'Physical' Apple Series Star Rose Byrne Covers Marie Claire Australia by Nicole Bentley

'Physical' Apple Series Star Rose Byrne Covers Marie Claire Australia by Nicole Bentley

“She’s elegance incarnate with impeccable comedic timing,” writes Marie Claire Australia about July cover star Rose Byrne. The actor talks to Rachel Sharp about family, feminism and her new role as a captivating but flawed ‘80s guru in her new Apple TV series ‘Physical’.

Byrne is styled by Naomi Smith in images by Nicole Bentley./ Hair by Koh; makeup by Kellie Stratton

Building on her role as iconic feminist Gloria Steinem in ‘Mrs. America’, the true story of how conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly (played by Cate Blanchett) derailed the Equal Rights Amendment, Byrne now plays ‘80s California exercise and lifestyle guru Sheila Rubin.

Elsa Hosk Is Yummy Mummy Covering Vogue Russia Living June 2021 by Julia Gorbachenko

Elsa Hosk Is Yummy Mummy Covering Vogue Russia Living June 2021 by Julia Gorbachenko

Swedish beauty Elsa Hosk roars back from giving birth in mid-February to her baby girl Tuulikki Joan Daly, named after Elsa’s mom and grandma-in-law. Hosk wears green Bottega Veneta on the cover of Vogue Russia Living’s June 2021 rich-imagery fashion story.

Sandy Armeni styles ‘Desert Oasis’, puttingElsa in a SoCal mood wearing Balenciaga, Etro, Isabel Marant, Louis Vuitton, Versace and more in wonderful images captured by Yulia Gorbachenko [IG]. Love, love, love. / Hair by Dennis Gots; makeup by Natasha Severino

A Fashionista's Guide to Casino Nights Wearing Ageless Flygirl Style

A Fashionista's Guide to Casino Nights Wearing Ageless Flygirl Style

Beyond the “glow up” and bronzed skin, in addition to beach waves hair with plenty of volume and bounce — whatever your age — be like Martha and own YOU on YOUR casino night. Preparation is important. Everyone from Martha Stewart to her vegan cooking protégé Snoop Dogg will tell you that preparation is key to a successful party.

After that, just imagine you are Jennifer Lopez in Vegas or Martha Stewart in her East Hampton swimming pool. Own the moment with confidence and sincerity — but also with conviction. Because we all know that wearing self confidence is your best fashion statement. And be sure you have a divine time doing it. ~ Anne

Gigi Hadid Covers i-D Magazine No.363 by Daniel Jackson | Gigi's Blue Pasta

Gigi Hadid Covers i-D Magazine No.363 by Daniel Jackson | Gigi's Blue Pasta

A pensive Gigi Hadid covers the Summer 2021 issue of i-D magazine No. 363. The supermodel appears as a low-key, blank canvas styled by Alastair McKimm in modern, relaxed designs from The Row. Daniel Jackson [IG] creates the studio portraits with a brief interview by Osman Ahmed.

Two concepts resonate with AOC from Gigi’s interview. The first concerns her own mixed-race status — and Bella’s, although that is not mentioned. And her baby daughter Khai is also mixed-race in a world that is on the one hand increasingly embracing of the identity but also cruel about it at the same time. And that includes progressives — Anne’s words, not Gigi’s.

Christian Louboutin, Irdis & Sabrina Elba's Monumental 'Walk a Mile in My Shoes' Campaign

Christian Louboutin, Irdis & Sabrina Elba's Monumental 'Walk a Mile in My Shoes' Campaign

Fashion designer Christian Louboutin collaborates with close friends Irdis Elba and his wife Sabrina Elba on a superb campaign to support Black activism and philanthropy. The English actor, writer, producer, rapper, songwriter and DJ is best known for his 2018 role in ‘Black Panther’. Elba played the ruler of Wakanda, a fictional African nation with the most advanced technology. French photographer and director Julien Vallon [IG] captures the campaign.

Sabrina Elba spoke with Glamour UK about the brilliantly-conceived ‘Walk a Mile in My Shoes’ campaign from Africa, where she is doing philanthropic work with IFAD — the International Fund of Agricultural Development and the UN.

