Models Dara Gueye, Hedi Ben Tekaya and Jay Jang are styled by Marq Rise in select pieces from the Louis Vuitton Men Pre Fall 2024 collection.
Photographer Dan Beleiu [IG] is behind the lens with set design by Sophear Van Froment and art direction by Lucie Matussiere. / Hair by Christian Eberhard; makeup by Adrien Pinault
Today, we meet up with Anitta in the June-July 2023 issue of Harper’s Bazaar US, where she wears Dior on the cover in a fashion story lensed by Emmanuel Sanchez-Monsalve [IG].
Anitta’s Very Fine Mind
Anitta sings in Portuguese, Spanish and English, and she is also conversant in French and Italian. In her increasingly storied adult life, Anitta’s skills in being a polygot [one who speaks five or more languages] make her an important candidate for brain science. Neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts and also the University of Geneva in Switzerland might like her to find time for functional MRIs (fMRIs), brain scans, to measure Anitta’s brain activity.
Top model Sui He covers the August 2023 issue of Marie Claire China’s [IG] August 2023, along with model Minghu Zhang. The fabulous twosome has a joint fashion story — with the cover shots — and a solo story.
Sui He is styled by Austin Feng in images by Nick Yang [IG]. / Hair by Minghu Zhang; Yooyo Keong Ming
Dior Rose des Vents Jewelry is a collection of luxurious and intricate jewelry pieces created Victoire de Castellane, creative director of Dior Joaillerie for 23 years.
The July 2023 campaign features three Dior ambassadors Haerin, of NewJeans South Korean girl group formed in 2022; Franco-Argentine actor Julia de Nunez, and Chinese musician Xin Lu. Photographer Tyler Mitchell [IG] is behind the lens for Dior Joaillerie.
“The Director’s Issue 02” of W Magazine China [IG] is an impressive unfolding, featuring here model and major talent FeiFei Sun on four covers and the accompanying fashion story.
Zeng Wu [IG]is FeiFei’s photographer with styling by Fan Xiaomu. Yimou Zhang is listed as director and art director, with creative direction by Song Fei.
Models Ajok Madel, Cara Taylor, Georgia Palmer and Kayako Higuchi are styled by Anna Trevelyan in ‘Punk Out!’. Photographer Richard Burbridge [IG] is behind the lens for V Magazine [IG] 143 Fall Preview 2023.
Kaia Gerber returns to Celine’s new 2023 campaign in a collection named “Age of Indieness”, with its big reveal last December 2022 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles.
The Chasseur jacket, the Newspaper Triomphe bag, and bold sunglasses worn 24/7 express the Celine vibe in the new campaign.
Slimane’s images of Gerber channel the rebellious spirit of the mid-2000s. Kaia wears all the sleek and structured silhouettes we’ve come to expect from Hedi Slimane, who has refashioned the LVMH brand in his own image.
As Phoebe Philo is ready to return with her own eponymous collection, with a beloved following, LVMH financing and her Celine old mailing list, it’s important to note the great success that Celine has enjoyed under Hedi Slimane’s tenure as creative director.
Reality is that LVMH has achieved staggering results with the expansions of Louis Vuitton and also Dior. I would never second guess their goals on what is achievable with Celine.
The fashion story ‘Lago Di Como’ fabrications include 100% cotton, 75% of select items made of European grown linen, viscose/linen blends and select fabrics with 20% recycled yarns.
In a week when America is just shaken by turbulent weather, the highest temperatures ever recorded, flash floods everywhere, multi-million dollar homes sliding down the hill in California and never-before-seen creatures crawling out of the sea, the message in fashion is that we are losing any semblance of progress in sustainability efforts.
Model Schirin Frosch, who now lives in Brooklyn, is a sensualist at heart, styled by Lynn Schmidt in pure white lingerie lensed by Marie Schmidt [IG] for InStyle Germany [IG] June 2023.
Netherlands model Felice Nova [Noordhoff] is Harper’s Bazaar Italia’s [IG] second cover face for Issue No.4 ‘Flowing’. Sissy Vian chooses a transparent modern-goddess dress from Ferragamo for one cover, and glittering gold from Celine on the other. Nathaniel Goldberg [IG] captures‘Flashback’ a collection of modern, linear fashion columns./ Hair by Pierpaolo Lai; makeup by Tom Pecheux
Angelina Jolie’s new purpose-driven collective has its first location at 57 Great Jones Street in New York City. In the IG video showing off the new headquarters, Jolie’s children, Shiloh, 17, and Pax, 19, are also visible spray painting the collective’s logo onto the building.
This has got to be an exciting time for Angelina Jolie and her children as they enter a space where Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat lived and worked for several years.
The interior features 6,600 square feet of space across three floors. The exterior of the building is adorned in street art, and Jolie will keep it that way as a public tribute to Basquiat. who started his career as one half of the graffiti art duo SAMO.
