Josh Shinner Honors Photographer Fay Godwin in 'Born to Rewild' for Harper's Bazaar Global

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Josh Shinner Honors Photographer Fay Godwin in 'Born to Rewild' for Harper's Bazaar Global

AOC shares ‘Born to Rewild’ with model Heather Kemesky, who channels the spirit of Fay Godwin, photographed by Josh Shinner [IG].

“This story was based on one of my favourite photographers, the often (and sadly) overlooked Fay Godwin. She was an incredible woman, stomping around the Scottish Highlands in her big coats and thick jumpers with her tripod and Hasselblad, taking landscape pictures that are every bit as brilliant as those of Ansel Adams and co. I urge you to take a trip down a discovery wormhole this weekend…”

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Sydney Sweeney Chills in ELLE US Hollywood Women Issue Lensed by Sharif Hamza

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Sydney Sweeney Chills in ELLE US Hollywood Women Issue Lensed by Sharif Hamza

ELLE US lines up major Hollywood female talent for its November 2022 issue. Sydney Sweeney Brings the Chill is our first focus, as writer Samuel Maude probes the private thoughts of Hollywood’s newest It Girl.

Next up? Marvel’s ‘Madame Web’. “I fought for the character,” Sweeney says of the role. “It’s been a really incredible journey that I’m very, very excited to be a part of.”

Sony has zipped lips on ‘Madame Web’s’ storyline. Dakota Johnson is in the lead role, with Celeste O'Connor, Emma Roberts and Isabela Merced also joining the cast with Sweeney..

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Vogue Portugal October 2022 Probes 'The Butterfly Effect' and AOC Talks Chaos Theory

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Vogue Portugal October 2022 Probes 'The Butterfly Effect' and AOC Talks Chaos Theory

Sofia Lucas, EIC of Vogue Portugal devotes her October 2022 issue to ‘The Butterfly’ effect.

During the 139th meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, [1972] Edward Lorenz posed a question: “Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?”

Vogue Portugal is known for being more intellectual than other Vogues, but AOC doubts that Santos had a plan to wade into some of the most significant scientific and cultural questions of the 21st century. To give credit, however, the editor defines ‘The Butterfly Effect’ as a “mathematical construct behind Chaos Theory”. Impressive words in a Vogue!

Lucas’ own jumping off spot is a quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, from ‘The Little Prince’:

“Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.”

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Ashley Radjarame Covers Vogue India 15th Anniversary October 2022 by Nick Sethi

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Ashley Radjarame Covers Vogue India 15th Anniversary October 2022 by Nick Sethi

Each year model Ashley Radjarame returns to her hometown of Puducherry to spend a holiday with her family. Until this Vogue India 15th anniversary cover story, the Parisian, born in Îlede-France in 1999, has never knowingly stepped into clothes made by Indian designers.

The model’s grandfather — father to Radjarame’s mother, Raji — was enrolled in the French military service and she inherited his citizenship, when the entire family migrated to the outskirts of Paris. Now I understand the French connection.

Ashley and her mother both burst into tears at the end of Nick Sethi’s fashion shoot. “In most shoots, you only care about what you look like and what the outfit looks like, but during this shoot it was also about being photographed in Puducherry —where I’m from, where my grandfather is from and where my family was born. It made me so proud,” she says of her emotional state post-shoot.

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Alisha Boe's Smart Spirit Is Captured by Boo George in Vogue Singapore September

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Alisha Boe's Smart Spirit Is Captured by Boo George in Vogue Singapore September

Actor Alisha Boe, star of Netflix’s ‘Do Revenge’, which premiered September 16, 2022 on Netflix’ reflects on her role as Jessica Davis in the smash teenage lives drama ‘13 Reasons Why’.

Photographer Boo George [IG] captures Boe in Vogue Singapore’s September 2022 issue,

A biracial woman — the daughter of an Oslo, Norway mother and Somali father — Boe was precocious at a young age, insisting that her parents act as her audience for 45 minutes at a time. Born in Norway, she moved with her mother to LA at age seven, attending El Camino Real Charter High School in San Fernando Valley.

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Michaela Coel Covers Vogue US November 2022, Lensed in Accra by Malick Bodian

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Michaela Coel Covers Vogue US November 2022, Lensed in Accra by Malick Bodian

In November, Michaela Coel will appear as Dora Milaje warrior Aneka in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, the second in Marvel’s blockbuster Afrofuturist series. Vogue editor Chioma Nnadi interviews the screenwriter and actor in the exciting Vogue US November 2022 cover story Michaela Coel on Creativity, Romance, and the Path to ‘Wakanda Forever’.

