Burberry Outerwear Winter 2021/22 Collection Lensed by Ewen Spencer
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Checking out British photographer Ewen Spencer’s [IG] work — after posting his new Dazed fashion story — AOC shares his snaps of the Burberry Outerwear Winter 2021 collection. Models include circus artist Bon Loader, dancers Charlotte Samaroo and Joshua James Smith, Xiaoyi Liu and more styled by Ana Steiner and James Campbell.
Read MorePolo Ralph Lauren 2021 Holiday Campaign Hugs Committed, Progressive Hearts
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The Polo Ralph Lauren 2021 Holiday Campaign reminds me that some of the best things in life are free — but not easy to assemble in one place. It’s damn difficult — sort of like telling the true story of America.
Ralph Lauren is on our Side: Don’t Blow it Ralph!
The top line takeaway — in case you are blind — is the concept of one global family with different but also shared values. Polo Ralph Lauren is for global citizens and the walls that we are trying to break through with all our might. That is one hell of a credential to be holding in your brand deck, so don’t screw it up, Ralph Lauren.
It may be a losing battle, frankly — crashing through these walls with all our might — but Polo Ralph Lauren is on our side — and not for the first time. We’ve been writing about Ralph Lauren’s best efforts for several years now.
AOC has criticized the Ralph Lauren brand a decade ago, but their pitch is near-perfect now.
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Zimmermann Resort Swim 2021-2022 with Joan Smalls by Benny Horne in Hydra, Greece
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Zimmermann Resort Swim 2021-2022 with Joan Smalls by Benny Horne in Hydra, Greece AOC Fashion
Zimmermann Resort 2021-22 continues its voyage through Hydra, Greece with top model Joan Smalls taking charge from Anna Ewers. We assume that photographer Benny Horne and stylist Romy Frydman will join the entire crew at sundown. Because there are few experiences as wonderful as cocktails along the Greek coast with a glorious sunset on the horizon.
Bella Hadid and Cindy Bruna Sizzle in MICHAEL Michael Kors x 007 Fall 2021 Collab
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Glamazons Bella Hadid and Cindy Bruna bring unadulterated Bond Girl sex appeal to The Ocean Club, a Four Seasons Resort in the Bahamas. The duo fronts another piece of MICHAEL Michael Kors and Michael Kors mother brand collaboration with the new movie ‘No Time To Die’.
“I love the independence and the multifaceted character of each different Bond girl. She can be ANYTHING and everything. Anywhere and nowhere. Classic, cool and independent,” Bella enthuses about the 11-piece collection of swimwear, luggage, handbags and sandals. Martini glass is not included.
Read MoreSteven Meisel's 10 Fab Female Faces for Zara Studio Fall 2021 Campaign
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Steven Meisel on photography, Fabien Baron on art direction and Karl Templer as stylist are in the house for the new Zara Studio [IG] campaign — a creative effort that sings like an opera star. It’s not often that we just look at images and in 5 seconds know the photographer behind them.
Add 10 models who aren’t wooden mannequins, and Zara Studio has — not a remarkable campaign in a fashion history sense — but a unique, superbly-executed campaign that knocks on the doors of women’s psyches with joy, inner convictions and backbone. it makes AOC want a campaign or fashion story with women all around the world roaring in unison.
We love it, and AOC tends to reject campaigns and fashion stories that are formulaic. So Zara, Meisel, Baron and Templer took 10 unique faces: Amar Akway, Chiharu Okunugi, Kirsten Owen, Marisa Berenson, Meadow Walker, Precious Lee, Raquel Zimmermann, Rianne van Rompaey, Sasha Pivovarova and Yumi Nu and mixed a grade AAAAA studio campaign. That IS NOT an easy feat. ~ Anne
Read MoreAlek Wek Shares Her Design Artistry in Fall 2021 Weekend Max Mara Collab
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Courtesy of the Surf Lodge
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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
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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
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