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Models Ajok Madel, Beyonce Ambrose, Maike Inga, Rachel Marx and Valerie Scherzinger are styled by Marie Chaix in Carolina Herrera’s Pre-Fall 2022 Accessories Lookbook. Oklahoma-born, New York photographer Rebekah Campbell [IG] is behind the lens, capturing this not-for-shy-girls Carolina Herrera collection.
Read MoreSupermodel Helena Christensen takes an April 2022 digital cover of Numero Netherlands. Kristi Veliaj styles Helena in images by Agata Serge [IG].
Christensen is interviewed by Jana Letonja — and it’s an exchange well worth reading. For example Helena is asked about her start in the business, leaving Denmark for Paris, and she has a pretty incredible answer:
Read MoreCandice Swanepoel takes us to Bahia, Brazil, where she shares her Tropic of C Swimwear brand’s ‘Solar Bahia’ Spring 2022 additions, lensed by good friend and regular Tropic of C photographer Eduardo Bravin. .
In supermodel businesswoman Candice Swanepoel’s own words: “I am woman; hear me roar. “ Above Candice honors her South African heritage, with the ‘South Pacific’ top in the brand’s Mama Africa collection.
Read MoreWSJ Magazine goes to Sri Lanka with model Imaan Hammam in the ‘Best Dresses of the Summer’. The very top model, who is tight with Adut Akech and Palomma Elsesser, says about models of color in fashion: “I remember when I started, it was competitive,” pointing out that often only one model of color would get cast for any given job.
As for the headline about Imaan’s work in Africa — which really caught AOC’s eye — Hammam made one trip to Gambia in 2019 with a group called ‘She’s the First’. She hopes to go again in the future.
Now for the photography by Nadine Ijewere [IG] There are some spectacular shots in this fashion story. Several are gallery worthy and kudos to Nadine Ijewere.
Hammam agrees that this is no longer the case.
Read MoreMaria Cornejo has a gift for creating sensual, female-centric designs using angular, architectural lines and fabrics. In spite of her tag line, not all Zero + Maria Cornejo production is made in New York. In the case of the French terry sweat-shirting from Japan, she is manufacturing the items using the fabric in Japan.
Read MoreTop talent and influencer Hailey Bieber is styled by Coco Cassibba in ‘Skin in the Game’, lensed by Zoey Grossman [IG] for Allure Magazine May 2022./ Hair by Bryce Scarlett; makeup by Kali Kennedy
Bieber is interviewed by Darian Symoné Harvin in: ‘Hailey Bieber Knows You’re Sick of Celebrity Beauty Brands’. Well, that attention-getting headline is definitely true. Hailey is set to launch Rhode in June 2022 with funding from a small pool of investors, including One Luxury Group.
Read MoreThe Jean Paul Gaultier ‘LE MUSÉE’ ready-to-wear capsule is lensed by Elizaveta Porodina [IG] in a colorful visual campaign, with creative direction by Florence Tétier [IG]. ‘LE MUSÉE’ taps cult artworks by history’s greatest masters to dynamize a new drop that’s pop, sexy and audacious. See the collection online.
Museum artworks that inspired the new ready-to-wear capsule are ‘The Creation of Adam’ by Michelangelo (1512), ‘The Three Graces’ by Rubens and the iconic ‘Birth of Venus’ by Botticelli (1485).
Read MoreFendi celebrates the new Peekaboo Petite and Micro handbags, arm and arm with the Italian ‘Call Me By Your Name’ film director and friend of the house, Luca Guadagnino to create a short campaign film starring Adwoa Aboah.
Instead of boarding a magic carpet ride over Rome, Aboah spreads her own ‘Superwoman’ wings to fly over the ancient city with its ruins and visual narrative of the human story. She eventually landing on Fendi’s Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana — because this is a Fendi Peekaboo handbag campaign, after all.
Read MoreModel Mei Lapres is styled by Star Burleigh in luxury opulence for a moody fashion story called ‘St. Elsewhere.’ The shoot takes place at France’s Ecuries du Château, the largest horse stables in Europe, and site of Dior’s 2019 Cruise Show. Photographer DeMarcus Allen [IG] captures Mai Lapres for Numero Russia April 2022./ Makeup by Stephanie Jacquet; hair by Ludovic Dupuis
Related: Jennifer Lawrence Fronts Dior Cruise 2019 Horsewomen Looks Lensed By Viviane Sassen AOC Fashion
Read MoreRising model Makala Johnson, who has major exposure with Tom Ford, is styled by Patti Wilson in ‘Welcome to the ‘60s’. Photographer Adrienne Raquel [IG] is in the studio for ELLE Magazine April 2022./ Hair by Nikki Nelms; makeup by Kuma
Related: The 'Unstoppable' Precious Lee Covers ELLE US April 2022 by Adrienne Raquel AOC Fashion
Read MoreAdhel Bol Wears Modern Edgy Style in 'Pure Souls' by Niklas Haze for Wonderland #74 AOC Fashion
South Sudanese model Adhel Bol poses in the ‘Pure Souls’ cover story for the current issue of Zoo Magazine #74. Brian Conway styles Bol in edgy, modern architecture fashion from Cha Myung, Chanel, Ermanno Scervino, Joanna Prażmo, Louis Vuitton, Valentino and more lensed by Niklas Haze. / Makeup by Ariel Yeh; hair by Ernesto Montenovo
Read MoreDo you dream in technicolor? With so many creatives on AOC, it seems like we should be on high-voltage, color blast. Understanding the likely good endorphins-generating power of dopamine dressing, Dior’s Maia Grazia Chiuri pulled out all the color stops in her Spring 2022 Dior Chez Moi Capsule Collection.
Stars of the Chez Moi collections are Chai Maximus, Jahika Gonzalez, and Maryel Uchida, styled by Elin Svahn. Set design is by Alexander Bock.
Read MoreVogue Portugal April 2022 releases its cover story ‘The Power of Words’, the conceptual framework for what it calls ‘The Quote’ issue. Models Ajak Deng and Sohyun Jung are styled by Julia Muller in bold-colors, vivid-impression fashion looks perfect for fashion images shot by Domen & Van de Velde.
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