A Fashionista's Guide to Casino Nights Wearing Ageless Flygirl Style

A Fashionista's Guide to Casino Nights Wearing Ageless Flygirl Style

Beyond the “glow up” and bronzed skin, in addition to beach waves hair with plenty of volume and bounce — whatever your age — be like Martha and own YOU on YOUR casino night. Preparation is important. Everyone from Martha Stewart to her vegan cooking protégé Snoop Dogg will tell you that preparation is key to a successful party.

After that, just imagine you are Jennifer Lopez in Vegas or Martha Stewart in her East Hampton swimming pool. Own the moment with confidence and sincerity — but also with conviction. Because we all know that wearing self confidence is your best fashion statement. And be sure you have a divine time doing it. ~ Anne

Simone Biles Claims Her GOAT Title in Gymnastics, Leaves NIKE for Athleta

Simone Biles Claims Her GOAT Title in Gymnastics, Leaves NIKE for Athleta AOC Living

"The idea was to hit back at the haters," she told the outlet. "[The haters] were joking like, 'I swear, if she put a goat on her leo, blah, blah, blah.' That would make them so angry. And then I was like, 'Oh, that's actually a good idea.' And so that's exactly what we did and why we did it."

Simone Biles may be 4’10” in stature, but she packs a power punch twice her size. In late April, the platinum athlete ended her six-year relationship with Nike to join Athleta, Gap’s female-focused activewear brand.

The GOAT gymnast did not directly criticize Nike in announcing her move to Athleta — even though the company has a rocky relationship with female athletes.

“I felt like it wasn’t just about my achievements, it’s what I stood for and how they were going to help me use my voice and also be a voice for females and kids,” she said. “I feel like they also support me, not just as an athlete, but just as an individual outside of the gym and the change that I want to create, which is so refreshing.”

Simone Biles delivered an astonishing set of images by Kennedi Carter in this weeks’ online release of her cover story and interview in the June issue of Glamour US. There’s yet more to the Simone Biles story, with Athleta backing her competitive bird dogging of USA Gymnastics over her being willing to take on permanently USA Gymnastics, the governing body of her sport — a system that ignored staggering sexual abuse by team doctors of young women in their care. Biles has been a leader in that ongoing fight.

DO check out the Simone Biles cover story for Glamour’s June 2021 issue.

Simone Biles Soars by Kennedi Carter for Glamour US June 2021 AOC Fashion

Gigi Hadid Covers i-D Magazine No.363 by Daniel Jackson | Gigi's Blue Pasta

Gigi Hadid Covers i-D Magazine No.363 by Daniel Jackson | Gigi's Blue Pasta

A pensive Gigi Hadid covers the Summer 2021 issue of i-D magazine No. 363. The supermodel appears as a low-key, blank canvas styled by Alastair McKimm in modern, relaxed designs from The Row. Daniel Jackson [IG] creates the studio portraits with a brief interview by Osman Ahmed.

Two concepts resonate with AOC from Gigi’s interview. The first concerns her own mixed-race status — and Bella’s, although that is not mentioned. And her baby daughter Khai is also mixed-race in a world that is on the one hand increasingly embracing of the identity but also cruel about it at the same time. And that includes progressives — Anne’s words, not Gigi’s.

Christian Louboutin, Irdis & Sabrina Elba's Monumental 'Walk a Mile in My Shoes' Campaign

Christian Louboutin, Irdis & Sabrina Elba's Monumental 'Walk a Mile in My Shoes' Campaign

Fashion designer Christian Louboutin collaborates with close friends Irdis Elba and his wife Sabrina Elba on a superb campaign to support Black activism and philanthropy. The English actor, writer, producer, rapper, songwriter and DJ is best known for his 2018 role in ‘Black Panther’. Elba played the ruler of Wakanda, a fictional African nation with the most advanced technology. French photographer and director Julien Vallon [IG] captures the campaign.

Sabrina Elba spoke with Glamour UK about the brilliantly-conceived ‘Walk a Mile in My Shoes’ campaign from Africa, where she is doing philanthropic work with IFAD — the International Fund of Agricultural Development and the UN.

