An Elegant Ashley Graham for Vogue Czech July 2024 Runs at a Blistering Pace

An Elegant Ashley Graham for Vogue Czech July 2024 Runs at a Blistering Pace

Body activist, entrepreneur, TV host and mom to three young boys with husband Justin Ervin, supermodel Ashley Graham covers the July 2024 issue of Vogue Czechoslovakia [IG]. Rising photographer Luka Booth [IG] — whose IG is worth a serious look — captures the Nebraska-born and raised Graham, in fresh and poetic images.

Not mentioned in her introductory list of adjectives is Graham’s Roku reality series, ‘Side Hustlers’ with cohost Emma Grede and renewed for a second season.

A Beauty Primer for Kids

Ashley Graham also has a new children’s book ‘A Kids Book About Beauty’, published by a new division of Penguin enabling kids to explore big topics in a new and engaging way. It’s called A Kids Co.

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Caroline Trentini and Isabeli Fontana by Lufré for ELLE Brazil 36th Anniversary Issue

Caroline Trentini and Isabeli Fontana by Lufré for ELLE Brazil 36th Anniversary Issue

Brazilian beauties Caroline Trentini and Isabeli Fontana lead off the editorial content for ELLE Brazil’s 36th anniversary celebration.

In these images lensed by Lufré [IG] Fontana and Trentini are styled by Marcell Maia in bold, modern images that are inspired by the intersections of fashion and art./Beauty by Henrique Martins

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Hunter Schafer Covers Vogues Italia and Germany, Lensed by Ethan James Green

Hunter Schafer Covers Vogues Italia and Germany, Lensed by Ethan James Green

The June 2024 issues of Vogue Italia and Vogue Germany share a fashion story ‘At Home’ starring actor and activist Hunter Schafer.

The fashion shoot is styled by Dara Allen with creative direction by Raul Martinez./ Hair by Sonny Molina; makeup by Aaron de Mey

The fashion story attempts to reconcile the public and the private. Each image by photographer Ethan James Green [IG] reveals an aspect of performance while simultaneously concealing reality. Living under constant surveillance, being watched is internalized and self-imposed by the woman, role-played by Schafer. “To be a woman is to perform, even if only your reflection is watching.”

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ELLE Brasil Vol. 16 Celebrates 36 Years with Four Covers and 11 Models by Nicole Heiniger

ELLE Brasil Vol. 16 Celebrates 36 Years with Four Covers and 11 Models by Nicole Heiniger

Photographed by Nicole Heiniger [IG], with fashion editing by Lucas Boccalão, the ELLE Brasil 36- years anniversary model celebration includes Caroline Trentini and Samile; in the second cover Isabeli Fontana, Barbara Valente and Valentina Sampaio; in the third, Luciana Curtis, Sheila Bawar and Shirley Mallmann; and on the fourth cover, Carol Ribeiro, Ana Claudia Michels and Fernanda Tavares.

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Alex Consani in Mugler Archives by Elizaveta Porodina for W Magazine China June 2024

Alex Consani in Mugler Archives by Elizaveta Porodina for W Magazine China June 2024

American IMG model, influencer and at one time, the world’s youngest transgender model at age 12, Alex Consani wears Mugler Archives in a new fashion story for W Magazine China [IG].

Consani is styled by Flora Huddart in another instantly-recognizable set of glorious fashion images by Elizaveta Porodina [IG]. / Makeup by Bea Sweet; hair by Pierre Saint Sever; set design by Emilia Margulies

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Anja Taylor-Joy from Mob Wife to Boss Babe by Ellen von Unwerth for Flaunt #192 May 2024

Anja Taylor-Joy from Mob Wife to Boss Babe by Ellen von Unwerth for Flaunt #192 May 2024

Actor and Dior Ambassador since Fall 2021 Anja Taylor-Joy covers the May issue of Flaunt Magazine #192 2024. Hunter Clem styles the star of ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ in images by Ellen von Unwerth [IG]. EVU describes the fashion story as one of mob wife to boss babe.

