The June 2026 issue of Vogue Hong Kong paid tribute to Tiffany & Co. with new spectacular pieces from its ‘Hidden Garden’ Blue Book high jewelry collection. Invited also to join the festivities were animal actors/ambassadors Romey & Cookie, humanely trained animal actors since 1987 by Benaya Animals [IG]. Schanel Bakkouche styled model Bambi Northwood Blyth in subdued, high jewelry elegance, lensed by Petros Koulouris [IG].
Vogue Scandinavia [IG] June 2026 took an unusually elegant approach in its summer issue, creating a fashion story ‘Cancer Astrology Forecast’ lensed by Branislav Simoncik [IG]. The shoot featured models Anamaria Cioboata, Ateta Jok, and Renata Scheffer styled by Anya Ziourova with fashion and jewelry from Alexis Bittar, Deepa Gurnani, Elie Saab, Maison Valentino, Max Mara, Pierre Hardy, Shop Julietta and more./ Hair by Mirka Mysicka; makeup by LLoyd Simmonds
Congrats to top model Cindy Bruna, who married Congolese basketball player Blondy Baruti in December 2025. Follow our links below the new bride’s French Vogue [IG] cover for personal images.
Bruna wears a Candice Swanepoel Tropic of C bikini on her French Vogue cover, lensed by Purienne [IG]. Rising model Lennon Sorrenti takes the second cover for the fashion story ‘Bord De Mer’ and wears Prada. / Hair by Alexandrine Piel and Stephane Lancien; makeup by Aaron de Mey
Lila Moss & Athiec Geng deliver joyful smiles in their Vogue Spain August 2026 cover story, also published in British Vogue. Poppy Kain styles the fashion story shot in Barcelona June 3-7, celebrating the 24th edition of the Primavera Sound festival. Sebastian Faena [IG] is behind the lens, documenting the event and catching live all those smiling faces./ Hair by David Harborow; makeup by Celia Burton
Vogue Australia [IG] July 2026 digital issue delivers one of the first fashion stories focused on Maria Grazia Chiuri’s debut collection since her return to Fendi as creative director.
In luxury fashion, the Italian concept of purity of form [purezza delle forme] refers to a design philosophy focused on impeccable tailoring, architectural lines, and the removal of unnecessary ornamentation to let the silhouette and material speak for themselves.
Considering ‘purity of form’ enters the fashion dialogue at the same time AOC is deeply immersed in a study of Italian futurism. Setting aside the ideological planks of Italian Futurism — including its deep disdain for women — it seems that these two concepts are connected functionally.
Soo Joo Park is styled by Kihoh Sohn in Cartier riches, lensed by Hyea W. Kang [IG] against a black modernism fashion statement for Vogue Korea [IG] August 2026 issue, closing out the magazine’s 30th anniversary year./ Hair by Tsuki; makeup by Yuki Hayashi
Model Yanan Wan isstyled by Emis Lee in ‘New Generations, Old Pleasures’, lensed by Rambo Ding [IG] for Vogue China [IG] July 2026.
Folk Schools for All
Sharing this Vogue China fashion story was impacted by an excellent weekend story in The New York Times, ‘The Comforting Resurgence of ‘Grandma Hobbies’ [gifted 30-day link]. Written by Kate Brennan, with photography and video by Lindsey Makuwatsine, the article opens in Traverse City, Michigan at the Green Door Folk School, which opened in 2024.
Top models Bibi Breslin, Chloe Oh, Esther Kim, Felice Nova Noordhoff, Hyunji Shin, Luiza Perote, Natasha Poly and Soo Joo Park cover the August 2026 issue of Vogue Korea [IG]. Names are on the individual covers.
Hyea W. Kang [IG] is the sole photographer on the covers, with fashion direction by Eunyoung Sohn and styling by Dahye Kim and Kihoh Sohn./ Hair by Sebastien Le Corroller and Tsuki; makeup by Aya Murai, Hye Tyeong Park, and Yuki Hayashi
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
