Brunello Cucinelli Parfums for Women and Men Enter US Market in October 2023

Brunello Cucinelli Parfums for Women and Men Enter US Market in October 2023

The $5 billion market cap Bruno Cucinelli brand story is taking a major step forward with the launch of Brunello Cucinelli Parfums for women and men. The new beauty category has been developed with EuroItalia and the fragrances are now available in Europe and the Middle East. The American launch is early October, with Asia following in 2024.

Fronted by a beautiful campaign captured by Hunter & Gatti [IG], models Arizona Muse and James Turlington star in the campaign, joined by an expanded cast. The campaign, shot in Solomeo and Val d’Orcia in Tuscany, celebrates dreamers and their hopeful, visionary spirits.

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Edita Vilkeviciute In Fall 2023 Luxury Brand Essentials for ELLE France by Ben Weller

Edita Vilkeviciute In Fall 2023 Luxury Brand Essentials for ELLE France by Ben Weller

Top model Edita Vilkeviciute covers the September 21, 2023 issue of ELLE France [IG], wearing all Louis Vuitton on the cover. Maya Zepinic styles the portfolio of quiet luxury fall essentials, photographed by Ben Weller [IG]./ Hair by Naoki Komiya; makeup by Georgina Graham

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Daphne Groeneveld Covers Madame Figaro France Fall 2023 Fashion by David Roemer

Daphne Groeneveld Covers Madame Figaro France Fall 2023 Fashion by David Roemer

Top model Daphne Groeneveld is styled by Julie Gillet in a Fall 2023 fashion overview issue featuring Chanel, Dior, Hermes, Maison Margiela, Prada and more. Photographer David Roemer [IG] captures Daphne in New York for Madame Figaro France September 2023. /Hair by Rolando Beauchamp; makeup by Deanna Hagan

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Louis Vuitton Taps Pharrell Williams As First Guest of Podcast 'Louis Vuitton Extended' Out Now

Louis Vuitton Taps Pharrell Williams As First Guest of Podcast 'Louis Vuitton Extended' Out Now

Louis Vuitton is launching a podcast with popular French fashion journalist, documentary maker and YouTuber Loïc Prigent. Called ‘Louis Vuitton Extended’, the podcast will dive deeper into the scenes of what’s happening behind the scenes at one of the world’s premier luxury houses. That Prigent-guided conversation includes the house’s cultural codes, values and activism.

In the case of Louis Vuitton Men’s creative director Pharrell Williams, the dialogue will focus on the June 20, 2023 show and all the decisions made around its structure and content.

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Hector Muelas Rejoins Alexandre Arnault as Tiffany & Co. Chief Brand Creative Director

Hector Muelas Rejoins Alexandre Arnault as Tiffany & Co. Chief Brand Creative Director

Hector Muelas is now Chief Brand Creative Director of Tiffany & Co.

Muelas arrives at Tiffany & Co with a storied resume that includes positions at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Rimowa, Apple, Creative Artists Agency, Donna Karan International, Vice Media and more. Muelas joined Expedia Group as senior vice president of global marketing and creative in 2021.

At Rimowa, Muelas held the same title of Chief Brand Creative Director and would have worked with Alexandre Arnault, who was CEO of Rimowa at age 28. The youngest Arnault — and a prodigious business talent — is now Executive Vice President of Product and Communications at Tiffany & Co.

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Marie Teissonniere Wears Tweed de Chanel High Jewelry for Harper's Bazaar Arabia

Marie Teissonniere Wears Tweed de Chanel High Jewelry for Harper's Bazaar Arabia

The September 2023 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia features rising model Marie Teissonniere wearing key pieces from Chanel’s Tweed high jewelry collection styled by Anna Castan. Photographer Mattia Guolo [IG] captures the fashion story ‘Total Knockout’, with its focus on new beauty products besides its new Tweed de Chanel high jewelery collection. / Hair by Jean-Luc Amarin; production by Jean-Marc Mondelet

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Helen Mirren Talks Golda Meir in DuJour Magazine Fall 2023 by Nick Thompson

Helen Mirren Talks Golda Meir in DuJour Magazine Fall 2023 by Nick Thompson

Esteemed actor Helen Mirren is not accustomed to being the center of controversy. But she knew that criticism of her decision to play the plum role of world leader Golda Meir, the founding first and only woman leader of Israel’s history, was certain to invite controversy. Mirren is not Jewish and she has called the criticism of her being tapped by Oscar winner Guy Nattiv to play the lead in ‘Golda’ as “utterly legitimate”.

‘Golda’s focus is the 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in October 1973.

The film is in theaters and online now, released on August 25 and with a modest box office of $4.4 worldwide.

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Actor Maude Apatow in Louis Vuitton by Elizaveta Porodina for POP Magazine #49

Actor Maude Apatow in Louis Vuitton by Elizaveta Porodina for POP Magazine #49

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

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Winnie Harlow Wears Retro Elegance Lensed by Jason Kim for Stylist UK September 2023

Winnie Harlow Wears Retro Elegance Lensed by Jason Kim for Stylist UK September 2023

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.

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Chioma Nnadi Wins Top Position Managing British Vogue's Editorial Content

Chioma Nnadi Wins Top Position Managing British Vogue's Editorial Content

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.

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Awet Aleu by Matthew Priestly for Blanc Magazine Hot Like Fire Issue 23

Awet Aleu by Matthew Priestly for Blanc Magazine Hot Like Fire Issue 23

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

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D Turns Up the Fall 2023 Fashion Heat with 113° Fahrenheit Lensed by Johnny Dufort

D Turns Up the Fall 2023 Fashion Heat with 113° Fahrenheit Lensed by Johnny Dufort

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.

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Burberry's New Pop-Ups and Immersive Events Design Live Well in a Psilocybin World

Burberry's New Pop-Ups and Immersive Events Design Live Well in a Psilocybin World

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.

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Ajok Madel Is Out of This World in Vogue Portugal September 2023 by Ruo Bing Li

Ajok Madel Is Out of This World in Vogue Portugal September 2023 by Ruo Bing Li

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

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Miriam Sánchez in 'Home Country' for Harpers Bazaar US September 2023

Miriam Sánchez in 'Home Country' for Harpers Bazaar US September 2023

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

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Rolf Schrader and Victoria Fawole Cover HTSI Magazine Fall 2023 Wooly Bully Fashion

Rolf Schrader and Victoria Fawole Cover HTSI Magazine Fall 2023 Wooly Bully Fashion

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.

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'Radical Etro' Reborn Fall Winter 2023 Campaign Lensed in Scotland by Zhong Lin

'Radical Etro' Reborn Fall Winter 2023 Campaign Lensed in Scotland by Zhong Lin

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’.

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Faretta Radic's Casual Menswear Style Lensed by Xavi Gordo for ELLE Italia

Faretta Radic's Casual Menswear Style Lensed by Xavi Gordo for ELLE Italia

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].

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Succubus Chic Queen ‘Fall Fatale With Gabbriette’ by Dan Beleiu for GEN V Magazine

Succubus Chic Queen ‘Fall Fatale With Gabbriette’ by Dan Beleiu for GEN V Magazine

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.

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Ornella Umutoni Wears Tweeds and Tartans in T: The New York Times Style Magazine

Ornella Umutoni Wears Tweeds and Tartans in T: The New York Times Style Magazine

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

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