Spanish actor Milena Smit wears all Saint Laurent, styled by Nicolas Klam. Photographer JUANKR [IG] captures the sulty, deeply-personal cover story for Flaunt Magazine December 2022.
Milena Smit recently starred in Pedro Almodóvar’s critically-acclaimed ‘Parallel Mothers’, appearing with Penélope Cruz. A comparative newcomer to acting, Smit received a notice about her audition for a new film, without being told about the pedigrees of her fellow artists.
“And thank god the next audition was the final one with them, because if I had found out at the beginning what movie it was for, I don’t know if I would have done it so well,” Smit told Flaunt magazine.
Billie Eilish x Nike are back with Billie Eilish x Nike Air Force 1 Low “Mushroom” and “Sequoia” colorways as part of the Jordan Brand.
The drop uses leftover material from Billie’s earlier AF1 high launch to create this one, coming Dec. 13 on store.billieeilish.com and Dec. 14 on the SNKRS app.
Designed the the legendary Bruce Kilgore, the Nike Air Force 1 occupies a special place in the heart of sneaker culture. Celebrating its 40th anniversary in sneaker culture, the choe connects two and sometimes three generations of AF1 lovers. Kilgore remains head of Manufacturing Innovation at Nike.
AOC had not viewed the 2023 Gucci Cruise Collection Cosmogonie video. Transported emotionally and psychologically by the recent Dior Cruise 2023 show, I am even more impacted by the 2023 Gucci Cruise presentation.
Michele was inspired by the work of Walter Benjamin, a 20th-century, German-Jewish philosopher, cultural critic and essayist.
Benjamin deserves his own AOC post in this moment of the daily drumbeat of hate against progressive thinkers from Donald Trump, Kanye West and many others.
A triumvirate of Moncler Genius, Palm Angels and Tod’s drops a blowout bomb of Italian fashion world creativity just in time for the 2022 holidays.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni rails against the EU, mass immigration and “LGBT lobbies”, saying her respect for Mussolini should not be feared.
Like Kanye West’s adoration of Hitler, Meloni ‘s fascist crush should be feared. Mum is never the word on AOC. Never!
The Moncler Genius, Palm Angels and Tod’s mashup has dropped us into ‘90s Miami hedonism with supermodel Naomi Campbell lensed by Quil Lemons[IG]
Model Isabelle Hinrichs showcases the debut of Gucci’s third high-jewelry collection ‘Hortus Deliciarum’, posing at the beautiful Palazzo Visconti in Milan.
German/Swedish photographer Per Appelgren [IG] captures the rich, retro elegance styled by Alessia Caliendo for L’Officieleditions worldwide.
Model Milena Kensy poses in a fashion story ‘Yours Truly’, styled by Jolene Lin in Chow Tai Fook's brand new wedding series jewelry. Photographer John Gregory [IG] captures Kensy for Vogue Hong Kong October 2022 issue.
Models Adamu Bulus and Takfarines Bengana step into the fashion spotlight, styled by Pau Avia in ‘A Room With a View’. Photographer Amit Israeli [IG] creates a dreamlike and poetic sequence of images for Louis Vuitton Men’s Holiday’s fresh take on the Monogram Eclipse Canvas selection of bags for city or travel.
Glaciers may be melting and fuel shortages growing in Europe over the war in Ukraine — and oh, yes, let’s not forget water shortages in many American ski resorts areas affecting the making of artificial snow.
Undaunted, Jimmy Choo puts on Icarus wings, determined to fly against the trends into financial success with a glamorous ski capsule collection for non-performance-oriented snow bunnies.
Balenciaga shifts into luxury-brand, boss-lady mode, with actor Nicole Kidman calling a board meeting to order. An uber-platinum blonde Bella Hadid, Han So-hee, Isabelle Huppert, and Khadim Sock take their seats at the table.
Balenciaga’s new Garde-Robe collection was first presented at the brand’s resort 2023 show. The May 2022 event took place at the New York Stock Exchange in Wall Street.
Isabelle Huppert sits with pumps crossed on her cluttered with boss-lady brilliance credenza. Her oversized Hourglass bag holds a masterplan for becoming the next billionaire genius — and it doesn’t involve buying Twitter at a bargain basement price from Elon Musk.
