Karen Elson Is 'Fast and Furiously Chic' in W Magazine Fall Fashion by Craig McDean
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Tyler Mitchell Captures Black Beauty Fall 2023 W Magazine | Aid to Morocco
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Models Ajah Angau Jok, Akon Changkou, Amar Akway, Awar Odhiang, Nyawurh Chuol, and Rejoice Chuol pose in dramatic, shape-shifting, fashion formations created to command attention.
Photographer Tyler Mitchell [IG]gives thanks to EIC Sara Moonves, [IG] and Charles Levai and Kevin Tekinel, creative directors at large for W Magazine and now represented by Art + Commerce. Congrats to Levai and Tekinel on their fast rise./ Hair by Cyndia Harvey; makeup by Lucia Pica; set design by Julia Wagner
Our Deep Sadness for Morocco and Libya
AOC likes the fact that Tyler uses the words “Communion in an everlasting landscape” to describe the W fashion shoot. Except “everlasting” seems like an increasingly fragile word today.
Because Tyler set the mood, let us take a moment to consider the confirmed dead in Libya of 5,000 and heading as high as 10,000 in the devastating surge of floodwaters.
And also the growing death toll in our beloved Marrakech — a magical place that means so much to so many of us creatives. The current death toll is at 3,000 and climbing from the earthquake.
AOC shares Vogue Arabia ‘How to Help Morocco’ links. We are working on Arab-world recommended links for Libya. ~ Anne
Read MoreRichard Phibbs ' 'Dances With Wolves' with Querelle Jansen for Harper's Bazaar UK October 2023
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Model Querelle Jansen is styled by Cathy Kasterine in ‘Dances With Wolves’, another deeply-personal exploration of women, nature and wolves.
Richard Phibbs [IG] captures the three companions moving in concert for Harper’s Bazaar UK’s October 2023 issue./ Hair by Kenna; makeup by Victoria Bond
Read MoreKaia Gerber and Steven Meisel Make Good Trouble in Valentino Black Tie Campaign
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What a superb new Valentino Fall/Winter 2023 Black Tie campaign! It soars sky high in creativity and self-assurance with Kaia Gerber playing a role that defines the very concept of je ne sais quoi.
Kaia’s acting lessons are having huge impact on her self-expression in the last year.
Pierpaolo Piccioli’s vision of luxury for rebellious rule-breaking, smarty-pants fashion lovers with unbridled confidence and positive spirit is unmatched.
Gerber is boss as she struts around Huntington, Long Island’s Oheka Castle. Even the fact that the film is shot in New York and not Europe is a rebellious gesture that succeeds.
There’s so much going on in this film, and yet it does not feel overdone. We don’t lose our way because a confident clarity rules this audacious, beautiful, inspiring Fall 2023 Valentino Black Tie campaign.
Read MoreGrace Elizabeth In Business Class Fashion for Sunday Times Style September 10, 2023
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Top model Grace Elizabeth covers the September 10, 2023 The Big Fall Fashion issue of Sunday Times Style, wearing a skirt suit and handbag by Miu Miu.
Inside the ‘Business Class’ fashion story, styled by associate fashion editor Verity Parker, the mini check, cashmere coat from Ferragamo’s Maximilian Davis takes center stage, with The Row’s Idaho bag reminding us the turbo bags are the season’s must have for women with a lot to do.
Read MoreDavid Yurman Sculpted Cable Collection with Sofia Richie Grainge by Glen Luchford
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On September 5, American ‘it girl’ Sofia Richie Grainge [IG] became an ambassador for jeweler David Yurman [IG], fronting the David Yurman Sculpted Cable Collection.
Photographer Glen Luchford [IG] shot Richie Grainge in the David Yurman Fall 2023 campaign at the Kellogg Doolittle House in Joshua Tree, California.
Read MoreBella Hadid's Futuristic Life Is Marc Jacobs Heavenly, Lensed by Carlijn Jacobs
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Supermodel Bella Hadid returns to the spotlight in Heaven by Marc Jacobs [IG] fall 2023 campaign. The futuristic images with a transmutation undercurrent were lensed by Carlijn Jacobs [IG], with styling by Danielle Emerson.
The Heaven by Marc Jacobs campaign is focused on new ‘Kiki Group’, a group of 2000s-era ready-to-wear and accessories that meld Y2K nostalgia with a dominant futuristic vibe.
Carlijn Jacobs did explore the idea of multiple selves in the recent Kylie Jenner for Acne Studios campaign, as noted by Fashionista. Beyond that fact, the two campaigns are speaking to visually very different imagery and context.
It’s also truth that Carlijn’s images of Kylie are garnering a lot of praise and — let’s see —this one has 2, 951, 012 IG likes. They average 1.2 million.
Many people believe that Jacobs visually amplified Kylie Jenner in a major new way. AOC is in that group.
Read MoreKristen Drab in 'Wild Frontiers' by Agata Pospieszynska for Harper's Bazaar UK October 2023
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Model Kristin Drab is styled by Charlie Harrington in woolen tweeds, plaids and surface textures cold weather clothes from Alberta Feretti, Alexander McQueen, Celine by Hedi Slimane, Chanel, Dior, Erdem, Etro, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Max Mara, Miu Miu, Molly Goddard, Moschino, Tod’s, Vivienne Westwood and more.
Photographer Agata Pospieszynska [IG] sets up the autumn fashion shoot in Dartmoor National Park, an upland area in southern Devon, England. Read about how Dartmoor functions and practices conservation in the “land of granite’.
Read MoreAnok Yai and Vittoria Ceretti Take Greenwich Village for Michael Kors Collection Fall 2023
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Anok Yai and Vittoria Ceretti stroll together arm-in-arm in Greenwich Village and Washington Square Park for the Michael Kors Collection Fall ’23 campaign. Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin capture the two, very successful, fashion industry models styled in the theme of ‘Urban Bohemia.’
Gloria Steinem’s Ms. Magazine turned 50 last year, and Gloria herself is nearing 90. Michael Kors was inspired by not only Steinem in designing his Fall 2023 collection. The Kors moodboards this season were peppered with 1970s activist, determined women including Ali McGraw, Cher, Jane Fonda, Lena Horne, Tina Turner and more. Disciplined and laser-focused on change, these women also embraced Greenwich Village style — especially because of its proximity to New York University.
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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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