American Ballet Theatre Dancers by AB+DM for InStyle July 2021

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American Ballet Theatre Dancers by AB+DM for InStyle July 2021 AOC Fashion

The first ‘to do’ in reading ‘Ballet Is Back, Baby’ a fashion story shot by AB+DM for Instyle US and published early June online for the July issue, is to verify the facts. Julia von Boehm styles dancers from American Ballet Theatre in a heady mix of Alexander McQueen, Commando, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Givenchy, JW Anderson, Khaite, Mônot, Spanx,Thom Brown and more./ Hair by Shin Arima; makeup by Frankie Boyd

The Dancers include Isabella Boylston, ABT Principal Dancer; James Whiteside, ABT Principal Dancer; ABT Corp dancers: Anabel Katsnelson, Betsy McBride, Emily Hayes, João Menegussi, Melvin Lawovi and Yoon Jung Seo, ABT Studio Corps.

“Verifying the facts” refers to a bus tour select American Ballet Theatre dancers were scheduled to make across America, as they faced another cancelled official season in 2021.

In fact, the #ABTAcrossAmerica US tour did happen — at outside venues and not the predictable ones for a ballet tour. These shots on ABT’s IG — not in geographical order — show the dancers bringing joy to lawn-lovers in Minneapolis, MN; Middleburg, VA; Chicago, MI; Iowa City, IA; Lincoln NE. Other stops included St. Louis, Mo and Charleston, SC. The dancers made it back to New York City for a special closing performance last week, July 21.

Akuol Deng Atem Showcases Liberty London A/W 2021 'Print With Purpose' Bags

Akuol Deng Atem Showcases Liberty London A/W 2021 'Print With Purpose' Bags AOC Fashion

Model Akuol Deng Atem showcases Liberty London A/W 2021 Conscious Collection Bags, styled by Thea Lewis-Yates. Umit Savaci [IG] photographs the sustainable collection called ‘Print With Purpose’. Before explaining the sustainability credentials, the bags are fully reversible into a different colorway — some print, some solid.

Kendall Jenner in 'City of Angels' by Zoey Grossman for ELLE US August 2021

Kendall Jenner in 'City of Angels' by Zoey Grossman for ELLE US August 2021

Kendall Jenner sends a fashion trend report from LA, styled by Alex White in easy pieces from Alessandro Dell’Acqua, Balenciaga, Celine by Hedi Slimane, Dior, Etro, Fendi, Gucci, Moschino Couture, Prada and more.

Photographer Zoey Grossman captures ‘City of Angels’ for ELLE US August 2021./ Makeup by Holly Silius; hair by Panos Papandrianos

An Injured Simone Biles Pulls Out of Team USA at Tokyo Olympics

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USA Gymnastics team powerhouse Simone Biles has pulled out of the team competition at the Tokyo Olympics. Biles bailed out of her Yurchenko vault with 2 1/2 twists, downsizing the difficulty to 1 1/2 twists and then stumbling out of the landing Tuesday evening.

Biles left the competition floor with a team trainer, while coach Cecile Landi, gathered the team. Biles returned to the floor, rejoining her teammates, hugging them before watching them perform their routines from the sideline.

Team USA will compete for their their consecutive Olympics gold medal without Biles. Follow all the Olympic competition from the New York Times.

Geordie Wood Captures Sara Grace Wallerstedt in 'Over and Under' for Vogue Australia

Geordie Wood Captures Sara Grace Wallerstedt in 'Over and Under' for Vogue Australia AOC Fashion

If all we saw about Brooklyn-based photographer Geordie Woods images was his IG, AOC’s impression of the Brooklyn-based photographer’s work would be in the neutral zone. Lucky for us, we can share his July 2021 fashion story ‘Over and Under’, featuring model Sara Grace Wallerstedt in the pages of Vogue Australia.

