KidSuper founder Colm Dillane, Brooklyn’s homegrown superhero, will return to Paris Fashion Week, as the luxury fashion equivalent of an ‘artist as residence’ in the creation of the Louis Vuitton Autumn/Winter 2023 menswear collection.
Mr. Dillane, 31, is considered to be a great storyteller. In 2021, the prestigious LNMH Prize awarded him the runner-up Karl Lagerfeld prize with two other designers. Dillane thrives on collaboration, as did Abloh, and his commercial partners have run the gamut from Puma to SpaghettiOs.
Versace’s Resort 2023 Collection is filled with tensions: ‘“Hard and soft, masculine and feminine, formal and playful, contrasts that I see the new generation questioning and ripping up completely,” Donatella Versace said about her acid-colors designs.
Models Sora Choi and Steinberg kick off the women’s wing of the campaign, with Momo Ndiaye and Timo Pan on mens. Photographer Thue Nørgaard [IG] captures the vibrant colorways exuding big energy, styled by Jacob K.
Model Lorna Foran is perfectly cast in this jewelry-focus editorial ‘The Gilded Age’, styled by Holly Gorst. Photographer Amie Milne [IG] captures the mood of fashion grandeur and aristocratic elegance for Harper’s Bazaar UK December 2022.
Arab News Tehran reports that Iran’s judiciary has ordered police to “firmly punish” people who violate the country’s hijab law, a news agency reported Tuesday, January 10.
France’s Charlie Hebdomagazine, a French satirical weekly magazine, has again provoked the Iranians, publishing cartoons mocking Iran’s ruling clerics and their aggression against the protesters.
Two French-born al-Qaida extremists attacked the newspaper’s office in 2015, killing 12 people in Paris on January 7, 2015. Today the irreverent publication operates from a secret location with round-the-clock police protection, continuing its refusal to bow down to right-wing, religious zealots of any ideology, not only Islam.
British actors Josh O’Connor, who played a young Charles in Netflix’s ‘The Crown’, and Franco-Congolese actor and comedian Stéphane Bak, fresh off his critically-acclaimed role in ‘Mali Twist’, are center-stage in LOEWE’s Spring Summer 2023 Men’s Campaign.
Benjamin Bruno styles the shoot, with creative direction by Jonathan Anderson. Photographer David Sims [IG] is in the studio, distilling yet another LOEWE campaign with an impeccable vibe of creative artisanship. Vincent Olivieri provides set design. Love it.
Models Lottie Aaron and Ash Chen are styled by Bridie Gilbert in luxury looks from Ann Demeulemeester, Ash, Bottega Veneta, Dior, Fendi, Givenchy, Prada, Saint Laurent, Schiaparelli, Simone Rocha, Versace, Victoria Beckham in a new fashion story ‘Together Alone’.
Photographer Jess James [IG] is in the studio for Vogue China’s January 2023 digital issue, creative direction by Matt Mcdonald.
Vogue Arabia’s January 2023 issue turns an elegant eye to couture, styled by Mirko De Propis and Vittoria Ross Provesi. Paris-based photographer Tareck Raffoul [IG] captures model Bianca Mabaso wearing Chanel, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana; Giambattista Valli; Giorgio Armani; Schiaparelli and Valentino./ Makeup by Mattia Andreoli; outstanding hair by Cosimo Bellomo
Vogue Portugal January 2023 issue creates a gasp or two with this beauty cover story ‘Red Velvet & Purple Rain’. Pablo Patane styles the story starring makeup artist Elise Ducrot [IG] with fabulous images by Jabe [IG].
Supermodel Natalia Vodianova covers Vogue Beauty Paper, January 2023, a media project of Vogue China. Natalia is styled by Michelle Cameron, with creative direction by Matt Mcdonald. Photographer Hugo Comte [IG] is in the studio.
Natalia Vodianova’s stratospheric rise has been breathtaking, as she increasingly turns her attention to her work as a philanthropist, impact investor and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador.
In Nepal and India, large numbers of women do not have the right to touch food or crops while they are menstruating, because they can cause bad luck to their families. A 2019 study found that 77% of west-central Nepali girls and young women actively practice menstrual exile, even though it is now illegal in India.
