Paloma Elsesser's Family Reunion by Daniel Jackson for Vogue US June-July 2021
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As Estee Lauder Ambassador, Adut Akech Brings Ubuntu Values to Our Needy World
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As Estee Lauder Ambassador, Adut Akech Brings Ubuntu Values to Our Needy World AOC Blackness
Supermodel Adut Akech is now an Estee Lauder global ambassador, joining other famous women like Karlie Kloss, Carolyn Murphy, Anok Yai and Ana de Armas in a role that is a truly prestigious and long-lasting business and human-values relationship. Estee Lauder is known for paying ambassadors very well and this new achievement for Akech will help to cement her financial future.
Adut Akech Understands Ubuntu
At age 21, Adut has mastered the art of — or is innately gifted in — speaking to activist values with honesty and grace. Consciously or unconsciously, Adut embraces ‘ubuntu’. The Zulu concept of ‘ubuntu’ — expressed Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu — literally means that a person is a person through other people.
Condensed “ubuntu’ is a concept that believes 'I am because of who we all are’ — and that includes you, too. As members of the human family, we don’t live in silos apart from each other, but connected to and impacted by each other’s values and actions. I feel your love and it helps me thrive, and I also feel your hate or indifference which can be spiritually, psychologically and physically crushing.
Now 21 and stepping up as an Estee Lauder ambassador, Adut Akech is the representation she once sought for herself as a young woman of color. "It means a lot to me, because this is something that I never saw – it's something that I never thought I would be able to do," she says. "Even though I had wished and dreamed to do it, I didn’t see it. And now in the position I'm in, I get to be that representation – someone for others to look up to."
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Mayowa Nicholas in 'Feel the Force' by Inez and Vinoodh for British Vogue July 2021
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Nigerian beauty Mayowa Nicholas adds to a powerful, woman-centric July issue that is running laps around other Vogues. Malala Yousafzai, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook — Malala’s mentor and media partner, Edie Campbell and now this gorgeous fashion story with Mayowa Nicholas.
Phyllis Posnick styles Nicholas in ‘Feel The Force’, lensed by Inez & Vinoodh.
Read MoreMario Sorrenti Flashes Anok, Imaan, Kendall and Naomi for V Magazine #130 in 'Supernova Summer'
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As the world emerges from COVID-quarantine, V Magazine #130 launches a sizzling swimsuit season with ‘Supernova Summer’. Four mega-watt women Anok Yai, Imaan Hammam, Kendall Jenner and Naomi Campbell wear season-ready swimwear and Cartier jewelry styled by George Cortina. Mario Sorrenti is behind the lens with creative direction by Stephan Gan./ Photo and bookings direction by Goran Macura
Read MoreVittoria Ceretti in 'Call Her Name' by Luigi & Iango for Vogue Japan July 2021
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Vittoria Ceretti in 'Call Her Name' by Luigi & Iango for Vogue Japan July 2021
Top model Vittoria Ceretti ditches her golden riches, couture extravagance and pares down her style for a second fashion story in Vogue Japan’s July 2021 issue. Anna Dello Russo styles Ceretti in ‘Call Her Name’, sea goddess images lensed by Luigi & Iango [IG]./ Makeup by Georgi Sandev; hair by Luigi Murenu
Cass Bird's Studio Images with Rianne Van Rompaey for Harper's Bazaar US May 2021
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Cass Bird's Studio Images with Rianne Van Rompaey for Harper's Bazaar US May 2021
Top model Rianne Van Rompaey is styled by Samira Nasr in a crisp, modern fashion statement lensed by Cass Bird for Harper’s Bazaar US May 2021.
Rianne shared her thoughts on beauty with Jenna Rosenstein, and the top model had quite a lot to say. Speaking about growing up in the Netherlands, the model stressed that people are reserved, and it’s better to fit in.
Being online a lot as a teenager gave Van Rompaey a different view of pop culture — and especially in America.
I think it’s so beautiful how different everybody looks. I wish people could celebrate that.
