Edie Campbell Stars in 'The Roaring '20s' by Alasdair McLellan for Vogue UK

Edie Campbell Stars in 'The Roaring '20s' by Alasdair McLellan for Vogue UK

Top model Edie Campbell is styled by Jane How in ‘The Roaring ‘20s’. Photographer Alasdair McLellan captures Edia outdoors for Vogue UK September 2020./ Hair by Anthony Turner; makeup by Lynsey Alexander

Adut Akech in 'Future Moves' For Vogue Australia August 2020

Adut Akech in 'Future Moves' For Vogue Australia August 2020

Top model Adut Akech is styled by Christine Centenera in fall fashion selects from Acne Studios, Balenciaga, Burberry, Chanel, Christopher Esber, Givenchy, Gucci, Loewe, Maison Marguela, Miu Miu, Prada. Centenera also photographs Adut in ‘Future Moves’ for Vogue Australia August 2020. Adut wears Tiffany & Co jewelry exclusively throughout the fashion story. / Hair by Sophie Roberts; makeup by Kellie Stratton

Vittoria Ceretti Dazzles in Vogue Paris August 2020 by Nathaniel Goldberg

Vittoria Ceretti Dazzles in Vogue Paris August 2020 by Nathaniel Goldberg AOC Fashion

Top model Vittoria Ceretti is styled by Emmanuelle Alt in shimmering, metallic fluidity in ‘Brilliant, Absolument’. Nathaniel Goldberg flashes Ceretti for Vogue Paris August 2020./ Makeup by Christelle Cocquet; hair by Stephane L’ancien

Hi-Voltage Black Beauty in Vogue Japan September 2020 by Luigi & Iango

Hi-Voltage Black Beauty in Vogue Japan September 2020 by Luigi & Iango AOC Fashion

Vogue Japan’s Black beauties Aliet Sarah, Amar Akway, Mayowa Nicholas, and Shanelle Nyasiase are styled by Anna Dello Russo in hi-voltage fall 2020, bright-colors fashion from Dolce & Gabbana, Lanvin, Manokhi, Moncler Craig Green, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Tom Ford, Versace and more. Luigi & Iango are in the studio, flashing ‘The Joy of All Tomorrows’ for the September issue./ Hair by Luigi Murenu; makeup by Georgi Sandev

Bella Hadid in MICHAEL Michael Kors 2020 Summer Campaign

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Bella Hadid in MICHAEL Michael Kors 2020 Summer Campaign

Bella Hadid lands in the Dominican Republic for MICHAEL Michael Kors’ 2020 summer campaign. We last left Bella in New Orleans in a pre-COVID world. Landing in the Dominican Republic, she seems invincible in her One Woman Show video — a bit like the New York Stock Market.

Ethan James Green Flashes Binx, Meghan + Precious for Vogue Italia July/August 2020

Ethan James Green Flashes Binx, Meghan + Precious for Vogue Italia July/August 2020

Models Binx Walton, Meghan Collison, and Precious Lee think big in ‘Onwards and Upwards’, voluminous silhouettes styled by Carlos Nazario. Photographer Ethan James Green captures the trio for Vogue Italia July 2020./ Hair by Jimmy Paul; makeup by Diane Kendal

Luigi & Iango Flash Black Beauties Aliet, Amar, Mayowa and Shanelle for Vogue Japan

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Luigi & Iango Flash Black Beauties Aliet, Amar, Mayowa and Shanelle for Vogue Japan

Sharing cover duty with Kaia Gerber in Vogue Japan’s September 2020 issue are models Aliet Sarah, Amar Akway, Mayowa Nicholas, and Shanelle Nyasiase. Fashion editor Anna Dello Russo has raised the bar for September in a refreshing set of passionate, modern, glam-fashion covers. VJ favs Luigi & Iango are in the studio creating black women fashion magic far and wide./ Hair by Luigi Murenu; makeup by Tom Pecheux

Kaia Gerber Ups Her Sensual ID by Luigi & Iango for Vogue Japan September 2020

Kaia Gerber Ups Her Sensual ID by Luigi & Iango for Vogue Japan September 2020

Photographers Luigi & Iango shot the Vogue Japan September 2020 covers and editorials before quarantine. As online commentators argue that Kaia Gerber shouldn’t be allowed to shoot covers like these (see below) until she is 25 at least, Vogue Japan’s Anna Della Russo rolls along, creating some much needed glamour and controversy for the new issue.

I’m not kidding about the child porn convo, leading me to wonder at which point fashion industry critical convo from so-called professionals becomes fashion industry self-strangulation. Kaia looks great, for goddesses sake.

Kaia Gerber’s Vogue Japan September issue covers and editorial previews are only half the convo. Della Russo rolls on with an extraordinary, mega dose of black beauty. Coming up next. ~ Anne

Bella Hadid: Helmut Lang Pre-Fall 2020; Instagram Baba Rumble

Bella Hadid: Helmut Lang Pre-Fall 2020; Instagram Baba Rumble

Bella Hadid poses in Helmut Lang’s Pre-Fall 2020 campaign, with Ethan James Green in the studio. Brian Phillips is in charge of creative direction with Patti Wilson on styling. / Hair by Jimmy Paul; makeup by Hannah Murray

Bella Hadid’s July 2020 Instagram Rumble

Instagram apologized to Bella Hadid on Tuesday, July 8, after removing an image of her father’s passport.

“Instagram removed my story that only said ‘My baba And his birthplace of Palestine’ with a photograph of his American passport,” the 23-year-old supermodel said Tuesday on her Instagram Story.

The proud Hadid daughter pilloried the social media platform: “@instagram exactly what part of me being proud of my father’s birthplace of Palestine is ‘bullying, harassment, graphic or sexual nudity?'”

