Rosalieke Fuchs and Sihana Shalaj in 'Antithesis' by Oliver Hadlee Pearch

Rosalieke Fuchs and Sihana Shalaj in 'Antithesis' by Oliver Hadlee Pearch

Models Rosalieke Fuchs and Sihana Shalaj are styled by Katie Burnett in ‘Antithesis’, a fashion story lensed by Oliver Hadlee Pearch [IG] for D Repubblica May 3, 2025. Burnett chooses Celine for the duo models cover cover with hat by Atours Vintage and an Intimissimi bra. / Hair by Cyndia Harvey; makeup by Lucy Bridge

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Bvlgari, Balmain and Johnnie Walker Whiskey Meet Up with Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Olivier Rousteing

Bvlgari, Balmain and Johnnie Walker Whiskey Meet Up with Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Olivier Rousteing

Bvlgari, Balmain and Johnnie Walker Whiskey Meet Up with Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Olivier Rousteing

The Met Gala 2025 debut of the Bvlgari Magnus Emerald Necklace a rare emerald of 241.06 carats, is the largest faceted stone ever set by Bvlgari. Officially debuting in Taormina, Sicily on May 19, Priyanka Chopra Jonas owned the green-envy, Bvlgari moment Monday night.

We share the main event story in Jewelry News, including Chopra Jonas wearing a Balmain Couture gown by Olivier Rousteing at the Met Gala. As my writing evolved — because I check everything and everybody’s IGs — Johnnie Walker US entered the visually-fantastic, high-credentials marketing drama anchored by Bvlgari.

It’s a subplot to the main event Met Gala, sponsored by Louis Vuitton and Instagram. But it’s a superbly-executed, multi-chapter read.

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The Worldly, Historic, Marrakech-Born 1910 Bacha Arabica Coffee Arrives in Paris

The Worldly, Historic, Marrakech-Born 1910 Bacha Arabica Coffee Arrives in Paris

The Worldly, Historic, Marrakech-Born 1910 Bacha Arabica Coffee Arrives in Paris

Marrakech has a strong reputation for its coffee houses due to the historical importance of Bacha Coffee, a cafe that opened in 1910 within the Dar El Bacha Palace.

It was considered the highest authority on the coffee experience in Marrakech and hosted dignitaries like US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, UK's Prime Minister Winston Churchill, filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and entertainer Josephine Baker.

Fast-forward to now, and the history and reputation of Arabica coffee served at Bacha Coffee can be experienced in Paris at 26 Av. des Champs-Élysées. In a testament to grandiosity, this three-floors, 1500 sq. meters, undeniable temple of Arabian coffee rivals all we know about the ‘memorable before it even opens’ Louis Vuitton Hotel, under construction at 107 Av. des Champs-Élysées in Paris.

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Loro Piana Resort 2025/26 Collection, CEO Frédéric Arnault Update

Loro Piana Resort 2025/26 Collection, CEO Frédéric Arnault Update

Loro Piana Resort 2025/26 Collection, CEO Frédéric Arnault Update

In the latest Loro Piana Resort 2025/26 images shot by Annemarieke van Drimlen [IG] with styling by Aleksandra Woroniecks, AOC checks in on Loro’s next-century transition after celebrations end for current 100th anniversary projects. At the top of the list is new 29-year-old CEO Frédéric Arnault.

Loro Piana As #3 Brand at LVMH

Loro Piana Resort 2025/26 Collection, CEO Frédéric Arnault Update

Its generally believed that under the strong leadership of Damien Bertrand, Loro Piana has about €2.5 billion in annual sales, equivalent to $2.7 billion, according to WSJ.

If accurate, Loro Piana has edged out Celine as the third highest-revenue LVMH gem behind Louis Vuitton and Dior.

Damien Bertrand will become deputy CEO of Louis Vuitton, effective June 10, 2025, reporting to Louis Vuitton CEO Pietro Beccari.

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French-Congolese Beauty Ange-Marie Moutambo by Libby Edelman for Sam Edelman Sp 2025

French-Congolese Beauty Ange-Marie Moutambo by Libby Edelman for Sam Edelman Sp 2025

French-Congolese model Ange-Marie Moutambo works with Sam Edelman [IG] co-founder Libby Edelman in these elegant, sophisticated, sizzling images lensed by Libby. Daniel Gaines styled the shoot with makeup by Megan Kelly.

