Anna Cleveland as 'Madame Callas' Lensed by Adriano Russo for Madame Germany

Anna Cleveland as 'Madame Callas' Lensed by Adriano Russo for Madame Germany

It’s highly unusual that a model would perform as a renowned opera star twice in one month. Top model Anna Cleveland is that person, appearing first in the December 2023 issue of Vogue Greece as Maria Callas.

In these images, Cleveland is styled by Konstantin Spachis in ‘Madame Callas’. Photographer Adriano Russo [IG] is behind the lens for Madame Germany [IG] December 2023.

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Indya Moore Honored As Harper's Bazaar Spain 2023 Activist of the Year by JUANKR

Indya Moore Honored As Harper's Bazaar Spain 2023 Activist of the Year by JUANKR

Actor and intersectionality activist Indya Moore covers the December 2023 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Spain [IG], named as their Activist Woman of the Year 2023.

JuanKr [IG] photographed the actor, who is styled by Christina Terron. / Hair and makeup by Cynthia de Leon

Indya Moore Proud Pro-Palestinian Activist

Living up to the Harper’s Spain award category honor, Indya Moore was among the 335 people arrested in New York’s Grand Central Station on October 27.

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Futurism and AI Meet Ancient Practices in 2024 Spa-Style Self-Care Trends

Futurism and AI Meet Ancient Practices in 2024 Spa-Style Self-Care Trends

Futurism and AI Meet Ancient Practices in 2024 Spa-Style Self-Care Trends

The latest trends in spa treatments or relaxing getaways bring a host of scientific and technology innovations very different from spa visits past.

Technology and Science Meet Ancient Traditions

In the near future, spas are expected to embrace artificial intelligence [AI] and virtual reality [VR] to create immersive and personalized wellness journeys.

Virtual reality is set to transform the spa landscape. By transporting guests into serene virtual environments, VR experiences can enhance relaxation and provide an escape from everyday stresses. More exciting, VR can transport us back in time, so that we might join our human ancestors in community based rituals, for example.

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Anna Cleveland Stars as Maria Callas for Vogue Greece December by Richard Phibbs

Anna Cleveland Stars as Maria Callas for Vogue Greece December by Richard Phibbs

Model Anna Cleveland channels the spirit of opera singer Maria Callas, who would have turned 100 on December 2 in Vogue Greece’s December 2023 cover story, lensed by Richard Phibbs

Nicholas Georgiou styles Cleveland, who as Maria Callas expresses ‘La Divina’s’ appetite for a luxurious, glamorous lifestyle and fashion diva status, in addition to her global fame as an opera star.

Callas’ life is now the focus of Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín’s upcoming biopic ‘Maria’, starring Angelina Jolie. Early images released of Jolie as Callas bear a stunning resemblance to the opera diva, and she will wear some of Callas’ real clothes in the film.

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Emily Ratajkowski Covers Vogue Australia December 2023 by Lachlan Bailey

Emily Ratajkowski Covers Vogue Australia December 2023 by Lachlan Bailey

Emily Ratajkowski covers the December 2023 issue of Vogue Australia [IG]. Journalist Mahalia Chang sits down with the mother of one to discuss freedom, privacy and self worth — a triad of issues associated with the politically active, feminist mega-talent and model for several years now.

Lachlan Bailey [IG] photographs Ratajkowski with styling by Vogue Australia EIC Christine Centenera.

Emily R is currently under fire for posing in a Le Monde M Magazine story standing in a pair of very plus-size ladies pants with much room to spare. THAT qualifies as a fatphobic mortal sin in America among so-called progressive women. [LOL, sorry]

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Liya Kebede Covers Vogue Italia December 2023, Lensed by Campbell Addy

Liya Kebede Covers Vogue Italia December 2023, Lensed by Campbell Addy

Global citizen, top model, actor and Lemlem philanthropist Liya Kebede covers the December 2023 issue of Vogue Italia [IG]. Ethiopian-born, Kebede has served as a WHO Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health since 2005 and now lives in New York.

In a creative narrative twist, Liya Kebede poses in an artwork by Milan-based artist Jem Perucchini [above], who is also of Ethiopian heritage. Liya wears YSL in that image, styled by Paris-based Ally Macrae, who worked on the entire fashion shoot.

