Anna Cleveland as 'Madame Callas' Lensed by Adriano Russo for Madame Germany
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Indya Moore Honored As Harper's Bazaar Spain 2023 Activist of the Year by JUANKR
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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.
Read MoreFuturism and AI Meet Ancient Practices in 2024 Spa-Style Self-Care Trends
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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.
Read MoreAnna Cleveland Stars as Maria Callas for Vogue Greece December by Richard Phibbs
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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.
Read MoreEmily Ratajkowski Covers Vogue Australia December 2023 by Lachlan Bailey
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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]
Read MoreLiya Kebede Covers Vogue Italia December 2023, Lensed by Campbell Addy
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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.
Read MoreNaomi Campbell Covers Vogue Korea November 2023, Lensed by Cho Gi-Seok
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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.
Read MoreTaylor Hill's New Look in C Magazine Winter 2023-2024, Tate and Taylor News
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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.”
Read MoreMame Wade As Josephine Baker by Koto Bolofo for Vogue Greece Holiday 2023
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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.
Read MoreWith Schiaparelli-Inspo Legs, Lauren Wasser Is Model of the Year for Glamour Germany
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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.
Read MoreElson, Murphy and Pivovarova Cover Vogue Netherlands December 2023 by Agata Serge
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Vogue Netherlands [IG] December 2023 reveals the winning covers for its holiday issue, a trio of top models Amanda Murphy, 36; Karen Elson, 44; and Sasha Pivovarova, 38.
What a fabulous issue, with this trio styled by Sarah Gore Reeves! And one with purpose, whether articulated or not. Smaller print editions can have major influence in a digital world, where global celebs now cover the Vogue motherships.
Within loss, there is always opportunity, and Vogue Netherlands shows us how it’s done with these terrific top model covers shot by Agata Serge, a self-taught photographer who launched her career in Amsterdam in 2012.
Read MoreJessica Stam's Doll-Face Vibe by Lea Winkler Recalls the 1920's Jazz Age Flappers
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The Numero Netherlands November 2023 issue broadens the Jessica Stam story, recalling a group of models called ‘doll faces’. Stam was a member.
Creative director Ryan Luca [IG] did not consult us on his Jessica Stam story. But the entire team nailed the ‘2000 doll face models’ idea. Lea Winkler [IG] is the photographer, with styling by Nata Bocha [IG]./ Hair by Hiro + Mari; makeup by Jezz Hill
First Came the Flappers
Characterized by their iconic bobbed hairstyles, short skirts, and bold attitudes, flappers challenged traditional norms in multiple aspects. They rejected the Victorian ideals that had dominated the previous era, refusing to adhere to the notion that women should be modest, self-effacing, and focused solely on domesticity.
Read MoreA Celestial Sparkling Kim Kardashian for Marc Jacobs Resort 2023-4 by Tyrone Lebon
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Kim Kardashian returns to Marc Jacobs [IG] for a 2023/4 resort collection launch, bringing her platinum Rapunzel tresses with her. Kim also appeared in the fall 2023 campaign.
Tyrone Lebon is behind the lens, capturing Kim’s shimmering silver corset top and silvery gray embossed stipe jeans, styled by Alastair McKimm.
Kardashian’s self-discipline leaves us incredulous, being an engaged mom to four kids, an entrepreneur and businesswoman in multiple enterprises, a lawyer in training with a focus on prison-reform and wrongly-imprisoned people, and a committed gym-rat who works out two hours a day.
Some of the best people in fashion and retail — Angela Ahrendts, former CEO of Burberry and EVP of Apple Retail, for example — are on KK’s team today.
On the one hand, Kim’s touch is everywhere but her management partnerships now cross two-three other Kardashian-Jenner businesses including Kylie’s new Khy apparel brand.
