Steven Meisel's 10 Fab Female Faces for Zara Studio Fall 2021 Campaign
/
Alek Wek Shares Her Design Artistry in Fall 2021 Weekend Max Mara Collab
/
In Fall 2021 Alek Wek collaborates with Weekend Max Mara on a Signature capsule collection. Mixing “African culture with a London calling vibe and a touch of Boho,” the United Nations’ Good Will Ambassador combined references from her origins in South Sudan with the shared needs for versatility among today’s women on the move.
Read MoreLaQuan Smith Will Show His Spring 2022 Collection in Famous NYC Landmark
/
Models Amilna Estevao and Yasmin Wijnaldum poses in LaQuan Smith’s Fall 2021 collection, a Black-owned luxury brand that expresses “audacious sensuality”, in Vogue-speak, and “assertive female power”. The designer’s clients include Beyoncé and JAY Z, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, Rihanna AND Hasidic Jewish women from his neighboring Brooklyn communities. Smith continues to dress them as private clients.
Alex White styles the fall-winter 2021 lookbook in images by Greg Swales. AOC shares the images — not only because LaQuan Smith is a Black designer who dresses some of the world’s biggest celebrities.
Read MoreNaomi Campbell Wears Kith for Calvin Klein Second Edition Lensed by Campbell Addy
/
Naomi Campbell Wears Kith for Calvin Klein Second Edition Lensed by Campbell Addy AOC Fashion
Supermodel Naomi Campbell rarified he air around the Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan, posing for photographer Campbell Addy in key pieces from the Kith for Calvin Klein 2021 collection. The second edition of Kith for Calvin Klein launches Sept. 17 at all Kith locations.
Joan Smalls and Lily Aldridge Are Besties in Lauren Ralph Lauren Fall 2021
/
Joan Smalls and Lily Aldridge make sweet style music in the Lauren Ralph Lauren campaign. The style mashup includes mixing fringed jackets with black lace dresses — all in pursuit of a casual, but pedigree elegance. The quality is a state of mind and not only one for bluebloods. Ralph Lauren always lifts us up into our better selves.
Read MoreAlberta Ferretti Fall 2021 Campaign Style Punch with Fran Summers by Sam Rock
/
Top model Fran Summers fronts Alberta Ferretti’s Fall-Winter 2021 campaign. Aleksandra Woroniecka styles Summers in dance movements poses, with rocker chic edge. Photographer Sam Rock [IG] captures the fluid, glittering paillettes and flared trousers designed to appeal to artistic bohemians on the move. / Hair by Benjamin Muller; makeup by Adrien Penault
Read MoreLa Perla's 'Comfort Zone' Supreme Green Cotton, Recycled Lycra Luxury Lingerie
/
Italian lingerie brand La Perla introduces an everyday essentials, earth-friendly, sustainable cotton-lycra collection called Comfort Zone. The great name, new collection is made from recycled Lycra and Supreme Green Cotton.
Photographer Stephanie Galea captures the campaign, styled by Robyn Kotze with art direction by Mia Theresa Birchall./ Makeup and hair by Amy Davies
Read MoreMICHAEL Michael Kors Activewear Fall 2021 Campaign: Bella, Cindy, Ash
/
MICHAEL Michael Kors ambassador Bella Hadid is joined by Cindy Bruna, Ash Foo and Geron McKinley in the Fall 2021 #MKGO collection with its bold and colorful, activewear designs.
Read MorePaloma Elsesser Poses in Zara Fall 2021 Plus-Size Knits in a Complex Retail Market
/
Amazon is now the largest apparel retailer in America, and they believe that revenue can be grown exponentially because many women still want to try on clothes. The WSJ article discussion around the openings of large Amazon stores doesn’t note this possibility, but with Amazon’s existing same-day delivery structure for Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods, the possibility of offering larger sizes that are delivered for PRIME customers seems like a real opportunity. We suspect that many non-PRIME members would also be delighted {even grateful] to try on a wider range of clothes and have them delivered in a day or two.
Read MoreBella Hadid, Luv Resval Front Lanvin Fall 2021 Campaign by Mert and Marcus
/
Creative Director Bruno Sialelli casts Bella Hadid and Luv Resval for Lanvin’s Fall 2021 ad campaign, shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot [IG]. Images feature contemporary American artist James Rosenquist’s works Yellow Applause (1966), Ultra Tech (1981), Morning Sun (1963) and Through a Glass Ceiling (2004).