Models Kuany Atem, Qun Ye and Sihana Shalaj drop into Massimo Dutti Studio for a look at the November 2022 offerings, lensed in Paris by Ed Martin [IG]./ Hair by Egon Crivillers; makeup by Victor Alvarez
Top model Anna Ewers returns for a fresh dip into Zimmermann’s Resort 2023 Swimwear Collection. Photographer Benny Horne is on location in Mallorca, Spain, as Ewers soaks up rays in one and two-piece swimwear styled by Romy Frydman.
Louis Vuitton shares its 2022 holiday campaign against an enchanted snowscape backdrop. Key pieces from the Louis Vuitton ski collection join off the slopes luxury sportwear in core colors of red, cream, black, blue and camel. Models include Jade Nguyen, Klara Kristin, and Mathilde Brandi.
Fendi [IG] has popped into New York City for a holiday celebration of the Winter Capsule 2022 - 25th Anniversary Baguette Collection. Located at 90 Prince Street in Soho, the shop will be open until December 23.
Created by Silvia Venturini Fendi in 1997, the baguette bag became a phenom attached to Sarah Jessica Parker and ‘Sex and the City’, who famously said “This is not a bag—it’s a Baguette.”
In addition to providing color inspo, the LVMH Tiffany & Co brand was brought into the anniversary celebration to provide diamond baguettes for the Fendi baguettes. The constant cross-pollination of the LVMH brands always adds an extra bit of verve to these events.
The Versace [IG] Holiday 2022 Campaign stays true to Versace's deep roots in theater and the arts. Key inspiration comes from the 'Versace Teatro' books—collections of essays, and costume and stage design sketches from Gianni Versace created in 1987 and 1992.
For this year's campaign, Versace worked in collaboration with Franco Maria Ricci[IG], the art books publisher of the original 'Versace Teatro' books.
Photographer credit goes to Carlijn Jacobs [IG] with a cast that includes Brando Erba, Felice Nova Noordoff, Ismael Savane, Kit Butler, Lily McMenamy, Mila van Eeten, and Sora Choi styled by Jacob K.
Born in New York, raised in Senegal and then back to New York model Alioune Fall wears Tiffany & Co Hardwear Jewelry and Eyewear, lensed by David Urbanke [IG].
Models Jiayun Xie and Qun Ye pose in key looks from Dior’sCruise 2023 Collection, styled by Wang Hao. Photographer Berta Pfirsich [IG] captures the two beauties in a Dior advertorial for Harper’s Bazaar China November 2022./ Hair by Melisande Page
If you haven’t seen the Dior 2023 Cruise show, it was magnificent. Just spectacular. The video is on this link.
Models Ireen and photographer An Le [IG] team up in Balmain Accessories FW 2022, with makeup by Kali Kennedy.
Leaving handbags and accessories behind, Ireen is joined by BabacarN’doye to pose in key, protective ready-to-wear outfits, inspired by body armor, tactical gear, protective wear, compression pads—to illustrate a theme personal to Olivier Rousteing and connected to the fire in his apartment that burned him personally. An Le again brings the Fall 2022 campaign into focus.
Actor Jennifer Connelly, who announced in October that she will be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a villainous role for an upcoming project, poses in shimmering metallics from Nicolas Ghesquière’s Louis Vuitton Cruise 2023 Collection for modern nomads.
Center stage are Ghesquiere’s latest Coussin bags in the same irridescent hues, for a fashion campaign styled by Florent Buonomano and Marie-Amélie Sauvé. Photographer David Sims[IG], video by Axel Morin, and creative direction by Charles Levai and Kevin Tekinel.
Ralph Lauren celebrates the holidays with ‘The Gift of Togetherness’, a collection of glamorous humans starring Shalom Harlow. Add to the cast Amane Taniguchi, Andreea Diaconu, Coralie Jean-Francois, Dae Na, Daryl Dismond, Ella Rattigan, Hamid Onifadé, Jeenu Mahadevan, Lulu Tenney, James Turlington, Lucky Blue Smith, Mariam de Vinzelle, Sacha Quenby, Simon Nessman, and Tyson Beckford.
Meryl Griffith & Michel Botbol act as stylists the Ralph Lauren Holiday 2022 Campaign| The Gift of Togetherness with video shot by Gordon von Steiner and images by Alasdair McLellan./ Hair by Akki Shirakawa; makeup by Sally Branka