Prada Reopens in East Hampton, NY As Summer Luxury Rentals Market Cools
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Massimo Dutti's 'Sul Mare' Getaway Clothes Are Using More Planet-Loving Fabrics
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Massimo Dutti shares its summer getaway collection “Sul Mare” with a focus on surface interest fabrics like raffia and crochet and angular cuts. The sophisticated collection modeled by Nikki McGuire is heavy with a rough elegance vibe through its use of natural fabrics including linen.
Styled by Delphine Danhier, the collection is photographed by Misha Taylor [IG], who captures the watery tie-dye prints and classic stripes.
Focus on Linen
Linen is both linen as we know it [which is better than most fabrics] but also 100% European grown linen. This linen is grown without artificial watering and no GMO seeds and defoliants are used. It is produced in Western Europe and complies with the EUROPEAN FLAX® standard of the European Confederation of Flax and Hemp (CELC). Also this item is made in Portugal.
Calling Out Ramie
Massimo Dutti is also using ramie, an eco friendly fabric and the highly sustainable fiber, that is airy and beautiful. Ramie is made from the stalks of flowers and plants and is a chic vegan silk alternative or very lightweight linen which is lighter and airier, while obviously tailoring well.
Actually, I just did a ramie search on MD, and all these items are made with the fiber. It appears that most or all of the Massimo Dutti ramie products are also made in Portugal, which has a better chance of eco-friendly dye processes and positive worker welfare.
Read MoreModern Nazi Fighter Amy Spitalnick Is New CEO of Jewish Council for Public Affairs
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The Jewish Council for Public Affairs [JCPA] has named Amy Spitalnick as its new CEO. The appointment could not come soon enough, after the organization’s decision to pursue a more liberal approach to break away from the consensus-driven Jewish Federations of America.
In addition to being called a “modern-day Nazi fighter”, Spitalnick has earned the title of “democracy defender.”
Spitalnick sued the Charlottesville 2017 neo-Nazis “Unite the Right” rally organizers and won a successful multimillion-dollar lawsuit, as the executive director of Integrity First for America [IFA].
“There needs to be an organization that wholeheartedly recognizes how deeply intertwined Jewish safety is with other communities’ safety and how bound up that all is in a broader fight for democracy at this moment, and builds the sorts of coalitions within and across communities that are essential to moving the needle,” she said.
Read MoreMiuccia Prada Talks 30 Years of Miu Miu with Kendall Jenner on Display for W Magazine
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Supermodel Kendall Jenner wears Miu Miu favorites styled by Max Pearmain and Miuccia Prada in this fashion story lensed by Alasdair McLellan [IG].
Read W Magazine for all the vintage Miu Miu fashions and also an interview with Eric Wilson titled “Miuccia Prada Talks 30 Years of Miu Miu, Her Greatest Experiment.”
Mrs. Prada is troubled with the idea of presenting post-pandemic fashion as a form of “escapism or entertainment during difficult times”.
“I really don’t like this idea that ‘Fashion is a dream,’ ” Prada says. “First of all, if I have a dream, I want to achieve it, so it’s an objective or a direction. Something that has a strange beauty of who-knows-what-it-is, I really detest.”
Read MoreROXY x Kate Bosworth Swim 2023 Collection | "Blue Crush" Is Finally Reality for Women Surfers
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In 2002, the movie “Blue Crush” depicted women competing at Hawaii’s Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu. In reality, very few women surfed the seven-mile mecca. Surfer Keala Kennelly was one for-real woman surfer, who joined the “Blue Crush” movie with an understanding that if you can’t see it, you can’t be it.
Actor Kate Bosworth was also in “Blue Crush” played Annemarie Chadwick, a native of Oahu’s North Shore, training to compete in Hawaii’s Pipe Masters, a surfing competition where “you don’t just get worked—you die.”
That descriptor comes from Vogue, who also got clever in writing about Bosworth’s new “Blue Crush” style collab with ROXIE, the women’s surf brand that is credited for designing the first women’s board shorts in 1990.
“Blue Crush” was a movie about the future — 20 years into the future — and that future is now.
An Equity Drive for Women Surfers That Took Half a Century
Surfing has long been associated with hyper-masculinity; now changes are finally underway decades later in gender equity policies within its ranks.
Read MoreQueen Charlotte's 'Power Play' in Harper's Bazaar UK June 2023 by Luc Braquet
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The brand new Netflix show “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” is inspired by actor Golda Rosheuvel’s role as “Bridgerton’s” feisty Queen Charlotte. Now, a younger India Amarteifio stars as the younger face of the monarch in the new spin-off series prequel.
Even Shonda Rhimes and actor Golda Rosheuvel stress that the purpose of putting Queen Charlotte front and center in the new Netflix spinoff is to inspire, even jumpstart new research around her ancestry.
