'East Meets West' Monastic Style by Louise + Maria Thornfeldt for HTSI Magazine

'East Meets West' Monastic Style by Louise + Maria Thornfeldt for HTSI Magazine

Model Ella Mccutchdon poses in fashion inspired by architectural silhouettes and ‘80s minimalism, imbued with a monastic vibe.

Photographers Louise [IG] & Maria [IG] Thornfeldt capture Mccutchdon channeling Japan’s enduring influence on fashion in London for FTHTSI Magazine [IG]. When Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo arrived in Paris in the ‘80s, they challenged western perceptions of dress with their avant-garde collections.

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SCMP Style Magazine Welcomes the Lunar New Year in Luxury Style by Federico Barbieri

SCMP Style Magazine Welcomes the Lunar New Year in Luxury Style by Federico Barbieri

Models Kim Young Woong and Zuoye welcome the Lunar New Year, styled by Paola Ventimiglia in glam luxury brands extravagance from Chanel, Dior, Prada, Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusame and more.

Photographer Federico Barbieri [IG]captures the festivities for SCMP Style January 2023.

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Ajok Daing at 'Alex Kata: Gathering' Guggenheim Show by Alex Webb for Vogue US

Ajok Daing at 'Alex Kata: Gathering' Guggenheim Show by Alex Webb for Vogue US

The Winter 2022.23 Issue of American Vogue takes us to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on upper Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Model Ajok Daing is our guide to view “Alex Katz: Gathering,” curated by Katherine Brinson. The show opened in late October, and you can view the Katz exhibit through February 20, 2023.

The fashion story “Go Big!” trends both the paintings and our spring 2023 focus on very large bags. Max Ortega styles this delicious fashion story lensed by Alex Webb [IG].

American designer Claire McCardell, deeply celebrated on an ongoing basis by designer Tory Burch, caught Alex Katz’s eye decades ago. Her spirit is a major muse behind the current exhibition.

Katz, who is not a fan of the superfluous or fussy in any art form, tells the New York Times how “unaffected” her designs were: “They’re perfect now because everything is so pretentious,” he says. “The idea was, you can spend the day welding and go home and cook some hamburgers outdoors and wear the same clothes.”

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Nikki McGuire at Home in Maui by Bryan Liston for Harper's Bazaar US February

Nikki McGuire at Home in Maui by Bryan Liston for Harper's Bazaar US February

Model Nikki McGuire thrives at home in her native Maui, styled in a wardrobe of breezy dresses, relaxed separates and lightweight knits from Alberta Ferretti, Celine, Dior, Hermes, Max Mara, Missoni and more.

Photographer Bryan Liston [IG] has a plum assignment in paradise for Harper’s Bazaar US [IG] February 2023.

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Anok Yai in 'Changing Direction' by Rafael Pavarotti for British Vogue February 2023

Anok Yai in 'Changing Direction' by Rafael Pavarotti for British Vogue February 2023

Photographer Rafael Pavarotti [IG] brings his infectious, ubuntu vibe to ‘Changing Direction’, a fashion story for British Vogue’s February 2023 issue.

Top model Anok Yai is the star, but Pavarotti brings all the players into the pictures. Super stylist Grace Coddington’s haircut is a knockout. It’s been shorter, but the shape is perfect.

Hair is by Eugene Souleiman and makeup by Ana Takahashi — and they join the images, too. Add Bianca Parisotto and Michael Cukr, and clearly the ringleader Rafael Pavarotti has orchestrated a coming ‘Age of Aquarius’ fashion shoot, where we see all the creators behind ‘Changing Direction’.

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Anja Rubik's Utilitarian, Tailored-Neutrals Sensuality for Zara Woman January 2023

Anja Rubik's Utilitarian, Tailored-Neutrals Sensuality for Zara Woman January 2023

Supermodel Anja Rubik is the perfect woman to remind us that visible sensuality in fashion is making a comeback, even at Zara [IG].

Tapping into utilitarian and manly silhouettes, tailoring strikes a perfect balance in neutral colors cargo pants, jumpsuits, bustiers, crop tops and sexy-heels slides.

The look is dazzling and easily adopted by Zara Woman femmes worldwide.

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LOEWE Candles Take Us Into the Vegetable Garden with 'Surreal Detail' Artistry

LOEWE Candles Take Us Into the Vegetable Garden with 'Surreal Detail' Artistry

The artisan and natural world DNA in LOEWE Perfumes [IG] and home gifts is gallery-inspiring with its relentless pursuit of beauty and creativity.

In a fashion and style world so grounded in glitz and status, LOEWE always brings us down to earth. And the candles do actually smell of the vegetables.

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Milena Smit Covers Harper's Bazaar España February 2022 by JUANKR

Milena Smit Covers Harper's Bazaar España February 2022 by JUANKR

Fresh off their December 2022 fashion story in Flaunt Magazine, Parallel Mothers actor Milena Smit and photographer JUANKR [IG] create a new editorial for Harper’s Bazaar España’s ‘Butterfly’ February 2023 issue.

In just four years, Milena Smit has earned two Goya nominations, a film — Parallel Mothers, acting with Penelope Cruz and directed by Pedro Almodóvar — and being an ambassador for@yslbeauty y @ysl.

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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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