Balmain gets futuristic with a Fall-Winter 2022 ad campaign shot by Mert & Marcus [IG]. Models Aweng Chuol, Cherif Douamba, Chu Wong, Christina Jugo, Claus Mukasa Kaonge, Lila Moss, Lulu Wood, Tanya Churbanova, and Tye Tubbax trek into the desert setting with stylists Charlotte Stockdale and Katie Lyall.
Model Tehya Elam fronts ‘Plant Ladies, The New Cat Ladies’, styled by Jess Gutierrez and Natalia Sanchez. Izack Morales [IG] captures the fashion story for ELLE Mexico [IG] July 2022./ Hair by Takuya Yamaguchi; makeup by Mitch Yoshida
Should we assume these plant species are non-toxic, because lots of plant ladies have cats? Plants are highly desirable today, with 7 in 10 millennials calling themselves a plant parent.
Zimmermann’s Fall 2022 Campaign turns to pop astrology with its ‘Stargazer’ collection. Rising model Beauise Ferwerda poses in the Zimmermann Fall Collection at the Château de Gudanes in France, lensed by Benny Horne.
Set upon a hilltop in the in the small village of Chateau-Verdun, located in the French Pyrenees, Château de Gudanes was purchased by a West Australian family, the Waters, in 2013. The structure was in a staggering state of dilapidated neglect, considering its pedigree by Parisian architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel.
Nigerian model by way of Germany Chikamaraa is styled by Pablo Patanè in ‘O Sono da razão produz monstros’. Ukraine-born, Milan-based photographer Bohdan Bohdanov [IG] captues this unusual jewelry and beauty story for Vogue Portugal ‘s August 2022 ‘Good Vibes’ issue.
In their editorial commentary, Vogue Portugal acknowledges that darkness and shadows are a significant aspect of daily life — but there is not only discovery and meaning there but also a way out of darkness into light and ‘good vibes’.
Model Aaron Rose Philip [IG] graced the pages of Vogue Poland’s June 2022 issue, styled by Carolina Orrico in images by Stanislaw Boniecki [IG]./ Hair by Jerome Cultrera; makeup by Roy Liu
I honestly don’t know how AOC missed Aaron Rose Philip, but we did. No excuses and my apologies. ‘What a marvelous human being’ are the only words that come to mind to describe this Antiguan-American model, now 21. In 2018, she became the first black, transgender, and physically disabled model to be represented by a major modeling agency.
Vogue interviewed Philip last November in a series called ‘How I Got Here’. Her comments are a life lesson in how to envision success by creating optimal conditions for it to happen.
Top model Birgit Kos poses in Aritzia: Babaton ‘Swim’ Summer 2022 Campaign [IG], lensed by Eddie Wrey [IG].The swim collection is made of Econyl, sustainable Italian recycled nylon.
The totally-fabulous Elle Macpherson, now 58, covers ELLE France’s July 28th issue, performing the convenient hat trick on her beautiful, healthy-living body. Ève Maeno styles Macpherson in Fendi on the cover, with a long list of top summer brands on the inside pages.
In the case of photographing his ex-wife, Gilles Bensimon always takes great care to capture her contagious joie de vivre.
Model Lara Mullen is styled by Alba Roces in ‘Chica Nueva En La Oficina’ [New Girl in the Office], a boss lady in the making fashion story heavy on sharp tailoring. Photographer Javier Ruiz [IG] captures Mullen for Vogue Espana’s August 2022 issue.
Top models Achenrin Madit, Bella Hadid,Mila Van Eeten, Sora Choi, and Vittoria Ceretti come together in the streets of Brooklyn for the Ports 1961 [IG] fall-winter 2022 campaign. A top-tier crew comes together consisting of photographer Steven Meisel and stylist Karl Templer, with art direction by Fabien Baron.
In the Fall 2022 campaign, Chiuri is inspired by the objectified female subjects of ‘Old Masters’, as transformed by living Italian feminist artist Mariella Bettineschi. In the fashion show, the models clearly referenced the women in Renaissance paintings, but reborn as women and girls with their own agency and ability to understand the ways of the world at work around them.
