Nicole Kidman Covers Harper's Bazaar US October 2021 by Collier Schorr

Nicole Kidman Covers Harper's Bazaar US October 2021 by Collier Schorr AOC Fashion

American-born, Australian actor and producer Nicole Kidman covers the October 2021 issue of Harper’s Bazaar US. Stella Greenspan chooses a rich collection of fashion and Bulgari jewelry from Balenciaga, Burberry, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Max Mara, Prada, The Row, Valentino and more. Collier Schorr [IG] photographs the 5’11” tall actor with creative direction by Laura Genniger./ Hair by Tamas Tuzes

Amanda Fortini speaks trans-Pacific with Kidman on the degree to which prestige TV has fueled a stunning period of reawakening and reinvention in the interview ‘The Golden Age of Nicole Kidman’.

If you’re a Nicole Kidman fan, the interview is 5-stars. Amanda Fortini shares a compendium of Kidman’s current projects and it’s a long list. The exchange probes Kidman’s deep psychological involvement in her characters, a reality that also impacts her family. The actor has spoken previously on this topic, one that is accentuated by a profound empathy that she has for humans generally.

Kidman’s visceral ability to feel her surroundings and people deeply — reading the room intuitively and not in a calculating, rational-mind manner — has placed her in the flow with American television writer and producer David E. Lynch. Kelley is involved in ‘Big little Lies’, ‘The Undoing’ and Hulu’s ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’.

“Her characters in these series are difficult, often inscrutable women who, in less skilled hands, would not be remotely sympathetic: spoiled women, insufferably out-of-touch women, a woman who defends her murderous husband, another who oversteps her guests’ boundaries and, at times, infringes upon their safety,” writes Fortini.

Rereading the interview for the third time, I don’t find throwaway paragraphs. Especially if you are a creative, each segment will speak to you.

“I suppose the artist spirit, a lot of times, is saying, ‘I don’t care what it’s gonna cost me as a human being, because my thrust is deeply artistic,’” Kidman says, pulling her hair down and putting it up again. She tells me that while filming the intense marital altercations in Big Little Lies, she would come home with bruises and have to explain to her young daughters where they came from. “And that’s probably just a massive push-pull in any person who’s a painter, a writer, you know?” she says contemplatively, treating the notion with the gravity it obviously holds for her. “If you’re really dedicated to it over a lifetime, that push-pull will collide with your existence and your connections with your family and all the people in your life. How much will that cost them? How much will it cost you personally? And how important is that artistic contribution?”

Aliet Sarah Plays with Rain Drops by Txema Yeste in Numéro #225 October 2021

Aliet Sarah Plays with Rain Drops by Txema Yeste in Numéro #225 October 2021 AOC Fashion

Rising model Aliet Sarah — born in South Sudan, refugee in Uganda, given refuge in Canada with her four siblings and both parents dead — blooms with inner radiance, style and grace in ‘Orage Tropical’. Waiting on a storm was never so stylish, thanks to Bernat Buscato.

Photographer Txema Yeste [IG] captures Aliet Sarah in deeply personal, fashionable images for Numéro #225 October 2021. / Hair Jordi Fontanals; makeup by Victor Alvarez

A Sensual Sara Grace Wallerstedt by Jean-Baptiste Mondino for Numéro #225

A Sensual Sara Grace Wallerstedt by Jean-Baptiste Mondino for Numéro #225 AOC Fashion

Top model Sara Grace Wallerstedt is styled by Babeth Djian, founder and editor-in-chief of Numéro magazine. Djian, who is almost always photographed in black, chooses modern femme fatale, edgy style looks with an occasional hit of angelic white. The EIC infuses erotic tension with a delicate balance in the images lensed by Jean-Bapiste Mondino as ‘Stairway To Heaven’ in Numero #225./ Hair by Odile Gilbert; makeup by Lili Choi

Lexi Boling Is 'Wild and Free' by Clara Balzary for i-D Magazine 364 F2021

Lexi Boling Is 'Wild and Free' by Clara Balzary for i-D Magazine 364 F2021 AOC Fashion

Model Lexi Boling is styled by Matt Holmes in ‘wild and free’ looks lensed by Clara Balzary [IG] for i-D Magazine The In Real Life issue, no. 364, Autumn 2021. Order your copy here. Brands featured include COACH X SCHOTT, Chanel, Emporio Armani, Givenchy, Khaite, Louis Vuitton, Moschino, Ports 1961, Prada, Rick Owens, SC103 and more.

