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Victoria's Secret Swim Summer 2020 Update: Kelly, Lorena, Nisaa, Taylor
Water babies Kelly Gale, Lorena Duran, Nisaa Pouncey and Taylor Hill chase rays and plenty of blue sky in this 2020 Swimwear update from Victoria’s Secret.
Dan Martensen's Model Cast Plays by the Rules for WSJ Magazine July 2020
WSJ Magazine’s July 2020 digital covers makes precision of social distancing, as photographer Dan Martensen and Clare Richardson travel across London previewing fall style in a Covid world. The diverse cast includes Celia and Lucas Chancellor, Grace and Cassady Clover, Fadhi Mohamed, Issa Lish, Lara Mullen, Lara Stone, Nora Attal, Nyasha Matonhodze, Ramila Ali
Ifrah Qasim's Summer Colorama by Sara Billie for ELLE Sweden June 2020
Photographer Sara Bille turns the lens on model Ifrah Qaasim in ELLE Sweden’s June 2020 cover story. Stylist Anna Fernandez chooses a dress and ‘Le Baci’’ from Jacquemus paired with Acne Studios sneakers for the cover. A mix of looks from Bottega Veneta, H&M, Jil Sander, Totême and Valentino fill out the fashion story. / Hair by Martina Senke, makeup from Jeanette Tonqvist
Olga Rubio Dalmau Captures Laura Roth in 'Closer to Nature' for Vogue Ukraine
Model Laura Roth is styled by Alvaro Gracia in hyper romantic looks for ‘Closer to Nature’. Olga Rubio Dalmau captures Roth for Vogue Ukraine July 2020./ Hair and Makeup by Nieves Elorduy
Annemarieke van Drimmelen Shoots Amber Valletta in 'Brave New Summer' Pt-1
Vogue Netherlands shares its July/August 2020 issue, including a 42-page time capsule shot by Annemarieke van Drimmelen in the empty streets of Amsterdam. The photographer’s images of ‘90s supermodel, environmental and sustainability activist Amber Valletta were taken pre-corona.
Editor-in-chief Rinke Tjepkema shares her thoughts about van Drimmelen expressing her own emotions from frustration to hope, capturing moments that are about getting closer to yourself and to nature. ‘It's the intimacy and closeness that has made her one of my favorite photographers for years,” the EIC said about her photographer.
Dimphy den Otter styled the large cast of ‘Brave New Summer’ that includes — besides Amber Valletta — Bodil Liesdek, Nella Ngingo, Bess van Noord, Parker van Noord, Felice Noordhoff, Nabewerking Deeptone, Met Dank Aan, Hakan Aksoy, Michel Bos, Michiel Heemskerk, Marleen Heeres, Ronald van der Kemp, Jasper & Lisa Krabbé, Duran Landing, Gaia Liesdek, Casper van der Linden, Kornel & Marisca van Noord, Fauve & Leontien Noordhoff, Ogènda, Like Pansters, Rinke Tjepkema, Ria Jansen & Arie Vis, Duy Vo, Kat, Mei Sun Ly Vo & Maison Rika./ Hair by Teddy Charles; makeup by Holly Silius
The editorial appears in 3-parts.
Txema Yeste Makes Dream Artistry of Africa Penalver for Vogue Spain
Rising Spanish model Africa Penalver is styled in Spanish designs by Marta Bajo in ‘Todo Queda En Casa’ (Everything stays at home). Txema Yeste creates the dream artistry images remotely for Vogue Espana July 2020.
Trump Rally in Tulsa, A Day After Juneteenth, Awakens Memories of 1921 Racist Massacre AOC New Humanism
For only the second time in a century, the world’s attention is focused on Tulsa, Okla. You would be forgiven for thinking Tulsa is a sleepy town “where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain,” in the words of the musical Oklahoma!.
But Tulsa was the site of one of the worst episodes of racial violence in American history, and a long, arduous process of reconciliation over the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 was jarred by President Donald Trump’s decision to hold his first campaign rally there since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
The city is on edge. Emotions are raw. There’s anxiety about a spike in coronavirus cases, but lurking even deeper in the collective psyche is a fear that history could repeat itself. Tens of thousands of Trump supporters will gather close to a neighbourhood still reckoning with a white invasion that claimed hundreds of Black lives.
A Trump rally near a site of a race massacre during a global pandemic already sounded like a recipe for a dangerous social experiment. But then there was the matter of timing. The rally was to be held on Juneteenth (June 19), a holiday commemorating the day slaves in the western portion of the Confederacy finally gained their freedom.
Normally, Juneteenth in Tulsa is one big party, the rare event that brings white and Black Oklahomans together. But fears about spreading COVID-19 led organizers to cancel the event. Then came the protests over the murder of George Floyd. During those demonstrations in Tulsa, a truck ran through a blockade of traffic, causing one demonstrator to fall from a bridge. He is paralyzed from the waist down.
Jane Fonda In Gucci Off The Grid Sustainable Design Collection AOC Sustainability
Jane Fonda, Lil Nas X, King Princess, Miyavi and David de Rothschild wear the new Gucci Off The Grid collection, the first capsule from creative director Alessandro Michele’s Gucci Circular Lines initiative. The collection comprised of recycled, organic, bio-based and sustainably sourced materials is married to the Gucci Equilibrium plan to create positive change for people and our planet.
LA-based photographer Harmony Korine shot the Gucci gang before lockdown, casting them as metropolitan explorers. Alice Newbold writes for British Vogue:
Billie Eilish in British GQ July-August 2020 | Eilish Supports Black Lives Matter
Billie Eilish covers the July/August 2020 issue of British GQ. Danielle Levitt is behind the lens with styling by Samantha Burkhart.
