London-based model Akira Reid [IG] poses in a gorgeous fashion story lensed by Koray Parlak [IG].
She poses [or is placed] against a backdrop straight out of a Rothko painting. Not the one I had in mind, but this is visually fantastic to Anne and an inspiring juxtaposition of cerebral and cosmic rituals with modernism.
90’s supermodel Shalom Harlow is styled by Dena Giannini and Alvin Yu in Vogue China’s November 2023 issue. Photographer Ned Rogers [IG] is in the studio for Harlow’s fashion story in VC’s Legends & Luminaries issue./ Hair by Evanie Fausto; makeup by Min Kim
Models Kayako Higuchi, Lulu Wood and Sara Grace Wallerstedt are fall 2023 fashion peacocks styled by Anna Trevelyan in Alexander McQueen, Ferragamo, GCDS, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Gucci, Hermes, Loewe, Miu Miu, Moschino, Prabal Gurung, Versace and more.
Photographer Rob Rusling [IG] shot actor Halle Bailey in the lead-up to her summer 2023 ‘Little Mermaid’ movie for V142. Now Rusling captures ‘Alley of the Dolls’.
Rianne Van Rompaey lives her Parisian dream with her husband, her boyfriend and also her girlfriend inspiring her sensual persona in ‘Paris Is Ours’.
Emmanuelle Alt styles Rianne in Chanel, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, Isabel Marant, Loro Piana, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello and more.
Photographer Robin Galiegue [IG] is behind the lens for Holiday N392 PARIS issue.
Nineties fashion star Kristen McMenamy has always challenged traditional beauty standards, appearing as a good witch, an ethereal divine goddess or the consummate, goth fashion vampire to her adoring fans.
In 1993 Kristen McMenamy told Harper’s Bazaar"All I ever wanted was for people to not pick on me."
Thirty years later, the similar refrain of young fashion models on Instagram is rebroadcast in Gavanndra Hodge’s new interview with the 58-year-old, Pennsylvania-original in today’s October 15, 2023 Sunday Times Style [IG].
Returning to W Magazine’s Volume #4 2023, Mert Alas turns his lens to very top model Anok Yai.
Anok describes herself as a prolific artist, working mostly in oils but now experimenting with fire. Yes . . . fire. She has also taken up knife fighting lessons as a way of coping with restlessness. I believe she is now at a level of expertise in knife fighting, that she can land movie roles in major scenes.
“When I’m fighting, it feels like a dance that goes so fast, you have to meditate,” she says. “Because the second you lose focus, you’re hit with a knife.”
Top model Taylor Hill, married in June 2023 to Daniel Fryer, covers the October 2023 issue of Vogue Turkey. Sandy Armeni styles Taylor in Jazz Age night glamour, accented with modern, metal jewelry lensed by Max Papendieck [IG]. / Hair by Ward Stegerhoek; makeup by Frank B
Actor Hunter Schafer is styled by Katie Shillingford in Maison Alaia, Alexander McQueen, Courreges, JW Anderson, Loewe, Maison Margiela, Prada, Schiaparelli, Skims, Y Project and more. Shillingford has many images identified on her IG.
Photographer Viviane Sassen [IG] is behind the lens for AnOther Magazine Autumn/Winter 2023. Sassen also interviewsd Schafer who will appear November 17 in ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes’./ Hair and makeup by Irena Ruben
Model Chloe Oh confirms her ‘Super Pop’ status, styled in showgirl fashion by Alicia Padrón. Photographer Javier Castán captures Chloe’s eclectic side of style expression for Vogue España October 2023.
South African born photographer Koto Bolofo [IG] has long captured AOC’s eye. Like this black and white fashion story ‘Polo’ for Numéro 240 [IG] September 2023, women and horses are a common theme in Bolofo’s art.
Models Louise de Chevigny and Mika Anastasia are styled by Rebecca Bleynie in goddess-worthy fashion and equestrian/polo playing equipment. The shoot location is the Polo Club de Chantilly [IG].
Indian model Pooja Mor is styled by Tania Rat Patron in ‘Atelier Of Dreams’, lensed by Boo George [IG] for Harper’s Bazaar UK [IG] November 2023 ‘Art’ issue./ Hair by Kazue Deki; makeup by Tiziana Raimondo
Grazia International’s October 2023 issue shares a gorgeous and rather poetic Louis Vuitton-sponsored story with Dutch-Spanish model Kristel van de Kamp. AOC has never seen a greenhouse — functioning or delapidated — that failed to entice us. Stylist Anna Castan chooses wisely from LV world past and present in exquisite ‘haute culture photography’ by Pierre Turtaut [IG]. Beautiful.
Model legend Pat Cleveland strikes a pose in V Magazine 144, October, 2023. Oliver Volquardsenstyles the now 73-year-old global daughter of diversity who is part African American, part Cherokee, part Swedish and part Irish.
V’s John Koppwrites that “André Leon Talley once dubbed her “the Josephine Baker of international runways.”’
On the topic of moral courage, in 1971, the elder Cleveland moved to France and refused to live in America again until US Vogue featured a Black model on its cover. After Beverly Johnson landed a cover in 1974, Cleveland returned to New York.
Brazilian model Anna Herrera has the mind of a dancer, as she strikes sequential poses in glam femininity, styled by Ana Tess. Photographer Coni Tarallo [IG] captures Herrera’s ethereal spirit in the fashion story ‘Corpo e alma’ [Body and Soul] for Vogue Portugal September 2023./ Hair by Takuya Yamaguchi; makeup by Virginia Vera
Model Lena Werner is styled by Michelle Cameron in ‘Joy Ride’, a luxury labels fall fashion story on coats and jackets lensed by Davey Adesida [IG] for HTSI Magazine October 2023.
Supermodel Edie Campbell is styled by Alex White in ‘Elements of Style’, a fashion story mix of boxy cuts and utilitarian must-have pieces in neutral colors. Nathaniel Goldberg [IG] is behind the lens for ELLE US [IG] October 2023./ Hair by Pierpaolo Lai; makeup by Tom Pecheux
Photographer Malick Bodian [IG] turns his lens to top model Malika-el-Maslouhi in a fashion story ‘Un Automne à Montmartre’. El-Maslouhi and colleagues Hiba Aboufaraj and Ikram Abdi are styled by Ibrahim Kamara for Vogue France [IG] October 2023./ Hair by Jawara; makeup by Thom Walker
Top model Natasha Poly is styled by James Valeri in a black and white with red accents fashion story ‘Something About Poly’. Valeri chooses modern, curves-rich silhouettes lensed by Davit Giorgadze [IG] for d la Repubblica October 7th, 2023. / Hair: Akemi Kishida; Make-up: Stephanie Kunz
Photographer Rocio Ramos [IG] is on her A-game with this fashion story ‘Structured Chaos’. Senegal to Belgium model Sokhna Niane makes a wow impression in a fashion story brimming with precious touches — like the red scarf breezing over her face below.
‘Structured Chaos’ is styled by Abraham Gutiérrez for Vogue Arabia September 2023.
American model and television personality Amilia Gray evokes a 60s vibe in ‘Pretty Face’, a multiple covers story for the October 2023 issue of Harper’s Bazaar France. Photographer Karim Sadli [IG] captures Gray, styled by Elodie David Touboul.