Carla Peclet Layers Up Fall 2023 Accessories for ELLE France September 7, 2023
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Coco Gauff Nails It! Wins US Open and First Grand Slam Title in Women's Tennis
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Gauff wins her first Grand Slam title after defeating Aryna Sabalenka, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in just over two hours. This was only Gauff’s second appearance in a Grand Slam final, after losing to Iga Swiatek in the finals of the French Open in 2022.
Read all the details at New York Times.
Read MoreVersace Greca Goddess Top Handle Bag Is Headed to the C-Suite in Fall 2023
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Models Camille Chifflot, João Araujo and Luoyi come together in a new campaign for the debut of Versace’s [IG] Greca Goddess Top Handle Bag.
Defined by Italian leather artistry and a structural design, the architectural curves of the bag’s body are mirrored by an arched top handle crafted in tubular leather with angular cut ends. The signature Greca sits to the bag’s front above a metallic Versace logo plaque, both in the color of deep gold.
The model trio suits up in all-black, tailored sophistication for serious-minded achievers with an eye on the C-suite. The Greca Goddess bag was first introduced in Fall 2022.
Read MoreFelice Noordhoff & Family by Paul Bellart for Vogue-Netherlands September 2023
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Dutch model Felice Noordhoff adds another fashion story to her explosively successful Fall 2023 season in this gorgeous, sensual, nature-lovers editorial.
Felice creates joy with sister Fauve Lila Anna Noordhoff, brother Loïck Noordhoff, mother Leontien Wenneker and love Khalil Ghani, styled by Linda Gumus Gerritsen. Photographer Paul Bellaart [IG] captures the warmly-intimate scene for Vogue Netherland’s September 2023 issue. / Hair by Magdalena Loza
As Gucci Pursues An 'Exclusive Elevated Path', Anne Says 'Watch for Landmines'
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In-transition luxury house Gucci presents its Fall Winter 2023 campaign featuring Vittoria Ceretti, Aboubakar Konte and Brando Erba, lensed by photographer David Sims [IG].
Alastair McKimm styles the cast with hair by Paul Hanlon and makeup by Thomas De Kluyver. “Brakhage” by Stereolab is the music in the campaign video.
I noted a few months ago that we didn’t even post the new Gucci Valigeria campaign video, thinking it was just a stop along the way of Gucci’s reinvention. But that mistake was AOC’s.
The video is exactly in sync with the Fall 2023 campaign.
Many luxury brands — Louis Vuitton immediately comes to mind, but also Dior — are redefining luxury in more humanist terms. This branding does not prevent exclusive salons for best customers. But our common humanity — or ubuntu — is part of the luxury brand story.
Look at the new RIMOWA campaign, as a good example.
Read MoreRIMOWA Celebrates 125 Years on the Road of Purposeful Journeys
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RIMOWA, the first German maison in the LVMH luxury group, defines itself as a global lifestyle brand with a mission to create the essential tools for a lifetime of travel.
Just out is a new RIMOWA campaign featuring Blackpink’s Rosé, champion Formula 1 pilot Sir Lewis Hamilton and French soccer player Kylian Mbappé. Agency Anomaly London created the campaign.
Read MoreActor Zhang Zifeng Covers Vogue China October 2023 in 'After Dark' by Annie Lai
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Rising actor Zhang Zifeng is styled by Vivienne Sun and Alvin Yu in an elegant fashion story ‘After Dark’. Photographer Annie Lai is behind the lens for Vogue China October 2023.
Read MoreDebra Shaw in 'Red Hot' Fall Fashion Lensed by Fabien Montique in The Sunday Times Style
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In the words of Laura Craik, writing for The Sunday Times Style magazine September 3, 2023, Debra Shaw “thrums with good energy”. A key reason for Shaw’s longevity as a couture model lies in her humanist spirit.
Fabien Montique [IG] captures Shaw in the fashion story ‘Red Hot’, wearing Celine by Hedi Slimane on the cover. Note an outtake from Montique that is very VROOM VROOM. “I like wearing red — it’s a powerful colour,” says Shaw.
For AOC, Shaw’s self-analysis of her secret to her longevity is a life lesson for all of us. It involves:
“. . . being open, being flexible and not having the ego involved in areas that it doesn’t need to be involved in. You can have the ego on stage because that helps the performance, but coming in and demanding things? That doesn’t work with this [younger] generation. It should never have worked, because the reality is we’re all pulling together. So be a team player.”
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Vogue Arabia Goes to Disneyland Paris in Luxury Fashion Lensed by Desiree Mattsson
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AOC returns to the September 2023 issue of Vogue Arabia [IG] with model trio Aouatif Saadi, Farnoush Hamidian and Myriem Boukadida in fantasyland.