Model Ange-Marie Moutambo also delivered perfect images for Ralph Lauren’s Spring 2025 lookbook and website images, shot by Zoey Grossman.

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Neelam Gill Is a Ladybug Lover Delight in Vogue Singapore May 2025 by Javier Castan

Neelam Gill Is a Ladybug Lover Delight in Vogue Singapore May 2025 by Javier Castan

British-Punjabi model Neelam Gill leads an absolutely-lovely, summer cover story for Vogue Singapore’s May 2025 ‘Sonder’ issue.  Konca Aykan styles Gill in Gucci’s pre-autumn 2025 collection, shot in Spain by Javier Castán [IG]./ Makeup by Iria Salgado; hair by Mariona Botella

Most recently, Neelam Gill appeared in Gigi Hadid’s Vogue US cover story that inspired our jazz age dive into the Harlem Renaissance.

The Jazz Age in all its glory will be on view at tonight’s Met Gala.

The ladybug on Gill’s cheek is precious!

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'Superfine' Met Exhibition Catalogue May 2025 Dandy Images by Tyler Mitchell

'Superfine' Met Exhibition Catalogue May 2025 Dandy Images by Tyler Mitchell

'Superfine' Met Exhibition Catalogue May 2025 Dandy Images by Tyler Mitchell

‘Superfine’ is the official catalogue published in conjunction with the Met Gala Monday night, May 5 and the ‘Superfine’ exhibition running from May 10-October 26, 2025. Rising star photographer Tyler Mitchell [IG],now represented by Gagosian, shot the ‘Superfine’ catalogue and this series of images from it.

In this presentation of catalogue story images, Mitchell works with top stylist Carlos Nazario [IG] to capture dandy-worthy images of artist Ike Ude and models including Abdou Ndoye, Craig Shimirimana, Lamine Seck and Mou Lam./ Hair by Dre Demry Sanders; makeup by Keita Moore; set designer Julia Wagner

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Natalie Portman in 'Leading Light' for Vogue Australia May 2025

Natalie Portman in 'Leading Light' for Vogue Australia May 2025

Natalie Portman in 'Leading Light' for Vogue Australia May 2025

Natalie Portman is Vogue Australia’s [IG] May 2025 cover star eager to discuss her upcoming movie ‘Fountain of Youth’, which Vogue calls a “globe-trotting extravaganzathat looks like it was fun to make. The movie opens May 23 on AppleTV.

“It was so fun. It was really a dream offer when I got it. Wait, I get to work with Guy Ritchie and John Krasinski? And all these other actors, between Domhnall [Gleeson] and Eiza [González] and Arian [Moayed] and Carmen [Ejogo], who I love so much. . . Vienna was extraordinary and Cairo was a dream. It’s so rare these days to go to the real places.”

Portman pushes back on the issue of aging in ‘The Fountain of Youth’, although she affirms that her beautiful, aging-naturally mother inspires her not to be afraid of physical aging.

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Eva Mendes in Stella McCartney Style for ELLE France, Lensed by Pamela Hanson

Eva Mendes in Stella McCartney Style for ELLE France, Lensed by Pamela Hanson

Cuban-American femme fatale Eva Mendes may look coy, but she’s a very direct and articulate woman madly in love with her man Ryan Gosling, the father of their two daughters.

Mendes covers the April 30, 2025 issue of ELLE France [IG], wearing a Stella McCartney dress on the cover and thruout the fashion story styled by Carolina Orrico with images by Pamela Hanson [IG]./ Hair by Chris McMillan; makeup by Maria Vargas

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Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio's Spirit Surely Enjoyed the Chanel Show at His Villa d'Este

Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio's Spirit Surely Enjoyed the Chanel Show at His Villa d'Este

Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio's Spirit Surely Enjoyed the Chanel Show at His Villa d'Este

The Cardinal who originally built Villa d’Este in 1568 with architect Pellegrino Tibaldi — home of Chanel’s recent Resort 2025/26 show was Cardinal Tolomeo Gallio. The Cardinal was a self-made man by all reports, a thinker deeply influenced by the movement AOC continually calls out, thanks to Brunello Cucinelli. The philosophy is called ‘humanism’ and even ‘Christian humanism’.