In the month of May 2021, I found myself in a discussion on The Conversation about the impacts of racism on human health. A Trump-supporting white male piped up about American Blacks constantly playing the victims and my response was “Until you’ve walked a mile in the shoes of a Black person in America, do not be accusing them of playing ‘the victim’ card.”

I didn’t add “those words reveal your own ignorant racism”, but that thought was going through my mind.

Anita Pozzo Takes Black Lace 'On the Road' For Vogue Ukraine June 2021

Anita Pozzo Takes Black Lace 'On the Road' For Vogue Ukraine June 2021

Anita Pozzo and Dries Haseldonckx are ‘On The Road’ in such black lace sexy clothes, we’re not sure where they are going. Inquiring minds want to know. Got it — a fashion photo shoot, silly. Emil Rebek styles the duo in images by Marco Imperatore [IG] for Vogue Ukraine June 2021.

As Estee Lauder Ambassador, Adut Akech Brings Ubuntu Values to Our Needy World

As Estee Lauder Ambassador, Adut Akech Brings Ubuntu Values to Our Needy World AOC Blackness

Supermodel Adut Akech is now an Estee Lauder global ambassador, joining other famous women like Karlie Kloss, Carolyn Murphy, Anok Yai and Ana de Armas in a role that is a truly prestigious and long-lasting business and human-values relationship. Estee Lauder is known for paying ambassadors very well and this new achievement for Akech will help to cement her financial future.

Adut Akech Understands Ubuntu

At age 21, Adut has mastered the art of — or is innately gifted in — speaking to activist values with honesty and grace. Consciously or unconsciously, Adut embraces ‘ubuntu’. The Zulu concept of ‘ubuntu’ — expressed Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu — literally means that a person is a person through other people.

Condensed “ubuntu’ is a concept that believes 'I am because of who we all are’ — and that includes you, too. As members of the human family, we don’t live in silos apart from each other, but connected to and impacted by each other’s values and actions. I feel your love and it helps me thrive, and I also feel your hate or indifference which can be spiritually, psychologically and physically crushing.

Now 21 and stepping up as an Estee Lauder ambassador, Adut Akech is the representation she once sought for herself as a young woman of color. "It means a lot to me, because this is something that I never saw – it's something that I never thought I would be able to do," she says. "Even though I had wished and dreamed to do it, I didn’t see it. And now in the position I'm in, I get to be that representation – someone for others to look up to."

Gugu Mbatha-Raw by Danika Magdelena in 'Star Power' for Porter Edit

Actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw by Danika Magdelena in 'Star Power' for Porter Edit

British actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw is super pleased about landing the female role in the new Disney+ series ‘Loki’, playing opposite Tom Hiddleston.

Maya Zepinic styles the actor in ‘Star Power’, choosing crisp, modern looks from Agolde, Kassel Editions, Lanvin, Lisa Marie Fernandez, Loewe, Loulou Studio, Saint Laurent, The Row, Wardrobe NYC and more. Photographer Danika Magdelena [IG] is behind the lens for Porter Edit’s June 14, 2021 issue.

Ajesh Patalay conducts the interview.

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

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

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

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

Birgit Kos Goes 'Infrarouge' in Numéro France 223

Birgit Kos Goes 'Infrarouge' in Numéro France 223 by Lee Wei Swee

Top model Birgit Kos is styled by Samuel François in ‘Infrarouge’, lensed by Lee Wei Swee [IG] in electrifying images for Numéro France 223 June-July-August 2021./Hair by Pierre Saint sever; makeup by David Lenhardt

Liu Wen Fronts New GUCCI BELOVED June 2021 Campaign

Liu Wen Fronts New GUCCI BELOVED June 2021 Campaign by Greg Lin Jiajie

Supermodel Liu Wen fronts luxury brand Gucci’s latest GUCCI BELOVED 2021 campaign, lensed by photographer Greg Lin Jiajie [IG].

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

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”

Akuac Thiep Commands The Hunger Magazine Online by Rachell Smith

Akuac Thiep Commands The Hunger Magazine Online by Rachell Smith

Model Akuac Thiep is styled by Sayuri Bloom in modern fashionista, true-grit femme fashion lensed by Rachell Smith [IG] for The Hunger Magazine online./ Makeup by Kamila Forini