Like this Twitter follower, I was also watching Ali Velshi on MSNBC Saturday, when he reported that Walgreens had donated money to the very Red State AGs group that sent Walgreens the onimous “don’t do it” letter about selling abortion pills in their stores.
Unlike Fox News, Ali Velshi is very particular about the words coming out of his mouth. While we don’t know the amount of money donated — and whether a similar amount was donated to a Blue State AGs group — I do not challenge the veracity of Velshi’s claim. He would not make it without the receipts.
This new revelation didn’t make me feel any better about Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer, a businesswoman we celebrated on her appointment to the Walgreens Boots Alliance corner office as the first Black woman CEO.
With actor Whitney Peak’s appointment as Chanel’s newCoco Mademoiselle Fragrance Ambassador, AOC circles back to a Vogue Hong Kong November 2022 fashion story.
Olivia Leblanc styled Peak bold and sexy fashion, lensed by Royal Gilbert [IG] for ‘Whitney Peak: Keeping It Real’.
Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle Fragrance has a new ambassador — 20-year-old actor Whitney Peak [IG], who now follows in the footsteps of Kate Moss and Keira Knightly.
The Ugandian-Canadian actor has an existing relationship with Chanel. Peak had a major role in the 2021 HBO Max reboot of the Gossip Girl series, the Apple TV+ series Home Before Dark, the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and the Disney+ film Hocus Pocus 2.
The Coco Mademoiselle fragrance and Whitney Peak are a perfect match. Whitney Peak isn’t a shy femme; rather she embraces her bold and carefree side, as expressed in her natural, 2023 Diana Ross hairdo.
British model Evie Harris is ‘Lost in the desert’, styled by Alba Melendo in sizzling, bodycon heroine fashion pieces. Photographer Dan Beleiu [IG] is in desert-sand action for Vogue España February 2023.
Indian fashion model Pooja Mor embraces her biophilia instincts and tree-hugging self in a lovely fashion story ‘Into the Woods’. Photographer Jem Mitchell [IG] captures Mor, styled by Miranda Almond, for Harper’s Bazaar UK April 2023.
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.
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.
Model Mariam de Vinzelle is styled by Anastasia Barbieri in ‘French New Wave’, an edgy elegance story lensed by Ezra Petronio [IG] for ELLE US [IG] March 2023.
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.
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.
South Sudanese new face Ferida Lino advances color-saturated photography in ‘Up, Up and Away’. Photographer Alex ‘Tres Cool’ Dobé [IG] captures Lino wearing all the top luxury names styled by Verity Parker for The Sunday Times Style UK March 5, 2023.
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
Model Sylwia Kuta poses in ‘The Art of Color’, a visual panorama of intense hues styled by Gaia Fraschini. Photographer Riccardo Apostolico [IG] makes the psychedelic capture for Vanity Fair Italia [IG].
Model Julia Pacha is styled by Tona Stell in ‘Where the wild things are’, lensed by Hill & Aubrey at Botswana’s Xigera Safari Lodge in the Okavango Delta for Telegraph Luxury [IG] February 2023.
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.
Following sister Kim Kardashian’sfantastic 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].
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.
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.
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.
Model Evie Harris delivers utilitarian-inspired style in the pages of Vogue Scandinavia’s February 2023 issue. Stockholm-London based photographer Thomas Cooksey [IG] captures Harris styled by Hilda Sandström.
