Photographer Ana Abril [IG] captures a modern lovely with no name in ‘Metaverse’, styled by Caterina Ospina Buitrago for Mujer Hoy October 2022. The photographer’s assistant is credited, and the stylist’s assistant. But the primary image in the fashion story is unnamed.
Models Barbara Valente and Chu Wong are styled in ‘Performance di Stile’ athletic-inspired fashion lensed by Corentin Leroux [IG] for Vogue Italia October 2022./ Hair by Yann Turchi; makeup by Aurore Gibrien
Model Aweng Chuol poses in ‘Today is not the Past’, with creative direction by Alex Slavycz. Photographer Dudi Hasson [IG] captures the South Sudanese Australian New York model in a Mugler fashion story shot in The Camarague for Rouge Fashion Book [IG] FW 2022.23.
Rising model Levi Achthoven poses in ‘Field of Dreams’, styled by Miranda Almond in vivid hues of red poppies and other adorments. Photographer Jem Mitchell [IG] captured these gorgeous images of Levi for Harper’s Bazaar UK November women’s artists issue.
Actor Alisha Boe, star of Netflix’s ‘Do Revenge’, which premiered September 16, 2022 on Netflix’ reflects on her role as Jessica Davis in the smash teenage lives drama ‘13 Reasons Why’.
Photographer Boo George [IG] captures Boe in Vogue Singapore’s September 2022 issue,
A biracial woman — the daughter of an Oslo, Norway mother and Somali father — Boe was precocious at a young age, insisting that her parents act as her audience for 45 minutes at a time. Born in Norway, she moved with her mother to LA at age seven, attending El Camino Real Charter High School in San Fernando Valley.
Holiday Magazine [IG] releases its Fall Winter issue #390 devoted to Detroit. Models Quinn Mora and Waylon Rose are styled by Thistle Brown in ‘Detroit - Meanwhile in Heidelberg’, lensed by Adam Peter JohnsonIG]. Franck Durand provides the art direction./ Hair by Matt Benns; makeup by Thierry Do Nascimento
Model Amelia Gray joins Mixte Magazine’s [IG] Empowerment Fall-Winter 2022/23 issue, focused on change. The issue is inspired by the growing reality of devastating climate change as measured not by the number of events but ferocity and damage of those weather events AND the loss of abortion rights in America.
Models Mirthe Dijk, Evie Harris and Nick Page are styled by Alex White in ‘Prep Work’, varsity style fashion images lensed by Christian MacDonald [IG] for ELLE US [IG] September 2022.
Top model Rianne Van Rompaey is styled by Alex White in ‘The Dreamiest Fashion’ clothes from Fendi, Free People, Gucci [green digital cover gown], Lanvin and more.
Photographer friends Inez & Vinoodh are behind the lens for ELLE US October 2022./ Hair by Didier Malige; makeup from Fulvia Farolfi
In November, Michaela Coel will appear as Dora Milaje warrior Aneka in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, the second in Marvel’s blockbuster Afrofuturist series. Vogue editor Chioma Nnadi interviews the screenwriter and actor in the exciting Vogue US November 2022 cover story Michaela Coel on Creativity, Romance, and the Path to ‘Wakanda Forever’.
The star wears a Gucci Made To Measure Dress by Alessandro Michele on the cover, with Gucci jewelry, styled by Ib Kamara [IG] and lensed by Senegalese-Italian model/photographer Malick Bodian [IG].
Coel Addresses Gay Hate in Africa | AOC Blames the US Evangelical MAGA Crowd for Years
AOC looks beyond Vogue to confirm that it’s US right-wing MAGA evangelicals who are stirring up anti-LGBTQ-hatred in Ghana, as they have done for well over a decade in Uganda. Open Democracy estimates that more than 20 US Christian groups known for fighting against LGBT rights and access to safe abortion, contraceptives and comprehensive sexuality education have spent at least $54m in Africa since 2007.
To celebrate the 10th edition of Harper’s Bazaar’s UK’s November women in the artworld issue, artist Es Devlin and actor Cate Blanchett came together in creative unity. The result of their unique collaboration is a phantasmagoric fashion story ‘Flights of Fancy: Cate Blanchett Celebrates Our Natural World’.
Es Devlin at Tate Modern October 2022
In October Cartier commissioned ‘Come Home Again’, for the Tate Modern. The “choral sculpture” consisted of hundreds of creatures, each hand-drawn by Devlin. “I was working with the London Wildlife Trust and identified 243 species, which are most at-risk in London,” she explained. “And I decided I would try and draw all 243 of them, which sometimes came to 18 hours of drawing a day.” This painstaking process has culminated into a beautiful supersize structure fashioned in the shape of St Paul’s Cathedral. In the month of September at sunset each night, three choirs performed evensong within the artwork, inviting us to stop and pay attention to the nature – what Devlin calls the “non-human Londoners” – around us.
