The 'Shape of Water' in Vogue Ukraine Prompts a Neuroscience Look at Ocean Wave

The 'Shape of Water' in Vogue Ukraine Prompts a Neuroscience Look at Ocean Wave

The 'Shape of Water' in Vogue Ukraine Prompts a Neuroscience Look at Ocean Waves

In late March 2024, Vogue Ukraine [IG] shared a wellness story ‘Shape of Water’ with model Julia Pacha. Kasia Mioduszke styled the fashion shoot lensed by photographers Tatiana and Karol [IG].

Ocean Sounds in Human History

Throughout history, the sound of ocean waves has held a profound cultural and historical significance for human societies. From ancient civilizations to modern times, the rhythmic ebb and flow of waves have been intertwined with human life, evoking a sense of wonder, reverence, and connection to the natural world.

Water As a Divine Entity

In many ancient cultures, the ocean was seen as a divine entity or the abode of gods and spirits.

Mami Wata is a captivating figure rooted in the cultural and spiritual tapestry of Africa, embodying the complex interplay between water, femininity, and mysticism. Mami Wata’s history and meaning have always been woven into Anne of Carversville’s digital psyche.

Impact of Ocean Waves on Our Brains

In our modern world, the soothing sound of ocean waves crashing against the shore has long been associated with a sense of peace and relaxation. What is it about this natural symphony that captivates the human brain so profoundly? The answer lies in both the physical properties of sound waves and their psychological impact on our minds.

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Texas High Court Will Rehear Crystal Mason 2016 Voting Case

Texas High Court  Will Rehear Crystal Mason 2016 Voting Case

The Crystal Mason case news out of Texas is good. To send anyone to jail for five years for a casting provisional ballot is unAmerican. The Texas high court will rehear the case.

1) The actual news about voting in 2016 was filled with many states [most or all former slave states] softening their policies about previously convicted people voting. I posted many of those articles. Mason's mom believed her daughter could vote, even though her 'parole' wasn't completed.

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Chiara Scelsi Splashes Cartier Splendor and Elegant Fashion in ELLE Germany September

Chiara Scelsi Splashes Cartier Splendor and Elegant Fashion in ELLE Germany September

The September 2024 issue of ELLE Germany puts the spotlight on Italian model Chiara Scelsi, styled by Pia Leonie Knoll in tailored luxury pieces that enhance her immense beauty and sensuality.

Photographer Andreas Ortner [IG] captures Scelsi in a Vienna garden where the only wild animals present are part of Cartier’s ‘Nature Sauvage’ spectacular gems kingdom.

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Blackpink's Lisa Covers ELLE US September, Going Solo for Global Citizens Festival

Blackpink's Lisa Covers ELLE US September, Going Solo for Global Citizens Festival

Blackpink’s Lisa covers the September 2024 issue of ELLE US with a fashion story and interview by Stephan Lee for ‘Blackpink’s Lisa Is Ready to be Unleashed’.

Nicola Formichetti styles Lisa for images by lensed by Gregory Harris [IG].

Louis Vuitton and Global Citizen Festival

Lisa’s megawatt life turned up the volume further with her recently-announced status as a Louis Vuitton ambassador. More July 2024 breaking news for the Blackpink member was the announcement that she would be co-headlining the 2024 Global Citizen Festival at New York’s Central Park Great Lawn on Saturday, September 28.

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Liu Wen in 'Look At Me' Fall Elegance Lensed by Zhong Lin for Marie Claire China

Liu Wen in 'Look At Me' Fall Elegance Lensed by Zhong Lin for Marie Claire China

Supermodel Liu Wen is styled by Austin Feng in ‘Look At Me’, a gorgeous presentation of fall elegance from Marie Claire China [IG]. The fabulous, tightly-edited fashion story is lensed by Zhong Lin [IG] and we put it on the fashion board of excellence produced by Asian fashion media, much of it coming out of China.

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Patriotic Reflections on Dior's Pre-Fall 2024 Americana Tracksuit | Anne Was Wrong

Patriotic Reflections on Dior's Pre-Fall 2024 Americana Tracksuit | Anne Was Wrong

Dior releases new images from the pre-fall 2024 collection, inspired by the brand’s recent mood embracing New York activism of the 1960s.

AOC considers Maria Grazia Chiuri to have platinum grade design and merchandising instincts. But even Anne thought Dior’s stars and stripes ‘tracksuit’ [above] was Chiuri’s rare flat tire, with its unabashed celebration of stars and stripes Americana. Yikes!

Reconsidering that Dior 2024 Stars & Stripes Tracksuit

After watching night one of the Democratic Convention in Chicago on Monday, I was probably dead-wrong. More tears and overt displays of Democratic, Independent and anti-MAGA Republican patriotism were on display last night, than America has seen in years — maybe decades. Tonight should exceed Monday.

Given my recent attitude adjustment, I now see Chiuri’s track suit as perfect for Democrats’ young Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett [IG], who has represented major parts of Dallas since 2023.

After the eloquently hell-raising speech [IG] Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave in Chicago Monday night, AOC would probably wear the Dior Americana tracksuit, too.

