Anne V and Her Goddess-Worship Entourage by Petros Kouiouris for Numéro Netherlands

Anne V and Her Goddess-Worship Entourage by Petros Kouiouris for Numéro Netherlands

Anne Vyalitsyna is known for casting a spell in a crowded room. Lucky for us, New York-based photographer Petros Kouiouris [IG] was in the studio for the latest issue of Numéro Netherlands [IG], with this digital cover of Anne V and her goddess-worship, fashion-story entourage.

Altorrin [IG] styles the fashion story.

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Sabato De Sarno’s Gucci Ancora Campaign Lensed by David Sims

Sabato De Sarno’s Gucci Ancora Campaign Lensed by David Sims

Gucci Ancora is creative director Sabato De Sarno’s ad campaign for his debut Gucci collection. The director’s choice of the word Ancora is an Italian terms that translates “again” in English.

Gucci Ancora is creative director Sabato De Sarno’s ad campaign for his debut Gucci collection. The director’s choice of the word Ancora is an Italian terms that translates “again” in English.

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Birgit Kos Wears Mermaids in Sergio Rossi's SS 2024 Campaign by Claire Rothstein

Birgit Kos Wears Mermaids in Sergio Rossi's SS 2024 Campaign by Claire Rothstein

Top model Birgit Kos fronts Italian shoemaker Sergio Rossi’s [IG] Spring-Summer 2024 campaign, where all-white leather Mermaid sandals deliver a seductive twist.

Photographer Claire Rothstein [IG] shot the campaign in Sorrento, a coastal town in southwestern Italy. CRothstein also has a long commitment to imagery of strong, sensual, confident women and is the genesis of Girls, Girls, Girls Magazine [IG].

Mermaids have captivated human imagination for centuries, touching ancient civilizations from Mesopotamia to Africa to China.

In ancient civilizations, tales of mermaids emerged as a way to explain the mysteries that lay beneath the vast expanses of water. They should not be confused with sirens, who are half human and half-birds.

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Alessandra Ambrosio Is Pure Va-Va-Voom by Ellen Von Unwerth for Schön! Magazine 04, 2023

Alessandra Ambrosio Is Pure Va-Va-Voom by Ellen Von Unwerth for Schön! Magazine 04, 2023

AOC has shared images of supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio since 2007. Photographer Ellen von Unwerth [IG] manages to cultivate the va-va-voom in every woman — including the former Victoria’s Secret Angel.

Alessandra walks on the wild side —being a blonde bombshell for a day — styled by Mike Adler for Schön! Magazine 04, 2023 [IG]./ Makeup by Vincent Oquendo; hair by Eduardo Bravo

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Candice Swanepoel Promotes Hailey Bieber's Rhode Skin Pineapple Refresh Cleanser

Candice Swanepoel Promotes Hailey Bieber's Rhode Skin Pineapple Refresh Cleanser

Candice Swanepoel and Hailey Bieber are two of the smartest women in the fashion and beauty sectors. Now they are teaming up in the launch of Bieber’s Rhode Skin calendar girls, with Swanepoel owning January and July.

Low-Key Cross Promotion

As of this moment, Candice has her @Rhode images on her personal IG, not Tropic of C. That may change in a few days, but Monday, this is Swanepoel’s only action. The sequence of three images and one video has 255,000 likes in 3-4 days.

No fanfare, no endorsements. Just the two women together as the friends they are in real life. Moving over to Rhode [IG], Candice appears again as Miss July and this time she’s carrying a big tube of the new Rhode Pineapple Refresh Cleanser.

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Dolce & Gabbana Spring-Summer 2024 Campaign by Steven Meisel

Dolce & Gabbana Spring-Summer 2024 Campaign by Steven Meisel

Designers Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana work with art director Fabien Baron and stylist Karl Templer to create a Spring-Summer 2024 campaign rich with high-class swagger, penetrating eye confidence, and an attitude that says “judge me at your own risk — because I will take you down.”

With Steven Meisel [IG] on photography, the images will have these ingredients because Meisel often plays high-low with his human subjects. As a result, there are layers of meaning and interpretation that seep out of the images and into our own minds. They are created to be mildly disruptive, another characteristic that makes them interesting and one that Meisel understands deeply.

