Helen Mirren Talks Golda Meir in DuJour Magazine Fall 2023 by Nick Thompson
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Actor Maude Apatow in Louis Vuitton by Elizaveta Porodina for POP Magazine #49
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Elizaveta Porodina [IG] morphs her image artistry yet again with painterly, personal images of American actor Maude Apatow. Stephanie Waknine styles Apatow, best known for playing Lexi Howard in the HBO drama series ‘Euphoria’, in the all Louis Vuitton fashion story for POP Magazine #49 FW 2023. / Hair by Claire Moore; makeup by Janeen Witherspoon
Read MoreWinnie Harlow Wears Retro Elegance Lensed by Jason Kim for Stylist UK September 2023
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Top model Winnie Harlow delivers the Stylist UK Fall Fashion 2023 cover story with cast perfection. Closeup, so we can actually see the fashion.
Photographer Jason Kim [IG] creates beautifully saturated, but not shrill, images that anchor us in a sense of place and Sunday-best style mood.
The fashion story is so simple and direct, and does an elevated job of saying “buy me”. Winnie is styled fashion director Lucy Reber with a nod to Stylist UK editor Alix Walker.
Read MoreChioma Nnadi Wins Top Position Managing British Vogue's Editorial Content
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British-born Chioma Nnadi will succeed Edward Enninful at British Vogue, operating under the title 'Head of Editorial Content'.
Vogue US editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is also Condé Nast global chief content officer and this change solidifies her control of Condé Nast global content worldwide.
In June 2019, Nnadi share the family photos above in a deeply personal story about the influence of her Nigerian father on her relationship with fashion and style.
He arrived in the U.K. from Nigeria in 1964 to study economics. Soon after, Nigeria was ravaged by a civil war that pitted the government against Biafra, the secessionist state where Nnadi’s father was born.
Read MoreAwet Aleu by Matthew Priestly for Blanc Magazine Hot Like Fire Issue 23
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Rising model Awet Aleu makes an arresting appearance in the pages of Blanc Magazine’s [IG] Hot Like Fire Issue 23. The Buffalo, NY native first walked for Saint Laurent in summer 2022.
For Blanc, Aleu is styled by Willyum Beck in Fendi, Ferragamo, Loewe, Maison Alaia, MM6 Maison Margiela, Schiaparelli and more. Photographer Matthew Priestly [IG] is behind the lens, creating first-class artistry in image-making. / Hair by Isaac Davidson; makeup by Tomoyo Shionome
Read MoreD Turns Up the Fall 2023 Fashion Heat with 113° Fahrenheit Lensed by Johnny Dufort
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Models Amelia Gray, Nyalit Lual and Yoni Tjin turn up the heat for D La Republicca’s [IG] D Style Fall 2023 Fashion issue. The fashion story 113° Fahrenheit is lensed by Johnny Dufort [IG]. / Hair by Holli Smith; makeup by Yadim
Stylist Lotta Volkova chooses from Ann Demeulemeester, Celine, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Dsquared2, Ferragamo, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Hodakova, Maison Alaia, Maison Valentino, Max Mara, Miu Miu, Prada, YSL and more.
Read MoreBurberry's New Pop-Ups and Immersive Events Design Live Well in a Psilocybin World
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The field of Burberry winter 2023 purple roses popping into the first floor of Seoul’s Shinsegae Department Store's Gangnam branch is a feast for our psilocybin-loving eyes.
This new Burberry pop-up in Seoul is sophisticated, charming in a totally-modern way and also a reflection of ‘restrained psychedelic design’. There is nothing ‘flashy’ about the visual design. It beckons us, however to explore the shop — which is a key attribute of a successful pop-up.
‘Restrained Psychedelic Design’
Magic mushrooms inspired profound introspection and spiritual connections long before the rise of monotheism.
In a world where psilocybin use is coming at us in a profound and urgent way — after a Nixon-administration 50-year ban — my reaction to the Burberry purple roses display was instantaneous.
My memory was transported to my own use of psilocybin and a dark night walk I took, eventually sitting down next to a flower bed on my own lawn.
Read MoreAjok Madel Is Out of This World in Vogue Portugal September 2023 by Ruo Bing Li
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How enchanting! In the words of photographer Ruo Bing Li [IG], we are viewing: “A Lin editorial that unfolds between a scenario generated by technology and a make-up designed by human hands; between a background made of bits and bytes and a model in the flesh and blood…”
Model Ajok Madel is styled by Roberto Johnson in ‘Bellus ex machina’ [translated ‘Nice from the Machine’], in this otherworldly, smile-worthy fashion story for the September 2023 issue of Vogue Portugal [IG]. Wouldn’t people be happier working in this office environment? / Hair by Akihisa Yamaguchi; makeup by Jezz Hill
Read MoreMiriam Sánchez in 'Home Country' for Harpers Bazaar US September 2023
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Model Miriam Sánchez is styled by Katie Shillingford in ‘Home Country’, a cold-wind-coming, fall fashion story heavy on plaids, color and cozy fashion. Photographer Bibi Cornejo Borthwick [IG] is in the studio for Harper’s Bazaar US [IG] September 2023./ Hair by Soichi Inagaki; makeup by Niamh Quinn
Read MoreRolf Schrader and Victoria Fawole Cover HTSI Magazine Fall 2023 Wooly Bully Fashion
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The September 10, 2023 issue of HTSI Magazine [IG] takes us into their fall fashion edit, aptly described as ‘80s power dressing with less ‘The Bitch’ and more sexual restraint.
