Dior Pre-Fall 2022 Campaign Lensed by Alice Mann with Sofia Steinberg, Maryel Uchida
/The overall effect of Dior’s pre-fall 2022 fashion statement channels British pop-punk style, embodying a spirit of defiance and individualism in its embrace of the many ways young women can dress.
Given the sweep of anti-LGBTQIA+ laws and anti-women’s rights laws sweeping through America’s red states, Chiuri delivered a collection that has political roots as well — at least in America.
Like myself, Chiuri used her youthful rebellion against the harsh edges and austerity of a Catholic school uniform — and the perpetual guilt enforced on young women by the Catholic hierarchy — as a foundation for the collection’s visual aesthetic. ~ Anne
Read MoreFrom Red Carpet Host to Shondaland Podcast, Laverne Cox's Creative Garden Grows
/The New York Times notes that actor Laverne Cox is well known on Hollywood’s red carpets. This season Cox has switched it up as the host of preshow specials at the Grammys and the Oscars for E. The actor takes her hosting gigs very seriously, with an unusual amount of preparation for a red carpet host.
“I’ll try to look for other interviews they’ve done if it’s applicable so I can maybe ask them something that they haven’t been asked,” Ms. Cox said about her red carpet interviews. “And you have to be in the moment because there’s so many things happening.”
Read MoreJan Baiboon in Tailored Edgy Fashion Lensed by Paul Scala for Vogue Thailand
/Rising Thai model Jan Baiboon is styled by Fabio Immediato in ‘The Shape of Things to Come’, lensed by Paul Scala in the March 2022 issue of Vogue Thailand.
Read MoreSasha Pivovarova Gets Fit in 'Good Sport' for Sunday Times Style by Giampaolo Sgura
/Sasha Pivovarova covers The Sunday Times Style’s April 10th, 2022 issue, posing in ‘Good Sport’, with its focus on ‘how to get fit now’. Lensed by Giampaolo Sgura, Pivovarova wears classic, non-performance, luxury athleisure looks styled by Verity Parker.
Read MoreEmily Ratajkowski by Zoey Grossman in Superga® Spring 2022 Campaign
/Superga® announces its Spring/Summer 2022 advertising campaign and collaboration with Emily Ratajkowski, the brand’s newest ambassador.
Emily’s friend Hailey Bieber focused on the Superga® 2750, photographed in August 2021, at the tennis court, again by Zoey Grossman. Read Hailey Bieber's Sustainable Superga Fall-Winter 2021 Sneakers by Zoey Grossman
Read MoreFendi Accessories Spring 2022 with Metta Irebe, Smilla Osswald and Sun Mizrahi by Sam Rock
/Fendi’s Accessories Spring 2022 campaign pitches an excitingly diverse — and not predictable — trio of faces: German model Smilla Osswald, Belgium and Rawanda model Metta Irebe, and Israeli Sun Mizrahi. Melanie Ward styles the images by Sam Rock.
Read MoreCarla Bruni, Helena Christensen in 'Plus One' Lensed by Nicos Bustos for Vogue Greece April 2022
/Model icons Carla Bruni and Helena Christensen join forces in ‘Plus One’, sharing three Vogue Greece covers and the interior fashion story styled by Nicholas Georgiou. Carla, now 54, and Helena, 53, wear Alexandre Vauthier, Ann Demeulemeester, Burberry, Fendi, Givenchy, Gucci, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello and more. Nico Bustos [IG] is in the studio for the April issue. / Hair by Yoann Fernandez; makeup by Tom Pecheux
Carioca Actor, Activist Tais Araujo Covers Vogue Brazil April 2022 by MAR+VIN (Copy)
/With a 27-year career to her credit, Brazil’s Black actor Taís Araujo is a symbol of female empowerment. She is also an activist and businesswoman who is preparing to increase the representation of Black artists as an executive producer at Globo, the largest media group in Brazil and publisher of Vogue Brazil.
Tais Araujo covers the April 2022 issue of Vogue Brazil, styled by Rita Lazzarotti in ‘She is 'Carioca', meaning a native of Rio de Janeiro. MAR+VIN [IG] captures the dark-skinned beauty, with beauty by Henrique Martins.
The UN Women Brazil advocate for Black women’s rights shares two children João Vicente and Maria Antônia with actor and director Lázaro Ramos. She is the first Brazilian black actor to star in soap operas and to host a Sunday TV show in her country.
Araujo speaks to Vogue Brazil about the changes in her attitude around body image — a topic potentially more brutal for women in Brazil than here in America, where it looms large in the consciousness of women of every skin hue.
