Gabriela Hearst Adds Navajo Nation Women to Spring 2022 Artistic Artisans Orchestra

Gabriela Hearst Adds Navajo Nation Women to Spring 2022 Artistic Artisans Orchestra AOC Fashion

Gabriela Hearst showed her spring 2022 collection Thursday in New York, a deeply personal mix of arty details; sustainable materials, and multiple handcrafted-collabs from the Americas.

In the crowd were Naiomi Glasses and TahNibaa Naataanii members of the Navajo Nation. The two women collaborated with Hearst on the woven swatches that were inset into the bodice of a sleeveless dress and the shoulders of a trench.

Glasses organized the arrangement (she’s a graduate of the Creative Futures Collective, which is dedicated to empowering creatives from disenfranchised communities). Glasses is also gaining major notoriety as a skateboarder, creating her own skatepark in Arizona. Teen Vogue did an exciting profile of Naiomi in March.

Naataanii, who is a sheepherder and a weaver, did the hand work, with the help of her mother and daughter.

Ursula Corbero Fronts 'Historia De Un Sueño' by Txema Yeste for Vogue Spain September 2021

Ursula Corbero Fronts 'Historia De Un Sueño' by Txema Yeste for Vogue Spain September 2021 AOC Fashion

Spanish actor Ursula Corbero covers the September issue of Vogue Spain, wearing Loewe on the cover styled by Bernat Buscato, with Dior, Kenzo, Prada, Valentino and more in the fashion story ‘Historia De Un Sueño’. Photographer Txema Yeste [IG] captures the fashion imagery that envelopes Ursula Corbero, who is busy reinventing herself with her leap to Hollywood.”

Corberó is new to English-speaking audiences, having only learned to speak the language two years ago. We would never know this fact, after watching her in ‘Snake Eyes’ earlier this summer. W Magazine writes that “Corberó had even herself fooled. Speaking over Zoom from her apartment in Madrid, she recalls her reaction upon seeing her final performance: “Who is this person? You liar!”

Clearly, Ursula Corbero is a woman to watch.

Georgia Palmer by Solve Sundsbo in Surreal Wearable Couture for V Magazine September 2021

Georgia Palmer by Solve Sundsbo in Surreal Wearable Couture for V Magazine September 2021

Aussie model and brand new mom Georgia Palmer is styled by Gro Curtis in ‘Metamorphosis: Morphing into the Fall Season’, a surreal examination of fall fashion ‘s wearable couture. Sølve Sundsbø [IG] captures the luxe looks including a Burberry gold metal dress, Dior’s layered pleated tulle dress in parfait colors, exaggerated, voluminous sleeves at Alexander McQueen , faux fur face-framing at Prada and more for V Magazine September 2021.

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Achenrin Madit Celebrates Spring Down Under by Drew Jarrett for Vogue Australia

Achenrin Madit Celebrates Spring Down Under by Drew Jarrett for Vogue Australia

Model Achenrin Madit is styled by Natasha Royt in ‘Outward Bound’, a fashion look at changing seasons punched up with longer days and revitalizing shocks of color. Drew Jarrett [IG] captures designer luxury from Awake Mode, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Chanel, Christian Dior, Commission, Dries Van Noten, Jil Sander, JW Anderson, Louis Vuitton, MM6 Maison Margiela, Prada, Saint Laurent and more for Vogue Australia October 2021./ Hair by Hikaru; makeup by Dan Duran

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A Sensual Sara Grace Wallerstedt by Jean-Baptiste Mondino for Numéro #225

A Sensual Sara Grace Wallerstedt by Jean-Baptiste Mondino for Numéro #225 AOC Fashion

Top model Sara Grace Wallerstedt is styled by Babeth Djian, founder and editor-in-chief of Numéro magazine. Djian, who is almost always photographed in black, chooses modern femme fatale, edgy style looks with an occasional hit of angelic white. The EIC infuses erotic tension with a delicate balance in the images lensed by Jean-Bapiste Mondino as ‘Stairway To Heaven’ in Numero #225./ Hair by Odile Gilbert; makeup by Lili Choi

Gong Li Is Out of This World in Futuristic Fashion by Feng Hai for Vogue China October 2021

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Gong Li Is Out of This World in Futuristic Fashion by Feng Hai for Vogue China October 2021 AOC Fashion

Gong Li is a Chinese-born Singaporean actress, often regarded as one of the finest actresses in China today. Gong Li covers the October 2021 issue of Vogue China — and a very fine issue it is! The fashion stories go sci-fi and futuristic under the new leadership of Margaret Zang, 27. Audrey Hu styles the actor in images by Feng Hai for ‘Gong Li Is Out of This World’. / Hair by Yuehui Jiang; makeup by Alice So

Billie Eilish Stays True to Her Own Self in ELLE US October 2021 by Alique

Billie Eilish Stays True to Her Own Self in ELLE US October 2021  by Alique

Pop star Billie Eilish covers the October 2021 issue of ELLE US Magazine. Patti Wilson styles Billie in Balenciaga, Erdem, Gucci, Peter Do, Marc Jacobs and more in images by Alique [IG]. / Hair by Benjamin Mohapi; makeup by Robert Rumsey

Molly Lambert interviews Eilish in ‘Billie Eilish Is Calling the Shots’. She opens:

With her latest album debuting at number one, Billie Eilish opens up about making music, directing her own videos, and not giving a $%! what anyone has to say about her hair, clothes, or sexuality.

