Marc Jacobs Reissues Jessica Stam Bag for Spring 2023 with Campaign by Harley Weir

Marc Jacobs Reissues Jessica Stam Bag for Spring 2023 with Campaign by Harley Weir

When savvy shoppers spend hours on trusted consignment platforms like 1stdibs, The RealReal and Vestiaire Collective looking for a beloved handbag, it’s time for a designer like Marc Jacobs to look to his archives.

The Jessica Stam bag is back, with Stam herself leading the campaign. Paris Hilton, Ashlee Simpson, Ashanti, and Selma Blair deliver big support in images styled by Alastair McKimm and shot by Harley Weir.

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‘Carry On with the Best Spring Handbags’ in V Magazine 141 Spring 2023

‘Carry On with the Best Spring Handbags’ in V Magazine 141 Spring 2023

South Sudanese-Australian model Abény Nhial sends a Spring 2023 message from V Magazine: “Never underestimate just how many handbags an ace model can handle.”

Anna Trevelyan chooses top-tier luxury handbags in bold, architectural designs and pop colors. The neutrals are not boring either, because boss-lady bags come in all sizes.

Photographer Charlotte Rutherford [IG] captures ‘Carry On’ for V141, now available on this link.

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Daphne Groeneveld Covers Harper's Bazaar Greece March 2023 by Greg Swales

Daphne Groeneveld Covers Harper's Bazaar Greece March 2023 by Greg Swales

Top model Daphne Groeneveld greets spring 2023 with two covers on Harper’s Bazaar Greece’s ‘Breaking the Rules’ fashion focus. Daphne wears bold colors and sizzling bodycon silhouettes styled by Dimitris Giannetos. Photographer Greg Swales [IG] is on the scene, photographing a fav LA woman.

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What If the Louis Vuitton Men's 'Crochet Leather Overshirt' Came With Its Own DNA Test?

What If the Louis Vuitton Men's 'Crochet Leather Overshirt' Came With Its Own DNA Test?

Technically-speaking, when Virgil Abloh’s parents came from Ghana and settled in Rockford, Ill. which is close to Chicago, he was conceived in what once was New France in North America.

The design of the Louis Vuitton ‘Crochet Leather Overshirt’ is hardly workwear in the style of the American West . . . or even coal miners in Appalachia. Those pretty crochet Louis Vuitton flowers and emblems would get real dusty damn fast.

To purchase the jacket will cost you $37,000 and it’s made to order, so you must contact your local LV to pursue the conversation.

OMG! What LV could do under Pharrell is to create the patches custom — with plenty of LVs, of course. But after purchasing a DNA test as part of the jacket, the wearer could learn his/her roots. Then a select number of patches could honor those roots.

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Ethan James Green Heads to Nevada's Area 51 for 'Close Encounters' in WSJ Magazine Online

Ethan James Green Heads to Nevada's Area 51 for 'Close Encounters' in WSJ Magazine Online

Photographer Ethan James Green [IG] packs up his crew and camera gear, heading out to the desert in a pilgrimage to Nevada’s Area 51. The top-secret military base in remote and rugged terrain is a hot spot for UFO sightings in America, located about 120 miles north of Las Vegas.

WSJ Magazine appropriately names the fashion story shot for the April 2023 issue online ‘Close Encounters’. The trippy clothes come from Calvin Klein, Celine Homme, Denimiste, Diesel, Isabel Marant, JW Anderson, Khaite, Kezako, Maison Martin Margiela, Michael Kors, Paco Prada, Rabanne, Ralph Lauren, Valentino, Sportmax, Versace, Y/Project and more. / Makeup by Kanako Takase; hair by Lucas Wilson; set design Ian Salter

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Variations on Black Beauty in 'Les Trois Grâces' by Tyler Mitchell for M Le Magazine du Monde

Variations on Black Beauty in 'Les Trois Grâces' by Tyler Mitchell for M Le Magazine du Monde

Models Clara Fossar, Isla Gaskin, and Ylang Messenguilar are styled by Marie Chaix in ‘Les Trois Grâces’, a spendid addition to M Le Magazine du Monde’s March 4, 2023 fashion issue.

AOC is so pleased to see photographer Tyler Mitchell [IG] again spreading his wings in European media and luxury brands. We believe that many creatives almost stumble into artistic moments of revelation — often without intention or an art director’s vision of where a fashion shoot is going. This may be such a moment for Mitchell.

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Kylie Jenner for Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2023 Eyewear Campaign Joins Kim's RTW Ads

Kylie Jenner for Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2023 Eyewear Campaign Joins Kim's RTW Ads

Following sister Kim Kardashian’s fantastic Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2023 campaign released last week, Kylie Jenner goes to bat for Dolce & Gabbana Eyewear in a new campaign lensed by Mert & Marcus [IG].

