Hailey Bieber's Take on Summer Dressing by Hugo Comte for Vogue US June-July 2021

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Hailey Bieber's Take on Summer Dressing by Hugo Comte for Vogue US June-July 2021

Hailey Bieber leaves her glam vixen Vogue Paris May self behind and transforms into an all-American girl. Positioning her as a 90s throwback and not living in the 70s southern California, global-hippie era — think LOEWE in Ibiza — stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson chooses “hints of somewhere more far-flung”, writes Rachel Besser. LOL.

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Soo Joo Park's Boxing Discipline by David Alexander Flinn for Vogue Korea June 2021

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Soo Joo Park's Boxing Discipline by David Alexander Flinn for Vogue Korea June 2021

Soo Joo Park is styled by Daniel Gaines in a strong fashion story that has roots in Park’s real life. Photographer David Alexander Flinn [IG] captures the ensemble for Vogue Korea’s June issue. Soo Joo takes both production and creative direction credits, inspiring AOC to ‘poke around’ further into her life.

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Joshua Woods Captures a Pan African Fashion Story ‘Fières Allures’ in Jamaica for M Le Monde

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Joshua Woods Captures a Pan African Fashion Story ‘Fières Allures’ in Jamaica for M Le Monde

Harlem-raised, Paris-based photographer Joshua Woods [IG] brings his visually and emotionally rich Pan African aesthetic to the pages of M Le Magazine du Monde’s June 5 issue with ‘Fières Allures’ [dashing figures, proud ones], styled by Imruh Asha.

Models include Ameli, Aradj, Bruno, Daqui, Hanna, Ismael, Jessie, Mawa, Nadou wearing an extensive lineup of luxury brands including Balmain, Bottega Veneta, Gauchere, Givenchy, Kenzo, Lanvin, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Molly Goddard, Nanushka, Off-White, Prada, Sean Suen, Versace, Wales Bonner and more. / Hair by Yann Turchi; makeup by Aurore Gibrien

Ola Rudnicka in St. Tropez by Sabine Villiard for Madame Figaro June 2021

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Ola Rudnicka in St. Tropez by Sabine Villiard for Madame Figaro June 2021

Model Ola Rudnicka is beach beauty ready, styled by Cecile Martin in ‘L’Effet Sunset’ for Madame Figaro June 2021. Photographer Sabine Villiard [IG] reminds us that French women never forget their finest gold jewelry as the perfect beach accessory in St. Tropez./ Hair by Cyril Laloue; makeup by Maria Olsson

Versace's Pre-Fall 2021 Campaign Le Medusa Bags + Baroccoflage Print

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Versace's Pre-Fall 2021 Campaign Le Medusa Bags + Baroccoflage Print by Alasdair McLellan

Versace [IG] Creative Director Donatella Versace takes a more subdued approach to rich patterns in the brand’s Pre-Fall 2021 ad campaign. Make no mistake, though, Versace’s new version of a camouflage print — Baroccoflage — is a hip addition from the new menswear collection.

The new Versace campaign features models Fernando Lindez, Raphael Balzer, Rianne van Rompaey, Simone Bricchi, Sora Choi, and Vittoria Ceretti. Jacob K styles the logo denim and printed blazers with the La Medusa bag hanging from trees like cotton candy.

Trees prompt an AOC search of Versace and sustainability — and it looks pretty empty beyond the usual corporate declarations of “we’re on it.” Alasdair McLellan [IG] photographs the model assembly gathered to showcase a Versace pre-fall 2021 campaign

Malala Yousafzai's British Vogue Interview Causes Hateful Controversy in Pakistan

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Malala Yousafzai has created a storm in Pakistan with her recent British Vogue cover story and interview. As much as Malala — like Obama and Oprah, she is known by her first name — is beloved by western liberals for her true grit spirit, the founding of her foundation dedicated to educating girls worldwide, and her sensitivity generally to embracing progressive issues like climate change and suffering in Syria and Pakistan.

The vast majority of people in Pakistan shed no tears and felt no horror when a Taliban insurgent shot Malala in the face and part of her brain, after boarding a school bus looking for the 15-year-old in 2012. Already — and with her parents’ permission — she was blogging about girls issues for the BBC.

The back lash against Malala’s British Vogue interview was severe, when Malala said: “I still don’t understand why people have to get married.”

"If you want to have a person in your life, why do you have to sign marriage papers, why can't it just be a partnership?" she queries to the world towards the end of her interview.

Pakistan has a lot in common with Trump supporters these days. In the same way that significant numbers of Trump supporters do not believe the Biden won the presidential election, Pakistanis are horrified that Malala is a stooge for the global liberal elite and has brought great dishonor to her home country.

The Washington Post details the outrage sparked in Pakistan over the British Vogue interview. Reality is that the divorce rate is rising in Pakistan, along with women’s bargaining power. Both the nation and large numbers of Pakistani men are not amused.

The TED Talk above is from 2020 one, post Malala’s graduation from Oxford. I’m surprised that British Vogue has no follow up piece on all the controversy around Malala’s interview. You can read it here.

