Zendaya Enters an Era of Risk, Lensed by Steven Klein for ELLE US September, 2023

Zendaya Enters an Era of Risk, Lensed by Steven Klein for ELLE US September, 2023

Uber talent Zendaya tells ELLE US September 2023 writer Clover Hope, that at the impending age of 27, she’s “entering an era of risk.”

Stepping into the role of Tashi in director Luca Guadagnino’s R-rated, tennis-pros tryst drama ‘Challengers’ leaves her fans asking ‘Disney who?’

Clover Hope uses a new-to-AOC term that we admire and understand: ‘sensual chaos’. And who better to photograph the layers of sexual heat, ambiguity and self-revelation — but also misunderstanding— embedded in human sexuality, than the master of such images Steven Klein [IG].

It’s been a real drought of edgy images like Klein’s, but human sexuality itself has evolved mightily. Hence the repressive, hair-on-fire tactics of the right-wing extremists, who are always lurking under our bedcovers.

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Akiima Ajak '60s Style Liberation by Jason Kibbler in ELLE Spain September 2023

Akiima Ajak '60s Style Liberation by Jason Kibbler in ELLE Spain September 2023

Aussie model born in Kenya, of South Sudan heritage, Akiima Ajak channels the spirit of ‘60s style liberation styled in bold, black and white optical graphics. Benedetta Dell'Orto styles the shoot, lensed by Jason Kibbler [IG] for ELLE Spain [IG] September 2023./ Hair by Leon Gorman; makeup by Virginia Young

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Monica Bellucci Assumes Icon Status in Harper's Bazaar Spain September by Xavi Gordo

Monica Bellucci Assumes Icon Status in Harper's Bazaar Spain September by Xavi Gordo

The September 2023 issue of Harpers Bazaar Spain delivers two cover women — Monica Bellucci and Kendall Jenner — who personify what it is to be an icon in the 21st century.

In these images, film star legend Monica Bellucci is lensed by Xavi Gordo [IG] with styling by EIC Imma Jimenez Mateos, who is also creative director of HEARST Spain, and Claudia Laukamp. Bellucci wears Nina Ricci by Harris Reed above./ Hair by John Nollet Paris

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'Pure Imagination' Roams at Glyn Cywarch in Wales by Sean Thomas in Vogue UK

'Pure Imagination' Roams at Glyn Cywarch in Wales by Sean Thomas in Vogue UK

British Vogue’s September 2023 issue shares a fashion story ‘Pure Imagination’, styled by Amanda and Tallulah Harlech. The story promotes Glyn Cywarch, the Harlech family’s estate in northwestern Wales.

Amanda Harlech invites multitalented guests that include Moon Bedeaux, Miranda Brooks, Francesca Hayward, Alfie Husband, Ella Richards, Tish Weinstock & Lydia West to the 400-year-old estate that is just HOME to an authentic “grand and storied” British experience . Photographer Sean Thomas is behind the lens.

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Grace Elizabeth Suits Up for Cass Bird Photos in Vogue September 2023

Grace Elizabeth Suits Up for Cass Bird Photos in Vogue September 2023

Vogue’s Tabitha Simmons [IG] styles top model Grace Elizabeth in her first ‘Just One Thing’.

Simmons writes: “If you had to buy ONE THING a good suit would be my choice !!!! It can be a versatile addition to your wardrobe that you can dress up or down for different events or wear as separates. Additionally, a well-fitted suit can make you feel confident and empowered. I love a suit especially a jazzy one.”

Photographer Cass Bird [IG] photographs Grace Elizabeth with her husband Nicolas Krause, who she married in 2020. The couple welcomed baby boy Noah Krause in early 2021.

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'Fellow Travelers' on Showtime Explained in Out Magazine September/October 2023

'Fellow Travelers' on Showtime Explained in Out Magazine September/October 2023

In a fashion story and interview for Out magazine, cover stars Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bailey, Jelani Alladin, and Noah J. Ricketts reflect on the familial bonds formed by the actors in the upcoming limited eight-episodes series ‘Fellow Travelers’, with its premier October 27 on ‘Showtime’.

This fashion story and narrative by Mey Rude was created for Out before the Hollywood actor’s strike. The quartet is styled by Michael Miller in images by Jason Hetherington [IG].

A mindblowing fact about the focus of the Showtime series ‘Fellow Travelers’ is the probable deceptions between the two leading figures in the purge of homosexuals in the US federal goverment in 1953: Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy and his chief counsel, Roy Cohn.

Even then, Roy Cohn was the subject of hush-hush, anecdotal rumours about his homosexual identity. Cohn was eventually diagnosed with AIDS and died in 1978.

Two more men with interesting biographies are tied to the key figures of ‘Fellow Travelers’. The first is America’s head of the FBI during the 1950s J. Edgar Hoover. The second — years later — is a younger man named Donald J. Trump.

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Sydney Sweeney for S Moda El Pais September 2023 by Thomas Whiteside

Sydney Sweeney for S Moda El Pais September 2023 by Thomas Whiteside

The Hollywood strike disrupted actor Sydney Sweeney’s ability to speak about her past and future projects with the September 2023 issue of S Moda for El Pais [IG].

Readers do get a lesson in just how fervently Sydney Sweeney knew at the young age of three that she had a gift for acting. Once she understood people had actual jobs in acting, her young vision was fully-formed.

It was then that the 10-year-old took control of the situation with her five-year plan — which she presented to her parents. Key steps included “meeting casting directors, auditioning for short films, student films, or commercials.”

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Madame Germany's 'Tableau VIVANT' Fashion Story and the Bloomsbury Artists

Madame Germany's 'Tableau VIVANT' Fashion Story and the Bloomsbury Artists

The Bloomsbury Group, widely known for their boundary-pushing approach to art, literature, and culture, found inspiration in the intricate beauty and meticulous detail of Flemish floral painting.