Melissa Levy chooses fall 2021 looks from the usual luxury brand lineup, with additions that include Baserange, Hildur Yeoman, Isa Boulder, Supriya Lele./ Hair by Eric Williams; makeup by Grace Ahn

Webber Represents writes about Geordie Wood

Whether working on a large-scale fashion shoot, a one-on-one portrait or a personal project, Geordie is committed to stripping away artifice to capture something real. At the core of his photographs is the intimate encounter between photographer and subject. During his former post as photo director of The FADER, he devised, commissioned and shot stories with countless public figures, each time driven by the desire to lift the veil of the curated persona and make an enduring image that reached beyond its context.

Nominated for 3 Emmys, 'Misfits' Book Dropping Sept. 7, Michaela Coel Joins Black Panther

Michaela Coel Goes to Wakanda

Variety broke the news on July 21 that Micaela Coel has joined the cast of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’. Details of her character are in the lock box, but the actor as joined “director Ryan Coogler at Atlanta’s Pinewood Studios, where production began last month,” writes Matt Donnelly.

Michaela Coel’s 3 Emmy Nominations

The Michaela Coel show continues to roll on, with the news that the actor, director, screenwriter received three nominations for ‘I May Destroy You’. Broadcast on Sunday, September 19 on CBS, Coel has been nominated for Outstanding Directing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie - 2021; Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie - 2021; and Outstanding Writing For A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie - 2021.

In December 2020, Michaela Coel was part of an impressive creative presentation by The New York Times Magazine, with its focus on today’s best actors. The magazine writes: “With ‘I May Destroy You,’ she set out to disturb, first by making us laugh, then by going to all kinds of extremes.”

‘Misfits’ Book Out September 7

The talented creative’s book ‘Misfits: A Personal Manifesto’ is due out September 7, 2021 in British and American bookstores.

The book will focus on topics covered in Coel’s MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh Festival in 2018. In her speech, which drew audible gasps from the audience, Coel spoke in astounding clarity and factual detail about the barriers and racism she had experienced as a young black woman working in the television industry, as well as her own sexual assault.

A video of the speech is embedded in AOC. The Guardian quotes British publisher Ebury saying that in the book [Coel] “makes a compelling case for radical honesty”. It will be a rousing and bold case against fitting in and a powerful manifesto on how speaking your truth and owning your differences can transform your life.”

New Series in Work for BBC UK Drama Unit

Lastly — for the moment — the BBC UK said in May that Michaela Coel is working on a new television series.

“It’s truly in Michaela’s head and it’s not for me to second guess that too much at this point,” the network’s drama chief Piers Wenger responded to questions about the plot’s potential ties to ‘I May Destroy You."‘ “It’s at relatively early stages, but I wanted to let the fans of ‘I May Destroy You’ know that there is a new show coming along…What relationship that show will have with the original series, [is for Michaela to decide].”

Willow Smith Covers Nylon Magazine July by AB+DM in 'Punk Rock Prophet'

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Willow Smith Meets Her Idol Avil Lavigne

Speaking recently with V Magazine, Willow Smith made it clear that she is forging a path for Black women in punk rock and into heavy metal — whatever price she will pay in her cosmic spirit for the journey. Smith was only 2 years old when Avil Lavigne hit the Billboard charts with “Sk8er Boi.” It took another 5-6 years before Willow Smith tuned into Lavigne’s music, a year before the release of her first single ‘Whip My Hair’.

By then, Willow Smith was listening to Avil Lavigne 24/7, the 20-year-old talent tells Nylon. “ . . . [I was] trying to dress like her and trying to just be her, honestly.”

Smith’s dream to connect with her long-time idol bore fruit in June 2021, when the two women connected to make a music video in Los Angeles. It was, says Smith, a “fever dream.” Jones notes that TikTok has decided that Lavigne is cool again — her first post, set to “Sk8er Boi” and co-starring Tony Hawk, has been viewed over 29 million times. Note that Lavigne herself is now really into country music.