“I Know the Power A Young Girl Carries In Her Heart”: The Extraordinary Life of Malala”

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The Coach Pillow Tabby by Steven Popovich with Model Holly Magson in Grazia

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The Coach Pillow Tabby by Steven Popovich with Model Holly Magson in Grazia

Photographer Steven Popovich [IG] captures a day in the life of The Coach Pillow Tabby, a well-done advertorial for Grazia Magazine. Kim Payne styles model Holly Magson in a fashion shoot at 12 locations over 8 hours. The result is sophisticated but very relatable fashion images high on creativity./ Hair and makeup by Nicola Burford

Keira Knightley Is All In for Chanel, Bashes Celeriac in Harper's UK July 2021

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Keira Knightley Is All In for Chanel, Bashes Celeriac in Harper's UK July 2021

Actor, Chanel ambassador and Edie’s mom Keira Knightley covers the July issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK. Leith Clark styles the all-Chanel fashion story ‘Back to Basics’, lensed by Boo George [IG] ./ Makeup by Lisa Eldridge; hair by Luke Hersheson

Harper’s UK sits down with Knightley in Suffolk, England’s Wilderness Reserve, the site of her photoshoot. Wilderness Reserve [IG] is a collection of exclusive use country houses, luxury farmhouses and holiday cottages to rent, set on a 8000 acre private estate.

Anna Ewers' Sensual Red Stockings by Sam Rock in Vogue Paris

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Anna Ewers' Sensual Red Stockings by Sam Rock in Vogue Paris

Top model Anna Ewers makes a welcome appearance in the latest issue of Vogue Paris. Aleksandra Woroniecka styles Ewers in the femme fatale day and night fashion story ‘Elle Est So Jolie’. her red stockings for ‘Elle Est Si Jolie’. Photographer Sam Rock [IG] celebrates the red stockings colorful summer, as promised by EIC Emmanuelle Alt for the June-July 2021.

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Drops Summer 2021 'Autograph' Lingerie Collection

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Drops Summer 2021 'Autograph' Lingerie Collection

Businesswoman, top model, former VS Angel Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley shares her summer 2021 ‘Autograph’ lingerie collection for Britain’s Marks & Spencer. The elegant looks are inspired by the 1920’s - a time of post-WW1 social liberation across Europe and America. Cher Coulter styles the collection of animal spots, sheer pleating, French lace and art deco colors of pistachio green, dusty blue and black. Photographer Anya Holdstock captures the designs AOC calls “hardly-decadent”, Rosie’s assertions aside. It’s just beautiful lingerie designed to fit women of almost every size. Nothing wrong with that 5-star attribute.

Celic Dorig in 'Summer Lovin' for Harper's Bazaar Mexico & Latin America

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Celic Dorig in 'Summer Lovin' by Carlos Ruizc for Harper's Bazaar Mexico & Latin America

Model Celic Dorig adopts her best Aphrodite pose, rising from her female seafoam origins in ‘Summer Lovin’. Step On Fashion chooses glittering looks from Alfredo Martínez, Alersundi, Jean-Louis Miu Miu, Yolancris and more. The modern fashion story is lensed by Carlos Ruizc [IG] on location in Las Brisas Ixtapa for Harper’s Bazaar Mexico & Latin America’s June 2021 issues. / Beauty by Davo Sthebane

Adesuwa Aighewi in Ghana by Mark Rabadan for Collection Issue 04

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Adesuwa Aighewi in Ghana by Mark Rabadan for Collection Issue 04

Top model Adesuwa Aighewi enjoys Ghana, where she has an apartment in Accra, styled by Anna Shiffel in hot weather casual pieces. Adesuwa covers London-based travel, fashion and culture biennial Collection Issue 04 [IG] in this preview story lensed by editor-in-chief and creative director Mark Rabadan [IG]

Paolo Roversi Captures Sarah Burton's Alexander McQueen 'Anemones' Fall 2021

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Paolo Roversi Captures Sarah Burton's Alexander McQueen 'Anemones' Fall 2021 Collection

Master photographer Paolo Roversi [IG] captures Alexander McQueen [IG] FW 2021 ‘Anemones’ collection. As always, Sarah Burton infuses the healing powers of nature into her designs, choosing anemones and water as recurring motifs in her deigns — as if to chase away the darkness of the past year.

“It feels like now is a time for healing, for breathing new life, for exploring echoes from the past to enrich our future,” Burton wrote in a statement. “More than ever, a sense of humanity, of the team working together with a single aim—to make something beautiful, something meaningful—feels both precious and important.”

Models featured in the new fall 2021 collection include Jennifer Ball, Luca Biggs, Lucia Fairfull and Mary Maguet (See visual ID’s end of images.) Art direction comes from M/M [Paris]./ Makeup by Hannah Murray; hair by Yannick D’Is; casting by Jess Hallett

Stella Maxwell Poses in Dundas Power Woman Resort 2022

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Stella Maxwell Poses in Dundas Power Woman Resort 2022 by Sebastian Faena

Top model Stella Maxwell brings her glam-looks presence to Dundas Look Book Resort 2022. George Cortina styles Maxwell in images by Sebastian Faena [IG]./ Hair by Andy Lecompte; makeup by Mark Carrasquillo

Imaan Hammam's Sizzling 'Plein Soleil' Fashion Story Pt. 2, Vogue Paris

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Imaan Hammam's Sizzling 'Plein Soleil' Fashion Story Pt. 2, Vogue Paris by Inez and Vinoodh

Applause and champagne are in order, as the divine Imaan Hammam joins the ranks of elite Big Four cover girls appearing in American Vogue, British Vogue, French Vogue and Vogue Italia. Imaan graces the cover of Vogue Paris June/July 2021, lensed by Inez andd Vinoodh.

As always, Imaan Hammam looks great and on the AOC list of deserving models, this gorgeous human being lives at the top.

See Part 1: Imaan Hammam Joins Big Four Club, Covering Vogue Paris June/July 2021