Polo Ralph Lauren Holiday Spirit 2023 Lensed by Steven Pan with Vivienne Rohner
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Zara Ad Reminds Me: Christians, Jews, Muslims All Believe in Weeping Angels
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Jackets Without a Good Fit
Zara has removed this controversial advertising campaign from the front page of its website after pro-Palestine activists called for an international boycott of the retailer.
Inditex, the company that owns Zara, said on Monday that the photos were taken in September 2023, before the current war erupted between Hamas and Israel. The creative brief was approved in July — which makes sense to AOC.
However alert to perceptions gone wrong, I myself was in the process of writing about my night at the Louvre in Paris 20 years ago, marveling over the jazz-evening setup with the statuary in seeming disarray, strewn like these images but with blue strobe lights for extra effect.
Only when I went to Zara’s IG did I realize that something was very wrong with the campaign.
Read MoreTasha Tilberg Noble Origins Style for Vogue Turkey December 2023 by Kadir Karademir
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Tasha Tilberg returns to the fashion spotlight in short order, gracing the pages of Vogue Turkey’s December 2023 issue. Rising photographer Kadir Karademir [IG] captures Tilberg, one of the most visible models of the ‘90s, styled by Ceylan Atınç. / Makeup by Gamze Tekin Alp; hair by Nuri Sekerci
Read MoreRejoice Chuol in 'Golden Hour' by Sofia Sanchez & Mauro Mongiello in Numéro 243
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South Sudanese model Rejoice Chuol channels a primordial goddess origins story ‘Golden Hour’ for Numéro France’s December 2023/January 2024 issue.
Samuel Francois styles Chuol in shimmering sea, Mami Wata elegance from Balenciaga, Chanel, Givenchy, Miu Miu, Nina Ricci, Sportmax, Stella McCartney, Versace and more. The inspiring, poetic water-goddess splendor is lensed by Sofia Sanchez Mauro Mongiello.
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Aylah Peterson in ‘Sueños Lúcidos’ Lensed by Matthieu Delbreuve for Vogue Mexico October
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Rising model Aylah Peterson takes the style spotlight in a richly-delicious fashion story ‘Sueños Lúcidos’ for Vogue Mexico’s October 2023 issue.
Peterson is joined by Eliseu Zimmer in a cast of fashion labels styled by Juan Camilo Rodriguez.
Matthieu Delbreuve [IG] photographs the fashion story ‘Lucid Dreaming’, a concept with a long, positive, enlightened history in Mexico that was bastardized — not only by American culture — but Spanish Catholic missionaries and European conquerors, as well.
Read MoreIndya Moore Honored As Harper's Bazaar Spain 2023 Activist of the Year by JUANKR
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Actor and intersectionality activist Indya Moore covers the December 2023 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Spain [IG], named as their Activist Woman of the Year 2023.
JuanKr [IG] photographed the actor, who is styled by Christina Terron. / Hair and makeup by Cynthia de Leon
Indya Moore Proud Pro-Palestinian Activist
Living up to the Harper’s Spain award category honor, Indya Moore was among the 335 people arrested in New York’s Grand Central Station on October 27.
Read MoreMila van Eeten Covers D Magazine December 2, 2023 in 'Halcyon' by Nicola Delorme
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Model Mila van Eeten covers the December 2, 2023 issue of d Magazine from d la Repubblica, lensed by Nicola Delorme [IG] in ‘Halcyon’.
The choice of ‘Halcyon’ is not obvious. The month of December is portrayed as a time that’s idyllically happy and peaceful. Right now that seems like a fond memory.
We need the Greek definition, in AOC’s opinion. The halcyon bird had the power to calm rough ocean waves every December so that she could nest. It was she — and not humans —who brought a semblance of peace or tranquility to the world. Life could regenerate itself while she turned upright the human boat, sending it forward once more.
Read MorePatBo x Alessandra Ambrosio Resort 2024 Shakes It Loose in New Miami Store
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In the case of PatBo founder Patricia Bonaldi and Alessandra Ambrosio, it takes one to know one. We speak of two Brazilian women celebrating the opening of PatBo’s new boutique in the Miami Design District this week, along with their exciting new resort 2024 collaboration.
Read MoreFuturism and AI Meet Ancient Practices in 2024 Spa-Style Self-Care Trends
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Futurism and AI Meet Ancient Practices in 2024 Spa-Style Self-Care Trends
The latest trends in spa treatments or relaxing getaways bring a host of scientific and technology innovations very different from spa visits past.