In the month of May 2021, I found myself in a discussion on The Conversation about the impacts of racism on human health. A Trump-supporting white male piped up about American Blacks constantly playing the victims and my response was “Until you’ve walked a mile in the shoes of a Black person in America, do not be accusing them of playing ‘the victim’ card.”

I didn’t add “those words reveal your own ignorant racism”, but that thought was going through my mind.

Anita Pozzo Takes Black Lace 'On the Road' For Vogue Ukraine June 2021

Anita Pozzo Takes Black Lace 'On the Road' For Vogue Ukraine June 2021

Anita Pozzo and Dries Haseldonckx are ‘On The Road’ in such black lace sexy clothes, we’re not sure where they are going. Inquiring minds want to know. Got it — a fashion photo shoot, silly. Emil Rebek styles the duo in images by Marco Imperatore [IG] for Vogue Ukraine June 2021.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw by Danika Magdelena in 'Star Power' for Porter Edit

Actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw by Danika Magdelena in 'Star Power' for Porter Edit

British actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw is super pleased about landing the female role in the new Disney+ series ‘Loki’, playing opposite Tom Hiddleston.

Maya Zepinic styles the actor in ‘Star Power’, choosing crisp, modern looks from Agolde, Kassel Editions, Lanvin, Lisa Marie Fernandez, Loewe, Loulou Studio, Saint Laurent, The Row, Wardrobe NYC and more. Photographer Danika Magdelena [IG] is behind the lens for Porter Edit’s June 14, 2021 issue.

Ajesh Patalay conducts the interview.

What Elephant Crop Raids in Kenya's Masai Mara Are Telling Us About Future Conflict

What Elephant Crop Raids in Kenya's Masai Mara Are Telling Us About Future Conflict

Elephants need large amounts of space to roam in search of food and water. Because of this, they often move outside the boundaries of protected areas – such as the Masai Mara National Reserve and wildlife conservancies – into areas where people live.

These people are impacted by elephants that eat and destroy farm crops. Sometimes their lives are threatened. This often creates fear and anger towards this species and sometimes leads to elephants being killed in retaliation.

These negative interactions – termed human-elephant conflict – pose a huge threat to populations of this endangered species.

Edward Colston Museum Display: What Happens Next for the Fallen Statue

Edward Colston Museum Display: What Happens Next for the Fallen Statue

When Black Lives Matter protests broke out in the summer of 2020, attention quickly turned to perceived symbols of oppression. After years of calls to remove racist monuments, Confederate and colonial statues quickly came down all over the world. But despite this, art historian Erin Thompson has found that many or most have gone up again in new locations.

Some statues have been moved into museums; others have been moved to private locales owned by people who are most enthusiastic about preserving them. Few have been destroyed, and in many places, including the UK, new laws block removal of statues, prescribing instead that they should be retained and explained. Thompson argues that since permanent removal is rare, the question is less whether statues should be removed, and more where they should be located, and how they should be contextualized.

Joshua Woods Captures a Pan African Fashion Story ‘Fières Allures’ in Jamaica for M Le Monde

Joshua Woods Captures a Pan African Fashion Story ‘Fières Allures’ in Jamaica for M Le Monde

Harlem-raised, Paris-based photographer Joshua Woods [IG] brings his visually and emotionally rich Pan African aesthetic to the pages of M Le Magazine du Monde’s June 5 issue with ‘Fières Allures’ [dashing figures, proud ones], styled by Imruh Asha.

Models include Ameli, Aradj, Bruno, Daqui, Hanna, Ismael, Jessie, Mawa, Nadou wearing an extensive lineup of luxury brands including Balmain, Bottega Veneta, Gauchere, Givenchy, Kenzo, Lanvin, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Molly Goddard, Nanushka, Off-White, Prada, Sean Suen, Versace, Wales Bonner and more. / Hair by Yann Turchi; makeup by Aurore Gibrien

Ola Rudnicka in St. Tropez by Sabine Villiard for Madame Figaro June 2021

Ola Rudnicka in St. Tropez by Sabine Villiard for Madame Figaro June 2021

Model Ola Rudnicka is beach beauty ready, styled by Cecile Martin in ‘L’Effet Sunset’ for Madame Figaro June 2021. Photographer Sabine Villiard [IG] reminds us that French women never forget their finest gold jewelry as the perfect beach accessory in St. Tropez./ Hair by Cyril Laloue; makeup by Maria Olsson

Versace's Pre-Fall 2021 Campaign Le Medusa Bags + Baroccoflage Print

Versace's Pre-Fall 2021 Campaign Le Medusa Bags + Baroccoflage Print by Alasdair McLellan

Versace [IG] Creative Director Donatella Versace takes a more subdued approach to rich patterns in the brand’s Pre-Fall 2021 ad campaign. Make no mistake, though, Versace’s new version of a camouflage print — Baroccoflage — is a hip addition from the new menswear collection.

