Unlike Nike’s Michael Jordan standalone partnership, where the two groups are separate but both flying under the Nike banner, the Adidas - Kanye West relationship was run under the Adidas organization. Separate teams were created for the Yeezy business, but the staff was Adidas for the most part.
According to Rolling Stone, the Adidas employees claimed that senior managers were aware of West’s “problematic behaviour” but “turned their moral compass off” and failed to protect its employees against “years of verbal abuse, vulgar tirades, and bullying attacks.”
West appears to have been a rude, crude, demanding, demeaning, controlling, sleezy, misogynist provocateur in his role as a critical Adidas partner.
Brazilian singer Anitta joined the crowd gathered in early November at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art, where Anitta was honored as the WSJ 2022 Music Innovator.
The annual WSJ Magazine gathering, now 11 years old, honors change-makers in multiples disciplines across the creative industry.
The 29-year-old “Evolver” singer continued her November accolades, winning Favorite Female Latin Artist at last Sunday’s American Music Awards. [We’ll ignore the fact it was sponsored by mega fashion planet-polluter Shein] Anitta was joined by Missy Elliott.
The beautiful and now pregnant Jasmine Tookes covers the November 2022 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, posing waterside in an all-Prada Holiday collection knits fashion story ‘Force of Nature’.
Anna Castan styles Tookes, who married Snapchat executive Juan David Borrero in Ecuador in September, 2021. Photographer Vladimir Marti captured Jasmine Tookes in poetic images shot on location at Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som zulal.com, located on the coast in northern Qatar.
Rising model Jordan Rand pierces our attention in ‘A New Place’, superbly-sensual images lensed by aesthetics-rich photographer JUANKR [IG] for Harper’s Bazaar Mexico.
Caterina Ospina Buitrago styles Rand in lingerie-inspired fashion from Alberta Ferretti, Chanel, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Maison Valentino, Miu Miu, Monot and more for the November 2022 issue.
Models Brynn Bonner, Dya Hurbuscher and Moon Kyu deliver a Paris by night fashion story lodged in most fashion brains reading AOC. Songyi Yoon [IG] captures the Paris at night magic in familiar entrances with styling by Eunji Shin for Vogue Korea, November 2022.
South Korean actor Lee Yoo-Mi, known for her role as Ji-yeong in ‘Squid Game’, stars in ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’, styled by Chaewon Park with the Hailey Bieber x FILA jacket center stage.
Photographer Yeongjun Kim [IG] is behind the lens for the November 2022 issue of Vogue Korea, creating a truly artful fashion vision that reinforces its main message of protection from the cold.
Kanye West, legally known as Ye, has declared his candidacy for the 2024 presidential run.
Factually-speaking it’s widely confirmed that Ye did in fact dine with Trump Mar-a-Lago, along with white nationalist Nicolas Fuentes and Milo Yiannopoulos, earlier this month.
Milo Yiannopoulos, previously known as ‘The Dangerous Faggot’, has been announced as Kanye West’s 2024 campaign manager. Supposedly he has renounced his gayness and is opening a gay conversion therapy center in Florida.
Model Ece Bicak is a glamour queen styled by Marta Zaczynska for ‘En Vogue’, lensed by Marco Imperatore [IG] for Vogue Poland December 2022. / Hair by Armando Cherillo; makeup by Serena Congiu
Silvia Draz [IG] uses her photographer skills to maximum impact in ‘Waterfall Effect’, with model Iggy Jacobsen. Noemie Schelbert styles Iggy in bright colors absorbed in the vastness of the Jungian, oceanic unconscious, associated with female nature and the female psyche.
Vogue Portugal’s October 2022 issue has been on my mind quite a lot.
You know how we have all these images of women diving into water for over a century?
Well, I want to see us rising out of the water like lightening bolts — diving upwards against the forces of gravity. I want women being fired out of the depths of darkness towards the sun as torch-bearers.
Model Nancy Schneider feels the holiday spirit in ‘Meraviglie Della Natura’, a jewelry fashion story lensed by Fernando Gomez [IG}. Dane Stojanovic provides creative direction for Grazia Italy November 2022./ Hair by Kilian Marin; makeup by Giovanni Iovine
In AOC’s opinion, Fernando Gomez maintains one of the most beautiful Instagrams we’ve seen. It’s always a feast for the eyes.
Model Chiara Scelsi is styled by Tania Rat Patron in jazz club glamour, an edgy fashion story with major attitude. Photographer Bettina du Toit [IG] puts Scelsi in the global fashion spotlight in ‘Out of the Shadows’ for Harper’s Bazaar UK December 2022.
Model Chu Wong poses in ‘She Sells Sea Shells’, a collection of abundant fashion riches from Louis Vuitton, styled by Audrey Hu. Photographer Dafy Hagai [IG] is behind the lens for Vogue China December 2022.
Republican 2024 presidential wannabe Mike Pompeo called Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers and a member of the AFL–CIO, “the most dangerous person in the world.”
If you ask, “Who’s the most likely to take this republic down?” It would be the teacher’s unions, and the filth that they’re teaching our kids, and the fact that they don’t know math and reading or writing.
Note the use of the word ‘filth’ in referring to America’s school curriculums. That word really got my attention because it’s one deeply associated — actually programmed into our brains — with our political views.
Model Isabelle Hinrichs showcases the debut of Gucci’s third high-jewelry collection ‘Hortus Deliciarum’, posing at the beautiful Palazzo Visconti in Milan.
German/Swedish photographer Per Appelgren [IG] captures the rich, retro elegance styled by Alessia Caliendo for L’Officieleditions worldwide.
Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele has left the Kering-owned luxury brand. Note:
The former accessories designer is credited with reviving Gucci's popularity with undeniably Gucci flamboyant and gender-fluid styles. That can be part of the problem in a fashion culture that is always on the move.
François-Henri Pinault, chairman and CEO of Kering, said of Michele: “His passion, his imagination, his ingenuity and his culture put Gucci centre stage, where its place is. I wish him a great next chapter in his creative journey.”
Model Milena Kensy poses in a fashion story ‘Yours Truly’, styled by Jolene Lin in Chow Tai Fook's brand new wedding series jewelry. Photographer John Gregory [IG] captures Kensy for Vogue Hong Kong October 2022 issue.
Models Adamu Bulus and Takfarines Bengana step into the fashion spotlight, styled by Pau Avia in ‘A Room With a View’. Photographer Amit Israeli [IG] creates a dreamlike and poetic sequence of images for Louis Vuitton Men’s Holiday’s fresh take on the Monogram Eclipse Canvas selection of bags for city or travel.
Jill Kortleve poses in ‘Tono Sobre Tono’[tonal colors] the cover fashion story styled by Stella Greenspan. Photographer David Luraschi [IG] is behind the lens for Vogue España December 2022.
Model EvieSaunder is styled by Gary David Moore in images by Andrew Nuding [IG] for The Travel Almanac Autumn/Winter 2022./ Hair by Sophie Jane Anderson
The creative team shoots the fashion story on location at Cromane, Kerry, Ireland. Oysters produced along the Kerry coastline are in big demand across countries in Europe, Asia and Russia.
Glaciers may be melting and fuel shortages growing in Europe over the war in Ukraine — and oh, yes, let’s not forget water shortages in many American ski resorts areas affecting the making of artificial snow.
Undaunted, Jimmy Choo puts on Icarus wings, determined to fly against the trends into financial success with a glamorous ski capsule collection for non-performance-oriented snow bunnies.
