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Mona Tougaard Wears Soft Menswear Style for Vogue Japan January 2021
Rising star model Mona Tougaard delivers ‘Style Cross Over’, menswear with a happy twist styled by Anna Dello Russo and Miguel Arnau. Photographer Giampaolo Sgura (IG) is in the studio for Vogue Japan January 2021./ Hair by Franco Gobbi; makeup by Cosetta Giorgetti
Kris Grikaite Covers 032c Magazine in 'The Prophecy' by Hugo Comte
Model Kris Grikaite is styled by Marc Goehring in ‘The Prophecy’, photographer Hugo Comte’s (IG) Winter 2020.21 #38 cover story for 032c Magazine. / Hair by Ramona Ischbach; makeup by Cecile Paravina
Comte shot Grikaite in Paris, where he spoke with 032c about the different archetypes that served as his lens for Grikaite’s fashion images.
Lucan Gillespie in 'House Party' for Harper's Bazaar UK January 2020 by Agata Pospieszynska
Model Lucan Gillespie is styled by Charlie Harrington in ‘House Party’, lensed by Agata Pospieszynska for Harper’s Bazaar UK./ Hair by Declan Sheils; makeup by Polly Osmond
'Wild Thing' Malaika Holmen by Vito Fernicola for Interview Magazine AOC Fashion
Interview Magazine amps up the style voltage with ‘Where the Wild Things’ are, styled by Marc Goehring. Next model Malaika Holmen poses in pandemic protection layered in ‘assaulting hues’, and where latex ‘reigns supreme’. / Hair by Ramona Eschbach; Patrick Glatthaar
Fresh Off JW Anderson Genius Collab, Moncler Acquires Stone Island
Long ago in late September 2020, Moncler Genius unveiled its latest collab with J.W. Anderson, starring models Craig Shimirimana and Jess Cole. Benjamin Bruno styled the colorful, playful story lensed by Tyler Mitchell (IG).
Monday’s Dec. 7 announcement that Moncler and Stone Island were joining forces in a €1.15 billion EUR (approximately $1.39 billion USD) financial transaction for 100 percent of Stone Island’s shares, created another opportunity to share the Moncler x JW Anderson images. Read details of the acquisition at Hypebeast.
Najib Abdi in ‘Les Gentilhommes’ by Joshua Woods for AnOther Magazine FW 2020 AOC Fashion
Model Najib Abdi makes a striking impression in ‘Les Gentilhommes’, styled by James Campbell with art direction by Marc Ascoli - Atelier 32. Photographer Joshua Woods (IG) is behind the lens for AnOther Magazine FW 2020./ Hair by Yann Turchi
‘Euphoria’ star Zendaya has joined the Valentino stable of celebs and voices representing the brand. The star shared the news, saying that she is “honoured to have been chosen as the face of Valentino,” and “so excited to begin this amazing collaboration with Pierpaolo and the entire Valentino family.”.
WWD delivered the message that Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli wants “to make the brand more in sync with the times and more inclusive, while maintaining its storied codes.”
From his perspective, Piccioli wants “to resignify the brand and how it is generally perceived. It’s like a different take on a familiar landscape.” Zendaya “embodies and represents what Valentino is and stands for today,” Piccioli explained to the press. “She is a powerful and fierce young woman that uses her talent and her work to express herself, her values and her generation as well.”
As an actor, the recent Emmy Awards youngest winner of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Zendaya’s role in ‘Euphoria’, joined Viola Davis as only the second Black female actor to win an Emmy in the high-profile category.
Valentino haute couture, spring 2019.Credit...Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times
Valentino and Piccioli are walking a needlessly treacherous balance beam in AOC’s opinion.
Perhaps because we follow the fashion industry so closely, we know Valentino and Piccioli himself have existing credentials in their support of Black creatives and models. I would have positioned that existing pedigree as part of their new announcement about Zendaya.
Piccioli’s relationship with Black models is at the top of luxury fashion houses. In his spectacular January 2019 couture show, the creative director and designer featured a dominating majority Black models extravaganza, reflecting a historic commitment to Black model representation. Vanessa Friedman reported that of 65 models, 45 were Black.
“As a designer I have a voice,” Piccioli said in the moment. “Hopefully a loud one. I want to use it.”
Fine — we are accustomed to marketing manipulation — but when Roberta Flack’s ‘The First Time’ hit the runway, tears welled up in more than one set of fashionista eyes. The beauty of the January 2019 moment existed in the reality that Pierpaolo Piccioli’s gesture was not tokenistic.
Joining Naomi Campbell were Aaliyah Hydes, Adut Akech, Ajak Deng, Akiima, Alek Wek, Alyssa Traore, Annibelis Baez, Anyelina Rosa, Assa Baradji, Ayak Veronica Bior, Blesnya Minher, Duckie Thot, Eftagine Fevilien, Grace Bol, Hannah Shakespeare, Hiandra Martinez, Janaye Furman, Judy Kinuthia, Karly Loyce, Litza Velloz, Lineisy Fatou Liya Kebede, Jobe, Lisette Moriello, Mayowa Nicholas, Miqueal-Simone Williams, Montero, Naomi Chin Wing, Nichole Atiero, Rouguy Faye, Niko Riam, Nyara Aboja, Saba Koj, Sana Diouf, Selena Forrest, Shanelle Nyasiase, Sompra Antonio, Tami Williams, Ugbad Abai, and Veronica Cabral.