Fran Summers' Sloane Style by Alasdair McLellan for i-D Fall 2021

Fran Summers' Sloane Style by Alasdair McLellan for i-D Fall 2021 AOC Fashion

Fran Summers channels Sloane-y chic style, wearing luxury looks from Emporio Armani, Erdem, Etro, Gucci, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Salvatore Ferragamo, Stella McCartney, Valentino, Versace styled by Alice Goddard. Photographer Alasdair McLellan [IG] captures Summers for i-D’s ‘In Real Life Issue’ for Fall 2021./ Hair by Shon Hyungsun; makeup by Laren Parsons

Over the last year, Summers met a wonderful love and moved to Austria. If you missed AOC’s recent update, read on at i-D Magazine.

How To Plan The Perfect Marriage Proposal in a Glamping State of Mind

How To Plan The Perfect Marriage Proposal in a Glamping State of Mind AOC Fashion

In July 2018, AOC wrote Glamping Sweeps America, Embracing Gaia With Soothing Natural Refuge In Trumplandia. New Yorkers are increasingly desperate to get back in touch with nature, asserted The New York Times.

Three years later, living in our COVID-raging, climate-fires burning, hurricanes hitting New York daily life — many of us have increased reverence for Gaia-inspired connections. Beyond our migraines associated with the 2016 presidential election and America pulling out of the Paris Climate Treaty, we struggled to imagine daily life becoming much worse — until it did.

Considering glamping in New York in 2018, the Ralph Lauren-like decor of the Collective Governor’s Island getaway was irresistible. And the magic of the tents lit up at night was too seductive for words.

When I first saw Katie and Sophie’s wedding pictures, this was my vision for their fantasy glamping excursion. Then a voice spoke to me saying “Green Cow Kitchens.” It’s not very Manhattan. And while the Statute of Liberty is very near and dear to my heart, it may not resonate as deeply with Katie and Sophie.

Think Amsterdam, Anne. Where would these two blonde beauties go to cement their future, to test their spirit vibes for the long-run— if you will. Well, of course then, we’re going glamping in Sedona, Arizona.

One assumes that glamping in Sedona would be an easy Google search. The biggest challenge would be finding glamping sites that are simple, sophisticated and authentic.

Four hours later reality felt like Alice in Wonderland falling down the rabbit hole or — better still — Dorothy being blown away to Oz. Good goddess!

Loving Sedona deeply, I looked and looked and looked for a spirit-rich, tented glamping place for our two lovebirds to fantasy-test their future before the proposal.

Google delivered countless Las Vegas-style glamping in the desert offerings, pink mini-bus included.

I met proposal planners with networks all over America. Guys looking to make a big impression love event-proposal planners who photograph the event itself. They even fly in actors from Las Vegas to create a celebratory crowd.

How awful! Who knew that today’s wedding proposals can be as complicated as the wedding itself. AOC’s Katie and Sophie have a trippy and spiritual glamping adventure was dissolving before my very eyes.

We weren’t headed to Oz at all. And why aren’t there flowers in these glamping photos? Who pays $300 a night for a tent with no flowers? For that matter, there’s no flowers in the $1000/night tent. Who goes on a romantic, spiritual marriage proposal adventure with no flowers? These people have no soul.

Ouch! What in the world! A force of some kind just banged my head. An energy vortex? What in the world is an energy vortex?

A vortex is believed to be a special spot on the earth where energy is either entering into the earth or projecting out of the earth’s plane. Vortexes (or vortices) are found at sacred sites throughout the world – the Great Pyramid in Egypt, Machu Picchu in Peru, Bali, Stonehenge, Uluru/Ayers Rock in Australia.

In America. the top energy vortex places are Sedona, Arizona; Asheville, North Carolina; and Mount Shasta, California.

No wonder I wanted Katie and Sophie to go to Sedona. Many vortexes are reported to bring feelings of peace, harmony, balance, and tranquility, while others are believed to promote personal reflection, deep insight, and a clear mind. Others still act as powerful centers of physical or emotional rejuvenation.

Cathedral Rock–the “womb with a view” is a well-known magnetic vortex, writes this Sedona red-rocks tour operator. Magnetic vortexes have a feminine or “yin” energy because the energy flow is very nurturing, soft and welcoming and can assist you in inward activities, such as contemplation, meditation and reflection.

