Met Gala 2023 Host Penelope Cruz Sizzled in Vogue España's ‘Revolución Penélope’

Met Gala 2023 Host Penelope Cruz Sizzled in Vogue España's ‘Revolución Penélope’

Photographer Ned Rogers [IG] captured Penelope Cruz in this sizzling fashion story ‘Revolución Penélope’.

Cruz will join Dua Lipa, Michaela Coel and Roger Federer to co-chair the 2023 Met Gala on May 1.

This year’s event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute will celebrate the opening of “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty.”

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Azzedine Alaïa Holiday 2022 Gifts Campaign Send Strong, Sensual Woman Message

Azzedine Alaïa Holiday 2022 Gifts Campaign Send Strong, Sensual Woman Message

We circle back to Maison Alaïa Holiday 2022.23 accessories that make bold statements about the brand’s sensual DNA under Pieter Mulier. Aleksandra Woroniecka styles the fashion story lensed by Tanya + Zhenya Posternak [IG] with models Athieng Bul and Tomiwa.

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Irina Shayk Covers Vogue Spain with Womanly Beauty Lensed by Elizaveta Porodina

Irina Shayk Covers Vogue Spain with Womanly Beauty Lensed by Elizaveta Porodina

“I believe true sexiness comes from self-confidence. A woman who feels great in her own skin is always beautiful and sexy to me. It's basically a timeless concept and it’s all within you”, says Vogue Spain [IG] February 2023 cover star Irina Shayk.

Irreverence and rebellion are center stage in the new issue, with Shayk wearing Louis Vuitton on the cover, styled by Poppy Kain. Elizaveta Porodina [IG]brings her signature lens to the fashion story that expresses the many levels of psychological awareness required for women to feel comfortable in our own skin.

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Our Blessed Madonna Covers Vanity Fair Europe in Luigi & Iango's Girls Last Supper Story

Our Blessed Madonna Covers Vanity Fair Europe in Luigi & Iango's Girls Last Supper Story

Madonna covers the ICONS issues of Vanity Fair Italy, France, and Spain in a first-ever joint collaboration among the magazines. The new annual “Icon Issue’ project celebrates legends who “contribute[s] to shape the modern culture.”

Madonna’s regular stylist, Swedish B. Åkerlund [IG] chooses Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano for Maison Margiela and more for the two-day shoot that involved more than 80 collaborators.

Fashion editors Michael Philouze and Marcus Chang styled the cast.

Images from the shoot will be part of a Sept. exhibition by Luigi & Iango at the Palazzo Reale Museum in Milan.

Madonna and Religion

As society, are we moving on from that [patriarchal] world? 
We definitely are not moving on, we are moving backwards. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be having discussions on whether or not women are allowed to make choices over their bodies in America. 

Are you a pessimist?
I have to be optimistic otherwise I don’t know how I could go on.

Note that is the identical viewpoint expressed by Natalie Portman in our Miss Dior fragrance post yesterday. I do believe, however, that we must take a new approach.

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Natalie Portman Delivers Janis Joplin and a Call to WAKE UP for Miss Dior Fragrance

Natalie Portman Delivers Janis Joplin and a Call to WAKE UP for Miss Dior Fragrance

At first glance Natalie Portman’s new Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet campaign seems straightforward enough. The floral scent features notes of bergamot essence, Damascus rose, and peony with the tagline: “Love is a bouquet.”

The music to Natalie Portman’s new Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet campaign is Janis Joplin for heaven’s sake. I thought I was going to lose my mind.

When Natalie Portman looks straight at me in a Janis Joplin music commercial and says WAKE UP, she has my undivided attention.

AOC wrote in 2019 about Natalie Portman’s human connection and deep respect for Catherine Dior. The Miss Dior fragrance was named for Christian Dior’s sister who was a member of the French resistance during WWII. Catherine was sent to multiple concentration camps in Germany.

In the 2019 interview for Harpers Bazaar UK, the Hollywood star had sober words for progressive optimists:

“I think it’s a mistake to think of humanity as evolving,” the intellectually-accomplished Portman explains. You want to believe it, for sure, but it’s more like cycles of violence. Yet we’ve had an extraordinary lifetime of peace, too, so it’s allowed us to live in this belief that progress is being made.”

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Tod's Pre-Spring 2023 Campaign with Anna Ewers and Nora Attal by Karim Sadli

Tod's Pre-Spring 2023 Campaign with Anna Ewers and Nora Attal by Karim Sadli

Tod’s [IG] Pre-Spring 2023 campaign brings together two couples — 1) Anna Ewers and Joshua Seth and 2) Nora Attal and Valentin Caron on a journey through the sun-kissed atmospheres of Southern Italy captured by Karim Sadli [IG] . A typical Apulian Masseria perfectly frames the Pre-Spring 2023 collection, bringing together the four models on their getaway.

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ELLE UK's Ski Glam Mashup Lensed by Lulu McArdle with Karolina Spakowski

ELLE UK's Ski Glam Mashup Lensed by Lulu McArdle with Karolina Spakowski

New face Karolina Spakowski brings a mega dose of styling wit by ELLE UK [IG] fashion editor Georgia Medley to the magazine’s December 2022/January 2023 issue.

Photographer Lulu McArdle [IG] captures ‘More Is More’, giving the “classic print and colour clash a 2020s spin, mixing neutral patterns with the boldest brights.”/ Hair by Johanna Cree Brown; makeup by Sogol Razi

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Victoria's Secret Valentine's Day 2023 Campaign with Adut, Bella, Imaan, Paloma, Valentina

Victoria's Secret Valentine's Day 2023 Campaign with Adut, Bella, Imaan, Paloma, Valentina

Top models Adut Akech, Bella Hadid, Candice Huffine, Devyn Garcia, Imaan Hammam, Jill Kortleve, Mayowa Nicholas, Paloma Elsesser, Taylor Hill, Valentina Sampaio star in Victoria’s Secret Valentine’s Day 2023 campaign.

Gabriella Karefa Johnson styles the shoot, with Camille Summers-Valli [IG] directing the 30-second 2023 V-Day Shop spot.

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Isabeli Fontana Covers Vogue Brazil January, Lensed by Lufre at Miradouro Hotel

Isabeli Fontana Covers Vogue Brazil January, Lensed by Lufre at Miradouro Hotel

After a five-year hiatus, Isabeli Fontana returns to the January 2023 issue cover of Vogue Brazil in three cover images. Isabeli wears a a plunging neckline sleek red dress [above]; followed by a hi-tech modern chainmail silver Prada crop top and mini skirt [below] and a pantsuit and blouse from Animale.

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Meghan Roche in a Spring Luxury 'Secret Garden' by Erik Madigan Heck for Harper's Bazaaar UK

Meghan Roche in a Spring Luxury 'Secret Garden' by Erik Madigan Heck for Harper's Bazaaar UK

Model Meghan Roche is lensed by Erik Madigan Heck [IG] is in his favorite photography mode for Harper’s Bazaar UK February 2023. Leith Clark styles the rich tableau of elegant prints and patterns./ Hair by Bjorn Krischker'; makeup by Meghan Roche

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