British Vogue’s October 2022 issue features models Bela Salazar, Eloise Wong, Imaan Hammam, Lucia De La Garza, Mila De La Garza and Sora Choi in ‘Nowstalgia’. Photographer Nadine Ijewere [IG] captures the sextet styled by Gabriella Karefa-Johnson.
This fashion story ‘Earth Angels’ from More or Less Magazine [IG] adds a fabulous new twist to the VS Angels saga. If you don’t know, the magazine is devoted to sustainability and our living with less. More or Less wrote:
Hallelujah! For our final cover, we assembled an all-star cast of Earth Angels, styling nine ex-Victoria's Secret models in faux-fashion label Kezako’s upcycled underwear made from aluminium wrap, dried-out loaves of bread, old newspapers, cuddly toys and then some.
We are looking at creativity on steroids here and a brilliant way to call attention to sustainability.
Models include Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel, Elsa Hosk, Lais Ribeiro, Leomie Anderson, Lily Aldridge, Martha Hunt, Sara Sampaio and Stella Maxwell.
Top model Mariacarla Boscono is styled by Ally Macrae in ‘Semplicemente Mariacarla’, striking movement poses that hint to her inner warrior woman. Photographers Tanya and Zhenya Posternak [IG] captures Mariacarla for Vogue Italia October 2022./ Hair by Olivier Schawalder; makeup by Celine Martin
Supermodel Joan Smalls covers Sorbet Magazine #37 ‘The Rebel Issue’ [IG], lensed in lower Manhattan by Greg Swales [IG]. William Buckley styles Smalls rocking Cartier jewelry throughout the vibrant and edgy fashion story. Smalls has a strong rebel streak all her own — the first [and present] Latina face of Estée Lauder cosmetics in 2011; the first person of Puerto Rican descent to front fashion campaigns for Chanel, Balmain, Bottega Veneta and so many more top luxury brands.
Joan Smalls was one of fashion’s most articulate voices in the aftermath of the May 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Her personal reflections on her own experiences and essays she has written about racism in the fashion industry are cited below.
Kukua Williams poses in 'The Fashion Forecast'' for Porter Magazine October 3 issue. Wearing an autumn colors, artisan sweater from Alexander McQueen on the cover, Williams is styled by Julia Bernard in more luxe looks from Alaïa, Bottega Veneta, Joseph, JW Anderson, Khaite, Le 17 Septembre, Loewe, Stella McCartney, Petar Petrov, Proenza Schouler, Tibi.
Photographer Sam Wilson captures Williams in more graphic neutrals for a style walk in the country with art direction by Michael Kelly.
Models Alaato Jazyper, Anyiang Yak, Mila Van Eeten and Saskia de Brauw wear fall couture, styled by Jacob K. Paolo Roversi [IG] is in the studio, shooting Balenciaga, Dior, Maison Valentino, Victor & Rolf for de la Repubblica [IG] October 1, 2022./ Hair by Eugene Souleiman; makeup by Lucy Bridge
Related: Paolo Roversi Portraits are on display at the Galerie Camera Obscura in Paris until Octobert 29, 2002.
NYC and LA-based photographer David Urbanke [IG] photographed actor MaggieQ at her home in Los Angeles for L’Officiel Italia’s Fall 2022 cover.
The actor wears Italian label Loro Piana’s knit top and skirt on the cover, styled by Gaultier Desandre Navarre with fashion direction by Giulio Martinelli. The fashion brands are about 50/50 sustainable and ethical v those with few credentials.
One of MaggieQ’s favorite business projects is Qeep Up, her collection of sustainable and recycled activewear and swimwear. In her own words on the Qeep Up Nation website: “QEEP UP™ is the premier activewear line for the eco-warrior woman. Made entirely of recycled fibers, QEEP UP™ takes a stand for the planet without sacrificing style or performance.”
We aren’t yet qualified with sufficient knowledge to test the promises of brands claiming to be fully-sustainable. Workout clothes made of recycled plastics do still release microplastics, for example.
Model Sarah Hart is styled by Anna Querouil in a fashion story of cool weather sweaters called ‘Au Bois Joli’. Photographer Charlotte Hadden captures the eccentric style woodland beauty for Marie Claire France September 5, 2022.
