Grammy-winning musician and symbol of New York City — and Brooklyn spirit — Jon Batiste has left his role as bandleader for ‘Late Night with Stephen Colbert.’ Batiste’s Stay Human band will remain intact, with Batiste’s replacement Louis Cato entertaining the studio audience with the new Louis Cato and the Late Show Band. Cato has filled in for Batiste over the summer.
Model Hana Jirickova is styled in body-baring, summer beauty minimalism styled by Célia Azoulay. ELLE France August 11, 2022 presents ‘Terracotta Summer’, lensed by Giampaolo Sgura [IG] for fans of summer getaways.
The unique lineup of Anok Yai, Alton Mason & Nicolas Cage for Casablanca’s FW 2022 campaign deserves praise for ingenuity. Indy actor Nicolas Cage purchased a Casablanca shirt at the Maxfield LA pop-up store — a fashion action that prompted Cage to develop a soft spot in his heart for the brand. Photographer Hugo Comte [IG], a close friend of the designer also loved the Cage connection, and the campaign rolled towards fruition, with styling by Helena Tejedor and art direction by Olivier Leone.
Model Xue Huizi is styled by Shibon Kennedy in ‘Furry, Fluffy and Wild’’, a luxury outerwear fashion story defined by a spirit of adventure. Brands include Dior, Jil Sander, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Maison Alaia, Nanushka, Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini, Tom Ford and more
Esteemed photographer Sølve Sundsbø [IG] has been a “master of digital art for nearly 20 years”, writes Vogue China in introducing the September 2022 issue ‘Fashion’s New World Fashion Future’. Long before the rise of Mark Zuckerberg and the emergence of "metaverse", avatars, VR games and now NFTs, a group of avant-garde artists were exploring the blurred boundaries between the real world and the virtual world.
Alicia Lindén Guiñez is styled by Anna Quérouil in ‘Trench Paradoxes’ — utilitarian layers wanting to run wild. Photographer Tom Cattanach [IG] is in the studio for Marie Claire France September 2022.
Daga Ziober, Francisco Henriques, Julian Schneyder, Loka Lindarëgard & Patrick Nodanche are styled by Mauro Demestria in the Giorgio Armani FW2022.23 Campaign, lensed by Bruno & Nico Van Mossevelde[IG].
The very best of Rianne Van Rompaey reminds us that ace models really do pose differently than faces. Rianne makes fashion magic of Chanel’s Fall Winter 2022 Campaign, lensed by Inez and Vinoodh [IG].
Louis Vuitton ambassador Naomi Osaka fronts the newest campaign for LV’s Twist bag, redefined this seeason with a new gold-color chain with enamel charms inspired by the Maison’s padlock and Monogram flower.
We haven’t seen much of Osaka on the tennis court in 2022, although she has returned to play. There were sparks of excellence according to the New York Times, when Naomi Osaka was defeated by Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-4 on August 5 at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.
Aug.9 Update: Naomi ended her Tuesday match, with Kaia Kanepi in the second set, unable to physically continue the match.
Model Lameka Fox wears sleek, modern, active-woman, athletic swimwear styled by Theresa Pichler in ‘The Beach’. Photographer Paul Morel [IG] is behind the lens for InStyle Germany August 2022.
Model Qian Li steps into the pages of Vogue Portugal’s July-August 2022 issue for ‘Cool Girl Summer’. Fashion stylist Kayleigh Swan chooses technicolor hues from Christopher Kane, Jil Sander, Ji Sander and more in cinematic images by Ekin Can Bayrakdar [IG].
Peter Philips, the Creative and Image Director for Dior Makeup [IG], never met a red lipstick he didn’t love. Speaking in late December 2020 about his modern reboot of Dior’s iconic Rouge Dior lipstick, Philips said it was his fascination with the “crimson pout” that initially seduced him to become a makeup artist.
Today, Peter Philips is obessed with Rouge Dior Forever, three words that the beauty director agrees sound like a manifesto. “This new generation of Dior lipsticks is loud when it has to be loud, and discreet when wanted and for sure, always beautiful.”
Model Briana Michelle peppers our summer vaca imaginations — as fall designs take over magazine editorial. Georgia Medley styles ‘New Bohemia’ and lives up to the fashion story title with a masterly mix that works in every image. Nigerian/American photographer Mikey Oshai [IG] captures the sophisticated fashion stance for ELLE UK July/August 2022.
Harper’s Bazaar Brazil’s August 2922 issue tributes Dior’s Resort 2023 Collection. Model Allana Santos Brito fronts the cover story styled by Paris-based Raphaël Nicolas De Castro. Photographer Stéphanie Volpato [IG] captures Brito at the Bergerie Nationale in Rambouillet, France.
Whether funded by Dior or not, AOC is intrigued with this gorgeous and sensual editorial in Harper’s Bazaar Brazil’s August 2022 issue. We always feel the push and pull of feminism and women’s history in today’s Christion Dior’s collections.
Swarovski X Rosenthal have joined forces to bring a revitalized and engaged Swarovski jewelry style to Rosenthal porcelain. If you look carefully, even eyeglasses are in the mix — one piece being more visually scrumptious than the other in a campaign that rockets further into the stratosphere after the release of Swarovski’s spring 2022 Bella Hadid campaign.
Valentino previews its Pink PP advertising campaign for fall 2022, fronted by celebritiy friends of the house Zendaya and Sir Lewis Hamilton — who are literally drenched in pink, photographed by Michael Bailey Gates.
“One color, bold, strong, fluid, extravagant, one color to summarize everything I like in fashion and everything that I choose to represent: the liberation from the ordinary, a space to be oneself, a loud symbol for equality and love,” said Valentino’s creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli.
Kaia Gerber returns to LVMH-owned French luxury brand CÉLINE for the Winter 2022 campaign, lensed in Nice, France by the brand’s Creative, Artistic and Image Director Hedi Slimane [IG]. The collection will be available on Aug. 26, 2022.
Gerber poses with key CÉLINE brand pieces, including the Celine chain box ‘Triomphe’ bag, Wesley jeans, the ‘Spencer’ jacket, and the ‘Trapeze Triomphe’ shoulder bag.
After 22 years, Tod’s Della Valle family want to delist Tod’s Group from the Italian Stock Exchange, offering stockholders a premium on their shares to essentially take their profits and go home — so that Tod’s can manage its business affairs with a more brand-building, longterm-success strategy.
“Brothers Diego and Andrea Della Valle control 63.64 percent of Tod’s shares. Delphine S.A.S. under the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Group will remain in the Tod’s capital with its current 10 percent stake,” writes WWD.
Gucci’s resort 2022 collection may win the fashion crown for best global hot spots bags ever. More is better in a lineup that surely touches down on all continents: Bondi, Hawaii, Miami, Mykonos, Palm Desert and — well, we’re just getting started.
Max Siedentopf creates larger than life images where models including Anok Marial, Mathilde Buoso and Ruiqi Jiang tower above the little people, styled by Luca Galasso. Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele looms large with his beautiful wit in high gear as he wings around the world. Next stop unknown.
South Korean actor Kim Tae-ri is best known for films that inclue ‘The Handmaiden’, ‘Little Forest’, ‘Space Sweepers’ and the historical drama ‘Mr. Sunshine’. She covers the August 2022 issue of Vogue Hong, styled by Choi Ja Ryoung in sober elegance from Fendi, Givenchy, Prada and more impeccable luxury looks. Kim Yeong Jun, aka Yeongjun Kim [IG] is in the studio with fashion and creative direction by Sean Kunjambu./ Makeup by Oh Yoon Hee; hair by Baek Heung Kwon
