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'Mothering Sunday' Star Odessa Young by Jon Ervin for Vogue Australia February 2022 AOC Fashion
‘Mothering Sunday’ actor Odessa Young poses in ‘Forever Young’, a fashion story lensed by NY based photographer Jon Ervin [IG] Katelyn Gray styles Young for Vogue Australia’s February 2022 issue.
Hermes' Lighthearted Bubbles Sp 2022 Campaign by Jack Davison AOC Fashion
Photographer Jack Davison [IG] captures models Cheikh Dia, Merlijne Schorren, Raynara Negrine, and Taemin Park in Hermes’ Spring 2022 campaign. Brian Molloy styles the shoot with set design from Herve Sauvage./ Beauty by Stephane Lancien; makeup by Karim Rahman
Not featured in the Spring 2022 campaign is the Rock, a larger, men’s version of the highly sought-after Birkin bag revealed at Hermes’ recent menswear show. The bag couldn’t come at a better time, with Hermes being one of the few major luxury brands missing its fourth quarter 2021 revenue goals — due to self-imposed production caps on its bags.
Simply stated, supply did not meet demand. Hermes prefers long waiting lists for is bags, and they have one. Perhaps they could put a limit on bag purchases per customer — so we don’t see celebs buying them five at a time in multiple colors. That’s a bit greedy.
Bottom line, a men’s Birkin bag couldn’t come at a better time.
Akiima Wears Haute Couture for L'Officiel Italia February 2022 by Pierre Tostain AOC Fashion
Akiima poses in ‘The Haute Couture Games’, styled by Gaultier Desandre Navarre. Pierre Tostain captures Akiima in L’Officiel Italia February 2022.
Vanessa Moody Greets Spring 2022, Lensed by David Roemer for Madame Figaro France AOC Fashion
Top model Vanessa Moody wears Louis Vuitton on the cover of Madame Figaro’s February 25th fashion issue. Julie Gillet styles Moody in luxury looks from Balenciaga, Celine by Hedi Slimane, Chanel, Dior, Etam, Gucci, Loewe, Prada, Proenza Schouler, Ralph Lauren, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello and more. David Roemer [IG] is behind the lens./ Hair by Keith Carpenter; makeup by Deanna Hagan
Alexina Graham Poses in Andres Sarda Lingerie SS 2022, Lensed by Miguel Reveriego AOC Body
Model Alexina Graham basks in seaside warmth, wearing Spanish brand Andres Sarda’s Spring Summer 2022 lingerie collection. Lensed by Miguel Reveriego [IG], the collection is named for famous, largely American , women of color of color including Katherine Johnson the woman who calculated the trajectory of the Apollo and Mercury missions, making it possible for man to reach the moon; Mary Jackson, who was the first Black American mathematician to become a Nasa aeronautics engineer; Dorothy Vaughn, the first Black woman who held the positon of supervisor in NASA; and more. See the complete explanation of the collection on the Andres Sarda press website.
Umit Savaci's Exquisite 'Plus Much More' Accessories Images for HTSI Magazine AOC Jewelry News
Model Chawntell Kulkami lends her presence to exquisite images by Umit Savaci [IG] in How To Spend It Magazine [HTSI].The mood and techniques of ‘Plus Much More’ images underscore the direction of our new focus on jewelry — first and foremost — but also the larger question of artisan craftsmanship and beauty at Anne of Carversville.com.
Update: March 7, 2022: There is no word on the release of Raif Badawi, even though he has served his sentence in Saudi Arabia. Amnesty urges release of blogger after sentence expires Middle East Eye
As Vladimir Putin launches an unprovoked assault on Ukraine — stunning global citizens who see Putin as a malevolent war criminal gone wild in his barbarity against the totally innocent people of Ukraine — there is hope that Saudi blogger Raif Badawi might be released.
Badawi was arrested in 2012 on accusations of insulting Islamic religious figures on his blog Free Saudi Liberals. In a 2014 court decision that stunned human-rights activists as unjust, Mr. Badawi was sentenced to 10 years in prison. The further sentence of 1,000 lashes for blasphemy — a sentence that would absolutely kill him — created gasps of horror worldwide, including on Anne of Carversville. The author was also fined $266,000.
