Kim Kardashian Rocks Scalding Skims FAUX LEATHER & SCUBA Swimwear Drop

Kim Kardashian Rocks Scalding Skims FAUX LEATHER & SCUBA Swimwear Drop

The Kardashian women are like an NBA team, and they are playing to win. What was the phrase that Kanye told Kim — that she will be nothing without him? Men tend to say those words to strong women, when they are totally fed up and eyeing the door.

In the last hour Kim Kardashian’s personal IG page has logged 899, 087 likes and the Skims IG page 14,332 in the new Steven Klein [IG] campaign of Skims FAUX LEATHER & SCUBA swimwear dropping June 27 at noon on the East Coast.

You can register to buy the Skims FAUX LEATHER & SCUBA collection online, when it drops Tuesday.

If Victoria’s Secret is stumbling like a drunken sailor with the message that the Victoria’s Secret brand is undefinableread my recent commentary — Kim Kardashian and her team are now valued at $3.2 billion.

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Khloé Kardashian's First Good American Store in LA Westfield Century City Mall

Khloé Kardashian's First Good American  Store in LA Westfield Century City Mall

Los Angeles-based Good American denim and brand has opened its first store in Westfield Century City Mall.

The “radical size inclusivity” brand has come to brick and mortar with guarantees that their denim bar will always be in stock sizes 00 to plus 32. All-size mannequins, and fitting rooms are 80 percent larger than the retail average -- and the store allows for size requests and checkout via touch screen.

Founded in 2016 by Khloé Kardashian and partner Emma Grede, Good American is a B-Corp certified company — meaning that their values, workers, sustainability practices matter as much as profits.

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Four Beauties in L'été du Corps by Mario Sorrenti for Harper's Bazaar France No. 4

Four Beauties in L'été du Corps by Mario Sorrenti for Harper's Bazaar France No. 4

Models Angelina Kendall, Awar Odhiang, Eva Herzigova and Jill Kortleve cover No. 4 June-July issue of Harper’s Bazaar France, dedicated to beauty, wellness, long hot days and summer rays in a large fashion story in two parts.

Elodie David-Touboul styles the quartet lensed by Mario Sorrenti [IG] along the French Riviera [or Côte d'Azur]. / Hair by Ward Stegerhoek; makeup by Karim Rahman

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Kasia Struss in Casual Textures, Shades of White Style for ELLE France by Stefano Galuzzi

Kasia Struss in Casual Textures, Shades of White Style for ELLE France by Stefano Galuzzi

Polish model Kasia Struss graces the pages of ELLE France, June 22, 2023 in a shades of white fashion story ‘Trois Couleurs Blanc’, styled by Anne-Marie Brouillet./ Makeup by Mary Cesardi; hair by Ezio Diaferia

Photographer Stefano Galuzzi [IG] shoots the collection of summer separates rich on gauzy textures, fishnet and romantic embellishments mixed with white denim and sleek swimwear.

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Ansley Gulielmi Enjoys 'Halcyon Days' by Darren McDonald for Harper's Bazaar UK July-August 2023

Ansley Gulielmi Enjoys 'Halcyon Days' by Darren McDonald for Harper's Bazaar UK July-August 2023

Model Ansley Gulielmi drifts in a state of repose in ‘Halcyon Days’, which now signifies any time of happiness and contentment.

Jillian Davison styles Gulielmi in sleek swimwear and accessories images by Darren McDonald [IG] for Harper’s Bazaar UK July-August 2023./ Hair by Peter Grey; makeup by Sara Tagloa

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Anok Yai and Her Soft-Landing Fan Club in i-D Magazine Summer 2023 by Mario Sorrenti

Anok Yai and Her Soft-Landing Fan Club in i-D Magazine Summer 2023 by Mario Sorrenti

Top model Anok Yai is wearing nothing but her gorgeous skin — oh wait—we forgot to look at her feet — in the summer 2023 issue [IG] of i-D Magazine. The colors are so mesmerizing, almost as captivating as the Estúdio Campana sofas, perfect for Anok’s repose. Did anyone paint her?

Alastair McKimm styles the top model, whose presence is designed to get us to read the cover story [now it all makes sense] — a rare convo of three graffiti legends KAWS, Futura and Roger Gastman. Mario Sorrenti [IG] is behind the lens, capturing this bit of digital frivolity.

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Louis Vuitton Mens Hip Elegance: A Smart Critic Asks "Can Good Taste Change the World?"