Image courtesy Moncler.
Pierpaolo Piccioli’s collaboration with Lemlem’s founder Liya Kebede on puffer gowns for Moncler also comes to mind. Kebede’s Ethiopian artisans created colorful borders on the gowns, like those found on the ‘habesha kemis’ traditional Ethiopian dress.
AOC’s only point is that there’s no need for Valentino to communicate a message that’s it’s a luxury brand jumping on the Black representation bandwagon.
Valentino was ‘woke’ on this issue before most other luxury brands. They don’t deserve an award for being among the first to take a leadership position around Black beauty and creativity. But Valentino could have celebrated their ongoing commitment to racial justice and Black representation by announcing Zendaya as a next step in this long-overdue journey.
It would be like Anne of Carversville announcing our commitment to Black models, when we’ve been fighting for them for a decade. Nobody deserves a bow on this issue, but Valentino is not new to this long-overdue party. It didn’t take a summer of widespread protest and discontent to prompt Valentino to action. Nor did it take embarrassing condemnation from Black leaders and racial justice activists pointing out the obvious racism in their product offerings — as experienced by Gucci and Prada. ~ Anne
Maty Fall in Dior's 'Impressions of Puglia' Cruise 2021 lensed by Arianna Lago
Rising star Maty Fall Diba is styled by Jessica Diehl in ‘Impressions of Puglia’, a dreamy and reverenced look at Dior’s Cruise 2021 Campaign. Photographer Arianna Lago (IG) captures the head-to-toe beauty of the rising IMG star both closed out Dior’s Cruise 2021 show in Puglia — and sparked a racial identity debate in Italy just by being Maty.
Cindy Bruna Covers Vogue Arabia December 2020 Lensed by Tom Munro
Top model Cindy Bruna splashes her elegant gorgeosity across the cover of Vogue Arabia’s December 2020 issue, with an initial release of images. Schanel Bakkouche chooses figure-hugging, entrance-making silhouettes for a fashion story devoted to ‘Saudi Fashion’. Photographer Tom Munro is in the studio, creating a series of refined and impeccable images in which Cindy Bruna reigns supreme.
Harry Styles' Vogue Cover by Tyler Mitchell Creates Second Issue Run, 40,000 New Subscriptions
English singer, songwriter and actor Harry Styles is partial to gender-bending attire, much as Mick Jagger, Kurt Kobain and David Bowie were back in the day. We’re talking 50 years ago.
For people of a certain age Harry Styles being the first man to go solo on Vogue’s December cover — or any American Vogue cover — was not worthy of breaking the Internet. Wrong.
Harry Styles is considered to be a fashion provocateur, given his status as major muse to Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele. For fashionistas, Harry Styles wearing a dress or two for Vogue was not a big deal, but even Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez felt compelled to come to his defense.
“Perhaps for some people it provokes some anger or insecurity around masculinity/femininity/etc. If it does, then maybe that’s part of the point. Sit with that reaction and think about it, examine it, explore it, engage it, and grow with it, “ the all-knowing beyond her years, pundit-politico advised Twitter-world.
In fact, the Harry Styles interview with Vogue’s Hamish Bowles is quite good, so read it. Camilla Nickerson styles the shoot with images by Tyler Mitchell. Move onto Vogue to see the product credits and read Playtime With Harry Styles’.
“Clothes are there to have fun with and experiment with and play with. What’s really exciting is that all of these lines are just kind of crumbling away,” Styles says. “There’s so much joy to be had in playing with clothes. I’ve never really thought too much about what it means—it just becomes this extended part of creating something.”
Mona Tougaard in 'Happiness' by Giampaolo Sgura for Vogue Japan January 2021
Model Mona Tougaard is everywhere, popping up today in Vogue Japan’s January 2021 cover story titled ‘Happiness’. Tougaard is styled by Anna Dell Russo in the company of male models Alexis Chaparro, Cheikh Dia, and Pietro Boselli in images by Giampaolo Sgura (IG)./ Hair by Franco Gobbi
Nadine Ijewere Captures Vogue US December's Ode to Glorious Aunties
The December 2020 issue of American Vogue brings a delicious visual and historical narrative fashion story to its pages. Titled ‘Family Values: An Ode to Aunties and Their Inimitable Sense of Style’, the new fashion images including models Adut Akech, Akon Changkou, Ariish Wol, Kesewa Aboah and Maty Fall are styled by Gabriella Karefa-Johnson.
London-born photographer Nadine Ijewere, of Nigerian-Jamaican parentage, is behind the lens. Her Nigerian ancestry is relevant because writer Alexis Okewo sets the stage for a discussion on aunties based on her own experience growing up in Alabama’s Nigerian community.
Nadine Ijewere Captures Vogue US December's Ode to Glorious Aunties
The December 2020 issue of American Vogue brings a delicious visual and historical narrative fashion story to its pages. Titled ‘Family Values: An Ode to Aunties and Their Inimitable Sense of Style’, the new fashion images including models Adut Akech, Akon Changkou, Ariish Wol, Kesewa Aboah and Maty Fall are styled by Gabriella Karefa-Johnson.
London-born photographer Nadine Ijewere, of Nigerian-Jamaican parentage, is behind the lens. Her Nigerian ancestry is relevant because writer Alexis Okewo sets the stage for a discussion on aunties based on her own experience growing up in Alabama’s Nigerian community.
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