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Karen Elson & Yilan Hua in London by Martin Parr for British Vogue July 2024

Karen Elson & Yilan Hua in London by Martin Parr for British Vogue July 2024

Models Karen Elson and Yilan Hua send a fashion postcard from London in ‘Wish You Were Here’. Jeanie Annan-Lewin styles the duo in fashion pops colors from Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Ermanno Scervino, Fendi, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Max Mara, Miu Miu, Prada and more.

British documentary photographer Martin Parr [IG] is behind the lens for the July 2024 issue of Vogue UK [IG].

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Jonas Glöer and Kiki Willems Trek to Madeira in 'Wander Land' by Ola Rindal for HTSI

Jonas Glöer and Kiki Willems Trek to Madeira in 'Wander Land' by Ola Rindal for HTSI

The Financial Times ‘How to Spend It’ Magazine [IG] releases its June 15, 2024 Travel Issue by trekking off to Madeira.

Models Jonas Glöer and Kiki Willems are styled by Anastasia Soltermann in Hermes, Isabel Marant, Loewe, Polo Ralph Lauren and more, lensed by Ola Rindal [IG].

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An Elegant Paloma Elsesser Covers Vogue Brasil May 2024, Lensed by Zee Nunes

An Elegant Paloma Elsesser Covers Vogue Brasil May 2024, Lensed by Zee Nunes

Top model Paloma Elsesser graces the pages of Vogue Brasil’s [IG] May 2024 issue. Elsesser is styled by Rita Lazzarotti in a Dolce & Gabbana animal print cover, accented inside by Balenciaga, Maison Alaia, Marc Jacobs, Maison Margiela and more.

Photographer Zee Nunes [IG] is behind the lens with art direction by Julia Filgueiras and set design by Emma Magidson and Henrique Cirilo. / Hair by Sonny Molina; makeup by Raisa Flowers

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Town & Country Summer 2024 at Louis XIV's Kitchen Garden with Ellen von Unwerth

Town & Country Summer 2024 at Louis XIV's Kitchen Garden with Ellen von Unwerth

‘Euphoria’ cast actor Chloe Coutau and model Brian Nicklen cover the Summer 2024 issue of Town & Country [IG], centered around Paris.

The title of photographer Ellen von Unwerth’s [IG] fashion story is a bit ambitious: The Royal Garden that Might Save the Planet.

Couture extravagance is completely at home in these surroundings, and Town & Country shares key haute couture pieces styled by Hannah Teare.

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Mario Sorrenti in Italy's Amalfi Coast with 4 Beauties for Bazaar France 14 2024

Mario Sorrenti in Italy's Amalfi Coast with 4 Beauties for Bazaar France 14 2024

The June-July 2024 issue of Bazaar France [IG] heads south to Italy, with a summer sun-chasers fashion story featuring models Angelina Kendall, Awar Odhiang, Devyn Garcia and Ella McCutcheon set along the Amalfi Coast, styled by Elodie David Touboul.

Neapolitan-born photographer Mario Sorrenti [IG] captures world-reknowned places that are home to the Sirens: a destination where the sky and sea become one.

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Greta Hofer in 'Second Act' Lensed by Amy Troost for Dior Magazine #46

Greta Hofer in 'Second Act' Lensed by Amy Troost for Dior Magazine #46

Model Greta Hofer is styled by Jay Massacret in key pieces from Dior’s Pre-Fall 2024 collection. Photographer Amy Troost [IG] captures ‘Second Act’ for Dior Magazine 46 Spring/Summer 2024./ Hair by Lucas Wilson; makeup by Jen Myles

Filled with her earliest memories of New York City life, Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri hosted the Pre-Fall 2024 collection at the Brooklyn Museum.

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'Margiela Artisanal' Couture Story for W Magazine China June 2024

'Margiela Artisanal' Couture Story for W Magazine China June 2024

W Magazine China’s [IG] June 2024 icon issue shares a fantastic fashion story featuring the ‘Margiela Artisanal’ 2024 couture collection starring model He Cong lensed by Zhong Lin. W also makes high-impact points in their commentary about creativity.

Creative Directors Examined

For the second time this week, my own brain has been interrupted externally with the reinforcement of thoughts already playing out here on AOC.

In preparing this W Magazine China fashion story over the course of two months, six sets of haute couture fashion traveled across the seas. The magazine “exclusively” documented this fashion moment, along with its fascinating behind-the-scenes story.

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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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