Louis Vuitton Mens Hip Elegance: A Smart Critic Asks "Can Good Taste Change the World?"

Power shifts are happening and not everybody has gotten the message. Clearly, significant numbers of people are not pleased with these new dynamics that are now obvious after the Pharrell Williams Louis Vuitton Men’s show on April 20.

That’s a shame, because the minute models hit the most spectacular runway in Paris — on the Pont Neuf overlooking the Seine my immediate response was about the elegant tailoring and then the accessories.

The ‘Liberty’ luggage truck also told me that EVERY detail was in order around this epic Pharrell Williams blast-off.

It was only on Monday Juneteenth, that I learned about the Statue of Liberty as a gift to America from France, honoring the official end of slavery in America.

This new day Paris Cafe Society is just getting started, but it is real.

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Kendall Jenner's Path to Her Happy Place for WSJ Magazine Summer 2023

Kendall Jenner's Path to Her Happy Place for WSJ Magazine Summer 2023

With refreshing honesty and a sense of self-awareness, the 27-year-old supermodel and entrepreneur Kendall Jenner details her transformative journey from reality television star to global icon in the online edition of [comp link] WSJ Magazine’s Summer 2023 issue.

Great News on 818

Launching 818 has given Kendall her freedom, writes WSJ. “In modeling you are what someone wants you to be. Where you show up on set, the makeup, the hair. You wear what they tell you to wear, and you take the photo that they want to see,” she says. “So, for sure, being my own boss is really cool.”

On the topic of Kendall’s co-owned tequila brand 818, AOC steps out of the WSJ Magazine interview and over to the 818 website.

Just as we were pleasantly shocked to learn Sunday [reading all the fine print] that sibling Khloé Kardashian’s Good American Jeans has B-Corp status, let’s sound the trumpets for Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila brand also just achieving B-Corp status.

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Victoria's Secret Is Sailing In Treacherous Waters As New Leadership Is Named

Victoria's Secret Is Sailing In Treacherous Waters As New Leadership Is Named

Victoria’s Secret stock has fallen 47% in the year to date, while the S&P 500 SPX has gained 14%. Victoria’s Secret had sales of $1.4 billion in first quarter 2023 and only made $3.8 million — a 95% decrease in earnings.

I’ve said many times that if Victoria’s Secret isn’t careful, Savage X Fenty and SKIMS are going to take the business down. And I mean kaput down.

With LVMH backing Savage X Fenty via L Catterton, their incubator investment arm, and Kim Kardashion on the road now, raising $1 billion for her own venture capital fund — and also appearing on the cover of TIME Magazine, this Victoria’s Secret selling the message of “undefinable” breaks every rule of marketing I know about. And the customers seem to agree.

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Vogue Spain July 2023 Hosts a Fashion Flowers Picnic Lensed by Javier Ruiz

Vogue Spain July 2023 Hosts a Fashion Flowers Picnic Lensed by Javier Ruiz

Photographer Javier Ruiz [IG] captures model Mathilda Gvarliani enjoying simple picnic pleasures in her own fashion flower garden. Marta Bajo styles ‘Volver Al Pueblo’ [‘Back to the Town’], a story of centuries-old, past-tense pleasures for Vogue Spain July 2023.

Most of could use an old-fashioned picnic in the countryside, whatever is hanging in our closet.

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Bulgari 'Mediterranea': A Voyage of Timeless High Jewelry Elegance in the Human Story

Bulgari 'Mediterranea': A Voyage of Timeless High Jewelry Elegance in the Human Story

‘Bulgari Mediterranea’ Book

Amidst the vibrant colors and alluring stories of the Mediterranean Sea, Bulgari [IG] unveils more images of its truly stunning High Jewelry ‘Mediterranea’ Collection 2023.

Scandebergs [IG], ‘cosmic explorers’ Stefano Clombini and Alberto Albanese have photographed these soul-stirring images.

Now Bulgari has also published a book about the region ‘Bulgari Mediterranea’ due out in September 2023.

The 180 pages are filled with the precious creations of the High Jewelry and High-End Watches brand, inspired since its beginnings.

Featuring an illustrious group of talented writers including Kenya Hunt, Lucia Silvestri, Michela Marzano, Leïla Slimani, Stefania Auci, and Andrea Marcolongo, ‘Bulgari Mediterranea’ weaves together compelling narratives and intriguing insights into the essence of the Mediterranean region.

