Spring 2023 Dior Gardening Capsule Collection by Ellen Von Unwerth Pts 1 & 2
/The Dior Gardening Capsule from the Spring-Summer 2023 collection by Maria Grazia Chiuri has an abundance of flowers and fauna — such style abundance that we’ve split the photoshoot into two sections.
Punctuated with the dreamy Dior Petites Fleurs and Dior Birds prints created by Tassinari & Chatel by Lelièvre Paris, the capsule bridges elegance with functionality for a group of sweet young fashionistas gone a little bit wild.
Elin Svahn styled the large fashion shoot with models including Carla Pereira, Freja Rothmann-Pallesen, Kiki Wei, Lineisy Montero [major], Lulu Tenney [major], Mary Alexandridi, Raynara Negrine, Tina Diedhiou and more, lensed by Ellen Von Unwerth [IG]. / Hair by Guido Palau; makeup by Peter Palau; set design by Alexander Bock
Read MoreGuerlain Taps Aristide Najean To Honor Le Bouquet de la Mariée Fragrance
/Renowned glassmaker Aristide Najean has collaborated with LVMH-owned Guerlain to honor the 170th anniversary of the luxury brand’s Bee Bottle. Najean created a fantastical Murano glass limited-edition flacon housing Guerlain's Le Bouquet de la Mariée fragrance.
Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain created the first bee bottle to celebrate Empress Eugénie's marriage to Emperor Napoleon III on that date.
Napolean I — often called Napolean the Great as the military and political leader known to global historians — had personally chosen bees as a symbol of the French Empire because of their ancestral ties to resurrection, power, tenacity, and hard-work.
Guerlain’s 170th Anniversary Exhibit
Guerlain Director of Art, Culture and Heritage Ann-Caroline Prazan invites us to rediscover Guerlain’s iconic Bee Bottle, which celebrates its 170th anniversary in 2023 with a stunning exhibition at Guerlain’s flagship boutique.
The House pays tribute to the iconic Bee Bottle by inviting eleven women artists to revisit the Flacon aux Abeilles in a 21st century artists update of Guerlain’s heritage.
Read MoreRianne Van Rompaey Adds New Le Goût de M Cover Story to Her April 2023 Portfolio
/We have a mega dose of top model Rianne Van Rompaey in April media.
In this fashion story, Rianne covers the new issue of Le Goût de M, wearing classic pieces from the avante-garde wing of fashion styled by Suzanne Koller. “Unconventional classics” is the stylist’s term.
The Dutch beauty with an intoxicating, old-world model personna that is equal parts sensual and intellectual is lensed by Robin Galiegue [IG]./ Hair by Ryan Mitchell; makeup by Marie Duhart
Read MoreTindi Mar Covers Vogue Mexico April 2024 Lensed by Inez and Vinoodh
/Model Tindi Mar is styled by Valentina Collado in ‘Fuerza Natural II’, an abundant riches fashion story lensed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin for Vogue Mexico April 2023./ Hair by James Pecis; makeup by Sam Visser
Read MoreDu Juan Covers T Magazine China April 2023 Lensed by Liu Song for 'Shape of Life'
/Chinese model and actor Du Juan is styled by Jo Jo Qian in color-saturated, skyward-looking images by Liu Song for T Magazine China April 2023./ Hair by Bon Fan Zhang; makeup by Xin Miao
Read MoreBlack & Ivory Sophisticated Separates Make A Big Impression in iO Donna March 2023
/Model Lamich Kirabo is styled by Flavia Galantini in ‘Scelte Alternative’ [Alternative Choices’], an ivory and black fashion story featuring Ann Demeulemeester, Antonio Marras, Burberry, Celiine by Hedi Slimane, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Fabiana Filippi, Falconeri, Ferragamo, H&M Studio, Mango, Martino Midali, Max Mara, Prada, Valentino.
Photographer Andrea Gendini is behind the lens for iO Donna March 2023./ Hair by Erisson Musella; makeup by Martina D’andrea
Read MoreKing Charles III Joins TIME 100 Most Influential People List 2023 As Beloved Mushroom Hunter
/King Charles III, awaiting his coronation as king of the United Kingdom on May 6, 2023 at Westminster Abbey, was honored by TIME Magazine on their new TIME 100 Most Influential People 2023 list.
When the new annual list is released, the person chosen to write about the TIME 100 honoree, can be as interesting as the list itself.
The person introducing King Charles in the TIME 100 2023 issue is Edward Enninful, OBE, editor-in-chief of British Vogue and Vogue European editorial director. [OBE stands for Order of the British Empire.]
The high-achieving Enninful agrees that on the face of it, he grew up a young Black boy in Ladbroke Grove without understanding how intimately involved then Charles, Prince of Wales was with the Prince’s Trust. The charity had dramatic impact on the lives of Edward’s community, directed by the then Prince on many fronts.
Just as British Vogue’s EIC Edward Enninful seeks to humanize King Charles III in his commentary for the TIME 100, AOC was impacted by a story that broke last weekend by royal biographer Robert Jobson. As AOC drills deeply into the topic of mushrooms, mycelium, talking plants and future fabrics made of mushrooms and other natural materials, then Prince Charles pops up frequently in our research.
Mushrooms came to play a critical role in comforting King Charles in the final hours that would physically take his mother and Queen away from him.
Then Prince Charles returned to his estate at Birkhall for a walk in the woods, drawing emotional and psychological sustenance from the trees, the earth and the quiet sound of the River Muick. Charles made good use of himself, taking a wooden cane and a basket to forage for mushrooms along his walk.
Read MoreHyun Ji Shin and Mathiieu Simoneau Lensed by Cho Giseok for Numero #238
/Models Hyun Ji Shin and Mathiieu Simoneau share an ‘Attraction Fatale’ styled by Lisa Jarvis with references to supernatural energies in a ‘Love Is Stronger Than Anything!’ issue. Photographer Cho Giseok [IG] is in the studio, capturing the would-be lovers in color-saturated images for Numero Magazine #238 April-May 2023./ Hair by Gabe Sin; makeup by Oh Seongseok
Read MoreLouise and Maria Thornfeldt in 'Pop & Nails' for Vogue France April 2023
/Models Loane Normand [above w/shorter bangs] and Lottie Aaron [above w/ longer bangs] are styled by Ally Macrae in ‘Pop & Nails’, a beauty story for Vogue France, lensed by Louise and Maria Thornfeldt.
Read MoreSelena Forrest Feels 'Miami Heat' in WSJ Magazine April 2023 by Angelo Pennetta
/Top model Selena Forrest covers the April 2023 issue of WSJ Magazine, styled by Julia Sarr-Jamois in hot weather, fluid elegance. Photographer Angelo Pennetta [IG] captures Selena in hot-weather mode in Miami, where she has a home since 2021. “Work can be so fast-paced, and here I have a big backyard,” says Forrest. “I’m just soaking in the nature and the sunshine.”/ Hair by Mustafa Yanaz; makeup by Susie Sobol
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