The Brunello Cucinelli fashion business is built on the Italian values of humanism — a philosophy that AOC embraces fully now and always in my life. I am now clear in my own mind what other Italian-origin forces exist in opposition to humanism and are running wild across the US federal government.
I keep reading about alleged brilliance at work, but these beliefs run scarily close to the Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, who published the "Manifesto of Futurism" in 1909.
AOC first wrote about the Manifesto in the 2016 Democratic primary, and it’s now thriving in the Trump administration, where it unites the far left and far right far closer than we want to admit.
The house’s ‘BC Duo’ handbag represents a bit of a torch-passing moment, as the first bag to be designed by the Cucinelli daughters. The softly-structured tote might be the quintessential ‘ladies’ bag, especially the largest of the four sizes, which appeals to our own ‘throw in anything I might need today’ mentality.
Models Rim Tekle and Tara Halliwell together symbolize the purity of the feminine ideal in Brunello Cucinelli’s world. I will leave that statement hanging to give it oxygen, rather than death by asphyxiation. ~ Anne
Model Georgina Grenville poses in the rare, totally-literal fashion story for The Sunday Times Style Magazine UK. April 13, 2025 issue. We have a list of ‘The 9 high street pieces you need for April 2025’, and you can follow the links on their website. Also, it’s high-street, so many brands like Zara and Mango are global.
Flossie Saunders styles the shoot lensed by Rasmus Weng Karlsen [IG]. /Makeup by Anna Payne; hair by Hiroshi Matsushita
The new Miu Miu [IG] 2025 Leathergood Campaign, starring Gigi Hadid in its initial release, immortalizes both the brand’s emblematic matelassé now presented in soft suede across the Wander and Arcadie handbags and the women who hold it in their hands. The color hues are delicious: chocolate, mustard, pistachio and fuchsia.
Technical execution by Steven Meisel [IG] creates timeless imagery inspired by classic high-society portraiture of the 20th century. Styling by Lotta Volkova; creative direction by Edward Quarmby.
For this DUST CHINA ISSUE 02[IG] January/February 2025 ‘MODERN FABLE ISSUE’ issue, photographer Suffo Moncloa [IG] draws inspiration from the words of Khalil Gibran in his images of supermodel Liya Kebede in the fashion story ‘Among the Blooms’:
“For to the bee, a flower is a fountain of life; And to the flower, a bee is a messenger of love. And to both, bee and flower, the giving and receiving of pleasure is a need and an ecstasy.” —Khalil Gibran, ‘The Prophet’
The February 2025 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Italia [IG] featured model Athiec Geng in ‘The Extreme Self’. Geng was styled by Stella Greenspan in the all-black, modern, sculptured style fashion story lensed by Lucrezia Ganazzoli [IG]. / Hair by Yumiko Hikage; makeup by Patrick Glatthaar
AOC shares images shot in Lisbon by Osma Harvilahti [IG] for LeMonde d’Hermès 86 magazine, edited by Olivier Wicker [IG]. Models Io Sekine and Tass Sarr are styled by Rae Boxer in key pieces from the spring collection. /Hair by Pawel Solis;makeup by Karin Westerlund
Hermès’ creative director of women's ready-to-wear Nadège Vanhée expressed a not-often used phrase to describe her approach to the Spring 2025 season: “What I want to convey as the message is the idea of an assertive sensuality,” she said. “You know, it’s about the summer, a feel-good summer, and, really, this relationship you have with your skin.”
Photographer Daniel Asater [IG] captures model Jasmine Hussain posing at the National Museum of Qatar for Vogue Arabia April 2025 [IG]. Mohammad ‘itsmoha’ styled Hussain in a fashion story dedicated to designer Yasmin Mansour. /Hair by Huwaida Abd Ul Khalwk; makeup by Salima Aliani
Tod’s unveils Italian Diaries, a campaign that honors the brand’s legendary Gommino driving shoe, embraced by five emerging talents with rich artistic backgrounds: actress and singer Ella Bleu Travolta, musician Lennon Gallagher, writer and director Stella Banderas, model and artist Roberto Rossellini, and singer and actor Leo Gassmann.
Set at Villa Talamo amidst the stunning, ancient Tuscan scenery, photographer Oliver Hadlee Pearch [IG], shoots the campaign in black and white, while the Gomminos breakout in full-color images on social media and the Tod’s website.
As a symbol of Italian culture and craftsmanship, one that represents Tod’s expertise and attention to small details, the luxury brand is part of a larger renaissance of the Italian story, one that AOC is studying in great detail.
How do we create cultures that thrive for centuries — even with an egotistical madman at the wheel and democratic ideals thrown to the curb? We’re about to find out. It’s not as if Italy — and the rest of Europe also — haven’t been down this road before.
