American-Korean, Texas-born model, actor, singer and designer Kiko Mizuhara covers the April 2024 issue of Vogue Taiwan .
Today, Mizuhara manages her own pure beauty brand Kiiks and a fashion brand Office Kiko and her 8 million IG followers.
Prominent photographer Zhong Lin [IG] captures ‘By Her Rules’, with a familiar ‘popsicle’ image cluing AOC to search for the environmental connection in the editorial, styled by Chen Yu.
Staying with Vogue Taiwan’s April 2024 issue and Kiko Mizuhara’s environmental commitments, the talent explains the evolution of her own environmental passions.
Top model Maike Inga is styled by Irina Marie in ‘Fleur des Calanques’, lensed by Edgar Berg [IG] for Numéro [IG] 246 April-May 2024./ Hair and makeup by Emilie Green
The fashion story is shot in the cliffs of the Calanzue, a gift of nature nestled between Marseille and Cassis. Fauna and Flora are abundant in Calanques National Park.
For its spring issue, Harper’s Bazaar France [IG] N°12 is focused on powerful women. The list includes Kaia Gerber, a star model and actor who makes literature sexy in a seriously thoughtful way.
In these images, Kaia is styled by Elodie David-Touboul in images by Alasdair McLellan [IG]. Hair by Damien Boissinot; makeup by Karim Rahman
Dutch-American top model Guinevere van Seenus is styled by Anna Trevelyan in ‘Show Face with Guinevere van Seenus’, a fashion story welcoming the arrival of spring collections.
Photographer Chris Colls [IG] is behind the lens, capturing van Seenus in Dior, Emporio Armani, Gucci, Isabel Marant, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Prada, Valentino, for V Magazine 147 [IG].
Penélope Cruz covers the April 2024 issue of ELLE Spain, working with photographer Xavi Gordo [IG] to deliver some of the most precious images of the actor I remember. Cruz turns 50 on April 28, and Gordo has captures her inner spirit, as well as her physicality in these simple but so revealing images. He and Penelope have quite a dance going on.
Penelope Discovers Women’s World
Cruz’s mother was a hairdresser and she and her sister spent a great deal of time in a salon after school. It was there that Penelope observed the women carefully, understanding not only their desire to be pretty in their lives, but practicing rituals thousands of years old. The young daughter Penelope developed insights that would fuel her future success as an actor, after she first paid her way and contributed to the family finances as a model.
Lila Moss is joined by Louis Baines in ‘The Enchanted April’, a British heritage fashion and Surrey-garden story captured by Daniel Jackson for British Vogue’s April 2024 issue.
Naomi Campbell covers the March 2024 issue of Vogue Australia [IG], styled by Alexandra Carl in Chanel, Courreges, Miu Miu, Prada, Valentino and more.
Photographer Casper Kofi [IG] captures Naomi three months out from her show ‘Naomi’, opening on June 22, 2024 at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Hers is the first-ever exhibition dedicated to the life and career of a model. / Hair by Eugene Soulemain; makeup by Angloma
Valentino has made the announcement we’ve all been waiting for: Alessandro Michele will become the new creative director of the Rome-based couture house.
Michele will step into the creative-head shoes of his friend Pierpaolo Piccioli, who existed the Rome-based house last Friday. The designer embarks on his new journey next Tuesday, according to an internal statement.
I just visited Michele’s IG to follow any breadcrumbs he has left along the way. Of course, the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ book was a must-add to AOC’s visual about Alessandro Michele’s new journey.
A close friend of Michele’s reached out to me in regard to AOC’s commentary on the Chinese New Year 2023 Gucci post celebrating the Year of the Rabbit. AOC includes those links, as we lift off again with one of fashion’s most visionary and talented Queen Bees. AOC is so happy Alessandro Michele is back.
Louis Vuitton is in Olympic Games Paris 2024 countdown, as a lead brand in LVMH’s role as a top sponsor of this summer’s games.
Dropping the new Louis Vuitton Nautical Capsule 2024 this weekend reminds us that some fashion trends truly possess heritage status — in the way that the Olympics are heritage.
Women, Sailing and the Olympics
The world has changed almost beyond recognition since the summer of 1924 — the last time Paris hosted the summer Olympics. One simple statistic grabs our attention immediately: 2954 men competed in the 1924 games and 135 women. AOC digs deep into women in competitive sailing a century ago.
Louis Vuitton's foray into the prestigious realm of sailing and its premier position in the LVMH sponsor umbrella of the Paris 2024 Summer Games spills next into Barcelona, where Louis Vuitton hosts in late August 2024 the America's Cup Challenger Selection Series. Hosting the event since 1983 and subsequently renamed the Louis Vuitton Cup, it culminates in the race for a new America’s Cup Winner.