I thought, “Wow, there are actually people out there who are completely, unapologetically themselves and are not trying to fit in.” I think that’s true of American pop culture: You’re allowed to be seen, and you’re allowed to be loud. To me, that was very liberating because I am quite loud.
Vulnerability attracts her, especially among women. To the model, it makes women beautiful. Every kind of emotion attracts Rianne — even anger — as long as the expression is authentic.
Kendall Jenner Covers Vogue Hong Kong's May 2021 Art Issue by Zoey Grossman
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Kendall Jenner Covers Vogue Hong's May 2021 Art Issue by Zoey Grossman
Supermodel Kendall Jenner covers the May 2021 art-themed issue of Vogue Hong. Vogue The magazine writes that the three “spectacular and contentemporary covers pay homage to the creative wonders of the art world.”
Kendall wears Chanel on the cover images and inside pages lensed by Zoey Grossman [IG]. Famed stylist Patti Wilson adds Charles de Vilmorin. Dior vintage, Mikhael Kale, Noir Kei Ninomiya, Schiaparelli and more to the fashion story mix./ Makeup by Mary Phillips; hair by Evanie Frausto
Paloma Elsesser Covers Vogue Spain May 2021 Lensed by Alique
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Paloma Elsesser Covers Vogue Spain May 2021 Lensed by Alique
Paloma Elsesser rises higher-still, covering the May 2021 issue of Vogue Espana. Gabriella Karefa-Johnson styles Elsesser in modern opulence from Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Dior, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Valentino. Alique [IG] is in the studio, capturing another milestone in Paloma’s career. / Hair by Latisha Chong; makeup by Raisa Flowers
Quinn Mora by Nathaniel Goldberg in 'Couture Gets Real' for V Magazine May 2021
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Model Quinn Mora is styled by Gro Curtis in ‘Couture Gets Real’, lensed by Nathaniel Goldberg for V Magazine May 2021./ Hair by Yann Turchi; makeup by Karim Rahman
Read MoreAdut Akech, Imaan Hammam Go Big in Vogue US May 2021 by Ethan James Green
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Adut Akech, Imaan Hammam Go Big in Vogue US May 2021 by Ethan James Green
We have a proper fashion story out of the May 2021 American Vogue. It’s been so long that I was just jolted and stopped dead in my tracks with this discovery. Black beauty abounds with Amanda Gorman on the cover and top-tier models Adut Akech and Imaan Hammam featured here.
Tonne Goodman styles Dutch woman Imaan with Egyptian-Moroccan heritage and Australia’s Adut of South Sudanese heritage in ‘Proportions’, an underwhelming name for such a gorgeous editorial lensed by Ethan James Green./ Hair by Lucas Wilson; makeup by Diane Kendal
“With trailing hemlines and pumped-up volume, larger-than-life looks make one thing clear: More is very much more. “
See all the products credits from Alexander McQueen, Bottega Veneta, Chanel Haute Couture, Marni, Prada, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Valentino Haute Couture and more at Vogue.com.
Steven Meisel Flashes Achenrin, Janaye, Mona + Precious Being Joyful in Vogue UK
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Steven Meisel Flashes Achenrin, Janaye, Mona + Precious Being Joyful in Vogue UK
British Vogue’s April 2021 cover girls Achenrin Madit, Janaye Furman, Mona Tougaard, and Precious Lee are styled by Carlyne Cerf De Dudzeele in ‘Find Your Joy’. Steven Meisel brings his superb photographer’s eye — and Carlyne Cerf De Dudzelle’s high-style love of color — to give us a premium dose of old-tme fashion grandeur. Love it! / Hair by Guido Patau; makeup by Pat McGrath
Rafael Pavarotti and Ib Kamara's Brilliant 'Nomades' on Steroids Vogue Hommes March 2021
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Fine then! Just pick me up off the floor, as I have expired and gone to goddess heaven in the face of ‘Nomades’, a rebel-rousing, simply fabulous, fashion-story smack in the face from a cast who asks: “Do you get my message now, people?”