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Grace Elizabeth Covers Vogue Spain July 2023 in 'Mermaid' by Elizaveta Porodina

Grace Elizabeth Covers Vogue Spain July 2023 in 'Mermaid' by Elizaveta Porodina

Top model Grace Elizabeth and top photographer Elizaveta Porodina [IG] create a dazzling, siren-calling, ‘Mermaid’ duet in the July 2023 issue of Vogue Spain [IG].

Note that sirens were half human/half birds, a fact long-lost in the 21st century.

Tati Cotliar styles Grace Elizabeth — born a water baby in Lake City, Florida between Jacksonville and Tallahassee — in bodycon, hot-weather shimmering style perfect for a Florida starfish.

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Khloe Kardashian in L'Officiel Italia Summer 2023 #50 by The Morelli Brothers

Khloe Kardashian in L'Officiel Italia Summer 2023 #50 by The Morelli Brothers

Khloé Kardashian covers L'Officiel Italia's Summer 2023 #50, styled by her sister Kim Kardashian in a Dolce & Gabbana corset dress, lensed by The Morelli Brothers [IG]

Good American Jeans B-Corp Status

Good American Jeans are made in Los Angeles, which does not confirm that they have no labor issues. However, Good American Jeans is a certified B Corp.

No matter how often AOC hammers away on this B-Corp issue, Khloé discusses size inclusivity at Good American Jeans but not this important certification. I went looking for facts apart from the interview.

Meet the ‘Ambivert’ Personality

Khloé Kardashian introduces us to a new word in the personality types lexicon, describing herself as an ‘ambivert’ in the interview led by her sister Kim Kardashian.

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Malgosia Bela in 'Hydra, Greece, Lensed by Cedric Bihr for HTSI Magazine June 17, 2023

Malgosia Bela in 'Hydra, Greece, Lensed by Cedric Bihr for HTSI Magazine June 17, 2023

As the summer sun casts its warm golden glow over the picturesque island of Hydra, Greece, one cannot resist the urge to immerse oneself in the soothing embrace of its crystal-clear waters.

Top model Malgosia Bela is styled by Isabelle Kountoure in ‘Hydra Therapy’, an elegant summer fashion story shot at the famous Greek island, located in the Saronic Islands in the Aegean Sea.

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Marlijn Joek Shimmers in a 'Calm Sea' by Simon Upton for ELLE Italia June 23, 2023

Marlijn Joek Shimmers in a 'Calm Sea' by Simon Upton for ELLE Italia June 23, 2023

Dutch model Marlijn Hoek shimmers in casual, metallic-colors elegance for a fashion story ‘Mare Calmo’ [‘Calm Sea’]. The model is styled by Micaela Sessa in summer’s relaxed sophistication from Aurelie Bidermann, Dolce & Gabbana, Emporio Armani, Loro Piana, Max Mara, Polo Ralph Lauren, Reinhard Plank, Stefanel

Photographer Simon Upton [IG]captures Hoek at La Sultana Oualidia in Morocco for ELLE Italia June 23, 2023./ Makeup by Topolino; hair by Simone Prusso

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Artycapucines with Ubuntu Spirit in Sotheby's Paris Louis Vuitton Online Auction June 28 - July 5

Artycapucines with Ubuntu Spirit in Sotheby's Paris Louis Vuitton Online Auction June 28 - July 5

Sotheby's and Louis Vuitton will auction 22 "exceptionally remade" Artycapucines handbags, with net proceeds benefiting organizations like UNICEF, Médecins sans Frontières, The United Negro College Fund, Teach for China, World Central Kitchen, Opendorf Afrika  and RED, which fights AIDS.

A group of 22 artists will now remake their original Artycapucines using the same materials wherever possible with the artist scrawling his or her name under the flap and on the carrying case, a monogram Louis Vuitton hat box based on a 1924 design.

The participating artists are Alex Israel, Amélie Bertrand, Beatriz Milhazes, Daniel Buren, Donna Huanca, Gregor Hildebrandt, Huang Yuxing, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Jonas Wood, Josh Smith, Kennedy Yanko, Liu Wei, Paola Pivi, Park Seo-Bo, Peter Marino, Sam Falls, Tschabalala Self, Ugo Rondinone, Urs Fischer, Vik Muniz, Zeng Fanzhi and Zhao Zhao.

Opening bids for these one-of-a-kind, recreated Artycapucines start at 16,000 euros.

In the spirit of these public commissions, all 22 bags will be on show from 1-5 July 2023 at a public exhibition at Sotheby’s Paris headquarters on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.

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