Models Brianna Rowney, Emma Rose Higgins and Varvara Romanova are styled by Samuel Franćois in ‘A Fleur de Beau’ for Numéro 253 [IG]. Photographer Elina Kechicheva [IG] expresses her signature, poetic exploration of a womanly world where nature and emotions are deeply entangled in sensual imagery and a shared sensibility untouched by the forces of an outside world./ Hair by Melisandre Page; makeup by Asami Kawai
Actor Jessica Chastain takes four covers for the April 2025 issue of ELLE Spain [IG], styled by Sylvia Montoliu in the fashion shoot by Juankr [IG]. Chastain wears Damiani high jewelry, for whom the actor is a global ambassador, throughout the fashion story. The beautiful in-bloom long gown below is from LOEWE. Other brands include Cortana, Gucci, Loro Piana and more. / Makeup by Kristofer Buckle; hair by Ryan Trygstad
Top model Mona Tougaard sends a spring 2025 fashion message with zero ambiguity: ‘Extra, Extra! This Spring More Is More’ in the March 2025 issue of W Magazine.
I mention that this fabulously successful model she does not look happy. Rather, she’s thinking “How the hell did I end up in this mess!”
Charlotte Collet styles Tougaard in Chanel [below] and Bottega Veneta [above]. Images are by Tim El Kaïm [IG]./ Hair by Ramona Eschbach; makeup by Christine Corbel
Anne of Carversville has long-prized elegant packaging as part of the beauty experience. Dior Beauty Riviera summer 2025 delivers for the first time ever, the iconic Toile de Jouy pattern on limited-edition makeup cases and powders.
Surely this packaging belongs in a scene from Deva Cassel’s new Netflix series ‘The Leopard’. Cassel plays the role of Angelica Sedara, amid the 1860s fall of the Sicilian aristocracy, where she enjoys a high-society romance with Prince Tancredi Falconeri, played by actor Saul Nanni.
The summer 2025 Dioriviera release combines beauty’s latest modern technology against the romantic, heart-grabbing emotions of Riviera summers from Cannes to Portofino. They remain an indescribable part of Anne’s life experiences.
Filmmaker and photographer Sharna Osborne [IG] lives in a high-definition world with her own 90s lo-fi artistic sensibility. Osborne brings her talents together for Acne Studios SS-2025 working with artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase. Models Africa Garcia, Alex Consani, Laiza de Moura and Mary Ukech are styled by Léopold Duchemin in Acne Studios SS-2025 collection.
The Acne Studios business unit kicked off 2025, announcing that it has earned the prestigious B Corp certification. The issue is a critical one for our young people who will inherit an increasingly complex world on many fronts — including the very real impacts of climate change.
Top model Toni Garrn covers the April 2025 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Turkey’s celebration of its 250th issue [IG].Sina Braetz styles the Dior editorial lensed by Andreas Ortner [IG]./ Hair by Georgios Tsiogkas; makeup by Dalia
In April 2022, Republican State Senator Lana Theis claimed in a campaign fundraising email that State Sen. Mallory McMorrow wanted to "groom and sexualize kindergartners." On April 19, 2022, McMorrow took to the senate floor to defend herself against Theis's accusations, stating:
"I am the biggest threat to your hollow, hateful scheme.”
This week State Sen. McMorrow announced her run for the open Michigan US Senate Seat created by the unexpected retirement of Democrat Senator Gary Peters.
AOC can’t imagine a better Michigan Senate candidate than the forceful, inspiring white-lady ballbreaker Mallory McMorrow, emerging as a tour de force political candidate against MAGA and for Michiganders. McMorrow is a Michigan-based nutcracker in the tradition of ‘Big Gretch’, Michigan Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Vogue Mexico April 2025 looks back on the vibrant and bohemian 70s to capture the essence of an era still alive in Mexico City.
Angelina Kendall is one of the rising star models who covers the April issue, wearing Saint Laurent lensed by Inez and Vinoodh [IG] and styled by Vogue’s fashion director Valentina Collado.
Platinum-level model, influencer, businesswoman, mother, writer and proud feminist Emily Ratajkowski is styled by Sandy Armeni in sharply-tailored menswear in classic colors. Photographer Cass Bird [IG] is behind the lens, creating strong images of the platinum-level lady ballbreaker.
Looking at Ratajkowski’s images with respect, I said to myself “Emrata is a platinum level ballbreaker!”
On a sun-drenched rooftop in Venice Beach, California, Paris Hilton [IG] stepped into the spotlight with photographer Daniella Midenge [IG] at her side. The glamorous Hilton was poised to create fashion magic with Midenge for 10 Grazia countries worldwide.
In spring 2023, Hilton responded to an outpouring of positivity and caught-off-guard understanding and support for her unknown, personal journey first revealed in the 2020 Documentary ‘This Is Paris’. Hilton’s response was a new book ‘Paris: The Memoir’.
In explaining the personal revelations in her film, one magazine summed up Paris’ point-of-view perfectly: “I’m Not a Dumb Blonde. I’m Just Really Good at Pretending to Be One.”