“When I was younger, around my 13, 15, 18, 20 and even older, I was full of nerves,” Araujo explains. Besieged by stretch marks and the size of her ass, this multi-talented woman was instead ashamed of her own body, and especially when she was modeling.
The story is so familiar to women, and 50 years into a post-feminist second wave world, it hits home that we’ve accomplished so little in eliminating shame from women’s physicality. There are moments when AOC believes that we’ve made no progress on this important front of women embracing our own bodies. And while we are all very good about talking about the problem — one that goes back hundreds if not thousands of years — where is the progress? ~ Anne
Will Smith Banned for 10 Years from Future Oscars-related and Academy of Motion Pictures Events
/The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rendered a decision regarding the future status of 2022 Oscar winner Will Smith, banning him from future Oscar ceremonies for 10 years.
President, David Rubin, and Chief Executive Dawn Hudson, acting on behalf of the Academy, issued the statement after a meeting on Friday of its board of governors. The punishment was delivered, based on “the unacceptable and harmful behavior we saw Mr. Smith exhibit on stage.”
The Academy also negatively critiqued its own behavior in response to the boldly aggressive and shocking move by Smith.
Read MoreKARL LAGERFELD by Amber Valletta Spring 2022 Sustainable Collection
/DESSERTO®, the highly-sustainable alternative to leather, made from cactus plants and a finalist in the LVMH 2020 Innovation Awards, is again center stage in the new Lagerfeld-Valletta collab. Other earth-friendly fibers use in the new collection are 100% organic cotton, GRS certified recycled linen, and pre-consumer upcycled material Tencel™ x Refibra™ by Lenzing.
Read MoreVittoria Ceretti Covers Vogue Italia April 2022, Lensed by Rafael Pavarotti
/The April 2022 issue of Vogue Italia navigates artfully the question of the man-machine-nature relationship. This theme is also investigated at the upcoming Venice Biennale, which opens on April 23 with the title ‘Il Latte Dei Sogni’.
The truly spectacular fashion story must have been quietly overseen by the now divine muse to fashion artistry, former editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia Franca Sozzani herself [who sadly left our planet on December 26, 2016].
Read MoreLuxury Watches, Fashion Art Style by Philippe Jarrigeon for Vogue France April 2022
/Models Malika Louback and Michelle Laff make fashion art of a luxury watch presentation in the pages of Vogue France April 2022. Vittoria Cerciello styles ‘La Ronde des Heures’ in bold luxury, studio images by Philippe Jarrigeon.
Read MoreAmerica's Russian Diamonds Loophole Is Being Closed by Luxury Brands and Congress
/The United States is the world’s largest market for diamond jewelry, accounting for more than 50% of sales in the $84 billion global diamond jewelry industry. The ban on Russian diamonds being imported into America has been in place since the end of February, making it time to check in on its impact.
Read MoreLeslie Zhang Flashes Estelle Chen in 'Still Waters Run Deep' for Harper's Bazaar UK May 2022
/Model Estelle Chen is styled by Jeff Lee in ‘Still Waters Run Deep’. Shanghai-based photographer Leslie Zhang captures the fashion story for Harper’s Bazaar UK May 2022.
Read MoreUgbad Abdi and Sister Hani Go Bold by Luigi & Iango for Vogue Arabia April 2022
/Top hijabi model Ugbad Abdi covers the April 2022 issue of Vogue Arabia, blazing into view in a bold pink jacket accented by equally bold and sculptural statement jewelry. Gaultier Desandre Navarre [IG] styled his first cover story for Vogue, and Ugbad’s sister Hani is also featured in the project that celebrates Ramadan and spotlights family bonds.
Read MoreRebecca Leigh Longendyke in Chanel by Philippe Jarrigeon for Purple Magazine
/Model Rebecca Leigh Longendyke poses in key pieces from Chanel’s SS 2022 collection, styled by Sheila Single. Photographer Philippe Jarrigeon is behind the lens for Purple Magazine’s Spring Summer issue.
Read MoreH&M Innovation Stories 'Cherish Waste' Collection Launches April 21 Lensed by Rafael Pavarotti
/Sustainability is in the house, with H&M’s reveal of the fifth drop in their Innovation Stories series. What the world needs now — more than ever — is Love Sweet Love, and H&M is onboard with the theme. The new ‘Cherish Waste’ collection is birthed from recycled garments, ocean-bound plastic and other waste or low-impact materials.
In the world of trendy fashionistas: garbage, garbage, garbage.
The sound minds, visionary team of Rafael Pavarotti and Ibrahim Kamara return to H&M to shoot and style the new campaign, with set design from Ibby Njoya.
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