OMG, I LOVE IT!!!! My brain cannot process this much gorgeous, social commentary, total artistry stimulation after only one cup of French Roast.
Bravo photographer and creative brain on steroids Rafael Pavarotti [IG] ! Bravo Ib Kamara [IG] — equally talented stylist and creative brain on steroids EIC of Dazed.
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Louis Vuitton 'Summer by the Pool' Collection by Steven Meisel is Happy Days Fashion Therapy
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Models Rianne van Rompaey, Akon Changkou, Ida Heiner, Jade Nguyen, and Ashley Radjarame appear in these genuinely “hey, I like these play clothes” images for Louis Vuitton’s ‘Summer by the Pool’ collection. Creative director Nicolas Ghesquière’s gradient printed, popsicle-colors, monogram pieces are smile-worthy, real-deal fashion therapy in studio images by Steven Meisel.
Read MoreBinx Walton in Deserted New York by Craig McDean for Vogue UK April 2021
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Binx Walton in Deserted New York by Craig McDean for Vogue UK April 2021
Top model Binx Walton poses in the deserted streets of New York in austere images that channel post-WWII Britain. British Vogue EIC Edward Enninful reflects that the Craig McDean [IG] fashion story in the April 2021 issue captures the spirit of the moment, in images that remind Enninful of Norman Parkinson, “when he photographed Bath’s empty streets for British Vogue in 1948.”
Steven Meisel's ZARA Women SS Campaign With Abby, Achenrin, Mona Lights Creative Torch
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Legendary photographer Steven Meisel delivers another fashion-lover’s, heart-racing set of visuals with his new Zara Women Spring Summer 2021 Campaign. The Green team will be thrilled, as the Meisel crew is again working remotely and not spewing carbon and jet fuel all over the planet.
Equally important is the reality that no one in his or her right mind can make the argument that the images would be better if the entire Meisel ensemble was in the California desert.
Read MorePaloma Elsesser in 'New Normal' Cover Story by Chris Colls for Vogue Poland
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Paloma Elsesser in 'New Normal' Cover Story by Chris Colls for Vogue Poland
Paloma Elsesser’s star continues to rise in wonderful ways, with her cover story in March 2021 issue of Vogue Poland. Sarajane Hoare styles Elsesser in ‘Nowa Normalnosc’ [New Normal] in images by Chris Colls [IG]. Hair by Shay Ashual; makeup by Diane Kendal
Anok Yai, Malik Anderson Front Ambush SS2021 by Ethan James Green
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Models Anok Yai and Malik Anderson front Ambush’s S/S 2021 Campaign. Carlos Nazario styles the duo in campaign images lensed by Ethan James Green [IG]. Co-founder of Ambush and creative director of jewelry at Dior Men, Yoon Ahn is currently featured in Dazed Magazine with her just-launched global collab with Moët & Chandon./ Hair by Jawara; makeup by Susie Sobol
Read MoreBritish Vogue April 2021 Commits to Fashion Joy in Enninful-Meisel Cover Collab
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British Vogue April 2021 Commits to Fashion Joy in Enninful-Meisel Cover Collab
British Vogue Editor in Chief Edward Enninful shares his thoughts on the April covers — each dedicated to an expression of JOY! Edward speaks with great clarity on this topic of joy, citing it as a basic human need but also one that might seen “somehow inappropriate” in these “dark days”.
On a mission to promote the “audacious power of joy”, Enninful reached out to legendary photographer Steven Meisel, suggesting that spring was coming and they needed to pull out all the stops on the April British Vogue covers — four of them.
The two creatives decided to go one step further and celebrate “Black joy – in the wake of so much recent reckoning.” The final result is these four vibrant British Vogue covers featuring Acherin Madit, Janaye Furman, Mona Tougaard and Precious Lee.
For the first time in history — (hard to believe) — Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele, now in her seventies, styled a British Vogue cover story. It’s a fact that the fashion editor is the perfect person to call if the goal is to focus on joyful designers and styling.
