Rising model Lou Hughes spends a ‘Weekend In Rome’, styled by Samuel Francois in Ferragamo, Miu Miu, Prada, Rabanne and more. Photographers Sofia Sanchez & Mauro Mongiello [IG] capture Hughes in ‘The Eternal City’ for Numéro [IG] issue 256. /Hair and makeup by Fabio D’Onofrio
Actor and businesswoman Naomi Watts covers the October 2025 issue of Vogue Greece [IG] in advance of the premier of ‘All’s Fair’. The Hulu legal drama series has Watts playing Liberty Ronson, in the ensemble cast of an all-female law firm with a practice centered on high-stakes divorce cases.
Other members of this phenom ballbreakers cast include Glenn Close, Niecy Nash, Sarah Paulson, Teyana Taylor and — wait for it — Kim Kardashian. Good goddess; as if Kardashian doesn’t have enough to do.
No wonder Disney had to settle with Jimmy Kimmel, with Hulu subscriptions flying cancelled in their faces right before this debut.
Top model Angelina Kendall and professional freeskier Alex Hall are styled by Tom Guinness in ‘The Get’, a not-very-serious ski bunnies story lensed by Larissa Hofmann [IG] for American Vogue [IG] October 2025./ Hair by Shiori Takahashi; makeup by Thom Walker
“The roots and the bones of the house have stayed the same since the beginning. The dichotomy of masculinity and femininity is so beautiful and interesting.” Amelia Gray tells W Magazine’s [IG] Brynn Wallner about her deep connection to the Saint Laurent maison.
Le Smoking’s Embrace by Young Women
While Yves Saint Laurent was not the first designer to put women in a male-identified suit, Le Smoking was the first tuxedo specifically designed for women. In fact, the Parisian Yves Saint Laurent maison was financially prosperous in 1966, even though the initial Le Smoking dive into androgyny was a commercial flop. Exactly one suit was sold.
W Magazine shares ‘For the Love of Fashion: Steven Meisel Shoots Fall’s Most Striking Looks’, zeroing in on fashion’s eccentric side. British model Jacqui Hooper and Sweden’s Signe Michaelsson are styled by Karl Templer in unconventional, sometimes quirky luxury fashion looks.
The legendary Steven Meisel [IG] shoots the often unconventional looks from Aläia, Burberry, Comme des Garçons,Hed Mayner, Junya Watanabe, MM6 Maison Margiela, Maison Mihara Yasuhiro,Marc Jacobs, Ponte, Prada, Sacai, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello,Sacai,Undercover, Yohji Yamamoto and more./ Hair by Guido Palau; makeup by Pat McGrath
Top models Lara Stone and Saskia de Brauw cover the September 27, 2025 issue of M Le magazine du Monde [IG].Charlotte Collet styles the duo, lensed by Tim El Kaïm [IG] with creative direction by Jean-Baptiste Talbourdet-Napoleone./ Hair by Ramona Eschbach; makeup by Christine Corbel
The Beverly Hills Planning Commission unanimously approved the proposed Louis Vuitton flagship store and exhibition space at its September 25th meeting. In a LVMH saga AOC has followed for several years, the commission approved a Development Plan Review, a Conditional Use Permit and Rooftop Dining Permit. designed by architect Frank Gehry.
Designed by architect Frank Gehry, and located on Rodeo Drive, the Louis Vuitton cutting-edge, experiential design complex will span the block of South Santa Monica Boulevard between Rodeo and Beverly Drive.
Gehry’s sculptural design imprint for three-story windowless building includes two buildings with pedestrian bridges and an inner courtyard. Peter Marino is in charge of interior design.
Fall 2025 best outerwear blends the “patrician with the practical” says HTSI’s [IG] Mens Fashion Special. Models Bradley.33, Gabriel Nhial, Jefequestionmark, MilesBurdockDrummer and more are styled by Julian Ganio in images by Ronan Gallagher[IG]./ Makeup by Jimmy Owen Jones; Hair by Takuya Uchiyama
Fresh off her Vogue Australia September cover story and reading reviews [or not] for her current ‘Black Rabbit’ series on Netflix, Abbey Lee takes an October 2025 cover for Harper’s Bazaar France [IG].Willy Vanderpere [IG] captures Abbey Lee styled by Panos Yiapanis. / Hair by Ali Pirzadeh; makeup by Miranda Joyce
LOEWE [IG] creative directors Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez introduce a series of images, captured by photographer Talia Chetrit [IG] as visual vibes of their approach to expressing the DNA of the LOEWE brand.
“This teaser stands as an opening gesture, the outset of a new dialogue,” the American designers and founders of the Proenza Schouler brand expressed. “The campaign begins to define a tone, a spirit, and the beginnings of an intent.”
The expressed sensuality is clear to the naked eye and it teeters on an expressed homoeroticism for an opening statement.