Girls in Bolivia are still told that their period blood causes illnesses like cancer in other people.
‘The Crown’ actor Elizabeth Debicki, who plays Princess Diana, covers the January 2023 issue of Madame Figaro. Debicki joined Dior in December 2021 as an fashion ambassador, followed by her appointment in late October 2022 as a brand ambassador for Dior Joaillerie’s Rose Dior collection.
Writer Isabelle Girarduses an intriguing phrase to describe Diana’s public life, explaining that the princess “never found her place between shadow and light. It is this ambivalence that characterizes her.”
London-based, Norway-born photographer Sølve Sundsbø [IG]is always evolving in new directions of visual presentation. In this fashion story ‘People Are People’ for Mission Magazine, the artist distills the stated purpose of the United Nations [UN] in images.
Models Alyson Dubey, Barbara Almeida, Emanuel Ramos and Morgan Fernandez create collective, composite images styled by David Bradshaw.
Models Bangali Drammeh from Gambia, Honest Ujoy from South Korea and Mateen Ismail from Australia launch a focus on Jo Malone London’s ‘Cologne Intense’, a collection of alluring scents inspired by faraway lands, captivating rituals and treasured ingredients.
The first Cologne Intense fragrance – Oud & Bergamot – was created more than 10 years ago and inspired by the Middle East. “Combining the nobility and enveloping scent of oud with the brightness of bergamot, it has become one of Jo Malone’s most beloved fragrances,” notes Céline Roux, Global Head of Fragrance. “Since then, we’ve travelled to faraway lands all over the world in search of inspiring traditions and treasured ingredients, to create a whole range of mysterious and sensual fragrances.”
Models Gaia Schiralli and Rafael Mayers pose in sizzling ‘gioielleria’ from the #DGRainbow Fine Jewellery Collection. Photographer Haris Farsarakis [IG] is in Monte Carlo for Dolce & Gabbana. /Hair and make up by Roman Gasser
The story of Armani Beauty’s ‘My Way’ journey to market is deeply rooted in the sustainability values of the younger generation, many of their boomer grandparents and conscientious consumers of every age.
Photographer Dario Catellani [IG] photographs Sydney Sweeney in the 2023 campaign. The Italian visionary is known for his deep attachment to nature — beautifully expressed in the Etro FW 2020/21 ‘We Are All One’ Campaign.
Reading more information about Armani Beauty on the L’Oreal website — L’Oreal holds the beauty license — claims and certifications about sustainability are monitored and validated by the Sustainable Product Optimization Tool (SPOT) developed in 2013 to measure social and environmental impacts.
Based on 14 key sustainability criteria, it covers the entire process from production to the end of the life cycle, including the purchase of raw materials and the product’s use by the consumer.
Models Maty Fall and Celina Ralph are styled by Eniola Dare in ‘Saturation Point’, lensed by Zoey Grossman [IG] for British Vogue January 2023./ Hair by Kota Suizu; makeup by Laura Dominique
Model Coco Labbee is styled by Veronique Droulez in ‘How Do You Wear Your Mask?’ Photographer Sabine Villiard [IG]visualizes the use of masks that protect, disguise, entertain and more in one of the oldest rituals among humans for CAP 74024./ Hair by Massanori YAHIRO; makeup by Ania Grzeszczuk
Model Paula Soares is styled by Nadia Bonalumi in ‘The Last Resort’, a fashion story of modern cruise fashion from Balenciaga, Dior, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Max Mara, Prada and more.
Photographer Federica Putelli [IG] captures the mica and minerals-rich colors and earthy luxury for Mojeh Magazine December 2022.
Lost in some of the late December 2022 holiday news was the appointment of current fashion director Christine Centenera as editor-in-chief of Vogue Australia, replacing Edwina McCann.
Centenera’s most recent role in the limelight was styling Kanye West's controversial 'White Lives Matter' show in Paris, on October 3. She also worked closely with Virgil Abloh, styling Louis Vuitton Mens until Abloh’s passing.
Centenera runs her own label Wardrobe.NYC. In May 2021 she gave birth to twins, becoming parents with her long-time friend and partner since 2018, actor Joel Edgerton.