Swarovski X Rosenthal SIGNUM Collection Invites Us to Embellish Our Lives
/Swarovski X Rosenthal have joined forces to bring a revitalized and engaged Swarovski jewelry style to Rosenthal porcelain. If you look carefully, even eyeglasses are in the mix — one piece being more visually scrumptious than the other in a campaign that rockets further into the stratosphere after the release of Swarovski’s spring 2022 Bella Hadid campaign.
Read MoreValentino's Pink PP Fall 2022 Campaign Is a Powerful Sign of the Times
/Valentino previews its Pink PP advertising campaign for fall 2022, fronted by celebritiy friends of the house Zendaya and Sir Lewis Hamilton — who are literally drenched in pink, photographed by Michael Bailey Gates.
“One color, bold, strong, fluid, extravagant, one color to summarize everything I like in fashion and everything that I choose to represent: the liberation from the ordinary, a space to be oneself, a loud symbol for equality and love,” said Valentino’s creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli.
Read MoreKaia Gerber's CÉLINE Winter 2022 Campaign, Lensed by Hedi Slimane
/Kaia Gerber returns to LVMH-owned French luxury brand CÉLINE for the Winter 2022 campaign, lensed in Nice, France by the brand’s Creative, Artistic and Image Director Hedi Slimane [IG]. The collection will be available on Aug. 26, 2022.
Gerber poses with key CÉLINE brand pieces, including the Celine chain box ‘Triomphe’ bag, Wesley jeans, the ‘Spencer’ jacket, and the ‘Trapeze Triomphe’ shoulder bag.
Read MoreTod's Delists from Italian Stock Exchange Short-Term Investors Demands
/After 22 years, Tod’s Della Valle family want to delist Tod’s Group from the Italian Stock Exchange, offering stockholders a premium on their shares to essentially take their profits and go home — so that Tod’s can manage its business affairs with a more brand-building, longterm-success strategy.
“Brothers Diego and Andrea Della Valle control 63.64 percent of Tod’s shares. Delphine S.A.S. under the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Group will remain in the Tod’s capital with its current 10 percent stake,” writes WWD.
Read MoreGucci Resort 2022.23 Fires Up Wanderlust in Images by Max Siedentopf
/Gucci’s resort 2022 collection may win the fashion crown for best global hot spots bags ever. More is better in a lineup that surely touches down on all continents: Bondi, Hawaii, Miami, Mykonos, Palm Desert and — well, we’re just getting started.
Max Siedentopf creates larger than life images where models including Anok Marial, Mathilde Buoso and Ruiqi Jiang tower above the little people, styled by Luca Galasso. Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele looms large with his beautiful wit in high gear as he wings around the world. Next stop unknown.
Read MoreSouth Korea's Kim Tae-ri Covers Vogue Hong Kong August 2022
/South Korean actor Kim Tae-ri is best known for films that inclue ‘The Handmaiden’, ‘Little Forest’, ‘Space Sweepers’ and the historical drama ‘Mr. Sunshine’. She covers the August 2022 issue of Vogue Hong, styled by Choi Ja Ryoung in sober elegance from Fendi, Givenchy, Prada and more impeccable luxury looks. Kim Yeong Jun, aka Yeongjun Kim [IG] is in the studio with fashion and creative direction by Sean Kunjambu./ Makeup by Oh Yoon Hee; hair by Baek Heung Kwon
Kaitlyn Lai conducts the interview with Kim Tae-ri.
Read MoreDavid Sims Eyes LOEWE FW 2022 Campaign with Anthea Hamilton Pumpkins 5,6,7 2022
/Photographer David Sims [IG] captures the utterly delightful LOEWE Fall 2022/23 campaign, featuring models Anok Yai, Jeanne Cadieu, Lina Zhang and Violette Meima.
British artist Anthea Hamilton was one of four creatives shortlisted for the 2016 Turner Prize. Hamilton is known for her surreal artworks and often large-scale installations.
Anthea Hamilton brought her art in the form of Pumpkins no.5, 6, 7 2022 to the LOEWE Fall 2022 campaign.
Read MoreLouis Vuitton FW 2022 Campaign Hugs LV's Top 10 Status on Kantar BrandZ Ranking
/Norwegian actor and friend of the House Renate Reinsve, star of the critically-acclaimed ‘The Worst Person in the World’, headlines the new Louis Vuitton campaign that also includes Akon Changkou, Elio Berenett, Ida Heiner, Kristine Lindseth, Qisi Feng, and Tida Rosvall.
