Victoria's Secret Bras, That's Our Thing 2023 Campaign Shot in Italy with Adut, Imaan, Jill
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Max Mara Spring 2023 Collection with Adut, Annemary, Dara by Ethan James Green
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Max Mara’s Spring-Summer 2023 campaign has sophisticated swagger. Models trio Adut Akech, Annemary Aderibigbe and Dara Allen step it up to remind us that they are far more than muses or mannequins. Fashion editor Tonne Goodman styles the shoot — a collection of sophisticated essentials with discreet details that she herself would wear — in images photographed by Ethan James Green.
Looking at the images immediately took me back to December 2018, when former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi exited a tough meeting with then president Donald Trump.
The shot of Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer leaving a hard-as-nails meeting with Trump went viral, generating such digital heat that Max Mara creative director Ian Griffiths responded that the coat would be reissued.
AOC has always liked Ian Griffiths because he’s a male designer willing to explore his own contradictions. He does just that in speaking about the 2023 campaign inspired by the French Riviera. Griffiths has not been caught up in trying to make women ‘its’ or ‘theys’, degendering us in such a way that the very concept of women’s rights is no longer necessary. We’re all humans, no need to discuss the failure of mostly — but not exclusively — men to acknowledge women’s inequality.
Read MoreDior Men's Summer 2023 Campaign Is a Rich Adventure for Garden Lovers
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Dior Men’s Kim Jones once again joined France and England in a celebration of flowers and gardening in his Summer 2023 campaign.
Jones united his beloved, Bloomsbury, free-spirit artists with their equally free-spirit lifestyles on the English side of the channel to Christian Dior’s seaside childhood home in Granville, Normandy.
In choosing the work and life of Duncan Grant, a British post-impressionist, Bloomsbury painter who shares a birthday with Christian Dior, the artistic synergy is further intertwined between England and France.
These campaign images by Rafael Pavarotti [IG] are like fine champagne. The talented photographer is at ease swinging from a highly-stylized, Erdem-inspired, vintage garden with dark undertones campaign to these images that are crisp and modern, imbued with a cleaner and lighter garden vibe.
Read MoreVictoria's Secret X Frankies Bikinis Spring 2023 First Collab Shot in Cabo San Lucas
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In March 2022, Victoria’s Secret announced an $18 milion investment in Frankie’s Bikinis, giving them a minority share in the business.
Models Diana Achan, Memphy, Ruby Lyn, Tara Zoe and Francesca Aiello star in the new campaign, soaking up nature’s wellness balm in Cabo San Lucas.
Photographer Kate Bellm [IG] is behind the lens, shooting the beach beauties who stayed at the Bahia Hotel & Beach House [IG].
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Kendall Jenner Channels Venus | Jean Paul Gaultier Loves His Ancient Muses
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British Vogue reports that Kendall Jenner has added a new piece of vintage Jean Paul Gaultier to her vast collection. The prize fashion acquisition is an archival Venus De Milo halter neck dress from the spring/summer 1999 collection, sourced through Opulent Addict.
Designer Jean Paul Gaultier has long been inspired by mythology, ancient religious rites and muses.
The ‘Venus de Milo’ statue now lives armless at the Louvre in Paris, on display permanently after being discovered on the island of Milos, Greece in 1820. Scholars believe that the statue was created during the Helenistic period, sometime between 150 and 125 BC by Alexandros of Antioch.
Read MoreLouis Vuitton SS2023 Capucine Campaign Teaches Us Kintsugi with Lea Seydoux
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Louis Vuitton’s Capucine bag heads into its second decade, showcased for Spring/Summer 2023 by maison ambassador Lea Seydoux.
In this moment of so many challenges central to our lives, the Spring 2023 Capucine bag with a handle made using the ancient Japanese Kintsugi technique may be the most special.
Seriously, can the handle of a Louis Vuitton Capucine bag teach us a life lesson?
