Karlie Kloss x adidas Unite in Tech-Inspired, Gaia Friendly May 17 Activewear Drop

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Karlie Kloss x adidas Unite in Tech-Inspired, Gaia Friendly May 17 Activewear Drop

adidas steps up with longtime partner Karlie Kloss to co-create a new collection, dropping phase one today, May 17th. Kloss is committed to helping the next generation of girls and women lead active and informed lifestyles.

The supermodel’s project priorities consistently promote a healthy and agile brain and body, while supporting Gaia and Planet Earth. Karlie is committed to being a super-activist in their perilous fight to recover environmental vitality after centuries of aggressive neglect and environmental abuse.

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Raif Badawi Released from Prison but Detained in Saudi Arabia: #LETTHEMFLY

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Raif Badawi Released from Prison but Detained in Saudi Arabia: #LETTHEMFLY

The travel ban out of Saudi Arabia remains a problem for jailed dissidents including Raif Badawi, and Amnesty International has just released on May 9, 2022 a new campaign called ‘#LetThemFly’.

"Saudi Arabian authorities' arbitrary use of travel bans against activists and human rights defenders reflects a bleak reality in the country, where dissenting voices continue to be ruthlessly silenced while leaders speak of progressive reform," Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty's Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said in a statement on Monday, citing the release of Raif Badawi, whose sister Samar is also on the travel ban list.

Raif Badawi’s wife Ensaf Haidar and three children left Saudi Arabia for Canada after his arrest in 2012. The Canadian government has legalized an order to grant him immediate citizenship upon his arrival in Canada.

Relations between Canada and Saudi Arabia have been strained over Canada’s offer of asylum to numerous Arab world dissidents. Presumably the Biden administration — not particularly popular either in Riyadh — will also get involved in this discussion to reunite Raif Badawi with this wife and children..

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adidas x Gucci Is Pure Excellence on Steroids Imbued with Heavenly Creative Talent

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adidas x Gucci Is Pure Excellence on Steroids Imbued with Heavenly Creative Talent

Not all collaborations are created equal. Designed by Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele, adidas x Gucci is spectacular in a business-smart kind of way. The design hybrids created by this fusion of business brilliance go way beyond wearable and visually appealing.

The two brands adidas and Gucci look like they were made for each other . . . like adidas should just buy Gucci [ relax Kering].

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Benjamin Franklin's Abortion Recipe Math Book Would Be Banned in Today's Red America

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Benjamin Franklin's Abortion Recipe Math Book Would Be Banned in Today's Red America

For my international friends, Benjamin Franklin was an original drafter and signatory of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. The French adored him.

AOC is not making a joke of Benjamin Franklin’s beliefs. But to be lied to day after day by the pro-birthers, that abortion was not widely-practiced and legal in America insults our intelligence.

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Bella Hadid's Swarovski Ambassador Role Hits a Speed Bump in Israel

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Bella Hadid's Swarovski Ambassador Role Hits a Speed Bump in Israel

The appointment of supermodel Bella Hadid as ambassador for jeweler Swarovski has generated its first campaign, dripping with color-saturated, visual appeal. Conceptualized by creative director Giovanna Engelbert, and shot by photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot, the brand message is transformative for Swarovski.

AOC always does a last 24 hours Google search on our posts, and the Jerusalem Post’s story on Israel’s rejection of Bella Hadid as Swarovski ambassador is in the #3 position, ahead of the press release.

The Yalon group, which owns Swarovski stores in Israel, has issued a statement distancing itself from Bella Hadid as the new ambassador for the jewelry brand. Limited headlines in the Israeli press — but including the important Jerusalem Post — carry a similar message, calling Bella Hadid a “top model and anti-Israel activist”.

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Women's Health Warrior Lauren Wasser Covers ELLE France April 28 by Sofia & Mauro

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Women's Health Warrior Lauren Wasser Covers ELLE France April 28 by Sofia & Mauro

In her ELLE France cover story, Wasser — the “girl with the golden legs” — is styled by Hortense Manga in Prada on the cover, following up with Bottega Veneta, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, The Row, Valentino and more on the inside pages. Lauren Wasser is lensed by Sofia Sanchez & Mauro Mongiello.

It’s great to see Lauren Wasser on the cover of ELLE France April 2022 issue, Wasser’s story has been well-narrated on AOC in our coverage of her leadership on tampon safety in the period-products industry. Tangentially, learning about Wasser’s story and activism took us into the drive for period justice for women living in every nation of the world. We are speaking of America in this discussion, where many women cannot afford to buy their monthly menstruation-protection products — a reality called “period poverty”.

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Lila Moss Covers British Vogue May 2021, Being a Little Wild for Steven Meisel

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Lila Moss Covers British Vogue May 2021, Being a Little Wild for Steven Meisel

Rising model Lila Moss takes her first cover of British Vogue, styled by Joe McKenna in fashion fantasy that includes Alberta Ferretti, Dior, Loewe, Prada and more. Steven Meisel captures Moss, daughter of Kate Moss, for the May 2022 issue./ Hair by Guido; makeup by Pat McGrath

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Gigi X Frankies Bikinis Launches Online May 11, with a NYC SoHo Pop-Up

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Gigi X Frankies Bikinis Launches Online May 11, with a NYC SoHo Pop-Up

Gigi Hadid is the latest talent to team up with Los Angeles-based swimwear brand Frankies Bikinis. The collab is extra special because in real life Hadid is a childhood friend of Frankies Bikinis founder and creative director Francesca Aiello.

Another childhood friend Alana O’Herlihy, shot the campaign for the 98-piece collection, which will land online at Frankiesbikinis.com on May 11, followed by a second drop on June 2. Francesca Aiello recently sold a minority stake of Frankies Bikinis to Victoria’s Secret & Co. for $18 million. She will continue to lead Frankies Bikinis, with its first New York pop-up in NYC’s SoHo neighborhood coming soon. Kudos to O’Herlihy who launched Frankies Bikis when she was still in high school.

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