One of the key artists influenced by Flemish floral painting was Vanessa Bell. As a founding member of the Bloomsbury Group and a prominent painter, she adapted the Flemish technique to create her own unique style.

Flemish floral painting provided a departure from the formal academic art conventions of the time, just as the Bloomsbury artists, sought to break free from traditional norms, inspired by the freedom and creativity exhibited in the Flemish works. They recognized that flowers possessed a profound energy and vitality that could be unleashed through artistic expression.

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Georgia Fowler in Luxe Bodywear & Tiffany Jewels Lensed by Daniella Midenge for Numero NL

Georgia Fowler in Luxe Bodywear & Tiffany Jewels Lensed by Daniella Midenge for Numero NL

Model Georgia Fowler radiates French Riviera glamour, perched high over the Mediterranean in Cannes for Numéro Netherlands [IG]. Photographer Daniella Midenge [IG] adds Fowler to the lineup of well-known, glamorous women she shot in Cannes.

In my dreams, I think we should unleash Daniella on the US Supreme Court, because if anyone can whip into shape those Federalist Society guys living in the 1660s vision of the patriarchal world order — it’s Daniella Midenge.

She would have them hiding in the justices cloak room, begging her to stand down.

Think about it, dear Daniella — for our country and the future of the free world. ~ Anne

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Kate Moss | Mert & Marcus | W Magazine September 2008 | 'Hammam'

Kate Moss | Mert & Marcus | W Magazine September 2008 | 'Hammam'

Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, known as Mert & Marcus, are top fashion photographers celebrated for their bold and provocative style. The duo remains very busy and relevant in fashion world in 2023, 15 years after their collaboration with W Magazine in 2008 for the editorial ‘Hammam’, featuring Kate MoKate Moss and Mert & Marcus at Charleston for British Vogue 2021

AOC revisited this 2008 Kate Moss by Mert & Marcus editorial Saturday for refreshing with large images, after The Guardian linked into AOC’s 2021 feature on ‘Charleston’ in Sussex, England. Kate was photographed by Mert & Marcus wearing Fendi Couture for British Vogue.

‘Charleston’ was home to the Bloombury set of writers, artists and members of the creatives set in England. While we write our own new article about ‘Charleston’ and the artists associated with this important place in European history — and also in America — you can visit the ‘living museum’ online.

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The Greatest of All Time: Christy, Cindy, Linda, Naomi Cover Vogue US & UK September 2023

The Greatest of All Time:  Christy, Cindy, Linda, Naomi Cover Vogue US & UK September 2023

Gathering before their Apple TV+ four-part documentary Vogue US and British Vogue’s September 2023 issues honor ‘The Greatest of All Time’ models, the ‘Supersonic Supers’. The interviews and shoot predated the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Sally Singer writes about those two days in May in ‘Linda, Cindy, Christy, Naomi! The Iconic Supers Open Up About Their Fabulous Then—and Now’.

British Vogue EIC Edward Enninful styles the fashion story with supers Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, and Naomi Campbell.

Enninful will be changing his role within Condé Nast, where the March 2024 issue of British Vogue will be his last as EIC, while simultaneously overseeing the editorial content of Condé Nast-owned European issues.

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The Power of Sport on Fashion: Vogue China September 2023 with He Cong by Leslie Zhang - 2

The Power of Sport on Fashion: Vogue China September 2023 with He Cong by Leslie Zhang - 2

Part 1 The Power of Sport on Fashion: Vogue China September 2023 with He Cong by Leslie Zhang - 1

Beloved Chinese supermodel He Cong covers Vogue China’s September 2023 issue, lensed by Shanghai-based fashion photographer Leslie Zhang [IG]. Vivienne Sun styles the photoshoot with creative direction by Matt McDonald.

Part 2 The Power of Sport on Fashion: Vogue China September 2023 with He Cong by Leslie Zhang - 2

Anne has written at length about this excellent fashion story and the many topics it touches in Part One of the Vogue China September 2023 fashion story. They include:

  • Fashion and Sport

  • Hangzhou and the Silk Roads

  • Fashion and Sport: Nike, Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren

  • Brands, Self and Community

  • The Savvy Margaret Zang, EIC Vogue China

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Tom Ford's Café Rose Fragrance Seduces Rianne Van Rompaey's Dreamstate Mind

Tom Ford's Café Rose Fragrance Seduces Rianne Van Rompaey's Dreamstate Mind

Tom Ford Beauty shares a voluptuous new campaign and reformulation of its Café Rose fragrance. The scent was first introduced in 2012 and is worn today by top Dutch model Rianne van Rompaey.

In the new campaign, styled by Carine Roitfeld, master photographer Steven Klein [IG] follows a dreamy van Rompaey into a spare but sensual room showered with rose petals. The intoxicating atmosphere takes Rianne into a semi-orgasmic state as she is loved up by the petals, her body writhing in a state of sensually-aware semi-consciousness.

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Marihea Peillard's Getaway Style by Kaj Jeffries for Vogue Portugal July 2023

Marihea Peillard's Getaway Style by Kaj Jeffries for Vogue Portugal July 2023

Model Marihea Peillard is styled by Phoebe Lettice Thompson in vaca getaway luxury brands 16Arlington, Acne Studios, Chopova Lowena, Cult Gaia, Gianfranco Ferre, Jacquemus, Jimmy Choo, Miu Miu, Prada and Roberto Cavalli.

Photographer Kaj Jeffries [IG] is behind the lens for Vogue Portugal’s [IG] July 2023 ‘The Unpopular’ Issue.

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