Lulu Tenney, América González and Felice Nova Noordhoff are Vogue Hong Kong’s [IG] April 2024 cover stars, lensed by British photographer and director Felix Cooper [IG].
Styled by Dena Neustadter Giannini, this model trio represents the embodiment of a free-spirited ‘Spring Break’ wearing Louis Vuitton against the lush hills of Marseille.
We behold a truly gorgeous, exquisite fashion story ‘Sheer Seasons Is In Bloom!’ from V Magazine #147. Xander Ang styles model J’Adore Benjamin [that’s her name] in Coach, Diesel, DSquared2, Marni, Missoni, Moschino, Mugler, Sportmax and more. Jewelry and watch brands include David Yurman, DSquared 2, Moschino and Omega.
The mastermind behind the lens is Timothy Schaumburg [IG] with Caz Slattery contributing set design./ Makeup by Frank B; hair by Anton Alexander
Australian model and actor Gemma Ward, mother to three children with her partner David Letts, covers the April 2024 issue of Vogue Poland [IG]. It’s Ward’s 38th cover, lensed by Virginie Khateeb [IG], with styling by Lorna McGee./ Hair by Roku Roppongi; makeup by Sandra Cooke
Knowing that AOC featured Gemma and David and their [then] two kids Naia and Jet in a cover story of the December 2019 issue of Vogue Australia, we made it our Renewed feature for March 27.
The family is photographed in the Australian Outback at Ti Tree Lake, and AOC was on the trail. Who did we discover in Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, on the ground in a huge restoration project? Louis Vuitton.
Algerian model Chaima Ameziane poses in ‘Haute Attitude’ fashion story styled by Hortense Manga in crisp, modern silhouettes from Alaia, Balenciaga, Gucci, Jacquemus, Miu Miu, Rabanne, Rokh and more for ELLE France [IG], March 2024./ Hair by Nelson D; makeup by Ai Cho
Designer and eco-activist Stella McCartney [IG] releases her summer 2024 campaign, starring fellow Gaia lover Cara Delevingne.
The summer 2024 collection is Stella McCartney’s most sustainable ever, crafted from 95% conscious materials. Below, Cara holds the Frame bag, crafted from a leather alternative, made from apple waste.
Photographer Harley Weir [IG] captures the model-actor at VeoliaUK’s [IG] South London recycling center.
Kristen McMenamy has always challenged conventional beauty standards, saying in multiple interviews: “All I ever wanted was for people to not pick on me."
George Cortina styles McMenamy in Alaia, Alexander McQueen, Celine by Hedi Slimane, Dolce & Gabbana, Mugler, Rick Owens, Roberto Cavalli, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello and more for fashion story ‘Kris Kong’.
Solve Sundsbo [IG] captures the goth queen of aliens and the public who appreciates her resolute commitments to her identity in V Magazine [IG]./ Makeup by Val Garland; hair by Shon Hyungsun Ju
French model Constance Jablonski covers the March 2024 issue of Telva magazine, styled by Alicia Chapa in Balenciaga, Emporio Armani, Isabel Marant, Versace and more. Photographer Jesus Isnard [IG] is behind the lens, capturing elegant, arthouse fashion model artistry.
French-American model Sophie Koealla sees Paris in the back of a truck, styled by Kyanisha Morgan in Acne Studios, Balenciaga, Coperni, Dior, Duran Lantink, Ferragamo, Fendi, Gucci, Helmut Lang, Loewe and more.
Photographer Joachim Müller-Ruchholtz [IG] captures Koealla in ‘A Tour of Paris’ for HTSI Magazine March 23, 2024./ Hair by Yoko Setoyama; makeup by Kanako Takase
Frequent Saint Laurent photographer Juergen Teller captures models Ajus Samuels, Eva Herzigova, Loli Bahia, and Penelope Ternes showcasing the Summer 2024 campaign. / Hair by Duffy; makeup by Dame Pat McGrath
It was the jewelry that dominated the collection. Big, bold and brash metals became modern sculptures, impacted by trends in metallurgy to lighten the weight of heavy-appearing cuffs and outlandish, oversized earrings, showcased against the classic colors of navy, brown and black ready-to-wear.
Colombia-born model Honey Ordonez plays it safe in ‘April Showers’, a collection of inclement weather coats in neutral colors styled by Jason Hughes. Photographer Theresa Marx [IG] captures the fashion story for Wallpaper Magazine [IG] April 2024 issue. / Makeup by Sandra Cooke
Models Jeanne Cadieu and Bibi Breslin star in ‘Something Beautiful’ styled by Katie Burnett. Photographer Sam Rock [IG] is in the studio for D la Repubblica [IG] Magazine March 23, 2024./ Makeup by Lucy Bridge; hair by Mustafa Yanaz