out on June 12th.
Fine-minds models Awar Odhiang, Bhavitha Mandava, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Paloma Elsesser, Scarlett White and Valerie Scherzinger expand their cultural curiosity in moments of real-life-inspired, seize the books visualizations in ‘Book Club’.
Sebastian Faena [IG] captures the fashion story for American Vogue April 2026 issue.
Model Stella Hinton is styled by Harriet Crawford in ‘Modern Masters’, a poetic look at the new Dior collection by Jonathan Anderson. Photographer Jake Terrey [IG] captures the fabulosity of Anderson’s young aristocrats for Vogue Australia [IG] April 2026./ Hair by Sophie Roberts; makeup by Victoria Baron
Vogue Poland’s EIC [IG] and photographer Ina Levy [IG] continues her voyage across America, setting up her latest fashion shoot in Marfa, Texas. Featuring model Aneken Zaldivar [IG] from Mexico City, AOC posts the Chanel Official story on the day — Monday, March 9, 2026 — that creative director Matthieu Blazy delivered another blockbuster presentation of the Chanel FW 2026 collection in Paris.
Chiara Janczarek styled this fashion story for Chanel and Chanel Beauty./ Makeup by Ingeborg
Model Paola Manes is styled by Emmanuelle Ramos in ‘Skirts So Good’, reflecting a style season dominated by once-classic, Plain Jane shapes gone rogue as statement skirts. Photographer Jaap Strijker [IG] is street-side in a cold and rainy Paris, shooting this fashion story for Vogue Scandinavia [IG] April 2026./ Hair and makeup by Magdalena Loza
Supermodel Joan Smalls covers the April 2026 issue of Vogue Mexico [IG] and Vogue Latin America in a fashion story shot in Rome.Diego Bendezu [IG] captures Smalls styled by Valentina Collado in Bottega Veneta, Chloé, Dior, McQueen, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello and more./ Hair by Patti Bussa; makeup by Rocco Santamorena
