Taiwanese dancer and choreographer Xu Fangyi covers the January 2023 issue of Vogue Taiwan. The internationally-renowned dancer wrote on Facebook: "If it is important to be seen by the world, I will not spend my energy waiting for the eyes of the world. I will try my best to polish myself so that it is difficult for people not to see."
AOC did not know until today that uber-talented Zhong Lin [IG] is a self-taught photographer — as if our respect for her intuitive talent could grow any larger.
Photographer Zhong Lin's lens has become her opponent today, both an enemy and a friend. Her eyes are firm, revealing her determination not to be outdone. "Have you captured the photo you want?" "Is this okay? I can kick my feet higher." "Maybe I can try another angle?"
It was when a pair of high heels appeared on set that the photographer/dancer synergy went full-throttle.
Model Puck Shrover is styled by Marquessa Whyte in ‘Fashion Fundamentals’.
Designers and industry insiders alike are increasingly turning to time-honored tailoring and investment pieces to create an impactful ‘forever closet’ that champions personal style over transient trends.
This is the message of the new Porter Magazine December 28 cover story, lensed by Hördur Ingason.
Top model Sora Choi covers the January 2023 issue of Vogue Italia. How great for this South Korean born, consistently gracious and on point, fashion pro to cover Vogue Italia — in the spirit of Franca Sozzani. It’s a choice she would have made.
Choi is styled by Imruh Asha and lensed by Carlijn Jacobs [IG] in artistic images to launch 2023, with input by Juan Costa Paz, Vogue Global Creative Director.
Actor Julia Butters is styled by Anna Schilling in a cover story for Grumpy Magazine, established in 2016 to challenge people to “get out of your grumpy mood.”
Julia Butters has received critical acclaim for her role as Trudi Frazer in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. From 2016 to 2020, she starred as Anna-Kat Otto on ABC's sitcom American Housewife.
The actor is interviewed by Maxwell Jenkinsin Grumpy and photographed by Emily Sandifer [IG] grounded in Los Angeles and Scotland.
Model Qun Ye layers on colorful gold and enamel fine jewellery styled by Annie Hertikova with plenty of charm. Photographer Clark Franklyn [IG] is in the studio, using tinted backgrounds to maximum effect in Net-a-Porter, December 20, 2022.
Olympic champion Eileen Gu covers the December 2022 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Singapore. Now age 19 and working with Louis Vuitton on the runway as well as campaigns and events, Gu is styled by Christopher Maul in top luxury brands heavy on Louis Vuitton and also Dior, Tiffany & Co, Givenchy and more.
The Stanford student wears Louis Vuitton on the cover for a fashion story ‘Golden Girl’, lensed by London-based, Maltese photographer Stef Galea [IG].
Model Lauren Wasser is styled by Shaojun Chen in cozy sophistication for Glass Magazine China Issue 16. LA-based Korean-American fashion and fine art photographer Sam Spence [IG] is behind the lens.
In her bio Spence says that she is the second youngest photographer in history to shoot a Vogue cover. Adopted from Korea as a baby, and raised in the Midwestern United States, Spence became a creative at a young age, frustrated by a lack of diversity in her circle of people. Her training as a contemporary dancer has influenced her love for capturing movement and the human body in its unique form.
Dominican model Ysaunny Brito strikes leggy poses the pages of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia [IG]. The very chic December 2022 issue celebrates the magazine’s 15th anniversary.
Luca Falcioni styles Brito in ‘Code Red’ sensual, luxury-rich sophistication from Dolce & Gabbana, Emporio Armani, Prada and Moschino.
Daniele CarettoniofEspresso Productions [IG] is in charge of the fashion shoot, photographed by Randi Childs [IG]. /Makeup by Walter Obal; hair by KMiller
Vogue Netherlands gets the jump on fashion stories centered on the Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama collaboration, a sequel to the 2012 first project between the two global juggernauts.
Critically-acclaimed artist Yayoi Kusama has been breaking new ground for more than six decades and is now 93 years old. Known for her use of dots in multiple artistic media, do not think for one minute that Kusama’s art is created as a fashion statement.
Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos. Polka dots are a way to infinity. –Yayoi Kusama
Drop Dates
The initial drop will launch on New Year’s Day, January 1 exclusively in China and Japan, followed by the rest of the world on the 6th.
The second drop of the Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama 2023 collab will only be available in Louis Vuitton stores from March 31, 2023.
Model Belle Pierson is the lady in red, styled by Veronique Tristram in ‘Faites vos Jeux’ [place your bets]. Photographer Sabine Villard [IG] is in the studio for Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazine [Seduction Magazine] November 2022.
Delilah Belle [Hamlin] tributed the Netflix movie ‘Blonde’ in these sensual, elegant images styled by Aleksandra Markovic. Photographer Dean Isidro [IG] is behind the lens for Grazia Italia’s November 2022 issue.
Adidas Is ‘Re-Evaluating’ its partnership with Balenciaga, “pausing” all co-created product launches “until further notice.”
The news came quietly, with customers supplying Sneaker Freaker with copies of emails they’ve received from adidas regarding the pre-order of Balenciaga/adidas Stan Smith trainers.
In a bit of irony, Balenciaga tells customers a different story, that the “trainers will be delayed in shipment” and that “We will notify you again once the item is shipped.”
In case you thought this might be a coordinated message between the two brands to the same customers, it obviously was not.
Top model and ceramic artist Raquel Zimmermann is a fashion and culture focus for The Travel Almanac FW2022 issue. Clare Byrne styles the restrained, modest fashion silhouettes with Bottega Veneta on the cover.
The organic sensuality of Raquel Zimmermann’s ceramics is almost visceral to AOC eyes. There are artists and talents who are very focused on outward visualization, while others channel the unconscious mind and ancestral voices, compelled to go deeper into the human experience in a universal way.
Supermodel Kate Moss channels her ‘90s pink hair days in a new campaign for Marc Jacobs Resort [IG] 2022.23. The two fashion heavyweights have been collaborators since 2000.
In 1998, Kate walked the Versace spring 1999 runway show with pink hair that lasted a week and took eight hours to create.
Equestrian women are everywhere in fashion, driven by the Dior Cruise 2023 collection. And photographer Koto Bolofo [IG] often shoots horses in his fashion stories.
Models África Peñalver & Ludivine Rousseau are styled by Rebecca Bleynie in sober luxury looks for ‘ Les Cavalières’ in Numéro France #234 November 2022.
Top model Mona Tougaard poses in ‘Work Force’, familiar boss lady looks that many argue are dated and yet . . .
But pussy-bow blouses? Kate Phelan styles Tougaard in sober colors, sartorial tailoring lensed by Craig McDean [IG] for British Vogue’s January 2023 issue.
Vogue definitely got the sex appeal part right. Also pussy-bow blouses can be deceptive in high-stakes negotiations.
Models Marieka Marston and Maeve Morris grace the pages of biannual British magazine More or Less Issue 06, presenting a sensual, sustainable fashion story ‘Shell Shocked’.
The shoot took place in Negril, Jamaica at Xtabi Resort and Bloody Bay, with styling by Marika-Ella Ames. The fashion creative was born in New York, the daughter of a Jamaican father. Alexandra Leese is the photographer [IG].
Ames describes More or Less as “one of the industry’s most coveted fashion magazines with its policy that everything must be vintage, handmade, or natural, nothing can be new … it was a very imaginative process for me as [a] stylist.”
Model Ida Heiner is styled by Poppy Kain in fashion ‘Escape Artistry’. Lachlan Bailey [IG] is behind the lens, creating pure poetry for British Vogue January 2023.
In this winter 2022.23 campaign for Roksanda Ilincic’s capsule collab with Fila, Robbie Spencer styles models Adhel Bol and Ayak Veronica Bior. Photographer Viviane Sassen [IG] flashes the sculptured, cocooning clothes with bold-color combos and linear tapings and inserts.
