Luna Bijl in Spare 'Modern Classic' Bodies by Betina du Toit for Harper's Bazaar UK

Luna Bijl in Spare 'Modern Classic' Bodies by Betina du Toit for Harper's Bazaar UK

Harper’s Bazaar UK’s Spring 2023 Fashion Issue puts sleek, black and white, modern-dance silhouettes in the spotlight, interpreted by top model Luna Bijl.

Tania Rat-Patron styles the spare, intellectual fashion story ‘Modern Classic’, with photographer Betina du Toit [IG] in the studio.

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Erykah Badu 'Radical, Relevant, Real' for Vogue March 2023 by Jamie Hawkesworth

Erykah Badu 'Radical, Relevant, Real' for Vogue March 2023 by Jamie Hawkesworth

Erykah Badu has been a doula for about 20 years, and was preparing for her first multiple birth of twins with mother Summer Walker when Vogue’s Chioma Nnadi connected with the certified Reiki master in her South-Dallas childhood home.

Alex Harrington styles the photo shoot for The Second Coming of Erykah Badu, showcasing the four-time Grammy winner wearing a metallic Marni x Erykah Badu coat on the cover and other unique fashion artworks from their new co-designed collection.

Those of us who know Erykah Badu indeed consider her to be a shamanic priestess of a higher order. Both her interview and video tour of her private spaces confirm that the spiritual persona suits her. In multiple aspects, Erykah Badu has always been lighter than air . . . ethereal and spiritual but also possessed of ancient wisdom.

DJ and producer Questlove, who first saw Badu at the 1996 Soul Train Awards in Los Angeles, reflects:

“She had on the tallest turban I’ve ever seen in my life,” he says. “It was like she was hiding a three-year-old standing on her head, that’s how tall her headwrap was. I was just transfixed.”

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Rebecca Leigh Longendyke Saddles Up in Texas for V Magazine 140 Sp Preview 2023

Rebecca Leigh Longendyke Saddles Up in Texas for V Magazine 140 Sp Preview 2023

American model Rebecca Leigh Longendyke takes her luxury-model, sassy-gal self to the Lone Star state, joining the boys club as a cowgirl at Saunders Ranch in Weatherford, Texas. V Magazine ponies up the cash for a fantastic fashion shoot styled by Gro Curtis for V140 Spring Preview 2023.

Photographer Blair Getz Mezibov [IG] captures wild west Texas style, just a 20 minutes’ drive from Dallas-Fort Worth. Did the team dine at Los Vaqueros? Or drink beer at Antebellum Ale House? I hope Longendyke kept a diary of her experiences in Weatherford,Texas, because this ‘Saddle Up’ fashion event was one terrific idea.

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Johnny Dufort Flashes High Drama New York Style for T Magazine Spring 2023 Fashion Issue

Johnny Dufort Flashes High Drama New York Style for T Magazine Spring 2023 Fashion Issue

T Magazine shares editorial content from their Spring 2023 Women’s Fashion issue. The New York Times T Magazine editorial promotes “classic fashion staples infused with high drama”.

Models include Alek Wek, Awet Aleu, Lina Zhang, Sherry Shi, Ugbad Abdi, Victoria Fawole, and Vivienne Rohner photographed by Johnny Dufort [IG]. / Hair by Jawara; makeup by Yadim

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Filipino-Australian Actor Anne Curtis Covers Vogue Philippines by Mark Nicdao

Filipino-Australian Actor Anne Curtis Covers Vogue Philippines by Mark Nicdao

In 2020 Forbes Asia named Anne Curtis Smith as one of the top 100 digital stars in the Asia-Pacific region, with 17 million followers on Instagram. The actor’s geographic influence extends to the UAE, for example, where she is the top influencer in the country.

Curtis Smith covers the December 2022.January 2023 issue of Vogue Philippines [IG], lensed by Mark Nicdao [IG] with art direction by Jann Pascua. Pam Quiñones is the fashion director on the shoot.

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Joy Van der Eecken Wears Sheer Effects Lingerie for Madame Figaro February 3, 2023

Joy Van der Eecken Wears Sheer Effects Lingerie for Madame Figaro February 3, 2023

Madame Figaro is known for its female-centric, lingerie and swim fashion stories that emphasis the healing properties of sun and water.

Belgian model Joy Van der Eecken invites us into such a calming beach moment styled by Agnès Poulle. Sheer effects lingerie from Europe’s top brands are lensed by Zeb Daemen [IG] for the February 3, 2023 issue.

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Raquel Zimmermann in Black Soft-Tailoring by Colin Dodgson for W Magazine No.1

Raquel Zimmermann in Black Soft-Tailoring by Colin Dodgson for W Magazine No.1

Top model Raquel Zimmermann chooses 14 softly-tailored ensembles suitable for facing a hard-edged world. Stylist Brian Molloy says to heck with dopamine dressing, my fashion goddess lives in a black-widow world.

Colin Dodgson [IG] is behind the lens for W Magazine. See the product credits at W.

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Artist Daniela Lalita in Numéro #236 February 2023, Lensed by Colin Solal Cardo

Artist Daniela Lalita in Numéro #236 February 2023, Lensed by Colin Solal Cardo

New York-based, Peruvian experimental music artist and model Daniela Lalita is styled by Natacha Vorange in aurembiaix, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Paco Rabanne, Rui Zhou, VAQUERA, XULY.Bët and more

Colin Solal Cardo [IG] photographs Lalita in a tornado-inspired story for Numéro #236 February 2023.

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Stephanie Seymour's Steely Grace for WSJ Magazine, Lensed by Daniel Jackson

Stephanie Seymour's Steely Grace for WSJ Magazine, Lensed by Daniel Jackson

Model icon Stephanie Seymour covers WSJ Magazine’s Spring Women’s Fashion issue, making her first supermodel appearance since the January 2021 death of her son Harry Brant due to an accidental overdose of prescription.

There is a deep sadness that pervades Seymour’s interview with Derek Blasberg — as can be expected when a mother has lost her son to a drug overdose. Daniel Jackson [IG] captures Stephnie’s poignant grief, photographing the woman who “has built her career by happily submitting to the gods of the photo shoot”, in the words of Blasberg.

Those gods include Herb Ritts, Peter Lindbergh, and Richard Avedon. Seymour had a long and lucrative career with Victoria’s Secret.

Neither Stephanie Seymour’s life nor Peter Brant’s was ever dull. In 2018, the New York Times shared ‘The Great Interview Magazine Caper’, writing “Andy Warhol’s magazine is dead. No wait, it’s back! Inside Peter Brant’s latest magic trick.”

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