Jenner shared the campaign with her 280m IG followers. That’s called reach!

As for the Kardashian women being cheap, I’m sure that Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce have paid a premium price for their prior insults against the family. Given the full range of their business savvy, the Kardashian women know their worth.

It wouldn’t surprised me if Mama Bear Kris Jenner added a 3-5 years, 5-10% penalty to the contract, right before their disbelieving eyes.

Cuz that’s how the Kardashian women roll, and AOC admires them for their moxie.

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Sensual but Straightlaced Tailoring by Mert & Marcus for D La Repubblica Spring 2023 Fashion

Sensual but Straightlaced Tailoring by Mert & Marcus for D La Repubblica Spring 2023 Fashion

Top model Kristen McMenamy leads a model ensemble including Amber Later, Camille Chifflot, Mila Van Eeten, Sihana Shalaj, and Soo-Joo Park in ‘ÜBER LIEBE’[About Love’]

McMenamy covers D La Repubblica Fashion Issue Volume III, styled by Jacob K with dramatic but spare and focused fashion images captured by Mert & Marcus.

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Gigi Hadid in Sunday Times Style UK in Sensual, Edgy Style by Yulia Gorbachenko

Gigi Hadid in Sunday Times Style UK in Sensual, Edgy Style by Yulia Gorbachenko

Supermodel Gigi Hadid continues her media rollout in support of her top-5 ranked Netflix show ‘Next in Fashion’ Season 2. Hadid replaces Alexa Chung from Season 1 as co-host with ‘Queer Eye’s’ Tan France.

Hadid also agrees that she’s a nepo baby, an admission that seems a demand these days from the social media universe. Can one be a nepo baby with real talent, along with privilege? We hope so.

Natasha Royt chooses Alaïa, Alexander McQueen, Burberry, Courreges, Falke, Givenchy, Max Mara, Miu Miu, Proenza Schouler, Raf Simons and more for Gigi’s fashion story lensed by Yulia Gorbachenko [IG] for The Sunday Times Style March 5, 2023.

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Amar Akway by Louise & Maria Thornfeldt for M Le magazine du Monde March 2023

Amar Akway by Louise & Maria Thornfeldt for M Le magazine du Monde March 2023

Ethiopian beauty Amar Akway is photographed in a stunning face shot by duo Louise & Maria Thornfeldt [IG]. Everything is perfect including the silvery makeup by Karin Westerlund. Laetitia Leporcq styles Akway for M Le magazine du Monde March 2023.

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Could Walgreens Big Bow to Red States Demands on Abortion Pills Backfire? We Hope So!

Could Walgreens Big Bow to Red States Demands on Abortion Pills Backfire? We Hope So!

When Detroit native Rosalind ‘Roz’ Brewer left her position as COO at Starbucks in January 2021 to become the CEO of the Walgreens Boots Alliance, her appointment was hailed.

‘Roz’ Brewer was the first and only African American woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. And her credentials were stellar.

Fast forward two years, and Brewer is now the first CEO to bow to the demands of red-state attorneys general that drug store chains like CVS and Walgreens not sell abortion pills under new rules released by the FDA.

Brewer is also eyeing Medicare Advantage plans as her source of new and significantly more stable Walgreens income. Is she assuming that the Biden Administration won’t find ways to penalize Walgreens for so easily and quickly cutting off access to abortion pills to American women desperate to find them?

What happens if CVS decides not to honor the red states demands and fights for women’s access to abortion care in states where it remains legal, even if it is tied up in the courts?

Brewer can’t possibly believe that her Medicare Advantage Plan grandmothers won’t penalize Walgreen’s and favor CVS, if the larger and more profitable CVS decides to at least fight for their granddaughters’ access to abortion pills.

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An Alluring Gigi Hadid Covers 'M Le magazine du Monde' by Karim Sadli

An Alluring Gigi Hadid Covers 'M Le magazine du Monde' by Karim Sadli

Supermodel Gigi Hadid covers the March 3, 2023 issue of M Le magazine du Monde, as her ‘Next in Fashion - Season 2’ Netflix series trends in the Top 5. Hadid has joined Tan France as the co-host in the show. Gigi made the announcement last night on IG to her 77 million followers.

M Le magazine notes that Gigi, her sister Bella, Kylie Jenner [who books 277 milion followers] and Hailey Bieber are far more than models. Their omnipresence explains their attractiveness to luxury houses, making them ambassadors with notoriety equaling — if not exceeding — that of successful actresses or singers.

We learn Gigi’s complete name of Jelena Noura Hadid and the desire of French photographer Karim Sadid [IG] and stylist Carlos Nazario to present her in the fashion story with minimum artifice. AOC adds also her sensuality, as Gigi Hadid rolls out the most alluring images we’ve seen of her in years.

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