Read MoreGucci Diana Bag Honors Her Memory at Gucci Bamboo House in Kyoto, Japan
/
Republish via AOC at FeedBurner CC 3.0 License Attribution Required: Daily Fashion Design Culture News
Gucci Diana Bag Honors Her Memory at Gucci Bamboo House in Kyoto, Japan AOC Fashion
Princess Diana in Japan, May 1986
Nearly 100,000 people cheered Britain’s Prince and Princess of Wales on the streets of Tokyo, when they arrived for a six-day visit to Japan on May 12, 1986. The headline in the New York Times read: ‘Diana Fever’ Comes to a Quiet Emperor’s Land.
Part of Diana’s duties in Japan included attending a traditional Japanese tea ceremony at Nijo Castle in Kyoto. {collage of images above} where she was gifted a traditional kimono fit for a princess.
Thirty-five years later, Gucci has paid tribute to the Kyoto visit in two ways.
First, in honor of Diana’s 60th birthday, Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele reimagined the royal’s favorite, iconic handbag in a series of bold and bright colors in three different sizes: medium, small and mini. Additionally, the new handbag — called the Gucci Diana — includes removable neon buckled belts on each bag, which serve as a nod to the functional bands that were first released with the original to secure the handles’ shape.
The ‘Diana’ bag, which the Princess made famous in one variation or another running errands around London or arriving for a gym workout. Diana LOVED her Gucci handbags with their bamboo handles.
Gucci creative director Alessandro Michel celebrated the Gucci Diana handbag at one of her favorite London institutions — The Savoy Hotel, where Diana was sometimes seen twice in a single day. In a bit of historical nothingness, the luxury brand’s founder worked as a lift boy at The Savoy in his youth.
The Gucci Diana campaign itself was shot by Angelo Pennetta [IG] with a variety of models strolling around London sporting the new bag, most notably leaving The Savoy Hotel
Second, Gucci took the Diana Bags to Kyoto. Thirty-five years later, Gucci’s new Gucci Diana bag traveled to Kyoto in an early August, Olympics concurrent exhibit called ‘Gucci in Kyoto’ project. AOC continues the narrative about the exhibition — which closed today August 15, after the campaign images.
See Campaign images @ AOC.
The Gucci Bamboo House, Kyoto, Japan.
Gucci Celebrates its 100th Anniversary in Kyoto
Learning about the special pop-up at Architectural Digest, Gucci renovated a ‘machiya ‘— a Japanese traditional wooden townhouse typically inhabited by merchants and craftsmen—formerly known as the Kawasaki Residence. Though these homes have existed since the Heian period, running 794 to 1185 AD, the Gucci restoration was constructed during the Taishō era of the 1920s (the same period as Gucci’s founding).
According to Japan Property Central, the townhouse, located in central Kyoto, has fashion in its bones: It was originally built for a wealthy cotton merchant, and after selling to the Kawasaki family, it ultimately served as a kimono museum. Despite its current designation as a Cultural Property of Kyoto City, the house risked demolition just two years ago. However, Gucci has since been able to supply additional funding.
Some images of the Gucci Bamboo House in Kyoto from the Gucci Instagram.
Marc Jacobs 'The Color Collection' Takeover of The Surf Lodge in Montauk
/
Courtesy of the Surf Lodge
Republish via AOC at FeedBurner CC 3.0 License Attribution Required: Daily Fashion Design Culture News
Marc Jacobs 'The Color Collection' Takeover of The Surf Lodge in Montauk AOC Fashion
Montauk’s The Surf Lodge has undergone a Marc Jacobs ‘Color Collection’ makeover. The Hamptons’ party spot even hosts a Blue Crush Jacobs made with vodka, blue curacao, coconut liquor, lemon juice, pineapple juice, and coconut water. A server wearing a Marc Jacobs t-shirt will deliver the knock-out punch to your eager hand.
Do not jump into the vintage pink convertible waiting outside — planning a spontaneous getaway down RT-27. Smart-girl Surt Lodge owner, Brazilian-born Jayma Cardoso has stashed away the keys where party people will not find them. Perhaps she’s handed them off to creative director Sasha Benz.