Read MoreVanessa Paradise Covers Harper's Bazaar France Lensed by Alastair McLellan
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French singer, model and actor Vanessa Paradis covers the November 2023 issue of Harper’s Bazaar France, presenting herself in a fashion story and accompanying interview with Olivier Lalanne for ‘A taste of Paradise: one-on-one with Vanessa’.
Elodie David-Touboul styles Paradis in almost exclusively Chanel Haute Couture, Chanel Joaillerie, and Chanel ready-to-wear in images by Alasdair McLellan [IG]./ Hair by Anthony Turner; makeup by Khela
Read MoreAnna Ewers in Vogue Italia Lensed by Bruno Staub Says "I Love Brigette Bardot"
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Anna Ewers covers the November 2023 issue of Vogue Italia, styled by Malina Joseph Gilchrist in at-ease, fall-fashion sophistication. Photographer Buno Staub [IG] is behind the lens, capturing Ewers who is often called “the sweetheart of the fashion world.”
Anna Ewers has been so discreet about her life, that AOC was shocked when she finally joined Instagram.
When asked by Vigano which word she uses most often, Ewers replies “yes” while explainting that she embraces every aspect of life, journey and adventure.
Read More"Oh, Penelope! Oh, Rosalía!" Stellar Performance by Katie Burnett for Vogue Spain November 2023
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Rosalía covers Vogue Spain’s November issue, styled and photographed in lush grandiosity by Katie Burnett [IG].
With candles, white birds and Louis Vuitton jewelry in the sink, it’s as if we’re entering an astral plane of being, postulated by classical, medieval, oriental, and esoteric philosophies and mystery religions.
“I hope that what I do makes sense to other women”
These words are a core message of the interview, which got me thinking about Rosalía using feminine energy to try to dilute the male energy that is so destructive right now. Everywhere we look, testosterone is raging and we need our own iron shield to repel it.
Read MoreAnja Rubik Sheds Tears of Joy Over Poland's Political Reset as the EU Exhales
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What makes a true supermodel? Anja Rubik voting in Poland’s national elections last weekend, October 15, 2023.
AOC doesn’t keep precise track of individual model’s activism but Anja Rubik, one of the world’s most successful models, has led the way for many years. In her own words:
“How political parties address sexual education issues will have a huge impact on what country we will live in.”
To that end, Anja Rubik is deeply connected as its founder to FUNDACJA SexedPL [IG] FEDERA, a NGO committed to sex education on matters of abortion rights and LGBTQ issues — but also endometriosis, for example.
AOC goes deep on the supermodel’s activism, as we celebrate the 75% turnout that resulted in a reset of Poland’s politics last weekend and a prospective stabilizing of of Poland’s relationship with the European Union.
Read MoreKristen McMenamy in Sunday Times Style October 15, 2023 by Melanie + Ramon
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Nineties fashion star Kristen McMenamy has always challenged traditional beauty standards, appearing as a good witch, an ethereal divine goddess or the consummate, goth fashion vampire to her adoring fans.
In 1993 Kristen McMenamy told Harper’s Bazaar "All I ever wanted was for people to not pick on me."
Thirty years later, the similar refrain of young fashion models on Instagram is rebroadcast in Gavanndra Hodge’s new interview with the 58-year-old, Pennsylvania-original in today’s October 15, 2023 Sunday Times Style [IG].
Read MoreTop Model Anok Yai Talks Knife Fights and Finding God in Africa for W Magazine #4
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Returning to W Magazine’s Volume #4 2023, Mert Alas turns his lens to very top model Anok Yai.
Anok describes herself as a prolific artist, working mostly in oils but now experimenting with fire. Yes . . . fire. She has also taken up knife fighting lessons as a way of coping with restlessness. I believe she is now at a level of expertise in knife fighting, that she can land movie roles in major scenes.
“When I’m fighting, it feels like a dance that goes so fast, you have to meditate,” she says. “Because the second you lose focus, you’re hit with a knife.”
Read MoreLegend Pat Cleveland's Brilliant Past and Present in V Magazine 144 by Nick Thompson
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