What AOC loves about Dolce & Gabbana is that their garden is an Italian garden in the same way Loro Piana and Brunello Cucinelli are Italian gardens. But they are planting different crops growing in different parts of Italy and Sicily and Sardinia — from Rome to Milan to Florence and Venice.

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Gisele Bündchen by Luis Alberto Rodriguez for Harper's Bazaar US February 2024

Gisele Bündchen by Luis Alberto Rodriguez for Harper's Bazaar US February 2024

The ‘superest’ of supermodels Gisele Bündchen covers the February 2024 issue of Harper’s Bazaar US, writes Alicia Kennedy.

Carlos Nazario [IG], recently named Harper’s Bazaar Style Director, and photographer Luis Alberto Rodriguez [IG] — and Gisele, of course — deliver a high-impact, resort into spring fashion story.

Fresh news for AOC is Bündchen’s forthcoming cookbook end of March, “Nourish: Simple Recipes to Empower Your Body & Feed Your Soul”. And also that photographer Nino Muñoz is a close, forever-friend of hers.

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Isla Gaskin in 'Laced Up' by Janneke Van der Hagen for Service Magazine Issue 1

Isla Gaskin in 'Laced Up' by Janneke Van der Hagen for Service Magazine Issue 1

Rising British-Iranian model Isla Gaskin is one to watch. She appears here in ‘Laced Up’, a rather daring fashion story for a new model, styled by Monika Tatalovic. Photographer Janneke Van der Hagen [IG] captures Gaskin for Service Magazine [IG] Issue 1./ Hair by Shunsuke Maguro; makeup by Thomasin Waite

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América González Covers Vogue Korea December 2023 by Hyea W Kang

América González Covers Vogue Korea December 2023 by Hyea W Kang

Venezuelan model América González covers the December 2023 issue of Vogue Korea, styled by Eunyoung Sohn in Dior riches lensed by Hyea W. Kang [IG]./ Hair by Lee Hyun Woo

González left a heartfelt message on her IG, about the cover stories and her undeniable current success as a model. The road to success for most models is very difficult, as expressed with América González sharing her thoughts:

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América González, Sora Choi for British Vogue February 2024 by Scott Trindle

América González, Sora Choi for British Vogue February 2024 by Scott Trindle

Top models América González and Sora Choi are styled by Eniola Dare in ‘Up and Away’. The voluminous, breezy fashion looks from Burberry, Giorgio Armani, Louis Vuitton, Junya Watanabe, Michael Kors Collection, Prada, Ralph Lauren Collection are lensed by Scott Trindle [IG]for British Vogue [IG] February 2024./ Hair by Eugene Souleiman; makeup by Janeen Witherspoon

AOC checked in with América González Tuesday, celebrating her first cover story for Vogue Korea.

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Candice Swanepoel's Business Savvy Takes Tropic of C Henna into Art Basel Miami

Candice Swanepoel's Business Savvy Takes  Tropic of C Henna into Art Basel Miami

Candice Swanepoel’s Tropic of C swimwear shares a new henna pattern, giving us a light touch different from typical swimwear prints and patterns. The henna pattern also sits well against the weathered surfaces of Villa Parodi Delfino [IG], available for rental on the Amalfi coast, a 50-kilometer stretch of coastline along the southern edge of Italy’s Sorrentine Peninsula, in the Campania region.

Swanepoel also lives in Miami, and she launched the Tropic of C henna collection with curator Kimberly Drew, and Vogue's Elise Taylor.

The trio gathered an intimate group of friends for a luncheon with Vogue100, hosted at Jason Wright’s private residence.

Kimberly Drew is best known as the former social media manager for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and her use of the social media handle MuseumMammy [IG].

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Naomi Osaka Suffers First-Round Loss to Caroline Garcia at Australian Open

Naomi Osaka Suffers First-Round Loss to Caroline Garcia at Australian Open

USA tennis pro Naomi Osaka was eliminated in the first round of the Australian Open today. Osaka suffered a straight sets loss to French player Caroline Garcia 6-4, 7-6. Garcia entered the Melbourne tournament as No.16 seed.