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Lexi Boling Is 'Wild and Free' by Clara Balzary for i-D Magazine 364 F2021

Lexi Boling Is 'Wild and Free' by Clara Balzary for i-D Magazine 364 F2021 AOC Fashion

Model Lexi Boling is styled by Matt Holmes in ‘wild and free’ looks lensed by Clara Balzary [IG] for i-D Magazine The In Real Life issue, no. 364, Autumn 2021. Order your copy here. Brands featured include COACH X SCHOTT, Chanel, Emporio Armani, Givenchy, Khaite, Louis Vuitton, Moschino, Ports 1961, Prada, Rick Owens, SC103 and more.

Carmen Kass Feels the Earth by Thanassis Krikis for Vogue Greece October 2021

Carmen Kass Feels the Earth by Thanassis Krikis for Vogue Greece October 2021

American Vogue declared Carmen Kass and Gisele Bündchen as the two supermodels of the new era in its January 2000 cover story. Two decades later, we intersect again with Kass, covering the October 2021 issue of Vogue Greece.

Carmen Kass’s cover invites us all to “feel the earth’, love the environment and respect its value. Nicholas Georgiou chooses clothes for country-loving women, lensed by Thanassis Krikis [IG] as ‘New Nomad’. / Hair by Christos Bairabas; makeup by Athina Karakitsou

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Christian MacDonald Eyes Abby, Cara, Hiandra, Selena, Ugbad for Vogue Russia October 2021

Christian MacDonald Eyes Abby, Cara, Hiandra, Selena, Ugbad for Vogue Russia October 2021

Models Abby Champion, Cara Taylor, Hiandra Martinez, Selena Forrest and Ugbad Abdi are styled by Patti Wilson for ‘In The Spirit of Time’. Christian MacDonald captures the cover story for Vogue Russia October 2021./ Hair by Jimmy Paul; makeup by Dick Page

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Steinberg in Prada by Elizaveta Porodina for POP Magazine FW 2021

Steinberg in Prada by Elizaveta Porodina for POP Magazine FW 2021

Model Steinberg is styled by Danielle van Camp in ‘FAITH / PRADA + SIMONS: The Enchanted Alliance. Elizaveta Porodina [IG] brings her identifiable lens style to Pop Magazine’s FW 2021 issue./ Hair by Olivier Schwalder; makeup by Cecile Paravina; art direction by Ben Kelway

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Fran Summers' Sloane Style by Alasdair McLellan for i-D Fall 2021

Fran Summers' Sloane Style by Alasdair McLellan for i-D Fall 2021 AOC Fashion

Fran Summers channels Sloane-y chic style, wearing luxury looks from Emporio Armani, Erdem, Etro, Gucci, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Salvatore Ferragamo, Stella McCartney, Valentino, Versace styled by Alice Goddard. Photographer Alasdair McLellan [IG] captures Summers for i-D’s ‘In Real Life Issue’ for Fall 2021./ Hair by Shon Hyungsun; makeup by Laren Parsons

Over the last year, Summers met a wonderful love and moved to Austria. If you missed AOC’s recent update, read on at i-D Magazine.

Lulu Tenney in Fall 2021 Faux Fur Luxury Style for M Le Magazine du Monde Sept 10, 2021

Lulu Tenney in Fall 2021 Faux Fur Luxury Style for M Le Magazine du Monde Sept 10, 2021

Lulu Tenney is styled by Malina Joseph Gilchrist in Bêtes de Scéne, luxury labels faux fur coats, boots and dresses from Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Gucci, Jil Sander, Prada, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello and more. Photographer Theo de Gueltzl captures Tenney for M Le Magazine du Monde September 10, 2021./ Hair by Jimmy Paul; makeup by Cyndle K

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Souda Covers ELLE Netherlands, Lensed in Rome by Marie-Louise Hodge

Souda Covers ELLE Netherlands, Lensed in Rome by Marie-Louise Hodge AOC Fashion

Souda [IG] covers the September 2021 issue of ELLE Netherlands. Amsterdam-based photographer Marie-Louise Hodge [IG] captures Souda in Rome wearing Versace and Prada on the cover and an inside mix of Chanel, Dior, Fendi, Gucci, Loewe, Stella McCartney, Valentino and more styled by Esther Coppoolse.

Edie Campbell Takes Us to Her Northamptonshire Home for British Vogue October 2021

Edie Campbell Takes Us to Her Northamptonshire Home for British Vogue October 2021

Esteemed model and industry advocate Edie Campbell appears with her mum Sophie Hicks in ‘Campbell’s Stoop’, a look at Edie’s new home. Photographer Simon Watson [IG] visits the Northamptonshire rebuild between two lakes, capturing the work of architect Hickks and her daughter client for British Vogue October 2021./ Hair by Alfie Sackett; makeup by Ciara O’Shea

The 30-year-old model’s mum Sophie Hicks is a former British Vogue fashion editor, who has built stores for Chloé and Paul Smith, and homes for the Le Bon family.