The impression sought by photographer Campbell Addy for the fashion shoot, involved interpreting Kebede a Queen of Sheba with the most classic insignia of sovereignty, the sphere.

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Naomi Campbell Covers Vogue Korea November 2023, Lensed by Cho Gi-Seok

Naomi Campbell Covers Vogue Korea November 2023, Lensed by Cho Gi-Seok

In this high-aesthetic fashion story from the November 2023 issue of Vogue Korea, the iconic British supermodel Naomi Campbell is styled by Eunyoung Sohn in a Louis Vuitton exclusive fashion story, photographed by Cho Gi-seok.

The supermodel will be the subject of the next fashion exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. the exhibition called ‘Naomi’ will follow the current exhibition dedicated to Coco Chanel. The show will open on June 22, 2024 and run until April 6, 2025 as a broad survey of Naomi’s most memorable fashion moments and also the designers who helped shape her career.

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Taylor Hill's New Look in C Magazine Winter 2023-2024, Tate and Taylor News

Taylor Hill's New Look in C Magazine Winter 2023-2024, Tate and Taylor News

Taylor Hill connected with C Magazine’s Winter 2023-2024 team for an interview and fashion shoot photographed in Topanga Canyon.

The rugged-outdoors mood of Taylor’s photo shoot with David Roemer [IG] syncs with her lifestyle. The story’s title ‘Taylor Hill’s Got A New Look’ , narrated by Rob Haskell, speaks to Taylor’s recent marriage to private equity investor Daniel Fryer at Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Colorado.

The Hair Cut

The other aspect to Taylor Hill’s new look is her daring haircut, an act inspired by watching the Apple TV series ‘The Super Models’. Calling it the boldest act of her life, Taylor was very impacted as Linda Evangelista shared the story of her own 1988 haircut, prompted on a shoot with photographer Peter Lindbergh and executed by Julien d’Ys.

Taylor speaks of her beloved dog Tate, who became grievously ill around the time of her wedding. The story is so deeply personal, you should read the details at C Magazine [link above].

Tate is being reborn in 2024 in an online community and marketplace for pet owners called Tate and Taylor.

“The pet industry is very crowded and confusing,” she says. “There’s just so much out there. I want other people to feel like they’re not alone, that there’s a place they can trust.”

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Mame Wade As Josephine Baker by Koto Bolofo for Vogue Greece Holiday 2023

Mame Wade As Josephine Baker by Koto Bolofo for Vogue Greece Holiday 2023

Paris-based, Senegalese-heritage model Mame Wade channels the spirit and physical image of American-born, French heroine Josephine Baker in this Vogue Greece December 2023 holidays story.

Wade is photographed by Koto Bolofo [IG] in the sophisticated, luxury-elegance fashion story styled by Nicholas Georgiou.

Multiple times in 2023, AOC has referenced stories about race relations in Europe vs America, and the 20th century rise of cafe society, as a lifestyle choice between artists and creatives and the monied set.

Josephine Baker had such a relationship with Princess Grace of Monaco, one that was a very genuine friendship between the two women.

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With Schiaparelli-Inspo Legs, Lauren Wasser Is Model of the Year for Glamour Germany

With Schiaparelli-Inspo Legs, Lauren Wasser Is Model of the Year for Glamour Germany

Lauren Wasser [IG], the courageous, striking, sexy woman who emerged as a symbol of strength and resilience after surviving toxic shock syndrome, is the “Model of the Year 2023” for Glamour Germany. We know Wasser for her golden legs, captured in these images by Daniella Midenge [IG] in Paris.

As Wasser reaches wide recognition in fashion world, she is to AOC a public representation of the ancient myth of a phoenix rising from the ashes AND Nike, the goddess of victory.

Lauren Wasser’s Luxury Brand Legs

The challenge with beauty standards is not to jam them down people’s throats. And to keep them wide and varied. In her presentations, Wasser is quick to name multiple personal attributes that are far more important than physical beauty.

In her case, Lauren Wasser has shattered societal beauty norms with a pair of luxury legs that could be out of the house of Schiaparelli.

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