As AOC noted in Anne’s recent post examining the religious views of the controversial US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his embrace of Christian Nationalism and the Crusades, Arab world universities were instrumental in translating and preserving ancient Greek and Roman texts, which would later be transmitted to Europe and spur on the Renaissance.

Anne of Carversville works really hard to find new twists and turns in historical stories for which we believe we have the facts. The role of the Arab world in intellectual discussion and debate about Socrates, Plato, Aristotle and more in Europe’s most valued and prominent universities in the early Renaissance is one of those stories.

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Zoey Grossman Shoots Her 'Dream Woman' Amelia Gray for Vogue Arabia May 2025

Zoey Grossman Shoots Her 'Dream Woman' Amelia Gray for Vogue Arabia May 2025

Amelia Gray covers the May 2025 issue of Vogue Arabia [IG] wearing Saint Laurent on the cover below and Cartier above. Stylist Jessica Willis adds Bottega Veneta, Chloe, Ferragamo, Gucci, Khaite, Maison Alaia, Proenza Schouler and jewelry from Tiffany & Co and Sophie Buhai to the fashion story lensed by Zoey Grossman [IG]./ Hair by Tiago Goya; makeup by Michael Bosch

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Daphne Groeneveld Blends Surrealism and Sensuality in Numéro Switzerland #2 March 2025

Daphne Groeneveld Blends Surrealism and Sensuality in Numéro Switzerland #2 March 2025

Daphne Groeneveld once again brings her major modeling talents to Numéro Switzerland’s Surreal Issue, March 2025. With two covers and a fashion story celebrating designer Christian Siriano [IG], Ayumi Perry styles Daphne and models Brandon Good and Hunter Warr. Photographer Petros Kouiouris [IG] captures the ensemble in chill images with a subversive vibe.

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Anita Pozzo Follows the Wind in Bazaar UK May 2025, Lensed by Agata Pospieszynska

Anita Pozzo Follows the Wind in Bazaar UK May 2025, Lensed by Agata Pospieszynska

Brazilian model Anita Pozzo is styled by Charlie Harrington in Balenciaga, Maison Valentino, Miu Miu and more for a lovely fashion story ‘Sing the Body Electric’.

Photographer Agata Pospieszynska [IG] captures the breeze and Pozzo, as well, for Harper’s Bazaar UK [IG] May 2025 ./ Hair by Declan Sheils; makeup by Liz Pugh

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Bibi Breslin's Scorching Schiaparelli SS-2025 Campaign by Drew Vickers

Bibi Breslin's Scorching Schiaparelli SS-2025 Campaign by Drew Vickers

Daniel Roseberry, creative director of Schiaparelli [IG] just delivered one of the most scorching luxury brand campaigns in the last decade. It’s very Versace in spirit and Vogue Paris [France] under Carine Roitfeld. The campaign doesn’t rely on a secondary theme — two guys and one woman, for example, with a strong sensual undercurrent.

British model Bibi Breslin carries this stunning show all by herself, styled by Malina Joseph Gilchrist in images by Drew Vickers [IG]. Bibi is a very versatile model, fresh off a gorgeous Ralph Lauren campaign and Tom Ford Fragrance.

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Diane Kruger Talks New 'Merteuil' Film with Madame Figaro FR April 25, 2025

Diane Kruger Talks New 'Merteuil' Film with Madame Figaro FR April 25, 2025

Diane Kruger Talks New 'Merteuil' Film with Madame Figaro

Today we find Kruger covering the April 25, 2025 issue of Madame Figaro [IG], where the actor has just finished filming the six episodes of ‘Merteuil’, by Jessica Palud, freely adapted from ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ [1988], which was adapted from ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ [1959], directed by Roger Vadim.

Kruger is styled by Barbara Baumel in images by Thiemo Sander [IG].

Kruger plays Madame de Rosemonde, in the ‘Merteuil’ series, and here we share synchronicity. Just today I wrote about the ancient, global history of courtesans, inspired by a Louboutin Beauty campaign with Daphne Groeneveld.

Her character excels in the art of seduction, Kruger explains. “But she uses her beauty for the sole purpose of being the equal of men, or even their superior. She is a strategist and a manipulator determined not to be locked up in the shackles of the patriarchal society of the time.”

