LVMH Concedes Likely Defeat in Cheval Blanc Beverly Hills Vote to Override City Approval
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Nagi Sakai Captures 'Diamonds for Day' High Jewelry for WSJ Magazine
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For every fashion trend, there its opposite. Focusing this morning on ‘New Luxury Codes’ in Vogue Turkey’s May 2023 issue, we abandon “the Quiet Luxury trend rebellion against our collective pursuit of more, more, more’.
Stopping by WSJ Magazine, ‘Diamonds for Day’, where major gems come out to play for daytime glamour, is the fashion focus in a High-Jewelry story lensed by Nagi Sakai [IG]. Model MJ Herrera is styled by Louise Ford in High-Jewelry luxury not bound by codes of when and where to wear diamonds.
Read MoreBulgari Launches Mediterranea High Jewelry and Watches Collection in Venice 2023
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Bulgari chose Venice to host the unveiling of its new High-Jewelry and high-End Watch collection Mediterranea. The choice of La Serenissima [Italian name for the Republic of Venice] references the Byzantine title that governed the city’s role as a center of trade and business.
Venice was also a city that preferred conflict mediation and peaceful solutions that arose with the many diverse cultures and peoples navigating the Mediterranean Sea in pursuit of commercial trading partners and sometimes territorial conquest.
LVMH-owned Bulgari retraces this imaginary trip across the Mediterranean Sea as an inexhaustible source of inspiration layering multiple arts, traditions and crafts into its newest High-Jewelry collection.
Read MoreAylah Peterson in 'New Luxury Codes' Lensed by Arseny Jabiev for Vogue Turkey May 2023
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Model Aylah Peterson covers the May 2023 issue of Vogue Turkey, styled by Ceylan Atınç in the Quiet Luxury trend rebellion against our collective pursuit of more, more, more.
Photographer Arseny Jabiev [IG] captures the fashion story ‘New Luxury Codes’ with its emphasis on modern, sophisticated — ideally sustainable — luxury fashion that can be worn for years./ Makeup by Ece Birsen
Read MoreCandice Swanepoel in Carolina Herrera Eyewear Spring Summer 2023 by Dan Beleiu
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Supermodel Candice Swanepoel grabs the limelight with a commanding self-assurance in Carolina Herrera’s 2023 Spring-Summer eyewear campaign.
The oversized, geometric, embellished frames, styled by Alba Melendo, mix glamour with brainiac status — and Candice clearly has both. Berlin-based photographer Dan Beleiu [IG] is in the studio, and we’re here for him — since 2016.
Read MoreModel Amar Akway Pops into Vogue Spain June 2023 by Yago Castromil
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Model Amar Akway goes bold — pop colors bold — in ‘Cuando Haces Pop’, casual summer pieces styled by Beatriz Machado. Photographer Yago Castromil captures the sunny color mix for Vogue Spain’s June 2023 issue./ Hair and makeup by Manuela Pana
Read MoreAnna Ewers In Casual '90s Summer Style by Inez & Vinoodh for Vogue Mexico June 2023
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Shooting for Vogue Mexico’s June 2023 issue, photographers Inez & Vinoodh [IG] run through the fashion shoot checklist in Sisal, a port in the Yucatan.
Top model Anna Ewers fronts the rock & roll inspired fashion story that channels leather, eclectic prints and shiny metallics styled by Valentina Collado.
Read MoreJacquemus Summer 2023 Campaign 'Raphia' Is Sun God Worthy with Vittoria Ceretti
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Sunshine-soaked yellow reigns supreme over Vittoria Ceretti’s dominant hold of our attention span in the Jacquemus Summer 2023 Campaign. The raffia hats are impossible not to adore.
Photographer Oliver Hadlee Pearch [IG] is behind the lens with styling by Ursina Gysi.
Simon Porte Jacquemus adores Italy, and his namesake boutique has popped into Cernobbio, home to Villa d’Este on the shores of Lake Cuomo. George and Amal Clooney, who own Villa Oleandra in nearby Laglio, will surely be fans of the Jacquemus boutique, open until October 16, 2023.
