Sheila Bawar's Surreal Fashion Deal by Rafael Pavarotti W Magazine July 2024

Sheila Bawar's Surreal Fashion Deal by Rafael Pavarotti W Magazine July 2024

Brazilian model Sheila Bawar brings a priceless expression to ‘The Surreal Deal: Fashion That Leans Into Fantasy’, a fashion story for W Magazine’s July 2024 issue.

Photographer Rafael Pavarotti [IG] joins forces with stylist Katie Grand who chooses a sheer cape from Giorgio Armani; a voluminous red gown Chen Peng; the memorable Prada blue cardigan and skirt above.

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Conspiculous Luxury Consumption in China Challenges Growing Income Inequality

Conspiculous Luxury Consumption in China Challenges Growing Income Inequality

Top model He Cong graces the pages of Marie Claire China’s [IG] June 2024 issue. The Hunan-region beauty is styled by Austin Feng in red-inspired, fashion elegance lensed by Zhong Lin [IG].

China’s Monitoring of Flaunting Money on Social Media

This month [May 2024], China’s new ‘Clear and Bright’ campaign swung into action on social media. The campaign vows to crack down on influencers who create "ostentatious personas to cater to vulgar needs, and deliberately display extravagant lifestyles filled with money".

Jing Daily weighed in this morning, writing that across Chinese social media platforms like Weibo, Tencent, Douyin, and Xiaohongshu all reflect suspended accounts this week.

China Tackles Its Growing Income Gap Culture

The drive to reduce ostentatious displays of wealth [or internet cleanup, as Jing Daily calls it] “is part of a larger effort by Chinese authorities to curate and control social cultures to tackle China’s widening income disparity and wealth inequality.”

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Sophie Turner, Good Mother, for British Vogue June 2024 by Mikael Jansson

Sophie Turner, Good Mother, for British Vogue June 2024 by Mikael Jansson

British actor Sophie Turner covers the June 2024 issue of British Vogue [IG], meeting up with Chioma Nnadi at London Zoo’s Gorilla Kingdom for the cover story Sophie Turner Is Doing Just Fine.

Camilla Nickerson styled Turner in a Louis Vuitton yellow top and white jeans for the cover, in a fashion story lensed by Mikael Jansson [IG].

We return to the charming London Zoo gorilla Effie, not awarded high marks by the zookeeper.

“Do you see how she’s dangling her baby by one arm? That’s actually not the best way to handle their newborns.”

Effie has had four attempts to get it right, and good mothering escapes her. Sophie Turner, mother of two girls, can relate. According to Nnadi, “ . . . it is, in fact, Turner who has been subjected to mom-shaming—of the most egregious kind.”

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Vogue Greece June 2024 'Mediterranean Touch' Issue and 'Multicultural Aesthetics'

Vogue Greece June 2024 'Mediterranean Touch' Issue and 'Multicultural Aesthetics'

The June 2024 issue of Vogue Greece travels to Messenia for a cover story featuring rising Israeli model Sun Mizrahi. Nicholas Georgiou acts as creative director, styling the photo shoot lensed by Phil Poynter [IG]. Hair by Stelios Chondros; makeup by Athina Karakitsou

Vogue Greece Names ‘Multicultural Aesthetics’

The loudest voices in our culture would have you believe that the global landscape was originally a very pure and culturally-uncorrupted place, where humans lived idyllic lives in harmony with each other.

Reality is that traders of every hue have been on the high seas for thousands of years and especially in the Mediterranean world. And early humans cracked each other’s skulls.

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Teti Mar in Louis Vuitton Lensed by Alfonso Anton Cornelis for Harper's Bazaar Mexico May 2024

Teti Mar in Louis Vuitton Lensed by Alfonso Anton Cornelis for Harper's Bazaar Mexico May 2024

Rising Ukraine model Teti Mar and Karisha Kh grace the pages of Harper’s Bazaar Mexico’s May 2024 issue. Ellen Mirck works styling and art direction for the Louis Vuitton Spring 2024 fashion story.

‘Vides Paralelas’ [Parallel Lives’ ] is lensed by Alfonso Anton Cornelis [IG], who also provides creative direction. / Hair by Erisson Musella; makeup by Jury Schiavi; nail art by Isabella Facchi

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AOC Firebirds: Jodie Comer by Elizaveta Porodina in Modern Weekly China June 2024

AOC Firebirds: Jodie Comer by Elizaveta Porodina in Modern Weekly China June 2024

Photographer Elizaveta Porodina [IG] brings her creative combustion talents to a fashion story for Modern Weekly [China] Style [IG] June 2024, featuring ‘Killing Eve’ actor Jodie Comer.

Kingsley Tao styles the shoot, with set design by Louis Simonon./ Hair by Shon; makeup by Miranda Joyce

‘The Bikeriders’ Are Coming

Comer will hit June 21, 2024 movie screens in Jeff Nichols’ film ‘The Bikeriders’, also starring Austin Butler and Tom Hardy. There is such disorder in the movie house, that there is no way we can conflate Porodina’s images with a blood and guts Chicago biker gang — even one with Austin Butler.

The film is such a unique story about packs of Harley Davidson riders in 1960s midwestern America, that it requires its own post.

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Gigi Hadid Brings 'Audacity and Athletic Elegance' to Vogue World: Paris via Vogue France

Gigi Hadid Brings 'Audacity and Athletic Elegance' to Vogue World: Paris via Vogue France

Vogue France [IG] has crowned supermodel Gigi Hadid Queen of Vogue World: Paris, commending Hadid as the embodiment of “audacity and athletic elegance.”