Models Rolf and Victoria Fawole have separate covers, with styling by Isabelle Kountoure. Photographers Louise [IG] & Maria Thornfeldt [IG] capture the fashion zeitgeist in ‘All the feels’, a nod to the uber-tactile nature of many fabrics — the fluffier the better. / Makeup by Patrick Glatthaar; hair by Christos Bairabas
There’s no info floating out there on the actual fibers used in these fashion fluffies.
Stella McCartney has pioneered the in-use Koba® Fur-Free Fur by ECOPEL [IG] is made with recycled polyester and up to 100 percent DuPont™ Sorona® plant-based fibers. Now, ECOPEL has gone a step further by creating a biodegradable faux fur, GACHA.
Read More'Radical Etro' Reborn Fall Winter 2023 Campaign Lensed in Scotland by Zhong Lin
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Etro reveals its Fall Winter 2023 Men and Women’s Advertising Campaign shot 1700 miles north of Italy in Inverness, Scotland. Etro’s Creative Director Marco De Vincenzo creates a dreamlike vision that is softly romantic and soothing — but also environmentally-aware in a humanist sense.
Featuring Argentina-Belgium model Nathaniël Ortiz and Israeli Sun Mizrahi, they are at one with nature and specifically water. The mood is one of great serenity and we can hear the soft ripples of the water — but there is also a disruptive undercurrent in both the images and the film.
Stellar photographer Zhong Lin [IG] is known for creating images that are both dreamy and simultaneously unsettling. Her January 2022 fashion story for Vogue Taiwan called ‘Heat Wave’ remains one of AOC’s most read and shared stories.
For the Fall 2023 collection Marco De Vincenzo worked diligently to mine and better understand the irreplaceable Etro archives. He is digging deep until he’s satisfied that he understands the very roots of the Etro vision.
In today’s world, such a search becomes a Radical Vision and the Fall Campaign is called ‘Radical Etro’.
Read MoreFaretta Radic's Casual Menswear Style Lensed by Xavi Gordo for ELLE Italia
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Croatian model Faretta Radic, ka Faretta, covers ELLE Italia’s September 14, 2023 issue. Faretta suits up in a Louis Vuitton fluid, menswear suit worn with Church’s shoes.
Laura Seganti also chooses Celine by Hedi Slimane, Gucci, Prada, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vacarello and more, photographed by Xavi Gordo [IG].
Read MoreSuccubus Chic Queen ‘Fall Fatale With Gabbriette’ by Dan Beleiu for GEN V Magazine
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Meet GEN V from V Magazine
GEN V is the renamed MINI V from V Magazine. and is AOC’s focus in this debut fashion story ‘Fall Fatale With Gabbriette’.
In the words of Mathias Rosenzweig [Editor-in-Chief, GEN V]
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, maybe even sweeter.
So yes, MINI V has become GEN V.
Like, whatever. Things change.”
AOC fell down this rabbit hole, seeing the photographer credit for Dan Beleiu [IG]. ‘Fall Fatale With Gabbriette’ is styled by Anna Trevelyan with luxe looks from ALAÏA, Benneton, Chanel, Ferragamo, GCDS, Gucci, Kim Shui, Marc Jacobs, Valentino and more. And we ended up getting an education on succubus chic.
Read MoreOrnella Umutoni Wears Tweeds and Tartans in T: The New York Times Style Magazine
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Model Ornella Umutoni comes from Kagali, Rwanda’s capital city and she takes a solo pose in a fashion story ‘This Fall, Tartans and Tweeds Get a Modern Twist” styled by Jasmine Hassett for T: The New York Times Style Magazine October 2023.
Jamaican-born filmmaker and photographer Jeano Edwards [IG], who has a close association with British Designer Grace Wales Bonner, is behind the lens. / Hair by Ryan Mitchell; makeup by Kiki Gifford
Read MoreKaren Elson Is 'Fast and Furiously Chic' in W Magazine Fall Fashion by Craig McDean
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Model, singer/songwriter Karen Elson adds her blazing red hair to W Magazine’s Fall 2023 Volume 4 fashion issue. Fellow redhead Grace Coddington styles ‘Fast and Furiously Chic’ in images by Craig McDean [IG]. / Hair by Orlando Pita; makeup by Francelle Daly
The fashion story isn’t yet posted on W’s website for all the product info, but it will be.
Read MoreTyler 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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