In an throwaway, one and done, age of mass production and reckless disposal, ‘kintsugi’ is not only focused on repairing our favorite chipped vessels.
Now we learn that ‘kintsugi’ is also a way of crafting — even mending — our lives. It’s very Zen and challenges humans to consider the contemplation of imperfection, as well as the constant flux and impermanence of all things.
Read MoreRafael Pavarotti Shoots Maximilian Davis' Ferragamo Spring Summer 2023 Campaign
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Models Chol Mabior, Colin Jones, Kai Newman, Mona Tougaard, Silas Lutz, Vittoria Ceretti and Yoomi Sun front the February 2023 drop of Ferragamo’s Spring Summer 2023 campaign.
The New York Times profiled Maximilian Davis, Salvatore Ferragamo’s new young Black designer, last fall. The emerging designer dropped out of the 2022 LVMH Prize for young designer competition to take the Ferragamo position.
Photographer Rafael Pavarotti [IG] shoots the models in Ferragamo’s updated-hues studio with art direction by Edward Quarmby and styling by Mavi Staiano.
Read MoreKim Kardashian Burns Down the Italian Villa in Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2023 Campaign
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Kim Kardashian deepens her relationship with Italian luxury brand Dolce & Gabbana, fronting the deeply sensual Spring 2023 campaign lensed by Mert & Marcus [IG].
Jack Borkett and Dani Levi style Kim in these blistering hot images. Kim’s hair is by close friend Chris Appleton; makeup by Ariel.
The haters will take jabs at KK but I think she looks and performs spectacularly. AOC is not interested in anybody’s opinions about what model could have done a better job.
Whatever one thinks about Kim Kardashian, the world knows her as a sexy and beautiful woman, as a genuinely-devoted mother, and as a business tycoon who has built an uber-successful $3.2 billionaire SKIMMS brand, which could soon rival the crippled Victoria’s Secret.
Read MoreSaskia de Brauw Defines Modern Sensuality in SS2023 Roberto Cavalli Campaign
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Top model Saskia de Brauw is not the first person who comes to mind for a Roberto Cavalli campaign. The whip smart, 41-year-old Dutch earth goddess is a writer and observer of global life, loaded up with art books and musings about famous people.
Sicilian-born designer to the stars Fausto Puglisi understands overt glamour as experienced in the Mediterranean. As’flashy’ as his designs might seem, there is also a lightness and a particular attention to detail in all aspects of the clothes.
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Mica + Mona Take Monte Carlo for Michael Kors Collection Spring 2023 Campaign
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American luxury brand Michael Kors Collection [IG] sets sail for Monte Carlo in its Spring 2023 campaign. Models Mica Argañaraz and Mona Tougaard take big fashion strides in wide-leg pants, plunging necklines and slashed skirts in the campaign lensed by Inez and Vinoodh [IG].
For spring 2023, bright poppy and lime green join an abundance of white and black. Spring 2023 trends turn up the volume even higher on skin revelation, after a long period of fashionable hibernation in a post #MeToo world.
Read MoreChristian Dior SS2023 Campaign by Brigitte Niedermair Honors Catherine de Medici
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The Christian Dior Spring 2023 Campaign celebrates femininity, power and grace, as explored through the eye and lens of frequent Dior photographer Brigitte Niedermair [IG].
Models include Carla Pereira, Freja Rothmann, Jen Thomson, Sherry Shi, and Stella Lucia.
Preparing for the season, Chiuri discovered a map of Paris in the Dior archives, one that put Avenue Montaigne at its center, even though the street doesn’t represent the actual center of the city.
In short order, the map became a focal print for the spring 2023 collection — a maverick toile de Jouy print that is a sophisticated addition to Dior’s already rich use of toile de Jouy.
Old World unique artistry and needlework inspire the Dior spring 2023 collection, and raffia is used to maximum advantage. Beautiful raffia coats are decorated with delicate flowers and birds, also in play on the accessories. The embroidery work is spectacular.
