America's Russian Diamonds Loophole Is Being Closed by Luxury Brands and Congress

America's Russian Diamonds Loophole Is Being Closed by Luxury Brands and Congress

The United States is the world’s largest market for diamond jewelry, accounting for more than 50% of sales in the $84 billion global diamond jewelry industry. The ban on Russian diamonds being imported into America has been in place since the end of February, making it time to check in on its impact.

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Ugbad Abdi and Sister Hani Go Bold by Luigi & Iango for Vogue Arabia April 2022

Ugbad Abdi and Sister Hani Go Bold by Luigi & Iango for Vogue Arabia April 2022

Top hijabi model Ugbad Abdi covers the April 2022 issue of Vogue Arabia, blazing into view in a bold pink jacket accented by equally bold and sculptural statement jewelry. Gaultier Desandre Navarre [IG] styled his first cover story for Vogue, and Ugbad’s sister Hani is also featured in the project that celebrates Ramadan and spotlights family bonds.

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H&M Innovation Stories 'Cherish Waste' Collection Launches April 21 Lensed by Rafael Pavarotti

H&M Innovation Stories 'Cherish Waste' Collection Launches April 21 Lensed by Rafael Pavarotti

Sustainability is in the house, with H&M’s reveal of the fifth drop in their Innovation Stories series. What the world needs now — more than ever — is Love Sweet Love, and H&M is onboard with the theme. The new ‘Cherish Waste’ collection is birthed from recycled garments, ocean-bound plastic and other waste or low-impact materials.

In the world of trendy fashionistas: garbage, garbage, garbage.

The sound minds, visionary team of Rafael Pavarotti and Ibrahim Kamara return to H&M to shoot and style the new campaign, with set design from Ibby Njoya.

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Burberry's Lola Bag Is Back with a Big Bang Campaign

Burberry's Lola Bag Is Back with a Big Bang Campaign

“Lola is confident, she’s cool, and she’s effortless’ Burberry claims about women who who are locked in Lola’s [handbag] orbit. Bella Hadid and Jourdan Dunn are joined by Lourdes Leon and Ella Richards [granddaughter of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards] in the Burberry Lola handbag campaign created by Torso Solutions.

Horses — both real and mechanical — are a common Burberry icon and they are industrial origins, techno-world art in the new images styled by Suzanne Koller. Zach Apo-Tsang works on set design with Ryan Chappell acting as director of photography and movement.

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Elizaveta Porodina Flashes 'Astradyne' Beauty for POP Magazine Sp 2022

Elizaveta Porodina Flashes 'Astradyne' Beauty for POP Magazine Sp 2022

Models Felix Gesnouin and Michelle Laff pose in POP Magazine, exploring gender identity in ‘Astradyne’, a beauty story photographed by Elizaveta Porodina. Victoire Simonney styles the shoot with makeup artist David Koppelaar using Valentino Beauty.

Beware of female psychoanalysts who become photographers. Porodina is blessed with such prodigious talent, that I wish she could be bottled as a creativity spray. Imagine Stella McCartney and Porodina cooking up an ad campaign around mushrooms in Stella’s fashion collections. It would be glorious. ~ Anne

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Saskia de Brauw in Black Mood Fashion by Amy Troost for Harper's Bazaar US March 2022

Saskia de Brauw in Black Mood Fashion by Amy Troost for Harper's Bazaar US March 2022

Top ‘intellectual’ model and muse Saskia de Brauw graces the pages of Harper’s Bazaar US March 2022 in ‘Everything’s Personal’. Virginie Benarroch styles the collection of black tailored pieces from Alexander McQueen, Etro, Louis Vuitton, Proenza Schouler, Michael Kors Collection, Miu Miu, Moschino and more lensed by Amy Troost [IG]. / Hair by Esther Langham; makeup by Dick Page

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Kanye West Pulls Out of Coachella Reports Variety | Change.org Petition inches to 50,000

Kanye West Pulls Out of Coachella Reports Variety | Change.org Petition inches to 50,000

AOC noted last week in what must be ‘10 Great Reasons for Kanye West Not to Play Coachella’, that the divine rapper, who gets his instructions from God in the shower, was defying the owners of the Coachella Festival, who dropped Travis Scott from the schedule after the Astroworld tragedy.

Variety wrote that Kanye had nothing prepared for Coachella, North America’s largest music festival. Kanye is very aggrieved over what he calls the #MeToo mentality.

As a result he has welcomed Marilyn Manson, who is accused of serious sexual assault and proudly claimed that he had a rape room according to Rolling Stone, into his divine inner circle of holy men. Rolling Stone interviewed 55 people in their investigation Marilyn Manson: The Monster in Plain Sight.

Kanye wasn’t having it, choosing to invite Manson into his divine sanctuary, seeing Manson as a victim and all his accusers as the Devil’s women.

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Elsa Hosk Poses Waterside in ELLE Denmark April 2022, Lensed by Rami Hanna

Elsa Hosk Poses Waterside in ELLE Denmark April 2022, Lensed by Rami Hanna

Swedish model Elsa Hosk covers the April 2022 issue of ELLE Denmark dressed in a vibrant yellow ‘car wash’ body-con dress from the Proenza Schouler spring collection. On the second cover, Elsa poses in a white Chanel tank swimsuit with a sexy black mesh coverup in the subscribers’ edition. Photographer and creative director Rami Hanna shoots Elsa in Los Angeles, with styling by Hanna MW.

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Ros Georgiou Chooses Country Life Lensed by Panos Davios for Vogue Greece April 2022

Ros Georgiou Chooses Country Life Lensed by Panos Davios for Vogue Greece April 2022

Models Ros Georgiou and Francesco Ruggiero choose a simpler life in ‘Pure White’, luxury looks from Dolce & Gabbana, Hogan, Karl Lagerfeld, Max Mara, Missoni and Salvatore Ferragamo, Sportmax and Tod’s styled by George Karapetis. Panos Davios [IG] is behind the lens for Vogue Greece April 2021.

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Tory Burch SS 2022 Campaign with Fran Summers, He Cong, Ugbad Abdi by Johnny Dufort

Tory Burch SS 2022 Campaign with Fran Summers, He Cong, Ugbad Abdi by Johnny Dufort

American fashion brand Tory Burch shares her Spring Summer 2022 campaign featuring Fran Summers, He Cong, and Ugbad Abdi. Benjamin Bruno styles the campaign shot by fashion photographer Johnny Dufort. Polly Philip provides the set design with art direction by Jaime Perlman.

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Elle Fanning Talks Control in Hollywood, Playing 'Supernova' in Porter Edit

Elle Fanning Talks Control in Hollywood, Playing 'Supernova' in Porter Edit

Actor Elle Fanning steps into the pages of Porter Edit’s April 4, 2022 issue.

Elle Fanning may be the younger sister to Dakota but she’s an old soul, writes Martha Hayes. Now 25, Elle enters the age zone where she can play both a mother and a school girl. Her role as Catherine the Great, the 18th-century Empress of Russia, is confirmed for a third season in the satirical drama ‘The Great’.

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Anya Taylor-Joy Covers British Vogue April 2022, Lensed by Craig McDean

Anya Taylor-Joy Covers British Vogue April 2022, Lensed by Craig McDean

While Anya Taylor-Joy enjoys dressing up, she doesn’t “necessarily love the red-carpet experience,” telling Olivia Marks that she more or less experiences a “blackout” because it’s “so, so overwhelming.”

Struggling with poor eyesight before recently getting contacts, the actor describes the “braying bank of photographers” as a “giant amorphous beast that has all of these eyes”.

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