Osaka is back on the tennis court for the first time since the US Open 2022.

“I have a lot of respect for Naomi Osaka as a person and as a player,” Garcia said after the victory. “We all know she’s had an amazing career.

“She’s been away for 15 months and been through a lot. I’m just very glad to see her back. I hope she can enjoy the tennis and have fun out there.

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Sascha Rajasalu in 'Wild' Cedeira by Yago Castromil for Vogue Spain January 2024

Sascha Rajasalu in 'Wild' Cedeira by Yago Castromil for Vogue Spain January 2024 AOC Fashion

Swedish-Estonian model Sascha Rajasalu is styled by Beatriz Machado in ‘Hacia Rutas Salvajes’ [Into the Wild]. Photographer Yago Castromil [IG] captures Rajasalu in Cedeira, Spain wearing Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Dries Van Noten, Falconeri, Loewe, Loro Piana, Maison Alaia, Miu Miu for Vogue Espana January 2024./ Hair and makeup by Jose Carlos Gonzalez

Dior Magazine Delivers Niki de Saint Phalle Capsule, Lensed by Charlotte Hadden

Dior Magazine Delivers Niki de Saint Phalle Capsule, Lensed by Charlotte Hadden

Models Gonzalez Corona, Majesty Mare and Sophie Dominique invite us to a resort-capsule, art-inspired getaway, deeply grounded in nature and whimsy for Dior [IG]. Artist Niki de Saint Phalle is in the house and also the new issue of Dior Magazine.

Niki de Saint Phalle and the House of Dior

Initially working as a fashion model for the esteemed fashion house during the 1950s, Saint Phalle became acquainted with influential figures in the art world. This exposure provided her with invaluable insights into the realm of aesthetics and design, as she garnered the support of several Dior clients who recognized her potential as a creator.

In 1967, the artist with a rapidly growing international reputation was invited by Marc Bohan, then creative director of Dior, to collaborate on a collection that would challenge conventional notions of beauty and femininity.

At age 37, Saint Phalle's bold and vibrant Nana sculptures became the centerpiece of this collaboration.

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Lila Moss in 'My Roman Empire' Gucci Story by Theo Liu for British Vogue February 2024

Lila Moss in 'My Roman Empire' Gucci Story by Theo Liu for British Vogue February 2024

Model Lila Moss is styled by Gabriella Karefa-Johnson in a Gucci advertorial ‘My Roman Empire’. Photographer Theo Liu [IG] is behind the lens for British Vogue February 2024.

WSJ reflected on Gucci and the brand’s new CEO Jean-Francois Palus, writing that Palus “embodies the severity of the changes: A Frenchman at the head of a company that is as Italian as Chianti, he isn’t yet fluent in the native language, nor does he have a creative background.”

Palus began his career as an auditor and financial adviser with Arthur Andersen. He then ran the books for the timber division of the conglomerate that would go on to become Kering.

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Liza Ostanina Wears 'Bulgari Serpenti Collection Jewelry in Grazia International January 2024

Liza Ostanina Wears 'Bulgari Serpenti Collection Jewelry in Grazia International January 2024

Bulgari’s Serpenti Collections

The Bulgari Serpenti collections, now 75 years-old, exist as a bold and unapologetic embrace of one of human history’s most ‘forbidden’ philosophical and mythological symbols.

The Serpent in Ancient Societies

The serpent holds a prominent place in ancient mythology, often representing dualities such as life and death, creation and destruction. In Egyptian mythology, the ouroboros – a snake devouring its own tail – symbolized eternal cycles of life and rebirth. The serpent symbolized royalty, deity, and protection, often depicted on crowns and bracelets worn by pharaohs and queens in ancient Egypt.

In some ancient cultures, snakes were associated with oracles and prophecy, leading to a perception of ambiguity and uncertainty. In early ancient cultures, women were as likely as men to be associated with oracles. The prevailing belief is that originally, women were more likely than men to occupy these positions of influence and power.

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