Queen Charlotte's 'Power Play' in Harper's Bazaar UK June 2023 by Luc Braquet
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Ylang Messenguiral in "Powdering Days" Lensed by Melanie Rodriguez for Vogue Poland
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Vogue Poland Editor-in-Chief Ina Lekiewicz Levy [IG] is also a photographer with a deep love of vintage-inspired stories. AOC followed her there, rather amazed at her consistency of pov.
I just pulled this flower from Ina’s first IG post 287 wks ago— and not included in this fashion story “Powdering Days” for Vogue Poland’s May 2023 issue.
Madagascar, French model Ylang Messenguiral [IG] is styled by Rachel Bakewell in images by Melanie Rodriguez [IG]. /Hair by Raphael Salley; makeup by Claudine Blythman
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Paula Anguera in 'Total Escapism' Summer Style by Kate Bellm for Porter Magazine May 8, 2023
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Spanish model Paula Anguera embraces a state of ‘Total Escapism’, styled by Helen Broadfoot in hot summer, minimum coverage, getaway clothes./ Make-up by Carla Abrams; art direction by Michael Kelly
Photographer Kate Bellm [IG] is behind the lens — a month before her new enterprise Hotel Corazon [IG]opens in Mallorca on June 9, 2023. It looks lovely.
Read MoreAnok and Mona Are Stylin in 'Dakar' by Nadine Ijewere for Vogue China May 2023
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Vogue China’s [IG] May 2023 issue takes us back to ‘Dakar’ for a revisit of the scene of Chanel’s Métiers d’Art December show. Models Anok Yai and Mona Tougaard take the lead, joined by Ibrahim Kane, Kathia Ndong, Mame Sane and Sophia Makibdji.
Julia Sarr-Jamois styles the fashion story labels including Ahluwalia, Chanel, Chloé , Dolce & Gabbana, Duro Olowu, Dsquared2, Etro, Max Mara, Moschino, Proenza Schouler, Pucci, Rich Mnisi ,Sindiso Khumalo, Thebe Magugu, Tolu Coker and more in images by Nadine Ijewere [IG]./ Hair by Yann Turchi; makeup by Hiromi Ueda
Read MoreHalle Baily Takes Digital Cover in Vogue Arabia May 2023 Lensed by Morelli Brothers
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Mermaid-loving Halle Bailey has a digital cover in the May 2023 issue of Vogue Arabia. The fabulous young talent is styled by Julia Müller in luxury looks from Chanel, David Koma, Jil Sander, Schiaparelli, Valdrin Sahiti, Valentino and more for images by The Morelli Brothers [IG]. / Hair by Tinisha Meeks; makeup by Christiana Cassell
My position with Ariel is that based on my studying of Hans Christian Andersen and having new reading from Andersen delivered to me — ‘Two Dramas. The Mulatto and The Moorish Girl’ — there is zero reason to take the position the ‘The Little Mermaid’ could not have been portrayed as a young creature of color in 1950 or in 1875, the year the author passed.
The problem is societal racism but not the author’s racism. And even people of color are jumping to conclusions about the author, which are presently unfounded. White people have the most simplistic argment: that Andersen was Danish and therefore Ariel was white.
Read MoreAfrica Peñalver in 'The Dreaming' by Erik Madigan Heck in Harper's Bazaar UK June 2023
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The June 2023 issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK is truly beautiful. Given all the rancor and violence going on in the world, it’s just a little getaway to see ‘The Dreaming’.
When I look at the image below — the horizontal rose-colored image of Africa Peñalver, styled by Leith Clark — my mind and emotions say “thank you” to photographer Erik Madigan Heck [IG] and to Harper’s UK.
Read MoreEmily Ratajkowski for D la Repubblica May 6, 2023, Lensed by Thue Nørgaard
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London-based, Danish photographer Thue Nørgaard [IG] turns his focus to Emily Ratajkowski who is simply everywhere this season. The result of this collaboration is a series of Ratajkowski images that are distinctive in their probing beneath the surface allure of the model, businesswoman, mama.
Emily Ratajowski covers the May 6, 2023 edition of D la Repubblica, wearing Ann Demeulemeester, Bottega Veneta, Comme des Garçons, Ferragamo, Grace Ling, JW Anderson, Paco Rabanne, Rick Owens and more styled by Rae Boxer./ Hair by Jimmy Paul; makeup by Sam Visser
Read MoreCandice Swanepoel Barbies Up V Magazine #142 Summer 2023 Lensed by Greg Swales
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Superfemme businesswoman, top model and Mother Earth advocate Candice Swanepoel brings her Barbie vibe to V Magazine #142 Summer 2023.
Kevin Ponce interviews Swanepoel in ‘Keeping Up with Candice Swanepoel’, asking the model mother and entrepreneur about balancing motherhood with her career, the origins and sustainability principles that define her brand Tropic of C, and what 2023’s summer days have in store for her.
Ponce asks Candice about the strong emphasis on sustainability and ethical production in Tropic of C’s DNA. Her answer is very thoughtful, including her statement that humans “are all energy and that whatever you put out in the world comes back around.”
Read MoreCharles and Camilla's Highgrove House Hosts First Ever Fashion Shoot in Harper's Bazaar UK June
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The beautiful, meticulously-maintained gardens of Highgrove House hosted this exquisite fashion story featuring model Aishwarya Gupta, of Indian heritage posing for Harper’s Bazaar UK [IG].
The private residence of King Charles and Queen Camilla was used in a collaboration with The Prince’s Foundation, for which British Vogue EIC Edward Enninful is an ambassador. [See link end of this post].
