Grace Elizabeth on Motherhood and Body Image in Vogue Germany May 2022

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Grace Elizabeth on Motherhood and Body Image in Vogue Germany May 2022

Vogue Germany’s May 2022 issue is devoted to “confidence'“, fronted by American beauty Grace Elizabeth. The former Victoria’s Secret model and new mom is styled by Elizabeth Fraser-Bell in Acne Studios, Desigual, Etro, Hunza G, Missoni, Prada [yellow sweater cover] Ralph Lauren, Stella Jean, The Attico, Tom Ford and more. Photographer Paul Wetherell [IG] is in the studio, with creative direction by Jan-Nico Meyer.

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Gisele Bundchen Blows Up V Magazine 136. All Bow Down! Images by Blair Getz Mezibov→

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Gisele Bundchen Blows Up V Magazine 136. All Bow Down! Images by Blair Getz Mezibov

Okay, people. Blow me over. Pick us up off the floor. We have a sexy, glamorous Gisele Bündchen in all her fierce-Brazilian, powerful-woman glory covering V Magazine 136. Wait up. There’s an abundance of riches — the true supermodel has FIVE, count them FIVE covers — and she is just being the super sensual , global environmentalist beauty that IS Gisele Bündchen. Buy it.

Will this celebration of one ‘Giselerama’ fashion icon all alone in the spotlight, looking old-fashioned glam and sexy on steroids, cause Twitter to lose its mind in condemnation? Maybe. But just think, V Magazine, of all the quiet spirits you have resurrected from the dead today. Starting with mine.

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Txema Yeste Flashes an Enigmatic Merlijne Schorren for Numéro’s March 2022 Issue

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Txema Yeste Flashes an Enigmatic Merlijne Schorren for Numéro’s March 2022 Issue

Dutch model Merlijne Schorren strikes thoughtful poses, styled by Bernat Buscato in luxury labels for ‘Double Jeu’.

Top photographer Txema Yeste is in the studio, capturing Schorren for Numéro’s March 2022 issue. Yeste attaches words like “fragmentation”, “synchronicity’, “frequency” to describe images that probe layers of self.

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Mari Taylor, Lexie Tapper in 'High Hems' by James Bee for V Magazine 135

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Mari Taylor, Lexie Tapper in 'High Hems' by James Bee for V Magazine 135

Models Mari Taylor and Lexie Tapper are styled by Brandon Tan in ‘V Trends: High Hems’. The message is clear: This season, the world’s fashion houses seem to be telling us: “The higher the hem, the closer to goddess”.

Photographer James Bee [IG] captures the fashion story loaded with bright, bold looks from Coach, Dsquared2, Etro, GCDS, Givenchy, Gucci, Guess, Missoni, Miu Miu, Tiffany & Co, Tommy Hilfiger, Versace and more for V Magazine 135.

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Chloe Oh Wears Cartier Lensed by Pakbae for Vogue Korea May 2022

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Chloe Oh Wears Cartier Lensed by Pakbae for Vogue Korea May 2022

Model Chloe Oh covers the ‘Time & Gem’ May 2022 supplement of Vogue Korea. Oh’s fashion story and cover captured by photographer Pakbae [IG features Cartier jewelry and watches in all images. Stylist Eunyoung Sohn marries the Cartier opulence with luxury ready-to-wear from Azzedine Alaia, Schiaparelli and Valentino.

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Helena Christensen Gives Big Thx to Herb Ritts, Karl Lagerfeld and Peter Lindbergh

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Helena Christensen Gives Big Thx to Herb Ritts, Karl Lagerfeld and Peter Lindbergh

Supermodel Helena Christensen takes an April 2022 digital cover of Numero Netherlands. Kristi Veliaj styles Helena in images by Agata Serge [IG].

Christensen is interviewed by Jana Letonja — and it’s an exchange well worth reading. For example Helena is asked about her start in the business, leaving Denmark for Paris, and she has a pretty incredible answer:

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Candice Swanepoel In Tropic of C 'Solar Bahia' Spring 2022 Swimwear

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Candice Swanepoel In Tropic of C 'Solar Bahia' Spring 2022 Swimwear

Candice Swanepoel takes us to Bahia, Brazil, where she shares her Tropic of C Swimwear brand’s ‘Solar Bahia’ Spring 2022 additions, lensed by good friend and regular Tropic of C photographer Eduardo Bravin. .

In supermodel businesswoman Candice Swanepoel’s own words: “I am woman; hear me roar. “ Above Candice honors her South African heritage, with the ‘South Pacific’ top in the brand’s Mama Africa collection.

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Imaan Hammam by Nadine Ijewere in Sri Lanka for WSJ Magazine May 2022

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Imaan Hammam by Nadine Ijewere in Sri Lanka for WSJ Magazine May 2022

WSJ Magazine goes to Sri Lanka with model Imaan Hammam in the ‘Best Dresses of the Summer’. The very top model, who is tight with Adut Akech and Palomma Elsesser, says about models of color in fashion: “I remember when I started, it was competitive,” pointing out that often only one model of color would get cast for any given job.

As for the headline about Imaan’s work in Africa — which really caught AOC’s eye — Hammam made one trip to Gambia in 2019 with a group called ‘She’s the First’. She hopes to go again in the future.

Now for the photography by Nadine Ijewere [IG] There are some spectacular shots in this fashion story. Several are gallery worthy and kudos to Nadine Ijewere.

Hammam agrees that this is no longer the case.

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