'Natural Selection' Luxe Colors Jewels by Fernando Gomez for Harper's Bazaar Arabia

'Natural Selection' Luxe Colors Jewels by Fernando Gomez for Harper's Bazaar Arabia AOC Jewelry News

The pages of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia March 2022 dazzle with the season’s most important jewels. Anna Castan styles ‘Natural Selection’ in images by Fernando Gomez [IG].

Cara Delevingne Activist Talent Fronts 7 For All Mankind Spring Summer 2022 Campaign

Cara Delevingne Activist Talent Fronts 7 For All Mankind Spring Summer 2022 Campaign AOC Fashion

7 For All Mankind premium denim brand joins forces with British actor, activist, entrepreneur, philanthropist and model Cara Delevingne for its Spring Summer 2022 campaign.

“Denim is a fantastic, enduring style statement and an essential part of how I express my style,” says Delevingne.

7 For All Mankind Sustainability Update

The brand maintains an extensive website update on their progress in sustainability, with the stated goal that 80% of 7 For All Mankind products will have sustainable properties by 2023. Note that AOC hates this statement, because it can be interpreted quite loosely. Other premium denim brands that AOC covers are further along on their sustainability mission. However, honesty is the best policy in this journey and 7 For All Mankind appears direct and honest about what they have achieved and what they haven’t in their newest update.

Cara Delevingne and the Cara Delevingne Foundation

Cara Delevingne has an extensive list of activist and philanthropy projects. Cara and her friend Christabel Reed have launched a powerful campaign to end climate change called EcoResolution. The website is impressive.

In a current project the actor will play a daredevil climber in ‘The Climb’, the story of six ordinary women who join a Greenpeace-led protest against Shell Oil’s plans to drill in the Arctic. The activists climbed the Shard, the tapered glass tower next to London Bridge station in 2013. The Shard remains remains the tallest building in the UK and the seventh-tallest building in Europe. Read the original story on The Guardian and a pic of the Shard climbers on Greenpeace UK Twitter.

Also related to the environment and saving our planet is Project Zero. Cara has created unique designs and content for Project Zero to help raise funds and awareness for the ocean.

She is actively involved in the Elton John AIDS Foundation to fund “frontline partners to prevent infections, fight stigma and provide treatment with love, compassion and dignity for the most vulnerable groups affected by HIV around the world”.

In the case of Cara Delevingne, the activism list goes on and on. Read more: Cara Delevingne Activist Talent Fronts 7 For All Mankind Spring Summer 2022 Campaign

Carolina Herrera Spring 2022 Campaign by Elizaveta Porodina and Dopamine Dressing

Carolina Herrera Spring 2022 Campaign by Elizaveta Porodina and Dopamine Dressing

Elizaveta Porodina [IG] brings her trademark ‘Blooming in Color’ image style to Carolina Herrera’s Spring 2022 campaign. Models Jan Baiboon and Michelle Laff are transformed into haute fashion-loving, mid-century women in images that vibe with artistic illustration techniques./ Hair by Olivier Schawalder; makeup by Cecile Paravina; set design by Thomas Petherick

AOC has always been driven by color and — yes — there’s plenty of black in my real-world closet. This is a key reason why photographer Elizaveta Porodina’s technical style intrigues me, and especially now in this growing discussion of dopamine dressing.

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Charles Dennington's 'Natural Phenomenon' and a Plantiful Plea for Fashion Symbiosis

Charles Dennington's 'Natural Phenomenon' and a Plantiful Plea for Fashion Symbiosis AOC Fashion

Models Ploy Rida & Yixin Zhao capture our reflective style selves in ‘Natural Phenomenon’, styled by Melissa Levy. Photographer Charles Dennington [IG] flashes the fashion designed to mimic the colours, textures, vibrant movement and hues of nature. / Hair by Rory Rice; makeup by Isabella Schimid

Lara Stone Covers Vogue Poland March 2022, Lensed by Julia Noni

Lara Stone Covers Vogue Poland March 2022, Lensed by Julia Noni

Top model Lara Stone is back in the pages of Vogue Poland, posing in a large fashion story ‘The Return Of An Icon’. Simply stated, that’s great news because Lara Stone is sorely missed in fashion world.