The new Versace campaign features models Fernando Lindez, Raphael Balzer, Rianne van Rompaey, Simone Bricchi, Sora Choi, and Vittoria Ceretti. Jacob K styles the logo denim and printed blazers with the La Medusa bag hanging from trees like cotton candy.

Trees prompt an AOC search of Versace and sustainability — and it looks pretty empty beyond the usual corporate declarations of “we’re on it.” Alasdair McLellan [IG] photographs the model assembly gathered to showcase a Versace pre-fall 2021 campaign

Ajok Madel, Sophia Roetz Share Body and Soul in Numero #223 by Bastiaan Woudt

Ajok Madel, Sophia Roetz Share Body and Soul in Numero #223 by Bastiaan Woudt

Models Ajok Madel and Sophia Roetz are styled by Rebecca Bleynie in ‘Corps Et Âme’ [Body and Soul]for Numero Magazine #223 Summer 2021. Photographer Bastiaan Woudt captures the duo in his distinctive style beautifully articulated on his IG.

Vivienne Rohner Fronts Vogue Netherlands June 2021 Travel Issue by Hill & Aubrey

Vivienne Rohner Fronts Vogue Netherlands June 2021 Travel Issue by Hill & Aubrey AOC Fashion

Model Vivienne Rohner headlines Vogue Netherlands June 2021 Travel issue, styled by Dimphy den Otter in a Chanel advertorial. Hill & Aubrey [IG] photograph Rohner in ‘Le Grand Retour’ at very small but historic La Colombe d’Or, in Provence.

Malala Yousafzai's British Vogue Interview Causes Hateful Controversy in Pakistan

Malala Yousafzai has created a storm in Pakistan with her recent British Vogue cover story and interview. As much as Malala — like Obama and Oprah, she is known by her first name — is beloved by western liberals for her true grit spirit, the founding of her foundation dedicated to educating girls worldwide, and her sensitivity generally to embracing progressive issues like climate change and suffering in Syria and Pakistan.

The vast majority of people in Pakistan shed no tears and felt no horror when a Taliban insurgent shot Malala in the face and part of her brain, after boarding a school bus looking for the 15-year-old in 2012. Already — and with her parents’ permission — she was blogging about girls issues for the BBC.

The back lash against Malala’s British Vogue interview was severe, when Malala said: “I still don’t understand why people have to get married.”

"If you want to have a person in your life, why do you have to sign marriage papers, why can't it just be a partnership?" she queries to the world towards the end of her interview.

Pakistan has a lot in common with Trump supporters these days. In the same way that significant numbers of Trump supporters do not believe the Biden won the presidential election, Pakistanis are horrified that Malala is a stooge for the global liberal elite and has brought great dishonor to her home country.

The Washington Post details the outrage sparked in Pakistan over the British Vogue interview. Reality is that the divorce rate is rising in Pakistan, along with women’s bargaining power. Both the nation and large numbers of Pakistani men are not amused.

The TED Talk above is from 2020 one, post Malala’s graduation from Oxford. I’m surprised that British Vogue has no follow up piece on all the controversy around Malala’s interview. You can read it here.

“I Know the Power A Young Girl Carries In Her Heart”: The Extraordinary Life of Malala”

Akuac Thiep Commands The Hunger Magazine Online by Rachell Smith

Akuac Thiep Commands The Hunger Magazine Online by Rachell Smith

Model Akuac Thiep is styled by Sayuri Bloom in modern fashionista, true-grit femme fashion lensed by Rachell Smith [IG] for The Hunger Magazine online./ Makeup by Kamila Forini