LVMH Maison Acqua di Parma Yellow Cafe Opens in Seoul, Korea Designed by Dorothee Meilicjzon
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Dalia Xiuhcoatl in Bacalar, Mexico Lensed by Raul Tovar for Vogue Mexico & Latin America
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The December 2023/January 2024 issue of Vogue Mexico/Latin America [IG] takes us to Bacalar, a town in southeastern Mexico near the Belize border. Bacalar is also called the Lagoon of Seven Colors due to its blue and turquoise hues and dreamy landscape.
The fashion story features actor Dalia Xiuhcoatl, styled by Tanya Ortega and lensed by Raul Tovar [IG].
Actor Dalia Xiuhcoatl has a supporting role in Amazon PRIME videos remake of the story of Zorro. The new Zorro series incorporates the Native American aspect of Zorro's mythos, making Diego an outsider as the masked hero.
Read MoreEmRata Loves the Beachy Vibe of Victor & Rolf's Flowerbomb Tiger Lily Solar Fragrance
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Netflix announced on Wednesday that Emily Ratajkowski will join the new Lena Dunham series ‘Too Much’, a romantic comedy series created by Dunham and husband Luis Felber.
The announcement is perfect timing for EmRata, who returns as the face of the latest Viktor & Rolf Flowerbomb Tiger Lily perfume campaign, lensed by Anthony Arquier [IG].
Read MoreNyaueth Riam in 'Sophisticated Whimsy' by Pierfrancesco Artini for Vogue Portugal February 2024
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Model Nyaueth Riam shares one of three covers for the February 2024 issue of Vogue Portugal’s [IG] ‘Kitsch Issue’. Caterina Ospina Buitrago styles Riam in ‘Sophisticated Whimsy’, lensed by Pierfrancesco Artini [IG] — who has some spectacular photography in the new Vogue Arabia as well. / Makeup by Jinny Kim; hair by Kenta Uchinokura
Read MoreBarbara Palvin in For Love and Lemons Valentine's Day 2024 Collection
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Top model Barbara Palvin brings her sensual mix of femininity and seductive, innocent coquette to For Love & Lemons Valentine’s Day 2024 collection, lensed by Carin Backoff [IG].
The History of Valentine’s Day
AOC embarked on a brief history of Valentine’s Day to support these images. It became so complicated with historical data that resonates with 2023 politics in America, that we are backing off and issuing it separately ‘next-door’ to this page.
Read MorePenelope Cruz Talks Laura Ferrari in ELLE US February 2024 by Zoey Grossman
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Actor Penélope Cruz covers the February 2024 issue of ELLE US [IG]. Alex White styles the Spanish superstar in ‘The Compassion of Penelope Cruz. Yes, Cruz has been a Chanel ambassador for more than a decade, and the story is heavy on Chanel in images by Zoey Grossman [IG].
Sloane Crosley meets Penélope Cruz at her production company, about 30 minutes north of Madrid. The writer’s enviable worthsmithing skills are on display by the third paragraph.
Penélope Cruz’s latest role — coming in December — is that of Laura Ferrari in Michael Mann’s “breakneck biopic” Ferrari. Unlike playing her friend Donatella Versace in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, Cruz will introduce Laura Ferrari to the general public for the first time.
Read MoreUsher's V-Day 2024 SKIMS Mens Campaign Hits on New NBA Alliance
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In advance of his NFL Super Bowl Sunday halftime show, Usher fronts a new campaign for SKIMS Stretch and SKIMS Cotton mens collections.
“Kim’s been a longtime friend of mine who’s always been so supportive of my work, so the opportunity to collaborate together on a campaign that supports both of our highly anticipated launches made total sense,” Usher told the press about his Skims debut. “Launching this campaign ahead of multiple career milestones feels like a full circle moment, with SKIMS.”
The brand will be offering an exclusive version of Usher’s new album, ‘Coming Home’, featuring a bonus track. The Skims product drops on Monday, February 12, noon EST.
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Nicole Kidman's Killer Instinct Knows Few Rules in Vogue Australia by Steven Klein
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Nicole Kidman makes her ninth appearance on the cover of Vogue Australia February 2024 issue, styled by Christine Centenera. Photographer Steven Klein [IG] photographs Kidman’s well-established ‘Killer Instincts’ fashion style with an interview by Hannah-Rose Yee.
Let’s discuss the snake. “I think it’s something to do with the same way that I skydive or scuba dive,” Kidman explained about her request to be subversive in the fashion shoot. Kidman finds snakes “alluring”, leaving her fascinated by the way “they slither and move” and by the notion of shedding skins. “You can become and try different things, all the time, which is what excites me,” she reflects poetically.
Opening her arms to receive the snake — which was larger than Kidman expected — the actor explained that she is able to enter a trance in most situations. This skill exponentially expands her acting skill set, in a fearless, freedom-to-coexist with just about any situation.
Read MoreGucci Resort 2024 Campaign Essentials Lensed by Davit Giorgadze
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Gucci releases images for its Gucci Resort 2024 campaign, styled by Luca Galasso. Models include Abas Abdirazaq, Ellis Ahn, Nyakong Chan, Rayssa Mediros and Seunghoo Kim posing in Gucci essentials.