Ali & Aniko style Lara in images lensed by Julia Noni [IG]. / Hair by Kota Suzi; makeup by Celia Burton

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Donatella Versace Covers Vogue Italia March 2022 by Mert & Marcus

Donatella Versace Covers Vogue Italia March 2022 by Mert & Marcus AOC Fashion

Donatella Versace in Vogue Italia

Donatella Versace covers the March 2022 issue of Vogue Italia.

Donatella has come light-years since the murder of her brother, shot on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion in July, 2997. Overnight, the sister of Versace was forced to take over creative direction of the Versace vision of female empowerment.

And while Donatella Versace has experienced a major metamorphosis since taking the reins of Versace, she shares with writer Giuliana Matarrese her vulnerability: "Interviews always make me a little nervous: among other things, I keep asking myself why you chose me for this cover, one day you will explain it to me".

Versace’s north star vision — pulsating with Italian blood — is lensed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, and styled by Jacob K in Atsuko Kudo; Balenciaga; Christopher Kane — who designed Versus from 2009 t0 2012, covering a period of six seasons; Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello; Versace and more.

No More Shadow

Gianni Versace taught women not to be afraid of their sexuality, that it was a positive aspect of their DNA and identity. It’s a mantle that Donna Versace also wears. It’s important also to understand that Donatella finally feels free of Gianni’s death and his dominance over her life.

“My brother’s death was so brutal that I spent years in shock,” she explains, saying that she was Gianni’s shadow. “ I was insecure, I felt the eyes of the world on me, I felt in the air of distrust: I was there, to be the creative director, certainly not because someone had promoted me, but because I had to replace him.”

Alek Wek Delivers 'Colour Pop' Joy in The Sunday Times Style by Paola Kudacki

Alek Wek Delivers 'Colour Pop' Joy in The Sunday Times Style by Paola Kudacki

The March 6 weekend issue of The Sunday Times Style makes the case for a bright future. Top model Alek Wek explodes in the season’s boldest looks with a collection of tailored and sleek silhouettes in vivid imagination colors. Célia Azoulay styles Alex in Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Fendi, Gucci, Isabel Marant, Jade Swim, Max Mara, Missoni, Fendi and Schiaparelli. Paolo Kudacki [IG] is behind the lens in smile-worthy images.

In January 2022, Harper’s Bazaar asked: “Should we all be dopamine dressing?” Pinterest labels ‘dopamine dressing’ as a top trend. This trend is a smile you can wear.

AOC raved about the ‘British Vogue Color Pop Joy covers 2021’ when they broke. It helped, of course, that Achenrin Madit, Janaye Furman, Mona Tougaard and Precious Lee were center stage in the fashion story, styled by Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele in her first British Vogue cover story.

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Lara Stone Covers Vogue Poland March 2022, Lensed by EIC Ina Lekiewicz

Lara Stone Covers Vogue Poland March 2022, Lensed by EIC Ina Lekiewicz AOC Fashion

Top model Lara Stone is back in the pages of Vogue Poland, posing in a large fashion story ‘The Return Of An Icon’. Simply stated, that’s great news because Lara Stone is sorely missed in fashion world.

Always a woman shattering glass, Lara was among the first models to deal with being “too fat” to model in a patriarchal-values fashion world that prefers flat-chested women. The Dutch model was very comfortable expressing her sensuality at a time when fashion was ready to dial down the volume. We are moving out of that long, dark winter.

Ashlee Barrett-Bourmier styles Lara in images lensed by Ina Lekiewicz, who is also Vogue Poland’s EIC./ Hair by Tomi Roppongi; makeup by Mel Arter

Lara married property developer David Grievson in July 2021. Lara Stone also covers the Vogue Czech March 2022 issue, lensed by Sonia Szostak and she appeared in Balmain’s SS 2022 campaign. Without a doubt, the 38-year-old sensual goddess is back!

Nora Attal on Mediterranean Coast in Weekend Max Mara Spring 2022 Campaign

Nora Attal on Mediterranean Coast in Weekend Max Mara Spring 2022 Campaign AOC Fashion

Weekend Max Mara embraces the melting pot of cultural references that are part of the Mediterranean world. Mediterranean style absorbs prints, patterns and colors from southern Europe, northern Africa and western Asia,

British-born Nora Attal is herself a fashion model with deep roots in Morocco. Who knows where her mind travels, as she sits on a beach, lensed by Eddie Wrey [IG] for Weekend Max Mara’s Spring 2022 campaign. Anastasia Barbieri styles the campaign with plenty of Mediterranean blue and white, stacking the campaign with summery statement bracelets. /Makeup by Karim Rahman; hair by Pier Paolo Lai.

