He Cong Channels Style in Art by Leslie Zhang for Marie Claire China April 2023
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Ansley Gulielmi Makes Global Fashion Statement in Vogue Turkey March 2023
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Model Ansley Gulielmi is styled in classic cream and black minimal, modern elegance with decorative flower touches by Tugce Bahcivangil for this visually strong fashion story in Vogue Turkey March 2023.
Photographer Can Buyukkalkan [IG] captures Gulielmi in ‘Moda Dünyası Güçlerini Birleştiriyor’ [‘Fashion World Joins Forces’]./ Hair by Ismail Inan; makeup by Ece Birsen
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Candice Swanepoel Twists Her Image in Vogue Brazil March 2023 by Lufre
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Supermodel businesswoman and Tropic of C eco-lifestyle brand, sustainable swimwear environmentalist Candice Swanepoel covers the March 2023 issue of Vogue Brazil.
Rita Lazzarotti styles the wide-ranging mix of Brazilian and international luxury brands that are distinctly modern. Julia Filgueiras works as art director on the cover story with photography by Lufre [IG].
On her own IG, Candice is particularly fond of the Ferragamo look featured in burnt fall colors. It changes colors with body heat.
Read MoreRianne Van Rompaey Covers Harper's Bazaar France, Lensed by Alasdair McLellan
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Dutch fashion model Rianne Van Rompaey covers the second 2023 issue of Harper’s Bazaar France, photographed in London by Alasdair McLellan [IG].
Today’s popular culture does not value discretion, but we don’t see an obvious financial price to be paid for models living a lower-profile life.
As long as a model remains respected and popular enough to generate income in media or on the runway — she must create value for her clients, after all — s[he] may enjoy a well-rounded life of experiences and opportunities that most people only dream about. These pros aren’t caught up in the social media hype machine that reduces models earning $20 million a year and more to weep live on IG over the misery of their lives and unfair Instagram comments.
Rianne Van Rompaey has that balance in her life. So do Vittoria Ceretti and Saskia De Brauw. Two Dutch models and an Italian. When one considers that it’s the Americans who weep, this reality begs for more thought. It’s a light bulb moment!!
Read MoreDilone in Brasilia for Vogue Netherlands April 2023 Anniversary, Lensed by Arran & Jules
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American model Dilone, of Dominican descent, is on AOC’s ‘more, please’ list. The actor/model poses in Brasilia, Brazil in the April 2023 issue of Vogue Netherlands.
Linda Gumus Gerritsen styles the athletic earth daughter, who wears modern-architecture, spare but fluid silhouettes and fabrications for the warm-weather fashion story lensed by Arran & Jules [IG].
Brazil was a major home to brutalist architecture, long associated with independence movements in a post-colonial world. Against a verdant, tropical backdrop and with the addition of glass in some countries style preferences, the architectural style appears much warmer and human than that Parisian parking lot [see end of post].
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Anna Ewers Is Lost in Leaf Love, Lensed by Zoe Ghertner for British Vogue April 2023
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On the heels of model Cara Taylor going blue-blood blonde in the new Zimmerman campaign, blonde model Anna Ewers goes strawberry blonde in the pages of British Vogue April 2023.
Anna’s images by Zoe Ghertner [IG] are diminutive against nature’s green majesty. Jane How styles Ewers in fluid fine knits, but Her Green Majesty dresses herself, for ‘Within a Budding Grove’.
Read MoreVittoria Ceretti Takes Us Beyond Artifice for D La Repubblica, Lensed by Vito Fernicola
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Top model Vittoria Ceretti shows off a side of her fashion persona not typically revealed. We are backstage as Vittoria prepares for her runway walk in a larger atmosphere fraught with tension.
There is an eye that tears, having to deal with the most difficult model in the world, or perhaps a frenzied creative director giving orders a bit too harshly. Speaking for herself in ‘Vittoria Ceretti: Semplicemente, Sono Felice [I’m Simply Happy.]” lensed by Vito Fernicola [IG] the model is at peace.
Read MoreJessica Stam At Ease and In Shape for Vogue Italia April 2023 by Thurstan Redding
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Canadian model Jessica Stam was honored in early March by Marc Jacobs with his 2023 reissue of the Stam Bag. Stam also booked a major runway presence in the recent fall 2023 show.
Today Stam appears in the pages of Vogue Italia April 2023 in ‘Jessica Abita Qui’[‘Jessica Live Here’], wearing body-con, casual and athletic-life clothes styled by Georgia Pendlebury.
Photographer Thurstan Redding [IG] captures Stam, who sold her New York apartment last fall. A great lover of New York, her life now extends far west.
Read MoreChu Wong and Katie Craven in 'Neutral Territory' by Pieter Hugo for Harper's Bazaar US
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Models Chu Wong and Katie Craven wear relaxed, rough-elegance fashion seeking edgy respectability in ‘Neutral Territory’, styled by Samuel Drira for Harper’s Bazaar US March 2023.
South African photographer Pieter Hugo [IG] captures a wide range of nature-inspired, fabric-driven fashion looks from Armani, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Israeli fashion designer Hed Mayner, JW Anderson, Jil Sander, Brooklyn-based Lauren Manoogian, Loewe, MM6 Maison Margiela, Max Mara and Uma Wang. / Makeup by Asami Kawai; hair by Anne Sofie Begtrup
Read MoreIs SHEIN the Biggest Polluter In Fashion? Stats Are Damning and Astonishing!
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Almost like a fashion space rocket, China-based Shein [pronounced she-in, not shine] now owns almost a third (28 per cent) of America’s fast fashion market.