Oh please. This is so Anne of Carversville. Read on: How To Plan The Perfect Marriage Proposal in a Glamping State of Mind AOC Fashion

Christian MacDonald Eyes Valerie Scherzinger in Nomad Style for Vogue Paris October 2021

Christian MacDonald Eyes Valerie Scherzinger in Nomad Style for Vogue Paris October 2021 AOC Fashion

Model Valerie Scherzinger is styled by Geraldine Saglio in ‘L’Automne En Douceur’, a collection of big coats, jackets and pants for modern nomads. Christian MacDonald [IG] is in the studio for Vogue Paris.

Ugbad Abdi by Pieter Hugo for T: The New York Times Style Magazine September 2021

Ugbad Abdi by Pieter Hugo for T: The New York Times Style Magazine September 2021 AOC Fashion

Accomplished model Ugbad Abdi is covered from head to toe in modern woman, utilitarian luxury styled by Carlos Nazario. Photographer Pieter Hugo [IG] captures Ugbad for T: The New York Times Style Magazine September 2021.

News: Richard Buckley Leaves Us | Naomi Campbell Named Global Ambassador to the Queen | Billie Eilish for Air Jordan

Richard Buckley (left) and Tom Ford COURTESY OF TOM FORD

We are so very sad for Tom Ford and his son Jack, who have lost their dear love, longtime fashion journalist and Tom Ford’s husband and partner of 35 years Richard Buckley. We don’t see a lot of relationships that last 35 years anymore, and theirs was golden, including the entry of Alexander John Buckley Ford into their life in 2012. Ford and Buckley married on New Years Eve in 2014.

“It is with great sadness that Tom Ford announces the death of his beloved husband of 35 years, Richard Buckley,” a statement from the designer said. “Richard passed away peacefully at their home in Los Angeles last night with Tom and their son Jack by his side. He died of natural causes after a long illness.”

Whenever Ford has talked about his relationship with Buckley, he describes their relationship as “love at first sight.” Sharing the same elevator in 1986, Buckley was a fashion editor for Women’s Wear Daily, and Ford was working under sportswear designer Cathy Hardwick.

Ford’s interview in 2917 with Jess Cagle is so poignant that words do not do it justice. Responding to Cagle’s request for advice on maintaining a great relationship, Ford replied: “If the person you are with is someone you respect, who you believe has a great heart and a great soul — as good a heart and soul as you will ever find — don’t ever leave them, because you won’t find anyone better.”

We share what will be major commentary about this sad news, and with updates:

Richard Buckley, Tom Ford’s husband, dead at 72 Page Six

Stella McCartney, who is Jack’s godmother, shared her thoughts on Instagram Tuesday: “What a gentle man; grace and charm filled the room when he was in it,” she wrote in part, adding, “He was so loved, so respected and so madly and passionately dedicated to you, Tom and Jack, that his life was fully complete.”

Richard Buckley, Longtime Fashion Journalist and Husband of Tom Ford, Dies at 72 Hollywood Reporter

Naomi Campbell Now Global Ambassador for Queen’s Commonwealth Trust

Image Collage by Anne of Carversville

Among the roles the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had to relinquish in stepping back as senior royals to pursue a life in America were their positions as president and vice president of the Queens Commonwealth Trust, a new organization formed in 2018.

Legendary supermodel, activist and new mom Naomi Campbell has accepted an appointment as The Queen's Commonwealth Trust (QCT) Platinum Jubilee Global Ambassador, where she will be involved with championing the work of young leaders backed by the trust.

CEO of the charity Christopher Kelly cited Naomi’s diverse background and also her status as a woman of colour already engaged with young people as being key reasons why she was asked to step into the role created by Meghan and Harry.

The Telegraph reported Kelly’s view that “It will be very positive to have someone who not only transcends different countries and nationalities because she is a global superstar but who is also a British woman with Caribbean roots, who has got to the very top.”

Naomi Campbell was beloved by global

Billie Eilish Shows Off Her Sustainability Credentials

Billie Eilish in Oscar de la Renta at the Met Gala.Credit...Nina Westervelt for The New York Times

Billie Eilish is fresh off her gig as cohost of the recent Met Gala, where the 19-year-old, Goth pop star and climate activist crusader channeled her Marilyn Monroe alter ego. Eilish wore an Oscar de la Renta nude tulle ball gown to complement her more recent blonde bombshell look.

PETA was thrilled — not only to see the Met Gala go meatless — but to see Billie negotiate the terms of wearing her Oscar de la Renta gown. PETA wrote:

In working with Oscar de la Renta on her 2021 Met Gala look, the vegan singer-songwriter ensured that her dress would be animal-friendly. Last month, PETA announced that the legendary designer would be going fur-free after decades of our runway disruptions, protests, some carefully thrown tofu cream pies, and pressure from activists worldwide. Now we know that Billie Eilish played a major role as well!