Model Adit Priscilla and photographer Dan Beleiu [IG] drop a few more images, styled by Alba Melendo into the August 2022 issue of Vogue Spain. The team delivered a modern-drama style statement in the July issue.
When Daniella Midenge photographed Jennifer Lopez for Allure Magazine’s 30th Anniversary cover story, it was clear that they shared some kind of cosmic energy. J. Lo had a daring pixie cut to celebrate her 52 birthday, and the two femmes delivered a supercharged, sexy and sensual photoshoot.
Daniella excels at putting her foot on the pedal when photographing women. She renders them as 10-alarm fires who even Pope Francis would invite to dinner. Midenge makes ‘sexy’ very respectable — and that is a precious gift to the women she photographs.
Daria Strokous, the Russian model, photographer and actor who grew up in West Africa and currently lives in New York, was photographed high above Manhattan rooftops by Ben Lamberty [IG]. Aryeh Lappin styled the femme fatale glamour story.
Top models Ugbad and Mona Tougaard cover the August 2022 issue of Vogue France, styled by Carlos Nazario in images by Luis Alberto Rodriguez [IG]. The following words come from Rodriguez:
“On a sunny afternoon in Paris with Sade's 'Pearls' as our soundtrack, I came together with these gorgeous people to create a moment of solidarity and representation. It's the first time a hijab has graced the cover of these particular pages and I'm proud to have this be my very first Vogue cover. Hopefully, together we move the needle towards a future where inclusion is not a revolutionary act.”
Israeli model Sean Levy is styled by Michela Buratti in Riviera summer prints from Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Dsquared, Etro, Fendi, H&M, Isabel Marant, Mango, Paul Smith, Versace and more.
Alistair Taylor-Young [IG] is behind the lens for Amica Magazine July 2022.
Brazilian Tais Bianca Gama de Araújo is a Brazilian actor TV host and model. Now 43, Tais says both age and life in a COVID world have given her much more clarity about people and events generally and also conflict resolution. She finds herself to be much less anxious, in her interview with Harper’s Bazaar Brazil July 2022.
Photographer Bruna Castanheira [IG]captures the ancestral beauty, who is styled by Rafael Cietto./ Hair and makeup by Jake Falchi
Photographer Wasan Puengprasert [IG] sets off with Vogue Thailand August 2022 to Sakon Nakhon province, located in upper northeastern Thailand. The province is rich in the world of indigo-dyed weaving crafts and natural-dyed fabrics produced by diverse community groups.
The result is a 20 page fashion story ‘Arabesque’ styled by Jirat Suppisankul [IG] with models Chirachaya Ketkong, Khunnarong Prathrat and Miriam Sornprommat posing in more than 20 pages of unadulterated beauty and “on the road” fashion.
Photographer Elizaveta Porodina’s [IG] July 2022 image roadshow continues, with another fashion story for Zara Beauty.
Last week it was Lindsay Wixson in the new Zara South 2022 campaign. Today Porodina rolls into Zara Beauty with ‘Surreal Summer’, a spectacular marrying of her always notable fashion model images with a tube of Zara Beauty mascara.
Legendary 1990s supermodel Kate Moss was recently named the new creative director of Diet Coke. The brand says it tapped her for her “unique aesthetic and style”, a heritage Moss owned as she delivered four limited edition cans of Diet Coke in London this week.
LOL. Kate Moss is a good little woman, though. Or perhaps Cobb is really special. “during our chat, she keeps my glass of water filled with ice, running back to an American-sized fridge” . .
Yes, yes . . . there’s plenty of Diet Coke in the refrigerator. Cobb spies it chilling there. Wait . . . oh wait . . . Kate Moss “struggles to open the door.” LOL. How old is this guy? I expect him to jump up and save Kate from the big, bad fridge any minute. She is a real-deal damsel in distress.
Top model Malgosia Bela is styled by Isabelle Kountoure in ‘Going Places’, lensed by Vincent van de Wijngaard [IG] for Harper’s Bazaar US August 2022./ Hair and makeup by Liz Daxauer
