Carlton McCoy, CNN's 'Nomad' and CEO of Heitz Winery in Napa Is Ubuntu's Rising Star
/One of my favorite new shows is Washington, DC-raised, master sommelier Carlton McCoy’s Sunday night show ‘Nomad’ on CNN.
Tonight, May 23, McCoy — one of three Black [note that McCoy is biracial] Master sommeliers in America — is in Ghana.
Read MoreDede Mansro in Aburi, Ghana for Vogue Netherlands by Kwabena Appiah-Nti
/Ghanaian model Dede Mansro poses in ‘From Roots We Grow’, a fashion story styled by Esmeralda Schipper-Zijp on location in Ghana. Photographer Kwabena Appiah-Nti captures Mansro in the Aburi Mountains for the June 2022 issue of Vogue Netherlands.
Read MoreDaniela Kocianova's Bodrum Fashion Getaway for Wallpaper* June 2022 Escapes
/Wallpaper magazine commissions a warm weather SS2022 fashion getaway to the Amanruya resort in the Aegean port city of Bodrum, Turkey. Daniela Kocianova is lensed by London-based photographer Dham Srifuengfung.
Read MoreAjak Deng in 'Forget Me Not' for Vogue Scandinavia June 2022
/Sudanese-Australian model Ajak Deng is styled by Rikke Wackerhausen in ‘Forget Me Not’, a floral ode to fashion for Vogue Scandinavia June 2022. ‘Bleeding heart’ would be a better title, as the beautiful and talented Deng looks so very sad.
Read MoreAdriana Lima Covers ELLE Brazil with Pregnant Mama IG Nod to @badgalriri
/Superwoman Adriana Lima is at the Cannes Film Festival 2022, sharing an image of her ravishing self on her own IG. Lima, who is pregnant with a baby boy, wrote: Thanks @badgalriri for opening the door. Lima was at the premiere of the new ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ movie, wearing Balmain and Chopard.
NOTE: Rihanna gave birth to a baby boy May 13, 2022. She and A$AP Rocky are at home with their son in Los Angeles.
Lima is six months pregnant in this series of four covers and one fashion story image styled by Marcell Maia in images by Josefina Bietti [IG]. Creative direction by Luciano Schmitz.
Read MoreBruna Sussekind Flashes Three Rebels With a Cause for Vogue Brazil May 2022
/Bruna Sussekind Flashes Three Rebels With a Cause for Vogue Brazil May 2022 AOC Fashion
Models Monica Maligo, Michi Czastka and Raica de Oliveira front ‘Rebelde com Causa’ [Rebel with a cause], lensed by Bruna Sussekind [IG] for Vogue Brazil./ Beauty by Camila Anac
Gisele Covers British Vogue June 2022 'Supermodel Summer' + [Coming] 22 Page Meisel Story
/Let’s hope EIC Edward Enninful’s promise delivers big. Gisele's 'epic' 22-page fashion story by Steven Meisel for British Vogue’s June 2022 issue hits May 24.
Read MoreGeorgia Fowler by Daniella Midenge in 'On the Glow' for Vogue Australia May 2022
/New Zealand-born model Georgia Fowler puts on a happy face for ‘On the Glow’, a beauty story for Vogue Australia’s May 2022 issue. Daniella Midenge is behind the lens at her new daylight studio in the Hollywood Hills. Alex and Anton styled the fashion pieces.
Read MoreAlina Gross Flashes 'Life Acquatic' Beauty for Vogue Singapore May-June 2022
/Alina Gross Flashes 'Life Acquatic' Beauty for Vogue Singapore May-June 2022 AOC Body
Working with Vogue Singapore on their ‘blue is the warmest color’ May-June 2022 issue, photographer Alina Gross [IG] takes a deep dive into the world of beauty with ‘Life Aquatic’. Alli Sim Teal is beauty director for Vogue Singapore, with Aurelie Dehecq on makeup. Emma Declercq and Carlie Schäfer serve as models, with body painting by Vanessa Hitzfeld.
There’s not an ounce of visible women’s rights-related intention in Gross’ images, but informed creatives understand the symbolism. Beautiful!
Grace Elizabeth in 'Miami Vice' by Blair Getz Mezibov for V Magazine #135
/V Magazine’s issue #135, Spring 2022 cruises into sensual waters with Floridian top model Grace Elizabeth. This smoldering fashion story ‘Miami Vice’ is lensed by Blair Getz Mezibov [IG], who also photographed Gisele in what could be called ‘Miami Heat’. for V Magazine #136.
Clearly, Mezibov is perfecting the art of photographing luxe-life fashion goddesses. .
Read MoreBrazilian Star Anitta Covers Vogue Brazil May 2022, Lensed by Zee Nunes
/Global pop star Anitta covers the May 2022 issue of Vogue Brazil, dressed in Louis Vuitton. Wearing a black dress, matching bra, the musical phenomenon rises like a Brazilian Aphrodite from sea foam in the form of a fabric-draped pedestal.
Read MoreDaphne Groeneveld is Lensed by Walter Chin for Vogue Singapore May-June 2022
/Top model Daphne Groeneveld is styled by Xander Ang for ‘InVogue Trends’, lensed by Walter Chin for Vogue Singapore May-June 2022.
Read MoreLucia by Zhang Ahuel for Vogue Singapore May-June 2022 Cover Story 'Into the Deep'
/Actor/model Lu Xia covers Vogue Singapore’s May-June 2022 issue, dedicated to blue hues. Toby Yang styles Lu Xia in seafoam froth, shimmering luxury with silvery and gold metallic accents and jewelry. Photographer Zhang Ahuel [IG] captures ‘Into the Deep’ and this quiet ode to poetic sensuality and innocence.
Read MoreSabina Jakubowicz Covers Vogue Mexico & Latin America Joyas Issue May 2022
/Polish model Sabina Jakubowicz covers Vogue Mexico [IG] & Latin America’s May 2022 Vogue Joyas supplement, lensed by Mateusz Stankiewicz.
Stylist Agnieszka Scibior chooses Cartier and a Balmain blazer for the cover image above in a fashion story that expresses Vogue Mexico & Latin America’s reminder that the world’s love stories birth their own immortal legacy through diamonds and precious stones . . . because they are forever.
Read MorePeng Chang Sea Goddess by Kuo Huan Kao in 'The Shell and the Cloud' for Vogue Taiwan
/Rising model Peng Chang returns to her nature goddess imagery, leaving one of our top 5 stories of 2022 Peng Chang in 'Heat Wave' by Zhong Lin for Vogue Taiwan January 2022 behind for the May 2022 pages of Vogue Taiwan. Quenti Lu styles Peng Chang in ‘The Shell and the Cloud’, lensed by Kuo Huan Kao.
Read MoreAmita Nofore's Dopamine Dressing Color Boost in L'Officiel Italia by Matt Colombo
/Model Aminta Nofore adds to the dopamine dressing trend, styled in gloriously-modern, old-school crayola-colors luxury. Photographer Matt Colombo is in the studio, shooting ‘Vitaminic Palette’ for L’Official Italia’s May 2022 ‘Creativity’ issue.
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