Read MoreAylah Petersen in 'Cruce de Caminos' by David Gomez Maestre for Vogue Spain May 2023
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Model Aylah Petersen is styled by Javier De Pardo in ‘Cruce de Caminos’ [Crossroads]. David Gómez Maestre captures Petersen for Vogue Spain May 2023.
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Paloma Elsesser Wages War on 'Fatphobia' in D Repubblica May 19 Cover Story
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Supermodel Paloma Elsesser covers the May 19, 2023 issue of D Repubblica, styled in a wide range of sensual, dark beauty looks by Laetitia Gimenez Adam.
Luxury labels including Blumarine, Dolce & Gabbana, Maison Alaia, Niccolò Pasqualetti, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello and more join forces with Paloma in designs that do not contain the female body.
Photographer Pablo Di Prima [IG] is in the studio./ Hair by Matt Benns; makeup by Marcelo Gutierrez
Paloma Elsesser is waging a war against fatphobia, saying:
"It's absurd that such a large percentage of people are excluded. Who can think that fashion only interests thin people?". "I want to get the message across that even if you're imperfect, you can have the life you want," she explains. And here she talks about the days on set when you don't have "that" size, the hypocrisies of the system and that time at the age of 8 in Gap's dressing room ...
The Failure of BodEquality
Non-luxury retailing is having major struggles with keeping their businesses solvent. But in the case of BodEquality, a new challenge I’ve not read before, has entered the convo. Brands should invest years of losing money to earn the trust of potential plus-size customers. I will also add, even if you are trying to achieve new sustainability goals that require major financial investment.
Our dear Edward Enninful, EIC of British Vogue, has very strong opinions on this topic. Let him take his three new supers he has crowned and his very intelligent self and become a “flying squad of larger-bodies intelligence” that is deeply-embedded in three test case brands.
Don’t just demand representation. Do something constructive.
Read MoreSerena Williams 'Will Perform' Sports Wellness Brand Lands 3000 Walmart Stores
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Late in 2022, Serena Williams launched her wellness brand ‘Will Perform’, with an initial focus on recovery essentials for pain relief and sore muscles. The clean, cruelty-free, topical pain relief and daily muscle-care solutions are designed to reimagine recovery from demanding exercise routines.
Today Serena and her tribe are headed to 3000 individually-selected Walmart stores with an offering of three key products also available at Walmart’s online platform. These products include the “Will Relieve Lidocaine Pain Relief Roll-On“, and the “Will Relieve Lidocaine Pain Relief Spray“, both priced at $13, along with the “Will Rest Nightly Muscle Recovery Lotion“, which is also priced at $13.
“Recovery has played an integral role in my performance and professional success. It’s a practice that can benefit anyone with an active lifestyle. That belief is what inspired us to develop a line of products that targets your muscles and can be incorporated into your daily self-care routine,” Williams said in a written statement.
Read MoreVivek Vadoliya Celebrates ‘Mumbai Magnetic’ for HTSI Magazine May 18, 2023
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Models Bharath Murugaiyan, Neeraj Saini and Ankit Karki take HTSI Magazine readers to Mumbai in a fashion story ‘Mumbai Magnetic’, written by Jessica Beresford.
Stylist Nikhil Mansata has curated a eclectic menswear offering from Acne Studios, Anamika Khanna [Indian], Bandhgala [Indian], Bianca Saunder, Casablanca, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Karu Research [Indian], Kolor, LOEWE, Louis Vuitton, Naushad Ali [Indian], Our Legacy, Paul Smith, Péro [Indian], Prada, Suspel, Tod’s, Wooyoungmi, and Zegna in the May 18th issue. Hair and makeup by Maniasha.
London-based photographer Vivek Vadoliya [IG] describes these images for HTSI as “One of the most special stories I’ve shot to date, celebrating Mumbai a city thats so dear to my heart. It’s a place that’s getting a lot of attention for its creativity and energy, and I’m so glad it’s being celebrated!”