Few sustainability warriors saw it coming. And for all the convos about young people being passionate eco-conscious caretakers of our planet, at least in America, they have given a big hug to Shein.
In 2021, the Shein app became the most downloaded with over 17.5 million downloads across the Google Play and Apple stores.
Read MorePat and Anna Cleveland Make Fashion Bliss in Harper's Bazaar Spain April 2023
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In the Harper’s Bazaar Spain April 2023 fashion story ‘Romper Barreras’ [‘Breaking Barriers’], Pat Cleveland and Anna Cleveland are styled by Inmaculada Jiménez in images by Vladimir Martí [IG] for ‘The Picasso’ issue.
A Model Icon’s Life Turned Inside Out in March 2019
In Spring 2019, legendary AfricanAmerican model Pat Cleveland was diagnosed with colon cancer. The then 68-year-old model icon rushed to the American Hospital in Paris, after walking the Tommy Hilfiger and Zendaya show in very early March.
Resulting from the emergency surgery in Paris on March 23, Cleveland’s colon cancer was detected. Anna Cleveland, Pat’s daughter, who is also a model and performer, was living in Paris and able to care for her mother during the crisis.
4 Years Later, Pat Cleveland Is Thriving
In a miracle of miracles moment, Pat Cleveland is thriving four years out from her life-threatening medical event.
Colorectal cancer disproportionately affects the Black community, where the rates are the highest of any racial/ethnic group in the US. African Americans are about 20% more likely to get colorectal cancer and about 40% more likely to die from it than most other groups.
Read MoreAn Edgy Look at Louis Vuitton Spirit High Jewellery Collection in Vogue Taiwan March 2023
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Model Yue of City Models Paris makes a vivid impression about modern elegance, styled by Pablo Patane in bold pieces from the fourth [2022] Louis Vuitton Spirit High Jewellery Collection.
Francesca Amfitheatrof, the Maison’s Artistic Director for Watches and Jewellery, created a five-themes, multi-dimensional journey for the woman who wears luxurious extravagance.
Not only liberty, strength, and the notion of infinity define the design dna, but also ideas of destiny and of soaring to new heights.
Read MoreBrazil's Santana Poses in Miró Fundació, Lensed by Rami Hanna for ELLE Denmark March 2023
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AOC loves the merger of art and fashion, and ELLE Denmark delivers a true beauty of a fashion story. Brazilian model Mariana Santana poses in the Miró Fundació in Mallorca.
Photographer Rami Hanna [IG] captures Santana, who is styled by Hanna MW for the ELLE Denmark’s March 2023 issue./ Hair and makeup by Heidi Garcia Andersson
Fundació Miró Mallorca is located in the Cala Major district, where the artist lived and worked from 1956 to 1983. It comprises a main building exhibiting 6000 works donated by the artist, including paintings and sculptures, a library, a sculpture garden, Miró's studio Sert, and the Finca Son Boter.
Read MoreSea Goddess Charlotte Touya by Julien Vallon for Numéro France 237 March 2023
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French model Charlotte Touya is styled by Rebecca Bleynie in Akris, Calzedonia, Dsquared2, Fendi, Paco Rabanne, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello and more — all with Swarovski jewelry exclusively.
Photographer Julien Vallon [IG] captures the long-days summer night story ‘Songe d'une Nuit d'été’ for Numéro France 237 March 2023. / Makeup by Ismael Blanco; hair by Ismael Blanco
Read MoreIrina Shayk Is a 'Force of Nature' in Vogue Mexico April 2023, Lensed by Inez & Vinoodh
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Not every model has ‘Fuerza Natural’, making her a ‘natural force’ or a ‘force of nature’, which AOC prefers. Top-tier model Irina Shayk possesses this innate charisma and sensual power, which would have rendered her ‘supernatural’ in the ancient world.
Irina is styled by Valentina Collado in images by Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin [IG] in this fashion story set in Mexico. The location is a Chablé Hotel, with two boutique hotels in the Yucatán and the Riviera Maya.
Read MoreNadine Ijewere Captures 'Eternal Sunshine' Hothouse Style for Vogue US April 2023
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Photographer Nadine Ijewere [IG] captures cultural creatives, art-inspired fashion at its hot-weather best for the April 2023 issue of American Vogue.
Models Akon Changkou, América González & Kai Newman step into the sunlight, styled by Gabriella Karefa-Johnson in island-bliss beauty. ‘Eternal Sunshine’ is a fashion feast for hungry eyes./ Hair by Joey George; makeup by Yumi Lee
Read More'The New Supers' Paloma, Jill, and Precious by Inez & Vinoodh for British Vogue April 2023
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Models Paloma Elsesser, Jill Kortleve and Precious Lee are British Vogue’s April 2023 cover stars. EIC Edward Enninful makes the point in his editor’s letter that it’s very rare when three models come together in a special kind of energy.
Gabriella Karefa-Johnson styles the sensual fashion bonfire lensed by Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin [IG].
Thirty years ago Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista were a trinity. Edward’s argument is that now Paloma, Jill and Precious share their stature.
With a shared mission born from friendship, and squarely plugged into the more revolutionary energy of the current zeitgeist, this month’s cover crowns the rise of three extraordinary models.
AOC is not prepared to comment on the observations of Edward, and other writers as well, about the recent autumn/winter 2023 fashion shows:
Read MoreAfter returning from the recent autumn/winter 2023 fashion shows, and seeing countless catwalks where diversity of beauty, and of bodies, had taken several steps back, I couldn’t be happier to take this moment to celebrate this trio.
Anok, Karen, Lara, Malgosia, Mona in 'Quiet Reflection' by Alasdair McLellan for Vogue UK
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