So Anne was right-on in her analysis of an American state of mind unknown since 2008 and maybe not even then. WE are taking back patriotism — and with pride. But I was dead wrong with my haughty-woman response to that Dior stars & stripes tracksuit. Good work Dior; please accept my apologies. ~ Anne

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Vivienne Rohner's Sheer Factor Style by Steven Meisel in Vogue Italia September 2024

Vivienne Rohner's Sheer Factor Style by Steven Meisel in Vogue Italia September 2024

Top model Vivienne Rohner in styled by Marie-Amelie Sauve in ‘Con Total Transparencia’, with its emphasis on sensual skin revelation with sheer laces and fishnet effects from Chanel, Chloé, Louis Vuitton, Rabanne and more. Photographer Steven Meisel [IG] adds more high fashion to his Vogue Italia [IG] September 2024 60th anniversary celebration. / Hair by Guido Palau; makeup by Pat McGrath

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Anthropologie 'I Love Antro NYC' Fall 2024 Campaign with Barbara, Devyn, Taylor

Anthropologie 'I Love Antro NYC' Fall 2024 Campaign with Barbara, Devyn, Taylor

If the 2024 US presidential campaign hadn’t been uprooted in the last month, the Anthropologie campaign ‘I Love Antro NYC’ would still be on point.

Models Barbara Palvin, Devyn Garcia, Taylor Hill and scads of New York dogs share an everyday romp around the city.

Photographer Yulia Gorbachenko [IG] is behind the lens, helping Anthropologie continue its winning streak into the fall 2024 season. Anthropologie’s Kyla Flax styles the shoot with creative direction by Chief Creative Officer Jisoo Kang.

Brands With Heart Evoke Emotional Connection

Anthropologie’s brand and store experience have always appealed to our hearts, selling clothes that carried love into our closets. Now — for the first time in AOC’s memory — there is a massive wild card entering the advertising and marketing space.

It’s centered on Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate ‘Coach’ Tim Walz. It speaks to joy, love and an overwhelming connection to our best-selves as voters and as the American people.

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Lily Collins in Cartier for Bazaar Thailand's 'Beyond the Spotlight' by Benjamin Becker

Lily Collins in Cartier for Bazaar Thailand's 'Beyond the Spotlight' by Benjamin Becker

English American actor Lily Collins’ role in ‘Emily in Paris’ places her high on a fashion perch in the world of high jewellery.

Returning now in the fourth season of the Netflix series, Collins joins Harper’s Bazaar Thailand’s [IG] August 2024 issue in sharing an opulent look at Cartier’s ‘Nature Sauvage’ riches.

Kai Atinan Nitisunthonkul styles the actor in ‘Beyond the Spotlight’, a fashion story lensed by Benjamin Becker [IG]./ Hair by Jillian Halouska; makeup by Aurélie Payen

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Late Summer Casual Style for Melanie Thierry in ELLE France August, 2024 by Jonas Bresnan

Late Summer Casual Style for Melanie Thierry in ELLE France August, 2024 by Jonas Bresnan

French actor Melanie Thierry covers ELLE France’s [IG] August 14, 2024 issue. Chloé Dugast styles Thierry in relaxed, late-summer casual looks from Calzedonia, Celine by Hedi Slimane, Chloé, Dior, Loewe Paula’s Ibiza, Maison Margiela, Miu Miu, Polo Ralph Lauren, Rabanne and more. Jonas Bresnan [IG] captures the actor with a sparkling look in her eye — ‘joy’?

Being good progressive Democrats supporting Kamala Harris, AOC is big on ‘joy’ right now. . . . and hours of determined action and hard work ahead. / Hair by Olivier Lebrun; makeup by Christophe Danchaud

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Dior's Artistic Fashion Garden for Vogue Korea August 2024 by Hyea W. Kang

Dior's Artistic Fashion Garden for Vogue Korea August 2024 by Hyea W. Kang

Model Huyao is styled by Vogue Korea Fashion Director Eunyoung Sohn in a Dior-sponsored, seasonal-transition fashion shoot lensed by Hyea W. Kang [IG] for Vogue Korea’s [IG] August 2024 issue.

The story ‘Fashion Garden Viewed from the Border of Summer and Autumn’ also taps the artistic talents of Hyunhee Kim's 'White Nostalgia' and ‘Ancient Futures’ series.  The artist known as Honey Kim resides in Seoul.

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Kelly Mittendorf in Wallpaper Magazine September 2024 by Nicole Maria Winkler

Kelly Mittendorf in Wallpaper Magazine September 2024 by Nicole Maria Winkler

American model Kelly Mittendorf has returned to modeling after a multi-year hiatus in the PR world. Jason Hughes styles the Scottsdale, Arizona native in images by Nicole Maria Winkler [IG] for Wallpaper Magazine’s [IG] September 2024./ Hair by Yumi Nakada-Dingle; makeup by Sunao Takahashi

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T Style Magazine Fancies Luxury Fashion 'Lobbies' Lensed by Marius Uhlig for Fall 2024

T Style Magazine Fancies Luxury Fashion 'Lobbies' Lensed by Marius Uhlig for Fall 2024

Models Peng Chang and Tiffany Guo take us into fall 2024’s high-end, fashion-conscious workplaces with ‘Lobbies’. Ben Perreira styles the duo in crisp, sophisticated silhouettes and kitten heels from top luxury brands.

Marius Uhlig [IG] is behind the lens for T: The New York Times Style Magazine [link to post] August 2024./ Makeup by Grace Ahn; hair by Anton Alexander

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'Desert Mirage' Louis Vuitton Summer by Vladimir Marti for Grazia International July 2024

'Desert Mirage' Louis Vuitton Summer by Vladimir Marti for Grazia International July 2024

Rising model Kuany Atem is styled by Anna Castan in ‘Desert Mirage’, a vibrant, Louis Vuitton summer fashion story. Photographer Vladimir Marti [IG] captures Atem for Grazia International July 2024 [IG]./ Hair by Jean-Luc Amarin; producer Jean-Marc Mondelet

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