Badawi received the first 50 lashes in April 2015 — which did nearly kill him — and was not subjected to further flogging scheduled in June of 2015, as his body hadn’t healed. In April 2020, Saudi Arabia bowed to international pressure and abolished flogging. The result was the cancellation of the remaining 950 lashes of Raif Badawi’s sentence.
Hopes are high that Raif Badawi may be released from jail in days. Badawi has spent almost ten years in prison, and often total isolation. The dissident was sentenced using the Islamic — or hijri — calendar. By that calendar's reckoning, on Rajab 26 1443, he will have spent 10 years in jail. The actual date on the Georgian calendar is February 28.
Human rights group Amnesty International has campaigned for Badawi’s release for years, along with other organizations such as Human Rights Watch and Reporters Without Borders. Amnesty International believes that the release could be imminent.
The travel ban out of Saudi Arabia remains a problem for jailed dissidents including Raif Badawi, and Amnesty International has just released on May 9, 2022 a new campaign called ‘#LetThemFly’.
"Saudi Arabian authorities' arbitrary use of travel bans against activists and human rights defenders reflects a bleak reality in the country, where dissenting voices continue to be ruthlessly silenced while leaders speak of progressive reform," Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty's Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said in a statement on Monday, citing the release of Raif Badawi, whose sister Samar is also on the travel ban list.
Raif Badawi’s wife Ensaf Haidar and three children left Saudi Arabia for Canada after his arrest in 2012. The Canadian government has legalized an order to grant him immediate citizenship upon his arrival in Canada.
Relations between Canada and Saudi Arabia have been strained over Canada’s offer of asylum to numerous Arab world dissidents. Presumably the Biden administration — not particularly popular either in Riyadh — will also get involved in this discussion to reunite Raif Badawi with this wife and children..
Givenchy Spring 2022 Campaign with Kendall Jenner Erupts with Kenny Bag and Artistic Energy AOC Fashion
Supermodel Kendall Jenner returns to Givenchy’s Spring Summer 2022 campaign, accompanied by He Cong, Iselin Steiro, and Steinberg. Photographer Heji Shin [IG] captures the campaign with art direction by Sarah Jayne Todd. Panos Yuapanis styles the shoot, which includes a campaign film, executed also by Heji Shin, set to the music of Surkin./ Hair by Duffy; makeup by Lucia Pieroni
Adit Priscilla by Pieter Hugo for 'In Bloom', Pure, Elegant Fashion in Harper's Bazaar US AOC Fashion
Model Adit Priscilla poses for ‘In Bloom’ lavish, embellished sensual, virginal fashion styled by Vittoria Cerciello. Photographer Pieter Hugo [IG] captures Priscilla for Harper’s Bazaar March 2022./ Hair by Louis Ghewy & & Hyacintha Faustino; Karin Westerlund
Sacha Quenby Wears 12 Perfect Dresses Lensed by Markn for WSJ Magazine Spring Fashion AOC Fashion
WSJ Magazine’s Spring 2022 Fashion issue recommends that we shed winter woes with ‘12 Not-So-Casual Dresses Perfect for Any Outdoor Event.’ Whether your inner wild child is obsessed with pansies or bold iris, stylist Clare Richardson has you covered.
Markn [IG] photographs model Sacha Quenby wearing the romantic luxury skirts and dresses from Alaia, Alexander McQueen, Bad Binch Tongtong, Chloe, Dior, Fendi, Gabriela Hearst, Miu Miu, Prada, Simone Rocha, Versace and more. / Hair by Shon Ju; makeup by Siddhartha Simone
See the product credits on our guest link at WSJ Magazine.
Luxe Life Statement Jewelry Worn by Shiraruby for Vogue Ukraine March 2022 AOC Jewelry News
Rising model Shiraruby, 5’11” of English-born, Jamaican-Sri-Lankan beauty lineage, strikes poses of regal elegance in a fashion story ‘Outside Sometimes’ in Vogue Ukraine. Sam Ranger styles the Jamaica-raised model in striking statement luxury jewelry lensed by Ben Parks [IG]. / Hair by Eliot McQueen; makeup by Kirstin Piggott
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