Kendall Jenner for Burberry Monogram Summer 2020 Campaign

Kendall Jenner for Burberry Monogram Summer 2020 Campaign

Kendall Jenner stars in the latest Burberry monogram campaign, shooting the images herself via computer. Kendall was directed by photographer Nick Knight, stylist Katy England and art director Peter Saville for the shoot at her home in LA. See the entire campaign story online at Burberry.

Kendall and Kylie Launch Kylie Cosmetics Kendall Collection SS 2020

Kendall and Kylie Launch Kylie Cosmetics Kendall Collection SS 2020

Super talent Kendall Jenner joins sister Kylie Jenner to showcase the Kylie Cosmetics Kendall Collection SS 2020. Photographer Greg Swales is in the studio with styling by Dani Michelle. / Makeup by Ariel Tejada and Mary Phillips; hair by Jen Atkin

Kendall is the last sister to collaborate with Kylie, and the collab dropped on June 26. Announcing the campaign on social media, Kylie called Kendall her SOULMATE, as both women steamed up digital screens in their Fleur du Mal lingerie. The photography is even carried on to the packaging, which is very impressive given the price points.

Nick Knight Zooms 'Up in the Cloud' for British Vogue August 2020

Nick Knight Zooms 'Up in the Cloud' for British Vogue August 2020

Photographer Nick Knight zooms into the pages of British Vogue’s August 2020 issue. Models Anok Yai, Bella Hadid, Fran Summers, Jill Kortleve, Lulu Tenney, and Ugbad Abdi are styled by Kate Phelan for ‘Up in the Cloud’. / Makeup by Val Garland; hair by Sam McKnight

Vogue Japan August 2020 LIFE OF LUXURY Issue Lensed by Luigi & Iango

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Vogue Japan August 2020 LIFE OF LUXURY Issue Lensed by Luigi & Iango

The August 2020 issue of Vogue Japan drops an extravaganza editorial with covers from talents and models Binx Walton, Felize Kolibius, Helena Gatsby, Jill Kortleve, Mika Schneider, Patrycja Piekarska, Sacha Quenby, Shay, Sora Choi, Valerie Scherzinger and Yasmin Wijnaldum.

With the theme LIFE OF LUXURY, Vogue Japan asked artists and creatives “what luxury means to you.” The answers, shared with photos of memorabilias and treasures, explores the new meaning of luxury in this new society.

Anna Dello Russo styles the mammoth fashion statement with hair by Luigi Murenu and makeup by Georgi Sandev.


Trump Rally in Tulsa, A Day After Juneteenth, Awakens Memories of 1921 Racist Massacre

Trump Rally in Tulsa, A Day After Juneteenth, Awakens Memories of 1921 Racist Massacre AOC New Humanism

For only the second time in a century, the world’s attention is focused on Tulsa, Okla. You would be forgiven for thinking Tulsa is a sleepy town “where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain,” in the words of the musical Oklahoma!.

But Tulsa was the site of one of the worst episodes of racial violence in American history, and a long, arduous process of reconciliation over the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 was jarred by President Donald Trump’s decision to hold his first campaign rally there since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

The city is on edge. Emotions are raw. There’s anxiety about a spike in coronavirus cases, but lurking even deeper in the collective psyche is a fear that history could repeat itself. Tens of thousands of Trump supporters will gather close to a neighbourhood still reckoning with a white invasion that claimed hundreds of Black lives.

A Trump rally near a site of a race massacre during a global pandemic already sounded like a recipe for a dangerous social experiment. But then there was the matter of timing. The rally was to be held on Juneteenth (June 19), a holiday commemorating the day slaves in the western portion of the Confederacy finally gained their freedom.

Normally, Juneteenth in Tulsa is one big party, the rare event that brings white and Black Oklahomans together. But fears about spreading COVID-19 led organizers to cancel the event. Then came the protests over the murder of George Floyd. During those demonstrations in Tulsa, a truck ran through a blockade of traffic, causing one demonstrator to fall from a bridge. He is paralyzed from the waist down.

Serena Williams Steps Up For Vital Voices; Alexis Ohanian Sr. Resigns Reddit Board

Serena Williams Steps Up For Vital Voices; Alexis Ohanian Sr. Resigns Reddit Board

Tennis legend, black activist, fashion designer — and yes, now venture capitalist — Serena Williams became the global spokeswoman for Stuart Weitzman in early May. Photographer Ethan James Green captures Serena in campaign images that present her fierce power and beauty unbowed.

The power of the project for Serena lies in Stuart Weitzman’s alliance with the Vital Voices Global Partnership  Tapped to choose two women leaders to participate with her in the campaign, Williams tapped Ashlee Wisdom and Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno. Wisdom is the founder of  Health in Her Hue, a platform that connects black women to culturally competent health-care providers. Ke’alohilani Quiamno, founder of Future for Us, a civic organization that gives women of color the tools to succeed in the highest levels of corporate and social-sector careers.

Alexis Ohanian Sr. Resigns from Reddit Board

It’s Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian Sr.that made the big news today — June 8 — as word of his resignation from the board of directors of Reddit traveled through media channels. The co-founder of Reddit recommended that his spot be filled by a Black candidate amid activists’ calls for more representation of BlPOC in positions of power in global companies.

"I co-founded Reddit 15 years ago to help people find community and a sense of belonging," Ohanian wrote across his social media channels, pulling from a blog post on his site. "It is long overdue to do the right thing. I'm doing this for me, for my family, and for my country." Along with the statement to the public, Ohanian embedded a video message from his Instagram account onto his blog entry, and in it he reiterates his original statement.