Models Pan Haowen, Qisi Feng, and Ying Ouyang star in ‘Haute Curves’, styled by Austin Feng. Photographer Jenny Brough [IG] is in the studio, capturing the vivid fashion statement for W Magazine China’s [IG] June 2023 issue./ Hair by MingHu Zhang; makeup by Clive.x
Spanish-Argentine social media influencer Georgina Rodriguez [IG] brings the Fall 2023 GUESS campaign to her 50M followers. The glamorous images were shot at Madrid’s Santo Mauro Hotel by Nima Benati [IG], who just shot Sharon Stone for Vogue Arabia’s September 2023 cover.
Georgina Rodriguez met her life partner, soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo, working in a Gucci store after his five-year relationship with Irina Shayk ended. At the time, Ronaldo was playing for Real Madrid.
As part of her Netflix series I am Georgina, now in season two, Ronaldo tributes his partner, reflecting on their meeting: "I didn't think at the beginning that [the relationship] would be this strong. That I would fall in love with her," Ronaldo shared during the first episode. "I didn't expect it honestly. But after a while I felt that she was the woman of my life."
“Barbie” star Margot Robbie covers the July 8, 2023 issue of M Le Magazine du Monde [IG], lensed by Mikael Jansson [IG]. Stylist Malina Joseph Gilchrist takes a welcome French approach to the fashion story, delivering a sober, intellectual vision of the star out and about in a sea of pink and frothy hair.
Nestled in the enchanting Italian coastal town of Forte dei Marmi, Caffè Principe stands as a true testament to the la dolce vita marriage of excellence and timelessness.
Since its establishment in 1959, this iconic establishment has been a haven for discerning coffee lovers, gastronomes, and art enthusiasts alike. The cafe reopened today, July 9, 2023, with its legacy intact.
In fact, Caffe Principe has been restored to honor the legacy of the hotspot, keeping its original name. Caffè Principe is managed operationally by Marchesi 1824, which makes perfect sense.
Models Alcestes Shaba and Matilde Buoso [on the cover] pose for ‘Cosmic Journey’, a fashion story in the June 2023 issue of Vogue Portugal [IG] ‘Voyage’ issue. PabloPatanè styles the shoot in images by Alessandro Esposito [IG]/ Hair by Giovanni Iovino; makeup by Simone Gammino
Vogue Portugal EIC Sofia Lucas always delivers an intellectually-substantative issue. In Lucas’ words about The Voyage issue: “We travel to lose ourselves; and we travel to find ourselves.”
4% of Women and 6% of Men in America Murdered by an Intimate Partner
In America, of the 4,970 female victims of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter in 2021, law enforcement agencies reported that 34% were killed by an intimate partner. By comparison, about 6% of the 17,970 males murdered that year were victims of intimate partner homicide. About 16% of female murder victims were killed by a nonintimate family member—parent, grandparent, sibling, in-law, and other family member—compared to 10% of male murder victims.
We are familiar with the absurd but widespread belief that women of color can handle greater pain. But this device deals with the very real problem of not even seeing or detecting bruising, when a doctor has the best of intentions to offer quality healthcare in communities of color.
Angelina received a demonstration of how a handheld device can highlight bruising on darker skin tones that had been previously invisible to the naked eye.
The simple, portable device directed “alternate light”—in this case violet light with a yellow lens—toward the skin. The technique is up to five times more effective at detecting bruising than white light, as much as four weeks after injury.
The Rencontres Economiques des Metiers d'Art Forum, organized by leading partner LVMH, is an exciting new platform celebrating the convergence of art, artisanship and commerce in the luxury sector.
The platform launched in the picturesque town of Tonnerre, Burgundy on June 30, 2023, designed to bring together renowned artisans, industry experts, art enthusiasts business leaders to explore the rich but intricate relationship between craftsmanship and economics.
With a focus on preserving traditional techniques while embracing innovation, the goal of the forum was and will be a catalyst for dialogue and collaboration among talented individuals from various artistic disciplines. It’s indisputable that the artisans themselves are at the center of this metaphorical wheel of French excellence.
‘90s Playboy models Carmen Electra and Jenny McCarthy are 50 and fabulous, thank you very much, as Kim Kardashian rolls out another fantastic SKIMS swim July 2023 campaign.
Electra, 51, and McCarthy, 50, "capture the essence of a sizzling, hot summer," notes SKIMS in a release. "This fun campaign celebrates the impact these women had on pop culture and their timeless appeal, reminding the world that confidence and sexiness cannot be confined."
Brazilian influencer and model Juliana Nalú, takes the limelight in the new Pucci Eyewear social media campaign, lensed by Ryan Schostak. [IG].
The entrepreneurial and charismatic Nalú [did we say sexy and gorgeous, too?] is rising from the Chapadão favela in the heart of Rio de Janeiro. She describes herself on IG as a “Brazilian masterpiece” and is represented by Elite Models in NYC and LA.
All systems are “go” for Juliana Nalú.
Still, AOC feels a need to say that this dynamic young woman is rising from one of the most dangerous favelas in Brazil. It wasn’t always this way for Chapadão, which is another socio-political story.