The star wears a Gucci Made To Measure Dress by Alessandro Michele on the cover, with Gucci jewelry, styled by Ib Kamara [IG] and lensed by Senegalese-Italian model/photographer Malick Bodian [IG].

Coel Addresses Gay Hate in Africa | AOC Blames the US Evangelical MAGA Crowd for Years

AOC looks beyond Vogue to confirm that it’s US right-wing MAGA evangelicals who are stirring up anti-LGBTQ-hatred in Ghana, as they have done for well over a decade in Uganda. Open Democracy estimates that more than 20 US Christian groups known for fighting against LGBT rights and access to safe abortion, contraceptives and comprehensive sexuality education have spent at least $54m in Africa since 2007.

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Cate Blanchett Joins Artist Es Devlin in the Natural World for Harper's Bazaar UK

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Cate Blanchett Joins Artist Es Devlin in the Natural World for Harper's Bazaar UK

To celebrate the 10th edition of Harper’s Bazaar’s UK’s November women in the artworld issue, artist Es Devlin and actor Cate Blanchett came together in creative unity. The result of their unique collaboration is a phantasmagoric fashion story ‘Flights of Fancy: Cate Blanchett Celebrates Our Natural World’.

Es Devlin at Tate Modern October 2022

In October Cartier commissioned ‘Come Home Again’, for the Tate Modern. The “choral sculpture” consisted of hundreds of creatures, each hand-drawn by Devlin. “I was working with the London Wildlife Trust and identified 243 species, which are most at-risk in London,” she explained. “And I decided I would try and draw all 243 of them, which sometimes came to 18 hours of drawing a day.” This painstaking process has culminated into a beautiful supersize structure fashioned in the shape of St Paul’s Cathedral. In the month of September at sunset each night, three choirs performed evensong within the artwork, inviting us to stop and pay attention to the nature – what Devlin calls the “non-human Londoners” – around us.

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Maggie Q At Home in LA by David Urbanke for L'Officiel Italia Fall 2022

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Maggie Q At Home in LA by David Urbanke for L'Officiel Italia Fall 2022

NYC and LA-based photographer David Urbanke [IG] photographed actor MaggieQ at her home in Los Angeles for L’Officiel Italia’s Fall 2022 cover.

The actor wears Italian label Loro Piana’s knit top and skirt on the cover, styled by Gaultier Desandre Navarre with fashion direction by Giulio Martinelli. The fashion brands are about 50/50 sustainable and ethical v those with few credentials.

One of MaggieQ’s favorite business projects is Qeep Up, her collection of sustainable and recycled activewear and swimwear. In her own words on the Qeep Up Nation website: “QEEP UP™ is the premier activewear line for the eco-warrior woman. Made entirely of recycled fibers, QEEP UP™ takes a stand for the planet without sacrificing style or performance.”

We aren’t yet qualified with sufficient knowledge to test the promises of brands claiming to be fully-sustainable. Workout clothes made of recycled plastics do still release microplastics, for example.

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Body Positivity: How Celebrities Are Reshaping The Discussion Around Weight

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Body Positivity: How Celebrities Are Reshaping The Discussion Around Weight

It’s only in recent years that the fashion industry from designers to media have moved beyond tokenism into real change on the body shapes and sizes celebrated on fashion show runways, branded ad campaigns, online and print fashion editorials and in the all-important world of social media.

There is a lot of debate on what body positivity stands for, but at its core, it seeks to create an inclusive environment where all kinds of bodies feel accepted, regardless of appearance. Lately, influences online have been vital in keeping the movement trending. With social media, celebrity is no longer confined to glossy magazine pages or TV screens; a star's online presence has made them more accessible and influential.

Rather than focusing on going down a dress size, modern weight loss plans focus on holistic health and wellness. The focus is now on cultivating healthy habits, using advanced nutrition and behavioral science insights so that weight loss is sustainable.

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Paloma Elsesser Covers WSJ Magazine October 2022 by Angelo Pennetta

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Paloma Elsesser Covers WSJ Magazine October 2022 by Angelo Pennetta

Top model Paloma Elsesser would love to be a poet, but there is the reality that she likes nice things. The next best lifestyle is to enjoy her life as a top model — which seems increasingly secure for the London-born daughter of an African-American mother and Chilean-Swiss father.