The New York Times did a deep dive on the negotiations preceding Billie Eilish’s appearance as the youngest cohost ever of the annual Met Gala. Read on Billie Eilish Sets a Condition for Her Dress: No More Fur

This week Billie Elish flipped the switch, keeping her blonde locks — because she LIKES the look — but leaving her golden slippers at the Metropolitan Museum. Today’s news story is about Billie’s collab with Nike and Air Jordan.

Billie Reimagines Beloved Air Jordans

A release of Billie Eilish’s Air Jordan collab will land first via store.billieeilish.com on 9/27, predating a Nike SNKRS launch on 9/30.

Collabs with musicians are not new to the Jordan Brand. Nor are collabs with women — although men rule. AOC took a deep dive on the Jordan Brand a few months ago, learning that black women are taking over the footwear industry.

On Monday, September 20, Billie Eilish was center stage for the Jordan Brand, designing two styles of Air Jordans for the collab: a pair of Air Jordan 1 KO and a pair of Air Jordan 15. "I am SO excited to finally share my two Air Jordan silhouettes with you!!" Billie wrote. "I've always loved @jumpman23 and it was such an incredible and surreal experience getting to create these."

Each pair of Billie’s Air Jordans is made with 100% vegan leather instead of the traditional leather and contain more than 20% recycled materials. The shoes feature Billie's logo, one she drew up at age 15, and her name next to the iconic Air Jordan logo. You can read more about Billie’s beauties on Sneaker News.

AOC didn’t know that the performance basketball shoe market peaked in 2015 and has experienced double-digit declines since then, according to NPD.

Sales fell a massive 23% in 2020, enough to crush companies not prepared for it. Nike was prepared, and the “retro” or lifestyle business has more than made up for the declines. When I read the words “retro’ and lifestyle business in new business articles about Air Jordan and Jordan Brand, I knew we were talking about ToiletPaper Magazine shoes.

Jordan is the dominant player, with 96% of the market including Jordan and Nike brand sales, writes Sportico. “The retro product has done phenomenal,” Cowen & Co. analyst John Kernan told the website. “Nike is doing a lot of different colorways now, and they are launching product in very smart, very creative ways. They have done a masterful job managing the marketplace.” [That’s the example I just gave you of arty sneakers in Toilet Paper Magazine,]

Enter Nike’s new Air Jordan Collab with Billie Eilish. Is this Nike’s first Air Jordan collab with a white woman? Our inquiring mind wants to know. The answer appears to be yes, but we could be seriously embarrassed. AOC has never purported to be the work of sneakerheads.

Emma Raducanu Is 'Court Favourite' by Scott Trindle in British Vogue October 2021

Emma Raducanu Is 'Court Favourite' by Scott Trindle in British Vogue October 2021 AOC Fashion

18-year-old Emma Raducanu is the ‘Court Favourite’ in British Vogue’s October 2021 issue. Poppy Kain styles Britain’s tennis darling in images by Scott Trindle./ Hair by Syd Hayes; makeup by Laura Dominique

The 18-year-old from Kent captured hearts at Wimbledon, as the first British woman in 42 years to get to the fourth round. Not referenced in the British Vogue interview published online on September 7 — when Raducanu was in the quarterfinals of the US Open as noted — is the fact that she WON the US Open.

The win put the warm-spirited, humble Raducanu in a record-breaking spot in tennis world as the first qualifier to ever win a Grand Glam at age 18. She was the first Brit to win the US Open since Virginia Wade in 1977.

Lorde Talks 'Solar Power' Album in Vogue US October 2021 by Theo de Gueltzl

Lorde Talks 'Solar Power' Album in Vogue US October 2021 by Theo de Gueltzl AOC Fashion

Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor, who makes music under the name Lorde, covers the October 2021 issue of Vogue US. Camilla Nickerson styles the “pop iconoclast”, as the Vogue headline calls her, in Schiaparelli couture for the cover. Photographer Theo de Gueltzl captures Lorde in Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Celine by Hedi Slimane, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Marni and more. / Hair by Jimmy Paul; makeup by Fara Homidi

Writer Rob Haskell interviews the New Zealander about her third album ‘Solar Power’, described as “a celebration of the natural world” and “a meditation on the hazards of a plugged-in existence.”