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Megan Fox and Kourtney Kardashian Show SKIMS Cotton Sexy Side by Donna Trope

Megan Fox and Kourtney Kardashian Show SKIMS Cotton Sexy Side by Donna Trope AOC Fashion

Kim Kardashian’s underwear brand SKIMS mixes two real-life, smoldering women friends Megan Fox and Kourtney Kardashian in this sensual cotton feast.

Add bare apples and cherries. but no extravagant recipes please. Olga’s cherry and apple galette sounds mouthwatering, but let’s keep this intimate film out of the kitchen. We’re not shooting ‘9 1/2 Weeks’ here, although the Kardashian sisters might consider a role-reversal remake. If anybody can pull it off, they can.

Artist and photographer Donna Trope is actually shooting a lot more SKIMS, based on her IG. Subversive but with perfect pitch.

Anna Cleveland Wears Noble Origins Coats for Vanity Fair Italia September 2021

Anna Cleveland Wears Noble Origins Coats for Vanity Fair Italia September 2021 AOC Fashion

Anna Cleveland models the season’s best coats styled by Simone Guidarelli. Photographer Emilio Tini [IG] captures the noble origins luxury looks in Vanity Fair Italia September 2021./ Hair by Eddy Scudo; makeup by Karin Borromeo

How To Plan The Perfect Marriage Proposal in a Glamping State of Mind

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How To Plan The Perfect Marriage Proposal in a Glamping State of Mind AOC Fashion

In July 2018, AOC wrote Glamping Sweeps America, Embracing Gaia With Soothing Natural Refuge In Trumplandia. New Yorkers are increasingly desperate to get back in touch with nature, asserted The New York Times.

Three years later, living in our COVID-raging, climate-fires burning, hurricanes hitting New York daily life — many of us have increased reverence for Gaia-inspired connections. Beyond our migraines associated with the 2016 presidential election and America pulling out of the Paris Climate Treaty, we struggled to imagine daily life becoming much worse — until it did.

Considering glamping in New York in 2018, the Ralph Lauren-like decor of the Collective Governor’s Island getaway was irresistible. And the magic of the tents lit up at night was too seductive for words.

When I first saw Katie and Sophie’s wedding pictures, this was my vision for their fantasy glamping excursion. Then a voice spoke to me saying “Green Cow Kitchens.” It’s not very Manhattan. And while the Statute of Liberty is very near and dear to my heart, it may not resonate as deeply with Katie and Sophie.

Think Amsterdam, Anne. Where would these two blonde beauties go to cement their future, to test their spirit vibes for the long-run— if you will. Well, of course then, we’re going glamping in Sedona, Arizona.

One assumes that glamping in Sedona would be an easy Google search. The biggest challenge would be finding glamping sites that are simple, sophisticated and authentic.

Four hours later reality felt like Alice in Wonderland falling down the rabbit hole or — better still — Dorothy being blown away to Oz. Good goddess!

Loving Sedona deeply, I looked and looked and looked for a spirit-rich, tented glamping place for our two lovebirds to fantasy-test their future before the proposal.

Google delivered countless Las Vegas-style glamping in the desert offerings, pink mini-bus included.

I met proposal planners with networks all over America. Guys looking to make a big impression love event-proposal planners who photograph the event itself. They even fly in actors from Las Vegas to create a celebratory crowd.

How awful! Who knew that today’s wedding proposals can be as complicated as the wedding itself. AOC’s Katie and Sophie have a trippy and spiritual glamping adventure was dissolving before my very eyes.

We weren’t headed to Oz at all. And why aren’t there flowers in these glamping photos? Who pays $300 a night for a tent with no flowers? For that matter, there’s no flowers in the $1000/night tent. Who goes on a romantic, spiritual marriage proposal adventure with no flowers? These people have no soul.

Ouch! What in the world! A force of some kind just banged my head. An energy vortex? What in the world is an energy vortex?

A vortex is believed to be a special spot on the earth where energy is either entering into the earth or projecting out of the earth’s plane. Vortexes (or vortices) are found at sacred sites throughout the world – the Great Pyramid in Egypt, Machu Picchu in Peru, Bali, Stonehenge, Uluru/Ayers Rock in Australia.

In America. the top energy vortex places are Sedona, Arizona; Asheville, North Carolina; and Mount Shasta, California.

No wonder I wanted Katie and Sophie to go to Sedona. Many vortexes are reported to bring feelings of peace, harmony, balance, and tranquility, while others are believed to promote personal reflection, deep insight, and a clear mind. Others still act as powerful centers of physical or emotional rejuvenation.

Cathedral Rock–the “womb with a view” is a well-known magnetic vortex, writes this Sedona red-rocks tour operator. Magnetic vortexes have a feminine or “yin” energy because the energy flow is very nurturing, soft and welcoming and can assist you in inward activities, such as contemplation, meditation and reflection.

Oh please. This is so Anne of Carversville. Read on: How To Plan The Perfect Marriage Proposal in a Glamping State of Mind AOC Fashion

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