Elsesser grew up in Los Angeles, attending private school, before moving to New York and The New School to pursue psychology and literature. For money, Paloma waitressed at Jamaican restaurant Miss Lily’s.

Now a Brooklyn real-estate owner, Paloma, part of the IMG family, explains “. . . I’m not Malala. I’m just a [5.7” tall] model who’s a size 12” .

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Hana Jirickova In 'J'aime la Plage' by Arran + Jules for Vogue Netherlands October 2022

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Hana Jirickova In 'J'aime la Plage' by Arran + Jules for Vogue Netherlands October 2022

Top model Hana Jirickova wears her healthy sensuality in the October 2022 issue of Vogue Netherlands in a fashion story ‘J’aime la Plage’. Marian Nachmia styles Jirickova in images by Arran & Jules [IG] that remind us of the deceased Vogue Paris, now Vogue France.

With a right-wing battle for women’s bodies gaining steam across the world — not only America — it’s no time for fashion to go Miss Modesty, as Vogue France has done. Didn’t they tell us a few months ago that feminism is so over as an issue?

Given a right-wing win in Italy on Sunday — the first since Mussolini and a couple weeks ago also in Sweden, and with America’s midterms a tossup in our post-Roe world — “controlling women’s bodies” is a high-priority in Europe and America.

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Ana de Armas in Exquisite Images by Craig McDean for AnOther Magazine FW 2022

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Ana de Armas in Exquisite Images by Craig McDean for AnOther Magazine FW 2022

British photographer, New York-based Craig McDean [IG] has outdone himself with new images of actor Ana de Armas for AnOther Magazine [IG]. Katie Shillingford styled de Armas in Louis Vuitton for the cover and inside fashion story, adding sensual but casual luxury looks inside.

In an interview with Hannah Lack, How Ana de Armas Became the Most Famous Woman in the World, de Armas discusses playing Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s much anticipated adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’s ‘Blonde’, arriving on Netflix Sept. 28.

The Jezebel review is more vulgar and ‘flip’ than most, but its train of thought is consistent with several others that I just read. I’ll go with the New Yorker review [next paragraph] , because it runs closest to Lack’s interview, which is well worth the read.

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Gutsy Woman Kim Kardashian Fronts Stuart Weitzman Fall Campaign by Mario Sorrenti

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Gutsy Woman Kim Kardashian Fronts Stuart Weitzman Fall Campaign by Mario Sorrenti

Fashion, business, social media mogul Kim Kardashian adds Stuart Weitzman brand ambassador to her portfolio. The campaign is photographed by Mario Sorrenti [IG], with styling by Alastair McKimm.

Kardashian fronts the brand's fall 2022 ‘Stand Strong’ campaign, celebrating women for stepping into their power.

The SKIMS founder is also launching a new collection of bra solutions for her billion-dollar shapewear and loungewear brand. In February 2022, Kardashian’s Skims doubled its valuation from US$ 1.6 billion in April 2021 to $3.2 billion after raising US$240 million in its latest round of funding in January.

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Viola Davis Comes to Life As 'The Woman King' in ELLE Brazil October by Mar + Vin

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Viola Davis Comes to Life As 'The Woman King' in ELLE Brazil October by Mar + Vin

All reports are that ‘The Woman King’ reigns supreme at the Toronto International Film Festival, which opened on September 8 and closes on Sunday, September 18.

Gina Prince-Bythewood directed the historical epic set in West Africa in 1823. Tony and Oscar award winner Viola Davis, featured here in four covers of the October 2022 issue of ELLE Brazil, stars as Nanisca, a force of nature in Dahomey, West Africa. Today Dahomey is located in what we know as southern Benin.

As the leader of the Agojie, the all-woman army of the African kingdom, Davis’s character led a fighting force so fierce that even enemies spoke of its “prodigious bravery”.

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Gisele Bundchen Is Ready to Ride on Her Terms in ELLE US October by Inez & Vinoodh

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Gisele Bundchen Is Ready to Ride on Her Terms in ELLE US October by Inez & Vinoodh

“Obviously, I have my concerns—this is a very violent sport, and I have my children and I would like him to be more present,” Gisele Brady tells ELLE US about her husband Tom Brady. “I have definitely had those conversations with him over and over again. But ultimately, I feel that everybody has to make a decision that works for [them]. He needs to follow his joy, too.”