Louis Vuitton has risen into the top 10 global brands on the Kantar Branz Most Valuable Global Brands 2022 report, joining the ranks of Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and other global mega brands not associated with the fashion industry.
Read MoreBalmain's Environmental Message in FW2022 Campaign by Mert & Marcus
/Balmain gets futuristic with a Fall-Winter 2022 ad campaign shot by Mert & Marcus [IG]. Models Aweng Chuol, Cherif Douamba, Chu Wong, Christina Jugo, Claus Mukasa Kaonge, Lila Moss, Lulu Wood, Tanya Churbanova, and Tye Tubbax trek into the desert setting with stylists Charlotte Stockdale and Katie Lyall.
Read MoreTehya Elam in 'Plant Ladies, The New Cat Ladies' for ELLE Mexico by Izack Morales
/Model Tehya Elam fronts ‘Plant Ladies, The New Cat Ladies’, styled by Jess Gutierrez and Natalia Sanchez. Izack Morales [IG] captures the fashion story for ELLE Mexico [IG] July 2022./ Hair by Takuya Yamaguchi; makeup by Mitch Yoshida
Should we assume these plant species are non-toxic, because lots of plant ladies have cats? Plants are highly desirable today, with 7 in 10 millennials calling themselves a plant parent.
Read MoreZimmermann Fall 2022 'Stargazer' Campaign at Château de Gudanes by Benny Horne
/Zimmermann’s Fall 2022 Campaign turns to pop astrology with its ‘Stargazer’ collection. Rising model Beauise Ferwerda poses in the Zimmermann Fall Collection at the Château de Gudanes in France, lensed by Benny Horne.
Set upon a hilltop in the in the small village of Chateau-Verdun, located in the French Pyrenees, Château de Gudanes was purchased by a West Australian family, the Waters, in 2013. The structure was in a staggering state of dilapidated neglect, considering its pedigree by Parisian architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel.
Read MoreMona Tougaard August News in Vogue France, Alaïa F/W 2022.23 Campaign
/Muticultural model Mona Tougaard was born in Denmark and is of Turkish, Somali and Ethiopian descent. With a solid portfolio behind her, Tougaard joins Mirthe Dijk and Victoria Fawole in the Alaïa F/W 2022.23 ad campaign, shot by Willy Vanderperre.
AOC reviews Mona Tougaard’s recent work.
Read MoreMatilda De Angelis Is the Anti-Diva Lensed by Brett Lloyd for Vogue Italia August 2022
/Italian actor and singer Matilda De Angelis covers the August 2022 issue of Vogue Italia. In the legendary traditions of Anita Ekberg in ‘La Dolce Vita’ or Sophia Loren in ‘Yesterday Today and Tomorrow’, De Angelis pays tribute to Italy’s symbol of elegance, the seductive black dress.
Raphael Hirsch styles the cover story, lensed by Brett Lloyd [IG], with De Angelis wearing Alberta Ferretti, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Valentino and more. Di Laura Tortora tells more about the fashion story.
Read MoreChikamaraa by Bohdan Bohdanov in Strange Beauty for Vogue Portugal August
/Nigerian model by way of Germany Chikamaraa is styled by Pablo Patanè in ‘O Sono da razão produz monstros’. Ukraine-born, Milan-based photographer Bohdan Bohdanov [IG] captues this unusual jewelry and beauty story for Vogue Portugal ‘s August 2022 ‘Good Vibes’ issue.
In their editorial commentary, Vogue Portugal acknowledges that darkness and shadows are a significant aspect of daily life — but there is not only discovery and meaning there but also a way out of darkness into light and ‘good vibes’.
Read MoreDelicia Fraser and Chizoba Emmanuel in Gilded Age Jewelry for Tatler UK September 2022
/Delicia Fraser and Chizoba Emmanuel in Gilded Age Jewelry for Tatler UK September 2022 AOC Jewelry News
Models Delicia Fraser and Chizoba Emmanuel are bejewelled, styled by Lydie Harrison in ‘Frosting on Top’. Photographer Morgan Roberts [IG] captures the dazzle for Tatler UK [IG] September 2022./ Hair by Lauren Bell; makeup by Aimee Twist


