Related: Viviane Sassen Captures Marc Jacobs Pre-Fall 2021 ‘The Color Collection’ June 2021
Dancer Christian Yav is among the airborne models styled by Ib Kamara in Marc Jacobs ‘The Color Collection’ of Pre-Fall 2021 athletic pieces. Viviane Sassen [IG] is behind the lens in for this bodies in motion photo shoot. / Hair and makeup by Irena Ruben
Jasmine Tookes Poses in Fall 2021 Logan Hollowell Jewelry, Lensed by Adam Franzino
/
Jasmine Tookes Poses in Fall 2021 Logan Hollowell Jewelry, Lensed by Adam Franzino AOC Jewelry News
Jasmine Tookes poses in fall 2021 designs from Logan Hollowell Jewelry, lensed by Adam Franzino IG]. Logan Hollowell is handcrafted in Los Angeles using recycled gold, conflict-free diamonds and gemstones from around the world.
Steven Meisel Captures Max Mara Fall Winter 2021 70th Anniversary Campaign
/
Models Amar Akway, Chloe Oh, Jits Bootsma, Malgosia Bela, Mona Tougaard and Sofia Steinberg lead the parade of celebrations around Italian luxury brand Max Mara’s 70th Anniversary campaign. Photographer Steven Meisel captures the Fall Winter 2021 campaign celebrating today’s Max Mara woman in the eyes of creative director Ian Griffiths: unique, intelligent, self-assured, accomplished, witty and wise. Campaign stylist Carine Roitfeld would most certainly concur./ Hair by Olivier Schawalder; makeup by Pat McGrath
Read More60% of Etro Acquired by LVMH-Backed L Catterton | Etro Resort 2022 Collection
/
60% of Etro Acquired by LVMH-Backed L Catterton | Etro Resort 2022 Collection AOC Fashion
Etro shares its Resort 2022 Lookbook, styled by Geraldine Saglio. Models Adit Priscilla, Ash Foo. Olivia Vinten and Rolf are lensed by Ferry van der Nat [IG] with creative direction by Macs Iotti./ Hair by Marco Braca; Luciano Chiarello
On Sunday, the Italian fashion company Etro made an announcement about its future.
Miranda Kerr Poses in Louis Vuitton Capucines Bag Summer 2021 Campaign
/
Fashion icon Miranda Kerr showcases this season’s Louis Vuitton Capucines, reinvented in new textures and refreshing colors. In addition to new colors, this season’s embellishments include textured straps, a scrunchy-like handle, and silkscreen-printed patterns that echo Nicolas Ghesquière’s 1854 Jacquard canvas, writes the brand. Photographer Josh Olins [IG] photographs Kerr in LA.
The Capucines bag symbolizes the quintessence of the Maison, its quest for excellence, creativity, and craftsmanship. Named after Louis Vuitton’s very first store which opened in 1854 on rue Neuve-des-Capucines, the bag has established itself as one of the Maison’s signature pieces.
Read MoreLiu Wen Fronts New GUCCI BELOVED June 2021 Campaign by Greg Lin Jiajie
/
Supermodel Liu Wen fronts luxury brand Gucci’s latest GUCCI BELOVED 2021 campaign, lensed by photographer Greg Lin Jiajie [IG]. The campaign isn’t even on Gucci’s Instagram yet, but it was posted to Liu Wen’s three hours ago.
Read MoreStella Maxwell Poses in Dundas Power Woman Resort 2022
/
Stella Maxwell Poses in Dundas Power Woman Resort 2022 by Sebastian Faena
Top model Stella Maxwell brings her glam-looks presence to Dundas Look Book Resort 2022. George Cortina styles Maxwell in images by Sebastian Faena [IG]./ Hair by Andy Lecompte; makeup by Mark Carrasquillo
Mango Committed 2021 Campaign Advances Strong Sustainability Goals
/
Mango Committed 2021 Campaign Advances Strong Sustainability Goals
Models Felice Nova Noordhoff and Hamid Onifadé front Mango’s Committed Campaign SS 2021. Julia Sanchis Meseguer styles the couple in relaxed silhouettes, made of natural fabrics such as linen and cotton in terracotta and ecru tones. Ronan Gallagher [IG] photographed the campaign ./ Hair by Paolo Soffiatti; makeup by Egon Crivillers
The Barcelona-based global fashion retailer is raising its sustainability goals, most-certainly as a reflection of evolving consumer mindsets. Currently, 79% of the Mango assortment is “Committed”, meaning that they are recycled or have sustainable characteristics. By 2022, Mango hopes that 100% of every item meets this criteria, writes WWD.
Note that Mango is not asserting that these garments are fully-sustainable in every way. But the company does have an ambitious environmental agenda.
Mario Sorrenti Flashes Anok, Imaan, Kendall and Naomi for V Magazine #130 in 'Supernova Summer'
/