Top model Daphne Groeneveld covers the October 2025 issue of ELLE Spain [IG] October 2025. Stylist Sylvia Montoliu styles Daphne in casual elegance for ‘Country Chic’ lensed by JUANKR [IG]. / Beauty by Pedro Cedeño
Kris Jenner covers the September 2025 issue of Vogue Arabia, leaving social media in warp speed chatter about details of her facelift, while Jenner talks with Vogue Arabia writer about her first job at age 10 being responsible for the wrapping station at two candle stores owned her mother and grandmother.
AOC adds a broader commentary to Jenner’s interview with EIC Manuel Arnault. In July 2024, doctors found a ‘growing’ tumor and cyst on Kris Jenner’s ovary. She initially planned for an ovary removal but accepted the doctor's recommendation for a complete removal of her reproductive organs as a precaution against future cancer growth, especially the highly-deadly ovarian cancer.
Models Braien Vaiksaar, Lars Post and Marrit Krikke are styled by Charles Varenne in ‘Les Insoumis’, a fashion story of young fashion and lifestyle rebels captured by Marc de Groot [IG] for Numéro #255 [IG] September 2025. / Hair and makeup by Irena Ruben
Models Ajus Samuel, Libby Taverner, Lota Blaskovic and Noor Khan are center stage in the large collection of visuals developed for the Saint Laurent Winter 2025 Campaign.
Drew Vickers [IG] acts as photographer and director for this artistic color explosion, styled by Paul Sinclaire and with the actual collages created by Arnaud Michaux [IG].
This is the first time the private residence for Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé — Villa Oasis — has been used for a commercial campaign.
Collage effects are unusually effective in the campaign, acting as a metaphor for the French-Moroccan cultural design fusion that has fueled French design for decades.
W Magazine China [IG] continues to deliver exceptional content; today AOC shares the fashion story ‘Yesterday & Tomorrow’.
The exaggerated silhouettes of classicism gently envelop the form, blending and clashing with the exquisite artistry of modern craftsmanship to create a uniquely romantic new aesthetic worn by model Libby Bennett.
Seeds of this ‘new aesthetic’ were revealed in Dior creative director Jonathan Anderson’s debut men’s show on June 27th.
Top model Mica Argañaraz is styled by Carlos Nazario in ‘True to Form’, polished modernism, sensual style in classic colors lensed by Julien Martinez Leclerc [IG] for Harper’s Bazaar US September 2025 [IG]./ Hair by Benjamin Muller; makeup by Satoko Watanabe
Karen Elson’s wardrobe includes an Isabel Marant ‘fur’ coat; Gucci green bodysuit and skirt; Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello animal print top and red skirt; Versace slit skirt column gown; Ermanno Scervino white dress; Valentino fur coat on bed; Balenciaga trench coat; Chanel jacket and pants high over LA.
Scott Barnhill wears Louis Vuitton jacket and pants; Emporio Armani three-piece suit; Celine red pencil skirt; Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello black coat; Tom Ford robe and more.
Extensive jewelry credits are on WSJgift link to story.
Top model Elsa Hosk loves her Vogue Czechoslovakia [IG] October 2025 cover story, a photo shoot that created a “poetic and tranquil day” for Elsa. She was ready for one of those memorable photoshoots, affectionately called “a love letter to Elsa” by Vogue.
Hosk is styled by Veronica Bergamini and lensed by Carly Dame [IG] at Hotel Chateau Voltaire [IG]. Sporty & Rich founder Emily Oberg is the longest-staying guest at the apartment hotel on Rue Saint-Roch.
The Vogue Czechoslovakia [IG] July 2025 issue carries a beauty supplement starring model Lulu Wood, joined by photographer Carly Dame [IG] on a ‘New Wave’ adventure in Mykonos, Greece.
Models Anne Floor Wetemans [aka Anne Floor] and Betsy Gaghan pose in ‘La Scuola Prada’, a cohesive fashion story focused on the intellectual mindset of Miuccia Prada as revealed in ongoing examinations by fashion media of the Prada archives.
Photographer Jamie Hawkesworth [IG] captures the story for Harper’s Bazaar Italy’s September 2025 issue.
Think China. And Rong Zhai
Prada has injected this creative examination of its archives and the Galleria bag, in particular, into a weekend event at the brand’s four-story Rong Zhai, a restored historical mansion blending Art Deco and Chinese motifs in downtown Shanghai. The cultural center has been transformed into a cinematic villa that moves beyond a focus on the current creative collaboration between Johansson and Lanthimos.
As one of Prada’s bestsellers, the Galleria bag does command its own attention and focus at this second ‘Prada Gallery Invites’. Italian craftsmen will be on site to offer live demonstration of the production process, to facilitate Galleria personalization orders and also offer leather care services.