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Jacquemus 'GOING BANANAS FOR JON' April 2025 Campaign by Andrew Jacobs

Jacquemus 'GOING BANANAS FOR JON' April 2025 Campaign by Andrew Jacobs

Jacquemus 'GOING BANANAS FOR JON' in LA April 2025

American actor Jon Gries, presently playing the role of Greg on ‘The White Lotus’, has gone bananas in the new Jacquemus [IG] campaign, inspired by the color yellow.

Cheekily titled ‘GOING BANANAS FOR JON’, Jacquemus is being subversive but in such a delightful way to celbrate its new flagship store in LA.

Located at 8804 Melrose Avenue, on the corner of Robertson Boulevard, the flagship celebrates the beloved, south-of-France-inspired Jacquemus ethos.

AOC recalls Pharrell Williams trying to park his Tesla cybertruck in front of the Louis Vuitton store in Miami in January 2024 and failed. The moment was only the beginning of Tesla’s problems.

Jacquemus took a much simpler route for a grand-entrance vehicle in LA. Check it out.

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A History of Courtesans Thru the Lens of Louboutin Beauty's 2025 Rouge Stiletto Vinyl Gloss Campaign

A History of Courtesans Thru the Lens of Louboutin Beauty's 2025 Rouge Stiletto Vinyl Gloss Campaign

A Global History of Courtesans Thru the Lens of Louboutin Beauty

Today we return to Mesopotamia, asking about the rise of courtesans. Was it a worldwide role for select women, a role crossing many different global cultures but with compatible definitions?

In Mesopotamia Temple priestesses, often referred to as "sacred prostitutes," were involved in religious rites, highlighting a blend of the sacred and the secular that involved sexual service as part of worship. . . These practices are mentioned in the Code of Hammurabi, which provides one of the earliest written references to women who engaged in such roles.

In Greece The concept of the courtesan emerged more distinctly in Greece. . . In India Ancient texts in India also offer early textual evidence of courtesans, with references in ancient texts such as the Arthashastra and the Kamasutra . . . In China The origins of courtesans can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty, which lasted from approximately 1046 to 256 BC . . . In Italy The origins of courtesanship can be traced back to a complex interplay of social, economic, and cultural factors that emerged during the Renaissance.

In America Yes, there is a record of courtesans in America. But AOC needs to catch up with the facts. After reading about white women courtesans in urban cities like New York and Chicago, we queried the story in New Orleans.

The findings were borderline extraordinary, and we will explain in our next deep dive into red lips women.

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Zara Introduces World to Chinese Artist Fanglu Lin in Her First Commercial Project

Zara Introduces World to Chinese Artist Fanglu Lin in Her First Commercial Project

Zara Taps Chinese Artist Fanglu Lin in Her First Commercial Project

The commercial alliance covers women, men, kids and home categories and represents the first time the artist has affiliated herself in a commercial venture.

In these Zara campaign images, models Chu Wong and David Yang are lensed by Chris Rhodes [IG] in Yangshuo, Builin [China], considered among the most beautiful locations in China.

Gaia’s Influence Dominates Fanglu Lin’s Artistic Universe

Fanglu Lin is known for her commitment to preserving and reinterpreting traditional textile craftsmanship through the ‘female’ [‘feminist’] eye and goddesses, especially Gaia.

Honoring the Yunnan-based Bai Minority

Lin’s artwork, ‘SHE’ [2016], spotlighting the sewing traditions of women from the Yunnan-based Bai minority ethnic group in China, earned Fanglu Lin first prize and a €50,000 purse in the Loewe Foundation’s Craft Prize 2021.

Zara is firing on all cylinders with this 5-stars collaboration. Learn more about it and Fanglu Lin’s artistry.

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Ajok, Dara, Maty, Nyaduola and Sunira by Malick Bodian for Vogue US Met Gala May 2025

Ajok, Dara, Maty, Nyaduola and Sunira by Malick Bodian for Vogue US Met Gala May 2025

The dandies of next week’s Met Gala have reached out to all the fine ladies including Ajok Daing, Dara Gueye, Maty Fall, Nyaduola Gabriel and Sunira Da Silva for this Vogue US May 2025 photoshoot lensed by Malick Bodian [IG] and styled by IB Kamara. Malick also appears as a model./ Hair by Virginie Moreira; makeup by Ammy Drammeh

Eveningwear is on the menu for the fashion story largely styled in hues of blue.

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