Kim Kardashian for SKIMS by Nick Knight and Carine Roitfeld Is a Rocket Ready for Takeoff
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Angelina Kendall in Paris by Juergen Teller for Vogue Australia April 2024
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The world is 100 days out from opening day of the 2024 Paris Olympics — and the magic is building. Vogue Australia’s April 2024 issue is happy to do their part promoting the City of Lights, loved deeply by so many of us.
‘From a Land Down Under’ calls the entire world to hop on Aussie model Angelina Kendall’s magic carpet for the 25 hrs flight from SYD to CDG. Whoosh! Kendall is lensed at the Australian Embassy in Paris by Juergen Teller [IG]
Olympic Security Concerns in Paria
Not to be Debbie Downer, but I checked this morning to verify my memory that it was Palestinian terrorists who massacred two members of the Israeli team at the Munich games in 1972. Confirmed.
French president Emmanuel Macron says the spectacular Opening Ceremony on the Seine has a backup plan in the case of significant concerns of a terrorist attack. Actually, there’s not only a plan B but also a plan C.
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Abby Champion Covers D Style in Sheer Elegance Luxury Lensed by Josephine Lochen
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Recently-engaged to long-time love Patrick Schwarzenegger, model Abby Champion covers the April 13, 2024 issue of D la Repubblica [IG], with images by Joséphine Löchen [IG]./ Hair by Joseph Pujalte; makeup by Anthony Preel
Styled by Vittoria Cerciello in muted neutral with hits of red, Champion wears Gucci on the cover and 16 Arlington, Acne Studios, Alexander McQueen, Balmain, Blumarine, Celine by Hedi Slimane, Emporio Armani, Maison Alaia, Schiaparelli and more in the fashion story. [Designers on D IG link.]
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Ella Mccutcheon in 'Taormina', Sicily for Harper's Bazaar France by Adam Peter Johnson
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Models Ella Mccutcheon and Arthur Hargous are styled by Linda Engelhardt in ‘Taormina’ with art direction by Franck Durand. Photographer Adam Peter Johnson [IG] is on location on the east coast of Sicily for Harper’s Bazaar France April 2024./ Hair by Sebastien Richard; makeup by Thierry Do Nascimento
Read MoreDu Juan Wears Black and White Soft Structures for ELLE China May 2024
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Top model and actor Du Juan covers the May 2024 issue of ELLE China [IG]. Lulu styles Du Juan in modern, soft structures minimal elegance for images by Sky. Makeup is by Clive Xiong, who does have an IG page; Nate Peng [IG] on hair.
Read MoreYevonde Inspires Miu Miu's Gigi Hadid 2024 Wander and Arcadie Bags by Steven Meisel
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When the National Portrait Gallery, London, reopened in June 2023 following a three-year redevelopment closure, its first exhibition ‘Yevonde: Life and Colour’ centered on British photographer Yevonde Middleton [1893-1975]. The art event, which focused on the sixty-year career of a paradigm-breaking woman photographer, was sponsored by The CHANEL Culture Fund.
With the release of its new 2024 Leathergoods Campaign, Miu Miu [IG] is also inspired by the British photographer Yevonde Middleton.
An ode to color, to femininity, to fashion and to feminism, Miu Miu celebrates its signature matelassé in images by photographer legend Steven Meisel with art direction by Edward Quarmby. Starring Gigi Hadid as a modern reflection of the Miu Miu persona styled by Lotta Volkova, the images focus on the Wander and Arcadie bags. / Makeup by Pat McGrath; hair by Guido Palau
Read MoreIs Hermés Overtaking Louis Vuitton a Click-Bait Pipe Dream? Or a Scientific Math Possibility
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Writing for B of F, Kit Rees cites Citibank analyst Thomas Chauvet’s April 12 note making the case that “Hermès has potential to surpass LVMH’s flagship Louis Vuitton in the coming years.”
Chauvet is a Managing Director heading up Citi’s European Luxury Goods Equity Research team in London. He argues that based on Hermés, best-known for its Birkin bags, hitting the “symbolic” €20 billion ($21.3 billion) level by 2027 or before, they will be in a position to overtake Louis Vuitton, who reached that milestone in 2022.
How this argument of Hérmes overtaking Louis Vuitton by reaching $21.3 billion in 2027, when Louis Vuitton compounded at +10% 2023-27 gives us $34.3 billion in 2027 is absolutely a key reason why I don’t have Thomas Chauvet’s job.
But read me anyway.
Read MoreBeyoncé's Western Luxury in W Magazine Digital Story by Pamela Hanson
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AOC has narrated the American cowboy story for years, most recently inspired by Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton Men’s FW 2024 show in January 2024.
Now his good friend from Houston is flying high on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs. The woman with the most awards in Grammy history holds the No.1 spot for the 8th week running with ‘Texas Hold Em’. Beyoncé is the first Black woman to achieve this goal on the Billboard Hot Country chart.
Here we find Beyoncé looking mighty fine with two digital covers and a fashion story in W Magazine, released March 29, 2024. Sara Moonves and Shiona Turini style America’s finest-looking cowboy femme in western luxury gone fine-tailoring.
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Ilham Mestour's Hair Couture with Model Luca Aimee for Numéro Switzerland Debut
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The debut issue of Numéro Switzerland gives major exposure to Moroccan-born, Netherlands-based hair stylist Ilham Mestour [IG] After spending over a decade as the Artistic Director for Keune Hair Cosmetics, Mestour is now the Artistic Director of Balmain Hair Couture.
The focus of Mestour’s artistry is model Luca Aimee, lensed by Tim Verhallen [IG] with styling by Pablo Patane.
Read MoreMalika Louback Delivers 'Miami Heat' Style for Sunday Times by Giampaolo Sgura
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Model Malika Louback dished out a major hit of parfait colors in ‘Miami Heat’, a fashion cover story for London’s Sunday Times Style March 3, 2024.
Louback wears colorful beach-vibe, relaxed elegance clothes styled by Verity Parker.
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Met Gala Co-Chair Zendaya Blooms in Couture Elegance for American Vogue May 2024
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Zendaya has no intention to make music anytime soon. Not only is her life overflowing with acting projects like her just-opened film ‘Challengers’, where her character Tashi, a fiercely-competitive tennis phenom turned coach over an accident, whips her husband into shape on the tennis court and in the bedroom.
Zendaya is the cover star for both American Vogue and British Vogue’s May 2024 issues, photographed for American Vogue [IG] in these images by Annie Leibovitz [IG] and for British Vogue by Carlijn Jacobs.
Zendaya is a co-chair of this year’s Met Gala, joining Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth. Loewe's creative director Jonathan Anderson and TikTok CEO Chew are Honorary Met Gala chairs.
Read MoreJonathan Anderson's LOEWE Archives by Nick Yang for W Magazine China March 2024
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