Hadid’s exceptional physical prowess and fierce, competitive, unyielding fashion spirit are styled by Vanessa Reid in high-octane-fueled, Olympic spirit, winner’s circle-worthy film and by Bardia Zeinali [IG]. Wow!

Hadid is joined by Simon Porte Jacquemus and French actor Isabelle Huppert in ‘Go Gigi!’./ Hair by Mustafa Yanaz; makeup by Hiromi Ueda

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Ansley Guilielmi in 'The Islander' Lensed by Amie Milne for Vogue Thailand May 2024

Ansley Guilielmi in 'The Islander' Lensed by Amie Milne for Vogue Thailand May 2024

Photographer Amie Milne returns to Vogue Thailand May 2024 issue, after her ‘Wellness Wisdom’ fashion story for April issue, also shot in Madeira.

Model Ansley Guilielmi is styled by Holly Gorst in ‘The Islander’ photographed atop the island’s massive shield volcano that rises 20,000 ft from the Atlantic Ocean’s floor.

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Loro Piana Resort 2024 Campaign Lensed by Annemarieke Van Drimmelen

Loro Piana Resort 2024 Campaign Lensed by Annemarieke Van Drimmelen

Fluidity and ease are keynotes of the Loro Piana Resort 2024 Collection of natural refined fabrics including silk and linen jacquards that become airy silhouettes in campaign images lensed by Annemarieke Van Drimmelen [IG].

Models include Awar Odhiang, Elias Monstrey, Vivienne Rohner and Yoesry Detre, styled by Aleksandra Woroniecka with creative direction by Thomas Persson. / Hair by Diego Da Silva; makeup by Sandrine Cano Bock

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Jourdan Dunn Covers Vogue Portugal June, Shot in Madeira by Ricardo Khalil Abrahao

Jourdan Dunn Covers Vogue Portugal June, Shot in Madeira by Ricardo Khalil Abrahao

Photographer Ricardo Khalil Abrahao [IG] captures Dunn wearing Missoni on her cover, for the story shot in Madeira.

Stylist Gloria Alafarga adds Maison Valentino, Mango, Victoria Beckham, YSL and more to the fashion lineup. / Hair by Rui Rocha; makeup by Mata Marielle

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Alice McGrath by Erdem Moralıoğlu in ‘The Others’ for Bazaar UK June 2024

Alice McGrath by Erdem Moralıoğlu in ‘The Others’ for Bazaar UK June 2024

Model Alice McGrath is styled by Erdem founder Erdem Moralıoğlu in ‘The Others’ [IG], a fashion story focused on the designer’s Fall 2024 collection. / Hair by Declan Sheils; makeup by Amy Conway

The images, also shot by the designer, appear in the June 2024 issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK [IG].

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Luna Bijl's Dutch Woman Sensuality Fires Up ELLE France Summer 2024 Swimwear

Luna Bijl's Dutch Woman Sensuality Fires Up ELLE France Summer 2024 Swimwear

Dutch model Luna Bijl so startled AOC with this blistering ELLE France June 6 fashion story focused on the best swimsuits of summer 2024 — that we reviewed her entire post history on Anne of Carversville.

Next we stopped by Bijl’s own IG, where the model turned up the heat even further. And she looks absolutely fabulous!

Anne Marie Brouillet styles the motorcross zealot since age eight in ‘Plein Soleil’, choosing swimwear from Calzedonia, Celine by Hedi Slimane, Chanel, Eres, Louis Vuitton, Mango, Pain du Sucre, Polo Ralph Lauren, Pucci and more top brands, lensed by Tom Schirmacher [IG]. / Hair by Javier Palacio; makeup by Tatsu Yamanaka

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Natalia Siodmiak in St. Tropez by Jonas Bresnan for Madame Figaro France May 2024

Natalia Siodmiak in St. Tropez by Jonas Bresnan for Madame Figaro France May 2024

Model Natalia Siodmiak follows the sun to St. Tropez, styled by Agnés Poulle in Bardot-inspired, south of France summer fashion from Celine by Hedi Slimane, Dior, Etam, Intimissimi, Prada, Ralph Lauren and more.

Photographer Jonas Bresnan [IG] is behind the lens for the May 17th, 2024 issue of Madame Figaro [IG]. / Hair and makeup by Flavio Viera Nunes

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Xiaowen Ju Covers Vogue Singapore's June 2024 'Impact' Issue, Lensed by Leslie Zhang

Xiaowen Ju Covers Vogue Singapore's June 2024 'Impact' Issue, Lensed by Leslie Zhang

Model Xiaowen Ju is styled by Audrey Hu, in Asian designers like Bad Binch TongTong, Ming Ma and Samuel Gui Yang in Vogue Singapore’s June 2024 cover story. The top model is lensed by Leslie Zhang [IG] in an issue that also includes an inaugural watches and jewellery supplement also lead by Xiaowen.

Zhang’s photography honors Wong Kar-wai’s “evocative cinematography”. See all the designer credits and read more about the issue at Vogue Singapore online.

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Nora Attal Covers Vogue Korea June 2024 As Boucheron Quatre Drops into Seoul

Nora Attal Covers Vogue Korea June 2024 As Boucheron Quatre Drops into Seoul

Top model Nora Attal wears the blues, styled by Sina Braetz and Vogue Korea [IG] fashion editor Dahye Kim for the June 2024 cover story.

Photographer Hyea W. Kang [IG] is behind the lens, capturing Attal’s two covers with Balenciaga and Givenchy worn with Boucheron’s Quatre collection fine jewelry. / Hair by Oliver LeBrun; makeup by Hugo Villard

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