Photographer Davit Giorgadze [IG] is behind the lens with creative direction by Cedric Murac./ Hair by Claire Grech; makeup by Lucy Bridge
Read MoreCora, Blanca and Georgina Chase a Lauren Ralph Lauren Jamaica Resort 2024 Breeze
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Lauren Ralph Lauren is chasing a Palm Beach breeze or going further south to the Ralph Lauren home High Rock in Jamaica. Set on the highest point of the Round Hill resort which consists of a small hotel and 29 villas on a peninsula, it’s a place of total serenity for Ralph and Ricky and their expanding family.
Models Cora Emmanuel, Blanca Padilla and Georgina Burke are born to embrace the Ralph Lauren spirit. This collection and more treasures coming are revealed on the Lauren Ralph Lauren IG. And if you want to armchair travel to High Rock, Ralph is waiting your arrival.
Read MoreCindy Crawford Covers Flaunt Magazine's 25th Anniversary Issue, Lensed by Greg Swales
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Supermodel Cindy Crawford covers Los Angeles-based Flaunt Magazine’s [IG] 25th Anniversary issue. Crawford delivers an impressive fashion story shoot, styled by Mui-Hai Chu, in Bottega Veneta on the cover. Photographer Greg Swales [IG] is behind the lens.
Flaunt writes: “Cindy Crawford, one of the world’s first and most well-known supermodels, is a rare icon that represents the past, the present, and the future. As seen in the recent Apple TV docuseries ‘The Super Models’, Crawford has made a profession out of risk-taking and has successfully navigated an ever-changing world of fashion, modeling, and media.”
There’s a reason why so many top models love to work with Greg Swales. Having watched Crawford on video in a November 2024 event attached to Omega Watches, these images are very much what Crawford looks like today.
The California light is kind to human faces. What I like about Greg Swales’ images is that the closeups of older women’s faces are not overtouched.
Read MoreCindy Crawford Smolders in Vincent Peters Images for GQ Italia 2008
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After posting today Cindy Crawford’s gorgeous and inspiring new fashion story in the 25th anniversary of Flaunt magazine, we renewed this sensual fashion story from 16 years ago.
In 2012, AOC shared Vincent Peters’ smoldering GQ Italia editorial from 2008 featuring Crawford. Delicious!
At every age, Crawford’s beauty and sensuality continue to flourish.
Read MoreBazaar Italia Issue 09 Dazzling Covers with Elle Mccutcheon and Rianne Van Rompaey
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Australian model Ella Mccutcheon wears Louis Vuitton on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar Italia [IG] Issue 09 Dazzling, styled by Sissy Vian for images by Nathaniel Goldberg.
Rianne Van Rompaey adds her elegant signature to a second Bazaar Italia 09 print cover and a digital one, wearing Prada in images by Willy Vanderperre. American model Ali Dansky wears Fendi, lensed by Viviane Sassen in a fifth digital cover.
Read MoreLinda Evangelista Covers Zeit Magazine 1.2.2024 No.6, Lensed by Cass Bird
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Supermodel original Linda Evangelista covers the February 2024 issue of Zeit Magazine [IG]. Linda is styled by Katelyn Gray for images shot in Soho, New York City by Cass Bird [IG]. / Hair by Bob Racine; makeup by Romy Soleimani
Unadulterated Ignorance on Display
The lowest rung of the fashion commentariat put their ignorance on full display with regard to Linda’s scars reveal on one cover of Zeit.
When shooting a word gun at a human as a commentariat member, the saying goes “ready, aim, fire”. Part of “ready” involves asking yourself if this person really deserves to be metaphorically shot down by your comment. And do you have your facts in order?
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Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello Flash Alay Deng in Lean Elegance for Harper's Bazaar Germany
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Photographers Sofia Sanchez & Mauro Mongiello [IG] consistently provide inspiring, gorgeous visual photography. I just followed their AOC Fashion tag for a much-needed dose of unadulterated fashion beauty.
Today the photographers capture American model Alay Deng in ‘All Dressed Up’ or ‘Californication’ depending on the source, styled by Kai Margrander for the January 2024 issues of Harper’s Bazaar Singapore and Harper’s Bazaar Germany.
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Tory Burch SS2024 Campaign Starts a Ruckus in Marfa, Texas with Grace, Ida and Selena
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Tory Burch [IG] strikes up the band, taking her Spring-Summer 2024 Campaign to Marfa, Texas, a small desert town in west Texas. population 1,748. Marfa has a very big reach both east and west as an arts center. Those damn liberals keep showing up in Marfa, trying to wreck the whole state of Texas, from the point of view of Governor Greg Abbott.
In fact, the arrival of this great campaign starring Grace Elizabeth, Ida Heiner and Selena Forrest is deeply political — perfectly timed as a clapback to the freakin’ absurd MAGA meltdown over Taylor Swift this week.
Only Taylor Swift appearing on horseback, disguised as a member of the Texas Rangers, but then jumping off her stallion and into the street guns blazing [in the air] to save Grace, Ida and Selena from an impending arrest would make this advert any better. What is their crime? Disturbing the peace.
Photographer Jamie Hawkesworth [IG] would be stupified over the entire scene but covering all the action from every angle. Meanwhile Brian Molloy does an excellent job styling this production, with hair by Jimmy Paul and makeup by Dick Page.
Read MoreSean Thomas Hits Aspen with Rebecca Leigh Longendyke for Harper's Bazaar France
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