Disneyland Paris is the site of this central fashion story in the ‘Once Upon a Style’ issue, lensed by London-based photographer Desiree Mattsson [IG]. Creative and fashion direction by Amine Jreissati and styling by Mohammad Hazem Rezq juxtapose world-famous Disney characters with Arabian and European designers.
Previously. AOC shared the Vogue Arabia September 2023 covers and thoughts about the issue from highly-regarded by AOC, EIC Manuel Arnaut [IG].
Read MoreThe BALMAIN Paris Fall 2023 Campaign Is Sublime Black Beauty on Steroids
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Balmain’s [IG] Fall/Winter 2023 campaign borders on momentous. All five models are women of color — for a global luxury brand selling to all women. The five models Akuol Deng Atem, Anyier Anei, Naomi Apajok, Nyaduola Gabriel and Nyakong Chan are all women from war-torn South Sudan.
The creative fusion of Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing [IG] and star photographer Rafael Pavarotti [IG] is sublime. Apparently this is their first outing together.
Multiple people have commented on the visual, intellectual and downright spiritual synergy between Rousteing and Pavarotti, and Anne agrees. ‘Spiritual’ synchronocity is me alone, but several people I respect are wowed here by the collaboration of the two mega talents.
Read MoreBold and Sexy VROOM VROOM Style in ELLE US September 2023 by Scandebergs
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When Patti Wilson is free to excel with a decent budget — like we are seeing in this ELLE US [IG] September 2023 fashion story ‘Body Shop’ — Wilson’s stylist DNA shifts into high gear. Boom. We have a fantastic, mechanical set design by Griffin Stoddard. Check. The beauty team is makeup by Yumi Lee and Evanie Frausto on hair. Check
We have models South Sudanese Diana Achan and Houston, Texas Margot Whitley ready to pose. Let’s roll. Put Italian photographers Stefano Colombini and Alberto Albanese, now in London and ka Scandebergs [IG] behind the lens. All systems are go for a fashion story take-off.
Read MoreTess Carter's Fearless Elegance in WSJ Magazine Fall Fashion 2023 by Nadine Ijewere
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WSJ Magazine’s Fall Women’s Fashion 2023 issue urges us to play fashion’s long game. This is our first look at the magazine under Sarah Ball, promoted to Editor-in-Chief in June from editor of the Style News section.
‘Flowy, Structural, Feathery: Fall Fashion Has Something for Everyone” delivers at WSJ. See product details on AOC’s comp link.
We head out to Spain’s Canary Islands, an archipelago of eight islands off the northwest coast of Africa. Rising model Tess Carter poses on volcanic soil, 100 kilometers west of Morocco in the Atlantic Ocean.
Read MoreVogue Hong Kong 'Empowerment' September 2023 Issue Covers by Luigi & Iango
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‘Empowerment’ is the theme of the September 2023 issue of Vogue Hong Kong’s September 2023. AOC shares five individual covers featuring Abby Champion, Cara Taylor, Lineisy Montero, Qun Ye, and Selena Forrest and two almost identical ensemble covers.
Photographers of the moment Luigi and Iango [IG] capture the five cover stars wearing Fendi accented with jewellery by Messika.
Read MoreKaia Gerber's Celine Glamour for D la Repubblica September 2, 2023 by Alasdair McLellan
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D la Repubblica September 2, 2023 delivers Kaia Gerber as an ‘American Beauty’ channeling old Hollywood glamour in this Celine fashion story. Alasdair McLellan [IG] captures Kaia in her leading lady role, styled by Suzanne Koller in the Celine fashion story./ Hair by Anthony Turner; makeup by Lauren Turner
Read MoreCara Taylor in Chanel for Numéro #240 September 2023 by Jean-Baptiste Mondino
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Top model Cara Taylor poses on the cover of Numéro #240, wearing Chanel’s cropped patent leather jacket, skirt and necklace for the September 2023 issue.
Founder and director of Numéro, Babeth Djian styles Taylor in the Legacy issue fashion story Pont Alexandre-III lensed by Jean-Baptiste-Mondino. / Hair by Yumiko Hikage; makeup by Lloyd Simmonds
Read MoreMalika Louback Wears Pure Boys Club Style by Chris Colls in ELLE France August 31, 2023
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Model Malika Louback joins Gisele Bundchen as the second cover model for ELLE France’s August 31 issue. Both top-rung models dress for autumn days, with Gisele more casually than Malika.
Menswear influences make a strong appearance in Malika’s fashion story, also called by ELLE France the ever-popular “boyish look” in French fashion. Géraldine Saglio styles the shoot, with Chris Colls [IG] resuming his position behind the lens. / Hair by Odile Gilbert; makeup by Wendy Rowe
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Classicism Meets Something New in Loewe Fall 2023 Campaign by David Sims
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