Read MoreGigi Hadid Poses in 'Baby, Light My Fire' Mode for Self-Portrait Spring 2023 Campaign
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Gigi Hadid fronts Self-Portrait’s [IG] Spring Summer 2023 Campaign, a collection of skimpy little pieces guaranteed to help any woman find her inner tigress. It’s raw and sensual — just the way the Self-Portrait woman wants it, says Han Chong, Founder and Creative Director of Self-Portrait.
Photographer Tyrone Lebon and Gigi brought the campaign to life in a series of videos and images, shot in the perfect New York parking lot.
Read MoreZimmermann Spring 2023 Campaign with Lineisy Montero by Benny Horne
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Zimmermann’s Spring 2023 collection is inspired by Wonderland City, a poetic landmark amusement park that was once the largest open air amusement park in the southern hemisphere.
Zimmermann’s creative director Nicky Zimmermann found herself enchanted by the history of the Tamarama beach attraction, which opened in 1906 and closed in 2911.
She enlisted model Lineisy Montero and photographer Benny Horne to inject new life into the history of stylish ruins, in a spring 2023 campaign styled by Romy Frydman.
Read MoreDaniel Lee's Burberry Spring 2023 Campaign by Tyrone Lebon Targets British Identity
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It was difficult to miss the equestrian knight motif racing across the new Spring 2023 Burberry Campaign as part of “the first creative expression” shared by Daniel Lee, Burberry’s Chief Creative Officer.
For AOC, our focus was on the faces of the British heritage brand Burberry, the visualization of who wears this brand.
Daniel Lee, with roots in West Yorkshire, England agrees. “Burberry flies the flag for Britishness and for the UK and for culture. So, we have to use our platforms because we have a responsibility to communicate those things,” Lee told ‘Vogue Runway’ in December.
The designer continued:
"I don’t know if this is the right way to say this, but more than surprising people, I really would like them to see the new vision and feel reassured — like, ‘Oh, yeah, this makes sense: This is what Burberry should be.’”
Read MoreEmRata, Vittoria and Ugbad Front Tory Burch SS 2023 Campaign by Jamie Hawkesworth
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Emily Ratajkowski poses with son Sylvester, age one, in the Tory Burch SS 2023 Campaign. The luxury brand takes a stand on family for its spring campaign also featuring models Vittoria Ceretti and Ugbad Abdi.
“Defined by sensual silhouettes, weightless layers, and an ethereal palette, the Spring 2023 collection reflects Tory’s purpose: to empower women and instill confidence,” the company said. “Women don’t want to feel restricted, and they aren’t interested in rules. They want to dress for themselves and express their individuality.”
The campaign, is styled by Brian Molloy and photographed by Jamie Hawkesworth [IG].
Read MoreTyler Mitchell Captures Louis Vuitton Spring 2023 Mens Campaign, Shot in Almeria, Spain
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Photographer Tyler Mitchell [IG] was over the moon, shooting “a gang of boys in the Spanish desert” near Almería, Spain. The minute I saw Mitchell’s name I understood how impacted he was by the shoot. To his credit, Tyler said as much: “I'm extremely thankful for the opportunity. Photography has brought me many places but this is my first main campaign for a heritage house of such stature. Those who know me know how much this means.”
In an excellent interview Mitchell has with FRIEZE, the photographer explains how his new work is being influenced by his growing understanding of historical paintings.
AOC understands the constant mention of boyhood games and imaginations in the evolving Louis Vuitton Menswear discussion, but to me it’s just as important that cool men are relating to amusing and creative elements in their clothes. Creativity is known to be a uniting force among diverse peoples.
Virgil Abloh understood that reality. Clearly Louis Vuitton understands it in their deeply personal embrace of Virgil’s talents — then and now. And Tyler Mitchell is a similarly soft-spoken, creative personality that fits beautifully into the Louis Vuitton hive.
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Proenza Schouler SS 2023 with Kendall, Selena and Arca Lensed by Davit Giorgadze
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