Willow Smith’s now-completed album ‘Lately I Feel Everything’ was released on July 16. Read more in AOC Fashion

Mona Tougaard + Friends by Oliver Hadlee Pearch for Vogue US August 2021

Mona Tougaard + Friends by Oliver Hadlee Pearch for Vogue US August 2021 AOCFashion

Top model Mona Tougaard is joined by Chili Dia, Ifrah Qaasim, Luv Resval, and Malik Boudian in ‘Give Me The Night’, a fashion celebration of the pleasure of parties (well some of them, anyway) styled by Carlos Nazario. Photographer Oliver Hadlee Pearch is behind the lens for Vogue US August 2021./ Hair by Yann Turchi; makeup by Hiromi Ueda

Karmen Pedaru Covers ELLE Espana in Summer Style by Mario Sierra

Karmen Pedaru Covers ELLE Espana in Summer Style by Mario Sierra AOC Fashion

Top model Karmen Pedaru is styled by Sylvia Montoliú in casual, hot-weather athleisure looks. Photographer Mario Sierra flashes Pedaru for ELLE Espana August 2021./ Hair and makeup by Raquel Costales

A Seductive Natasja Madsen by Henrik Purienne for Vogue Russia July 2021

A Seductive Natasja Madsen by Henrik Purienne for Vogue Russia July 2021 AOC Body NSFW

Model Natasja Madsen is styled by Katerina Zolototrubova in deeply sensual images of Madsen relaxing seaside. Photographer Henrik Purienne [IG] captures the sultry mood images for Vogue Russia July 2021.

Debra Shaw Delights in Harper's Bazaar US August 2021 by Charlie Engman

Debra Shaw Delights in Harper's Bazaar US August 2021 by Charlie Engman

Top model Debra Shaw is styled by Vittoria Cerciello in ‘Through The Looking Glass’. Photographer Charlie Engman [IG] captures the surreal images of delightful, beautiful co-existence between humans and the animal kingdom for Harper’s Bazaar US August 2021. One hopes that the clothes are all sustainable but AOC can’t verify the possibility. Hair by Latisha Chong; makeup by Tracy Alfajora

Maria Borges on Life's Journey by JD Barnes for Harper's Bazaar Vietnam July 2021

Maria Borges on Life's Journey by JD Barnes for Harper's Bazaar Vietnam July 2021

Model Maria Borges covers the July 2021 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam. Danielle Hawkins styles Borges in Bronx & Bronco, Christian Siriano, Dolce & Gabbana, Miu Miu and more lensed by JD Barnes [IG] in St. Croix. Hair by Hos Hounkpatin; makeup by Porsche Cooper

Maria Borges was born in 1992 in Angola, a country devastated by civil war lasting from 1975 yo 2002. Borges became a model in 2010, winning runner-up in the Angola Elite Model Look competition. Just three years later, Forbes Africa Magazine placed her at the top of their rising models list.

The Angolan beauty’s mom died at age 11 and her father wasn’t part of Maria’s life. Her sister took over managing the family household at age 16, with help from their uncle to paid for school. Maria’s 2010 win with Elite Model Look Angola tethered her to an agency in Portugal, allowing her to travel to Europe for work.

Eventually Borges settled in New York in 2013, signed to Supreme Management after she booked 17 shows in her first New York Fashion Week. In August, 2013 Fashionista first sat down with the model in New York, where she credited Riccardo Tisci, James Scully and Katie Grand as her ‘godfathers’ and ‘godmothers’.

Alina Bolotina's Airy Modern Style Covers Harper's Bazaar Russia by Pavel Kharatyan

Alina Bolotina's Airy Modern Style Covers Harper's Bazaar Russia by Pavel Kharatyan

Model Alina Bolotina wears modern architecture, sleek columns in airy fabrics styled by fashion director Katya Tabakova. Photographer Pavel Kharatyan [IG] captures the cover fashion story for Harper’s Bazaar Russia July 2021.