Esteemed photographer Sølve Sundsbø [IG] has been a “master of digital art for nearly 20 years”, writes Vogue China in introducing the September 2022 issue ‘Fashion’s New World Fashion Future’. Long before the rise of Mark Zuckerberg and the emergence of "metaverse", avatars, VR games and now NFTs, a group of avant-garde artists were exploring the blurred boundaries between the real world and the virtual world.
Alicia Lindén Guiñez is styled by Anna Quérouil in ‘Trench Paradoxes’ — utilitarian layers wanting to run wild. Photographer Tom Cattanach [IG] is in the studio for Marie Claire France September 2022.
Model Yoonmi Sun poses in a haute couture ‘Extravaganza’ fashion story, styled by Paris-based Magali Martin. Photographer Jang Dukhwa [IG] is behind the lens for Vogue Korea’s August 2022 issue.
Models Arantxa Oosterwolde and Nella Ngingo are styled by Linda Gumus Gerritsen in ‘We Are’, a bit of bright and original love for stylish spirits lensed by Marc de Groot {IG] for Vogue Netherlands late spring 2022 ‘Weddings’ issue.
Models Beauise Ferwerda, Jadi Wegener, Laura Reyes, Luoyi and Puck Schrover are ‘House Proud’, styled by Alex White in suitings and separates with plenty of edge. Fuzzy and boucle textures abound — with hits of sheer and chiffon in the sartorial mix.
Photographer Nathaniel Goldberg [IG] captures the creative intelligencia for ELLE US August 2022.
South Korean model Yoon Young Bae covers the August 2022 issue of ELLE Singapore, a night-glamour fashion story set in an industrial park. Photographer Shin Sunhye [IG] is behind the lens with ‘Late Hours’ styling by ES Creative Consultancy.
Model Lameka Fox wears sleek, modern, active-woman, athletic swimwear styled by Theresa Pichler in ‘The Beach’. Photographer Paul Morel [IG] is behind the lens for InStyle Germany August 2022.
Model Qian Li steps into the pages of Vogue Portugal’s July-August 2022 issue for ‘Cool Girl Summer’. Fashion stylist Kayleigh Swan chooses technicolor hues from Christopher Kane, Jil Sander, Ji Sander and more in cinematic images by Ekin Can Bayrakdar [IG].
Harper’s Bazaar UK presents saturated color, modern monochrome and playful patterns create a panoramic look at the FW2022 collections in a fashion story ‘East of Eden’, styled by Leith Clark.
Model Bette Franke is the heroine fashion lead in this visually-arresting style extravanganza lensed by Erik Madigan Heck [IG] at his estate in Litchfield, Conn. The artist was interviewed about his work and spectacular Litchfield property in Musee Magazine December 2020.
Model Briana Michelle peppers our summer vaca imaginations — as fall designs take over magazine editorial. Georgia Medley styles ‘New Bohemia’ and lives up to the fashion story title with a masterly mix that works in every image. Nigerian/American photographer Mikey Oshai [IG] captures the sophisticated fashion stance for ELLE UK July/August 2022.
Harper’s Bazaar Brazil’s August 2922 issue tributes Dior’s Resort 2023 Collection. Model Allana Santos Brito fronts the cover story styled by Paris-based Raphaël Nicolas De Castro. Photographer Stéphanie Volpato [IG] captures Brito at the Bergerie Nationale in Rambouillet, France.
Whether funded by Dior or not, AOC is intrigued with this gorgeous and sensual editorial in Harper’s Bazaar Brazil’s August 2022 issue. We always feel the push and pull of feminism and women’s history in today’s Christion Dior’s collections.
Rising model who makes an impression Peng Chang appears again with photographer Kuo Huan Kao [IG], this time in ‘The Wrinkles’. Quenti Lu styles Peng Chang in sleek, body-aware fashion simplicity for Vogue Taiwan August 2022.
Belgian model Léa de Wouters poses in an all-Gucci fashion story ‘Gone with the Wild’, styled by Nicholas Georgiou. Photographer Panos Davios [IG] is behind the lens in Mykonos for Vogue Greece, July-August 2022.
South Korean actor Kim Tae-ri is best known for films that inclue ‘The Handmaiden’, ‘Little Forest’, ‘Space Sweepers’ and the historical drama ‘Mr. Sunshine’. She covers the August 2022 issue of Vogue Hong, styled by Choi Ja Ryoung in sober elegance from Fendi, Givenchy, Prada and more impeccable luxury looks. Kim Yeong Jun, aka Yeongjun Kim [IG] is in the studio with fashion and creative direction by Sean Kunjambu./ Makeup by Oh Yoon Hee; hair by Baek Heung Kwon
Model Tehya Elam fronts ‘Plant Ladies, The New Cat Ladies’, styled by Jess Gutierrez and Natalia Sanchez. Izack Morales [IG] captures the fashion story for ELLE Mexico [IG] July 2022./ Hair by Takuya Yamaguchi; makeup by Mitch Yoshida
Should we assume these plant species are non-toxic, because lots of plant ladies have cats? Plants are highly desirable today, with 7 in 10 millennials calling themselves a plant parent.
Top model Mona Tougaard is styled by Poppy Kain in sharply-tailored, hip modern separates for ‘Just Press Play’. Photographer Thue Norgaard [IG] is in the studio for British Vogue August 2022.
Italian actor and singer Matilda De Angelis covers the August 2022 issue of Vogue Italia. In the legendary traditions of Anita Ekberg in ‘La Dolce Vita’ or Sophia Loren in ‘Yesterday Today and Tomorrow’, De Angelis pays tribute to Italy’s symbol of elegance, the seductive black dress.
Raphael Hirsch styles the cover story, lensed by Brett Lloyd [IG], with De Angelis wearing Alberta Ferretti, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Valentino and more. Di Laura Tortora tells more about the fashion story.
Nigerian model by way of Germany Chikamaraa is styled by Pablo Patanè in ‘O Sono da razão produz monstros’. Ukraine-born, Milan-based photographer Bohdan Bohdanov [IG] captues this unusual jewelry and beauty story for Vogue Portugal ‘s August 2022 ‘Good Vibes’ issue.
In their editorial commentary, Vogue Portugal acknowledges that darkness and shadows are a significant aspect of daily life — but there is not only discovery and meaning there but also a way out of darkness into light and ‘good vibes’.