Read MoreMica Arganaraz in Zara Summer 2023 Happy Mood Tropical Color and Print Bath
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Spanish brand Zara taps Mica Arganaraz in their latest Summer 2023 Holiday story — a profusion of tropical fauna and flora captured by fashion photographer Sofia Malamute [IG]. /Hair by Mustafa Yanaz; makeup by Susie Sobol
Vibrant colors such as lime green and magenta deliver a dopamine dressing jolt in key pieces that include majority linen, earth-friendly vaca and hot-weather essentials.
Ancient Egyptians and Greeks recognized the healing power of color therapy as a form of medicine, attributing specific color energies to body wellness.
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Angelina Jolie Launches Atelier Jolie For Self-Expressive Humanists Clients and Global Creators
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"We will use only curated quality vintage material and deadstock," Jolie wrote under her Instagram post, which revealed a rustic brand logo [see collage] designed by Peter Miles, an art director who has collaborated with such fashion brands as Celine, Gabriela Hearst and Repossi. "You will be able to repair or upcycle a piece from your closet you wish to revive, perfecting fit, breathing new life into what could have been thrown away, and creating quality heirloom garments with personal meaning."
Speaking personally, Anne thinks Jolie will get help from women like Gabriela Hearst and Maria Grazia Chiuri. She has deep roots into the luxury brands community — brands with excellent deadstock. Jolie wears Gabriela Hearst frequently. And don’t forget Stella McCartney, who two years ago was in charge of deadstock across all the LVMH divisions. The only one not in the LVMH fold now is Hearst.
Oh please, I love this!!
LVMH Luxury Ventures, the fund created to assist young and promising brands, acquired in 2019 a minority percentage of Gabriela Hearst. The investment of the French conglomerate will allow the brand to develop all over the world. I just checked, and that investment remains on May 18, 2023.
Read MoreLouis Vuitton's 'Pacific Chill', the New 'Detox Scent' Taps Miranda Kerr for Launch
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Louis Vuitton chose a wellness event in Malibu, California to launch its newest fragrance Pacific Chill. Friend of the house model, mother and businesswoman Miranda Kerr is the face of Pacific Chill.
Kerr’s own company Kora Organics is a leading global certified organic skincare brand, a perfect alignment for ‘Pacific Chill’, described by Vuitton’s maître parfumeur Jacques Cavallier-Belletrud as a ‘detox’ fragrance.
Credit the Beverly Hills Hotel’s Polo Lounge as the source of inspiration behind the new fragrance. About a year ago Cavallier-Belletrud was in LA for several days and enjoyed the hotel’s 14 Carrot Gold juice, made of carrot, orange and ginger every morning.
During a creative meeting with Alex Israel on that trip, Pacific Chill was born. Enveloped in a blue-green hued vessel, a 100-ml. bottle of Pacific Chill retails for $300.
Read MoreScarlett Johansson and Alex Da Corte Transform Prada Summer 2023 Galleria Bag Campaign
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Prada CEO Andrea Guerra was smiling last week, flying high on the wings of Prada’s first 1 billion euros revenue quarter in history. “The brand is agile with drops and novelties but also a patient developer of iconic products that are paying off well,” Guerra said in a press announcement.
A prime example of Prada’s iconic products is the Galleria bag, designed and produced in 2007, and named for Miuccia Prada’s grandfather’s first shop in Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.
The Galleria is beloved because of its signature Saffiano leather. Defined by its loosely crosshatched texture, Saffiano is the product of a patented, hot-pressing process that renders the calf leather scratch- and water-resistant and ready for a long and properous life.
The importance of reimagination is a key component to success in today's fast-changing, visually-dominated global fashion culture. This concept lies at the heart of Prada’s Summer 2023 ‘The Glass Age’ Campaign celebrating Prada’s iconic Galleria handbag.
Hollywood starlet Scarlett Johansson and Venezuelan-American conceptual artist Alex Da Corte collaborate on an unconventional examination of how the Galleria uses the power of color and modern art to connect us to Johansson as both herself and the bag in full emotional color.
Read MoreMona Tougaard and Rebecca Leigh Longendyke Are H&M Sun Worshippers
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