"Our Queen Charlotte is based on and inspired by a real person, but is a fictional construct. We have made a beautiful, fantastical show with the hope that it makes people stop and wonder, 'Actually, who was this remarkable woman?' and go to find out more," she says. "Because she deserves it. She was part of the abolitionist movement; she knew Mozart; was a great patron of the arts."
The House of Windsor has never denied Queen Charlotte’s claimed African ancestry. David Buck, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson, was quoted by the Boston Globe as saying “This has been rumored for years and years. It is a matter of history, and frankly, we’ve got far more important things to talk about.”
Read MoreYlang Messenguiral in "Powdering Days" Lensed by Melanie Rodriguez for Vogue Poland
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Vogue Poland Editor-in-Chief Ina Lekiewicz Levy [IG] is also a photographer with a deep love of vintage-inspired stories. AOC followed her there, rather amazed at her consistency of pov.
I just pulled this flower from Ina’s first IG post 287 wks ago— and not included in this fashion story “Powdering Days” for Vogue Poland’s May 2023 issue.
Madagascar, French model Ylang Messenguiral [IG] is styled by Rachel Bakewell in images by Melanie Rodriguez [IG]. /Hair by Raphael Salley; makeup by Claudine Blythman
Read MoreBurberry Summer 2023 Swimwear Collection Channels Adventure and Burberry Check
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British luxury house Burberry unveiled its Summer 2023 Swimwear Collection channeling the brand’s signature code of adventure.
It was Jacqueline Dillemman - a buyer in Burberry’s Paris store, who had a flash of inspiration in 1967, while preparing a presentation for the British ambassador Sir Patrick Reilley.
Dillemman removed [cut out] the check lining from a coat lining and wrapped it around luggage and an umbrella. Voilà. The Burberry Check was reborn for today’s world.
There’s zero politics that I see in the campaign. But there’s much about the ‘60s and early ‘70s that did embrace a revolutionary optimism among open-minded young people worldwide.
This early concept of the global citizen was not universally shared in America or Britain or in most countries of the world. But the idea took root in the minds of millions of young people, who never dreamed that it would be so difficult to get to the promised land 60+ years later. ~ Anne
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Paula Anguera in 'Total Escapism' Summer Style by Kate Bellm for Porter Magazine May 8, 2023
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Spanish model Paula Anguera embraces a state of ‘Total Escapism’, styled by Helen Broadfoot in hot summer, minimum coverage, getaway clothes./ Make-up by Carla Abrams; art direction by Michael Kelly
Photographer Kate Bellm [IG] is behind the lens — a month before her new enterprise Hotel Corazon [IG]opens in Mallorca on June 9, 2023. It looks lovely.
Read MoreAnok and Mona Are Stylin in 'Dakar' by Nadine Ijewere for Vogue China May 2023
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Vogue China’s [IG] May 2023 issue takes us back to ‘Dakar’ for a revisit of the scene of Chanel’s Métiers d’Art December show. Models Anok Yai and Mona Tougaard take the lead, joined by Ibrahim Kane, Kathia Ndong, Mame Sane and Sophia Makibdji.
Julia Sarr-Jamois styles the fashion story labels including Ahluwalia, Chanel, Chloé , Dolce & Gabbana, Duro Olowu, Dsquared2, Etro, Max Mara, Moschino, Proenza Schouler, Pucci, Rich Mnisi ,Sindiso Khumalo, Thebe Magugu, Tolu Coker and more in images by Nadine Ijewere [IG]./ Hair by Yann Turchi; makeup by Hiromi Ueda
Read MoreHalle Baily Takes Digital Cover in Vogue Arabia May 2023 Lensed by Morelli Brothers
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Mermaid-loving Halle Bailey has a digital cover in the May 2023 issue of Vogue Arabia. The fabulous young talent is styled by Julia Müller in luxury looks from Chanel, David Koma, Jil Sander, Schiaparelli, Valdrin Sahiti, Valentino and more for images by The Morelli Brothers [IG]. / Hair by Tinisha Meeks; makeup by Christiana Cassell
My position with Ariel is that based on my studying of Hans Christian Andersen and having new reading from Andersen delivered to me — ‘Two Dramas. The Mulatto and The Moorish Girl’ — there is zero reason to take the position the ‘The Little Mermaid’ could not have been portrayed as a young creature of color in 1950 or in 1875, the year the author passed.
The problem is societal racism but not the author’s racism. And even people of color are jumping to conclusions about the author, which are presently unfounded. White people have the most simplistic argment: that Andersen was Danish and therefore Ariel was white.
Read MoreAfrica Peñalver in 'The Dreaming' by Erik Madigan Heck in Harper's Bazaar UK June 2023
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The June 2023 issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK is truly beautiful. Given all the rancor and violence going on in the world, it’s just a little getaway to see ‘The Dreaming’.