Gisele’s recent departure to Costa Rica after a huge fight in which she says apart from this interview that what really caused the big uproar was the way Brady treats the kids when he is home. Everyone is supposed to understand that dad is ‘beat’ and needs alone time. Gisele says that Brady also was unkind to the kids when they wanted to chill out with him.

CNN writes the couple is living in separate houses in this moment.

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Black Style Drama with Karlie Kloss in Times Style UK by Paola Kudacki

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Black Style Drama with Karlie Kloss in Times Style UK by Paola Kudacki

In the fashion story ‘Supermodel Karlie Kloss Showcases the New Season’s Main Charater Energy’, Karlie reminds us that drama queens come in more than one variety.

Similarily, the clothes Kloss wears in her Times cover story, are architectural masterpieces. Photographer Paola Kudacki [IG] is behind the lens, with styling by Verity Parker.

Kloss is neither self-obsessed or an Instagram drama queen, like so many of her contemporaries. Her recent 30th-birthday spirit has centered on advancing young women for years thru her Kode With Klossy free coding camp for girls aged 13-18, now headquartered in Atlanta.

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Bella Hadid Covers i-D Fall 2022, Lensed by Sam Rock While Bella Searches For Her Truth

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Bella Hadid Covers i-D Fall 2022, Lensed by Sam Rock While Bella Searches For Her Truth

Supermodel Bella Hadid share a cover of i-D Magazine’s Fall 2022 ‘Ultra’ issue. In Bella’s case, she is ‘Ultranova!’. Carlos Nazario styles Bella in body-baring looks lensed by Sam Rock [IG]. Douglas Greenwood interviews the super in: '“Bella Hadid: People can make up stories about me. My truth will be seen.”

Greenwood notes that in the past, publications have framed Bella’s heritage as a point of contention – or erased it completely, like when she and Gigi donated their fashion week salaries to refugees in Ukraine and Palestine, and only the former was reported on.

Hadid Sisters Join Mica Arganaraz in Donating Fall 2022 Fashion Week Earnings to Humanity AOC Fashion

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Kim Kardashian Bares All for Interview Magazine but Not News of SKKY Partners Private Equity Firm

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Kim Kardashian Bares All for Interview Magazine but Not News of SKKY Partners Private Equity Firm

Kim Kardashian covers the September 2022 American Dream issue, styled by Mel Ottenberg in denim from Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta and Telfar. Add in the black jacket by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, vintage Norma Kamali top and Kim’s own flag panty and personal jockstrap, and Kim Kardashian is ready to talk truth about the American dream.

The day Kim Kardashian announces that she is going into the private equity business with the help of a former partner from highbrow US firm The Carlyle Group, it’s hysterical that her famous butt resides side-by-side in the Google results.

The Kardashians are in countdown mode, as Season 2 of The Kardashians readies its September 22 Hulu premier. Nadia Lee Cohen, photographs Kim, with Mel Ottenberg returning for his EIC interview.

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Jennifer Lawrence Covers Vogue US October 2022, Lensed by Tina Barney

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Jennifer Lawrence Covers Vogue US October 2022, Lensed by Tina Barney

Jennifer Lawrence Covers Vogue US October 2022, Lensed by Tina Barney

Actor and new mom Jennifer Lawrence, covers the October 2022 issue of American Vogue, meeting Abby Aguirre at Tikkun, a small, intimate spa in Santa Monica, for the interview. Tonne Goodman styles the fashion shoot, with photographer Tina Barney behind the lens.

“It breaks my heart because America had the choice between a woman and a dangerous, dangerous jar of mayonnaise. And they were like, Well, we can’t have a woman. Let’s go with the jar of mayonnaise.” And now, thanks to Supreme Court justices appointed by that dangerous jar of mayonnaise, the unthinkable had happened. “I don’t want to disparage my family, but I know that a lot of people are in a similar position with their families. How could you raise a daughter from birth and believe that she doesn’t deserve equality? How?”

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Serena Williams Utters 'Retirement' in Vogue US September 2022 Cover Story

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Serena Williams Utters 'Retirement' in Vogue US September 2022 Cover Story

Serena Williams did not make her gorgeous appearance in Vogue’s Fall 2022 September fashion issue, styled by Gabriella Karefa-Johnson in images by Luis Alberto Rodriguez [IG] to say farewell.

Yes, Serena does speak of her upcoming retirement, but not because she notes the date. She will play again tomorrow in Toronto at the Canadian Open, aka National Bank Open, after winning her first match in 430 days yesterday, beating Nuria Parrizas Diaz.

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