Anna Ewers Spring 2022 Fashion by Sam Rock for M Le magazine du Monde

Anna Ewers Spring 2022 Fashion by Sam Rock for M Le magazine du Monde

Top model Anna Ewers joins Maty Fall Diba [link] as cover girls for M Le magazine du Monde spring fashion issue. Ewers poses in Dior on the cover with Christian Louboutin shoes photographed by Sam Rock [IG]. Suzanne Koller styles the fashion story with a roster of top designers./ Hair by Gary Gill &Rebecca Chang; makeup by Lucia Pica

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Louis Vuitton Bravery II High Jewellery Is Unadulterated High Art

Louis Vuitton Bravery II High Jewellery Is Unadulterated High Art

The second chapter of the Louis Vuitton Bravery II high jewellery collection — commemorating 200 years since the birth of Louis Vuitton, who ultimately created the world’s biggest luxury brand — launched in Paris during Haute Couture Week.

Locks, studs and clasps connect the 20 pieces that make up the mostly polychromatic line, which is structured around four themes: Le Multipin, Le Magnétisme, La Mini Malle and Cocktail Rings.

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Angelina Jolie Signs Powerful Media Deal With Britain's Fremantle

Angelina Jolie Signs Powerful Media Deal With Britain's Fremantle AOC She

UNHCR Special Envoy, Angelina Jolie arrives in Yemen today on a visit to help draw attention to the catastrophic consequences of the seven-year conflict on the people of Yemen. She will be visiting Yemeni families, including displaced families and refugees, to hear directly from them how the conflict has ripped their lives apart.

The Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

UNHCR hopes her visit will highlight the increasing humanitarian needs in Yemen and help mobilize urgent support for humanitarian work ahead of the annual High-Level Pledging Conference for Yemen on 16 March, and call for regional and international actors to commit to an end to the conflict.

"Everyone deserves the same compassion," Angelina Jolie wrote of the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Yemen, where she's assisting the United Nations Refugee Agency

Reality is that the people of Yemen probably will not be the focus of increased humanitarian commitments on March 16, with Russia’s war on Ukraine causing the greatest refugee crisis since WWII. It’s so important, though, that Angelina Jolie went to Yemen as planned.

According to the U.N. refugee agency, about 66% of Yemen’s 30 million people rely on humanitarian assistance for their daily survival, including over 4.2 million displaced people and 102,000 refugees and asylum-seekers.

The head of the World Food Program, David Beasley, told The Associated Press last month that around 13 million people were heading toward starvation in Yemen due to the protracted conflict and lack of funding.

The U.N. humanitarian office has reported that its 2021 humanitarian plan for Yemen received $2.27 billion out of its $3.85 billion requirement, the lowest funding level since 2015.

Angelina Jolie and Fremantle

Angelina Jolie’s life changes on a dime from day to day. The news on Friday was Angelina Jolie signing a powerful media deal with Britain’s Fremantle.

Under the three-year agreement, which commences immediately, Jolie and Fremantle will jointly develop a sophisticated, powerful, and internationally focused slate of feature films, documentaries, and original series in which she will produce, direct, and/or star – based on each individual project.

Under the deal, Jolie will produce and direct the feature film ‘Without Blood’, commencing this May in Italy. The actor adapted the script from the acclaimed international bestselling novel by Alessandro Baricco – praised as an unforgettable narrative about war, revenge, memory, and healing.

Angelina Jolie Signs Powerful Media Deal With Britain's Fremantle AOC She

Tyler Mitchell Flashes 'Heroines Fantasy' for M Le Magazine du Monde March 5, 2022

Tyler Mitchell Flashes 'Heroines Fantasy' for M Le Magazine du Monde March 5, 2022

Models Abény Nhial, Ayan Bookh, Chloé, Luca, Maty Fall Diba, and Nyagua Ruea strike ‘Heroines Fantasy’ poses lensed by Tyler Mitchell [IG]. Marie Chaix styles the ensemble in formal, aristocratic fashion formality for M Le Magazine du Monde March 5, 2022./ Hair by Cyndia Harvey; makeup by Thomas de Kluyver; set design Andy Hillman

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