If you’ve never read a Billie Eilish interview, then this one is for you.
Written by Jonathan Heaf, it’s long and very in-depth. In 2019 at age 17, Billie Ailish’s album sold more than any other in America and she hit six billion streams on Spotify. This year she is tagged as the youngest artist to win four Grammys at once. And her classic Bond theme ‘No Time To Die’ morphs into a Boomer-approved musical panorama with widespread appeal.
At this moment (6/16/2020 2:07 PM) Billie Eilish is in a rage over the Friday night murder of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta. Generally-speaking Eilish has joined the army of white people disgusted with white people. AOC has been in that camp since our founding in 2007, and we’re devoted to turning the tide of racism in America and beyond.
Colin Dodgson Captures Akon Changkou for Purple Magazine Issue 33
Model Akon Changkou is styled by Sheila Single in looks from Miu Miu’s Spring/Summer 2020 collection. Photographer Colin Dodgson is behind the lens for Purple Magazine Issue 33./ Hair and makeup by Lauren Palmer-Smith
FENTY R6.20-DROP1 Campaign Lensed by Lea Colombo Honors Rebellious Creative Aesthetic
Rihanna’s Fenty luxury brand brightens spirits today June 11, with “Release 6-20”, the first of three separate drops across June. Lensed by London-based, South Africa born photographer Lea Colombo, the campaign’s focus is models, artists and musicians who “embody the bright spark energy of the release.”
They include Amrit Kaur, Assa Baradji, Coucou Chloe, Daniel Gonzalez, Lilan Barru, and Mao Xiaoxing./ Art direction by Jean-Baptiste Talbourdet and Lolita Jacobs; casting direction from Samuel Ellis Scheinman. Video direction by Julien Pujol and Roberto Colombo.
“In a time where fighting for global freedoms takes center stage, this release speaks to a generation that is a different kind of creative, and a different kind of rebellious,” says Fenty’s press release. The collection honors “decades of youth aesthetics and styles that emerged during periods of steep social change, each act of the month-long release celebrates a different facet of youth, expressed through varied style cues.”
The collection is long on psychedelic, tie-dye prints, baggy rave silhouettes, grunge hoodies and asymmetric dresses. The campaign will continue into July.
Hannah Ferguson by Carin Backoff for ELLE US Summer 2020
Hannah Ferguson is ‘A Study in Scarlet’, styled by Rachel Wang in images by Carin Backoff for ELLE US Summer 2020.
Serena Williams Steps Up For Vital Voices; Alexis Ohanian Sr. Resigns Reddit Board
Tennis legend, black activist, fashion designer — and yes, now venture capitalist — Serena Williams became the global spokeswoman for Stuart Weitzman in early May. Photographer Ethan James Green captures Serena in campaign images that present her fierce power and beauty unbowed.
The power of the project for Serena lies in Stuart Weitzman’s alliance with the Vital Voices Global Partnership Tapped to choose two women leaders to participate with her in the campaign, Williams tapped Ashlee Wisdom and Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno. Wisdom is the founder of Health in Her Hue, a platform that connects black women to culturally competent health-care providers. Ke’alohilani Quiamno, founder of Future for Us, a civic organization that gives women of color the tools to succeed in the highest levels of corporate and social-sector careers.
It’s Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian Sr.that made the big news today — June 8 — as word of his resignation from the board of directors of Reddit traveled through media channels. The co-founder of Reddit recommended that his spot be filled by a Black candidate amid activists’ calls for more representation of BlPOC in positions of power in global companies.
"I co-founded Reddit 15 years ago to help people find community and a sense of belonging," Ohanian wrote across his social media channels, pulling from a blog post on his site. "It is long overdue to do the right thing. I'm doing this for me, for my family, and for my country." Along with the statement to the public, Ohanian embedded a video message from his Instagram account onto his blog entry, and in it he reiterates his original statement.
Doutzen Kroes Brings Flash to Hunkemoller Swimsuits Spring 2020 Campaign
Super human Doutzen Kroes returns as a Hunkemoller ambassador, launching her Doutzen Stories summer 2020 swimsuit campaign.
Burberry Pre-Fall 2020 Campaign with Irina Shayk and Reece Nelson by Danko Steiner
Riccardo Tisci became Chief Creative Officer of Burberry in spring 2018, tasked with creating a modern sensibility around the distinctive British heritage brand. One of the designer’s favorite themes is duality or ‘mirroring’ as it’s also called.
“I have always been drawn to the notion of duality and viewing things from two perspectives – bringing a depth and contrast to a person or a concept. This campaign explores this idea of mirroring, a theme which I established as a house code in the new Burberry identity,” Tisci explains.
In the time of gender fluidity and ambiguity — and rejection — of any actual definition of gender, Tisci enlists photographer Danko Steiner to photograph his pre-Fall 2020 collection. Unlike Alessandro Michele at Gucci or Michael Kors, Riccardo Tisci is not simplifying the number of collections presented each year — at least for now.
The pre-Fall 2020 campaign features Burberry favorites Irina Shayk and Reece Nelson pictured with their look-alike selves, styled by Ana Steiner.
Laura Harrier in 'Hollywood Dream' by Sonia Szostak in Porter Magazine June 1, 2020
Neflix’s ‘Hollywood’ star Laura Harrier is center stage on the June 1st issue of Porter Magazine. Stylist Danielle Goldberg chooses black and white, modern fashion elegance from Alexander McQueen, Matteau, Molly Goddard, Nill Lotan, Ninety Percent, Simone Rocha, The Range and more. Sonia Szóstak is behind the lens for ‘Hollywood Dream’ with Alice Casely-Hayford on Zoom for the interview.
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