When I look at the image below — the horizontal rose-colored image of Africa Peñalver, styled by Leith Clark — my mind and emotions say “thank you” to photographer Erik Madigan Heck [IG] and to Harper’s UK.
Read MoreEmily Ratajkowski for D la Repubblica May 6, 2023, Lensed by Thue Nørgaard
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London-based, Danish photographer Thue Nørgaard [IG] turns his focus to Emily Ratajkowski who is simply everywhere this season. The result of this collaboration is a series of Ratajkowski images that are distinctive in their probing beneath the surface allure of the model, businesswoman, mama.
Emily Ratajowski covers the May 6, 2023 edition of D la Repubblica, wearing Ann Demeulemeester, Bottega Veneta, Comme des Garçons, Ferragamo, Grace Ling, JW Anderson, Paco Rabanne, Rick Owens and more styled by Rae Boxer./ Hair by Jimmy Paul; makeup by Sam Visser
Read MoreMoët & Chandon and Don C Fuse Sports and Luxury with 'Just Don' NBA Drop
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The LVMH brands collaboration with the NBA takes another bow this morning as Moët & Chandon taps streetwear designer Don C for a capsule dropping today, May 8, 2023.
Moët & Chandon is the official Champagne of the NBA and the brand has a rich modern history working with the sports francise and the culture that surrounds it.
Chicago’s own Don C [IG] understands that “the fusion of sports and luxury is here now, and it's here to stay." The drop consists of a custom-designed Moët & Chandon champagne bottle and a hoodie.
Read MoreCandice Swanepoel Barbies Up V Magazine #142 Summer 2023 Lensed by Greg Swales
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Superfemme businesswoman, top model and Mother Earth advocate Candice Swanepoel brings her Barbie vibe to V Magazine #142 Summer 2023.
Kevin Ponce interviews Swanepoel in ‘Keeping Up with Candice Swanepoel’, asking the model mother and entrepreneur about balancing motherhood with her career, the origins and sustainability principles that define her brand Tropic of C, and what 2023’s summer days have in store for her.
Ponce asks Candice about the strong emphasis on sustainability and ethical production in Tropic of C’s DNA. Her answer is very thoughtful, including her statement that humans “are all energy and that whatever you put out in the world comes back around.”
Read MoreCharles and Camilla's Highgrove House Hosts First Ever Fashion Shoot in Harper's Bazaar UK June
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The beautiful, meticulously-maintained gardens of Highgrove House hosted this exquisite fashion story featuring model Aishwarya Gupta, of Indian heritage posing for Harper’s Bazaar UK [IG].
The private residence of King Charles and Queen Camilla was used in a collaboration with The Prince’s Foundation, for which British Vogue EIC Edward Enninful is an ambassador. [See link end of this post].
The newly-crowned royal couple Charles and Camilla’s convoy was seen Saturday evening May 6, 2023 passing through Tetbury in their maroon Bentley, less than two miles from their Highgrove Estate.
Read MoreGucci Fine Jewelry 'Link to Love' 2023 Androgynous Stackable Collection
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Italian luxury brand Gucci unveils its latest fine jewelry 'Link to Love' campaign with a focus on self-expression and individualism but through connection.
The ‘Link to Love’ collection’s signature octagonal shape channels religious symbolism worldwide. Octagrams formed from overlapping squares often emphasize duality: yin and yang, male and female, spiritual and material, while having a major place in global religions from Christianity to Hindualism, including also a significant place in Jewish mysticism.
This symbolism seems particularly relevent to Gucci’s embrace of a modern, androgynous, sleek design in the ‘Link to Love’ campaign. AOC just discovered major ties to the earliest deities — a transition period between goddesses were worshipped exclusively and patriarchy where God is male and women got the boot.
For example, Old Kingdom Egyptians recognized a group of eight deities, four male and four female, with the female bearing feminine forms of the male names: Nu, Nanet, Amun, Amunet, Kuk, Kauket, Huh, and Hauhet.
Read MoreElizaveta Porodina Captures Kylie Jenner in Jean Paul Gaultier " Flowers" Campaign
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Kylie Jenner [IG], with 389M IG followers, takes a mermaid-worthy immersion into the world of Jean Paul Gaultier for the brand’s new “FLOWERS” IS OUT campaign.
Many people haven’t recognized Kylie Jenner because of her mermaid hair. Photographer Elizaveta Porodina [IG] is behind the lens. See the collection online. French artist Jean-Vincent Simonet collaborated with the design team on the "liquid" print of flowers fabrics.
At a collection launch event at The Webster in New York on Tuesday night, Jenner wore the Simonet flowers printed on a lingerie-inspired, nude tulle, long sleeves body slip.
Read MoreChanel Eyewear 2023 Campaign Channels Disco Glam by Karim Sadli
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