Technology and Science Meet Ancient Traditions
In the near future, spas are expected to embrace artificial intelligence [AI] and virtual reality [VR] to create immersive and personalized wellness journeys.
Virtual reality is set to transform the spa landscape. By transporting guests into serene virtual environments, VR experiences can enhance relaxation and provide an escape from everyday stresses. More exciting, VR can transport us back in time, so that we might join our human ancestors in community based rituals, for example.
Read MoreJamilla Hoogenboom Wears Rough Elegance Luxury Fashion for Madame Figaro France
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Dutch model Jamilla Hoogenboom delights in a simple but sophisticated fashion story for Madame Figaro France December 1, 2023.
Photographer Lise-Anne Marsal [IG] captures Hoogenboom in modern rough elegance that radiates beauty against a rocky terrain and winter coastline with styling by Julie Gillet.
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Tom Ford SS2024 Campaign Launches Zegna-Lauder March to Top 10 Luxury Brand
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Tom Ford’s codes, “of glamour, sexiness, elegance, and beauty,” are embraced by promoted Tom Ford Creative Director Peter Hawkings as well, the designer told Vogue in advance of his September 2023 Milan Tom Ford runway debut.
In the just-released Spring 2024 Tom Ford ad campaign, the visual impact is Zegna with edge. Stars of the Tom Ford Spring 2024 campaign are Alaato Jazyper, Dara Gueye, Eva Komuves, Ilias Loopmans, and Jeanne Cadieu, lensed by Robin Galiegue [IG].
Tom Ford does not need fixing in the minds of Estee Lauder, the business tean at Zegna or Hawkings himself. In that case, who is better than Peter Hawkings to inherit the Tom Ford design mantle and not be obsessed with turning a design vision inside out to make it “his own.”
Read MoreTom Ford SS2024 Post Show Social Media Images by Anthony Seklaoui
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Photographer Anthony Seklaoui [IG] captured the Tom Ford SS2024 social media post-show ensemble that includes Aivita Mūze, Cherif Douamba, Eva Komuves, Ilias Loopmans, Kajsa Nasiell Nauckhoff, Nataly Vieira, Nyaduola Gabriel, Renee Bellerive, Rianne Van Rompaey, Sun Mizrahi and Wali Deutch. / Hair by Guido Palau; makeup by Dick Page
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Anna Cleveland Stars as Maria Callas for Vogue Greece December by Richard Phibbs
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Model Anna Cleveland channels the spirit of opera singer Maria Callas, who would have turned 100 on December 2 in Vogue Greece’s December 2023 cover story, lensed by Richard Phibbs
Nicholas Georgiou styles Cleveland, who as Maria Callas expresses ‘La Divina’s’ appetite for a luxurious, glamorous lifestyle and fashion diva status, in addition to her global fame as an opera star.
Callas’ life is now the focus of Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín’s upcoming biopic ‘Maria’, starring Angelina Jolie. Early images released of Jolie as Callas bear a stunning resemblance to the opera diva, and she will wear some of Callas’ real clothes in the film.
Read MoreEmily Ratajkowski Covers Vogue Australia December 2023 by Lachlan Bailey
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Emily Ratajkowski covers the December 2023 issue of Vogue Australia [IG]. Journalist Mahalia Chang sits down with the mother of one to discuss freedom, privacy and self worth — a triad of issues associated with the politically active, feminist mega-talent and model for several years now.
Lachlan Bailey [IG] photographs Ratajkowski with styling by Vogue Australia EIC Christine Centenera.
Emily R is currently under fire for posing in a Le Monde M Magazine story standing in a pair of very plus-size ladies pants with much room to spare. THAT qualifies as a fatphobic mortal sin in America among so-called progressive women. [LOL, sorry]
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Liya Kebede Covers Vogue Italia December 2023, Lensed by Campbell Addy
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Global citizen, top model, actor and Lemlem philanthropist Liya Kebede covers the December 2023 issue of Vogue Italia [IG]. Ethiopian-born, Kebede has served as a WHO Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health since 2005 and now lives in New York.
In a creative narrative twist, Liya Kebede poses in an artwork by Milan-based artist Jem Perucchini [above], who is also of Ethiopian heritage. Liya wears YSL in that image, styled by Paris-based Ally Macrae, who worked on the entire fashion shoot.
The impression sought by photographer Campbell Addy for the fashion shoot, involved interpreting Kebede a Queen of Sheba with the most classic insignia of sovereignty, the sphere.
Read MoreApolline Rocco Fohrer in Harper's Bazaar Italia Couture Lensed by Nick Knight
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