The newly-crowned royal couple Charles and Camilla’s convoy was seen Saturday evening May 6, 2023 passing through Tetbury in their maroon Bentley, less than two miles from their Highgrove Estate.
Read MoreAbuk Adier's Futuristic Fashion Vibe by Amer Mohamad for Harper's Bazaar Arabia April 2023
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Following up on her utterly stunning fashion story in the March 2023 issue of Vogue Arabia, model Abuk Adier leaves the paintings of Rashid Al Khalifa behind and assumes a hip, modern series of poses for the April 2023 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia.
Stylist Nour Bou Ezz curates a blended mix of top luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Schiaparelli with Arab world brands like haute couture, slow fashion brand Azzi & Osta; Lebanese designer Nicolas Jebran; Lever Couture; Elie Saab trained, Lebanese designer Krikor Jabotian; French-Egyptian global luxury fashion house Maison Yeya; Lebanese-Italian fashion designer Tony Ward and more.
Dubai-based photographer Amer Mohamad [IG] is behind the lens, delivering a new perspective on luxury fashion photography.
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Halima Aden Takes A Bow With Four Vogue Arabia May Covers Shot by Youssef Oubahou
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Model and Muslim-rights activist Halima Aden is featured on four Vogue Arabia May 2022 covers. Aden is styled by Amine Jreissati in images by Youssef Oubahou [IG].
Vogue Arabia EIC Manuel Arnault writes the interview: Halima Aden on Her Three-Year Hiatus from the Industry, Inhumane Working Conditions of Models, and Muslim Representation. I have read the entire interview and for the mostpart, Aden seems frozen in time.
Even in 2022, Halima was giving the same new interviews to media that shared her story of walking out of the fashion industry in 2020. AOC checks on her about every 90 days. Aden brings that identical voice to this Vogue Arabia May 2023 interview — but after therapy, which she cites as being very beneficial for her.
Is the fashion industry still rife with “inhumane working conditions for models”? I don’t know, but the New-York based Model Alliance four days ago posted on IG that the ‘Fashion Workers Act’, represents the culmination of the Model Alliance’s work over the last decade.
The Master of Diplomacy
In AOC’s opinion, Manuel Arnault probably has the most delicate and politically-fraught EIC role in fashion media. He walks that tightrope with an impressive maturity and diplomacy that I certainly don’t possess.
Arnault impressed me today, because he has taken up the topic of the Cleopatra Netflix series. Hence the paragraph that preceds this one. I bow down, Manuel Arnault.
Read MoreMame Thiane Camara in 'More Is More' Opulence by Jem Mitchell for Harper's Bazaar UK
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Senegalese stunner Mame Thiane Camara brings her commanding fashion presence to the pages of Harper’s Bazaar UK’s April 2023 issue. Camara lived in Senegal until age 15, before moving to Italy.
The fashion story ‘More is More’ showcases unadulterated, robber-baron opulence, and acts as a perfect backdrop for Camara’s strong persona and physical presence. Miranda Almond styles the dazzling fashion statements lensed by Jem Mitchell [IG]. / Makeup by Joey Choy; hair by Tyler Johnston
Read MoreIman Kaumann Poses in 'Extase' by Yulia Gorbachenko for Numéro France #238
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Argentinian model Iman Kaumann wears Burberry, Chanel, Gucci, Loewe, Miumiu, Prada, YSL and more, styled by Charles Varenne. Photographer Yulia Gorbachenko [IG] captures ‘Extase’ [‘Ecstasy’] in the Agafay Desert, Morocco for Numéro France [IG] #238 April/May 2023./ Hair by Cyril Lalou; makeup by Marion Robine
Read MoreImaan Hammam Covers Harper's Bazaar France May 2023 by Robin Galiegue
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The fabulous Imaan Hammam [IG] covers the May 2023 issue of Harper’s Bazaar France [IG]. This is the third issue of a French edition of Harper’s Bazaar, led by the Prisma presse group, which acquired the licence for France.
Emmanuelle Alt [IG] styled Hammam in images lensed in a variation of black and white by Robin Galiegue [IG]. The former EIC of Vogue France is expected to have a more influential voice at the magazine, as her contractual obligations to Conde Nast expire.
Read MoreTexican Eva Longoria Introduces Us To Her Beloved Mexico in Vogue Mexico May 2023
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On March 26, 2023, Longoria debuted her new CNN show, “Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico”, which is modeled after the very successful “Searching for Italy with Stanley Tucci”. She is both host and executive producer of the series.
The series consists of six episodes, each exploring a different location in Mexico, including Jalisco, Mexico City, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Veracruz, and Yucatan. Throughout the show, Longoria immerses herself in the rich culture, landscape, and history of Mexico, which have all played a significant role in shaping its world-renowned cuisine.
There are plenty of star chefs in the series, but Eva Longoria is unusually mindful of the stories of simple people like Ponciano Méndez, a farmer from Santa Ana Zegache, a town one hour from the capital of Oaxaca. In the valley where Ponciano lives, corn has been planted for more than six thousand years; In the neighboring valley, the oldest maize remains of humanity were found.
I truly love the show and was eager to learn more about Eva’s experiences of visiting indigenous communities and eating a traditional decolonized diet.
Before the Spanish conquest, Mexico was a predominantly vegetarian territory.
Read MoreZhong Lin Shoots Chloe Magno for Vogue Taiwan May 2023 Chanel Metiers d'Art
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