Supermodel Liu Wen is styled by Austin Feng in ‘Look At Me’, a gorgeous presentation of fall elegance from Marie Claire China [IG]. The fabulous, tightly-edited fashion story is lensed by Zhong Lin [IG] and we put it on the fashion board of excellence produced by Asian fashion media, much of it coming out of China.
Dior releases new images from the pre-fall 2024 collection, inspired by the brand’s recent mood embracing New York activism of the 1960s.
AOC considers Maria Grazia Chiuri to have platinum grade design and merchandising instincts. But even Anne thought Dior’s stars and stripes ‘tracksuit’ [above] was Chiuri’s rare flat tire, with its unabashed celebration of stars and stripes Americana. Yikes!
Reconsidering that Dior 2024 Stars & Stripes Tracksuit
After watching night one of the Democratic Convention in Chicago on Monday, I was probably dead-wrong. More tears and overt displays of Democratic, Independent and anti-MAGA Republican patriotism were on display last night, than America has seen in years — maybe decades. Tonight should exceed Monday.
Given my recent attitude adjustment, I now see Chiuri’s track suit as perfect for Democrats’ young Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett [IG], who has represented major parts of Dallas since 2023.
After the eloquently hell-raising speech [IG] Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave in Chicago Monday night, AOC would probably wear the Dior Americana tracksuit, too.
So Anne was right-on in her analysis of an American state of mind unknown since 2008 and maybe not even then. WE are taking back patriotism — and with pride. But I was dead wrong with my haughty-woman response to that Dior stars & stripes tracksuit. Good work Dior; please accept my apologies. ~ Anne
Top model Vivienne Rohner in styled by Marie-Amelie Sauve in ‘Con Total Transparencia’, with its emphasis on sensual skin revelation with sheer laces and fishnet effects from Chanel, Chloé, Louis Vuitton, Rabanne and more. Photographer Steven Meisel [IG] adds more high fashion to his Vogue Italia [IG] September 2024 60th anniversary celebration. / Hair by Guido Palau; makeup by Pat McGrath
If the 2024 US presidential campaign hadn’t been uprooted in the last month, the Anthropologie campaign ‘I Love Antro NYC’ would still be on point.
Models Barbara Palvin, Devyn Garcia, Taylor Hill and scads of New York dogs share an everyday romp around the city.
Photographer Yulia Gorbachenko [IG] is behind the lens, helping Anthropologie continue its winning streak into the fall 2024 season. Anthropologie’s Kyla Flax styles the shoot with creative direction by Chief Creative Officer Jisoo Kang.
Brands With Heart Evoke Emotional Connection
Anthropologie’s brand and store experience have always appealed to our hearts, selling clothes that carried love into our closets. Now — for the first time in AOC’s memory — there is a massive wild card entering the advertising and marketing space.
It’s centered on Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate ‘Coach’ Tim Walz. It speaks to joy, love and an overwhelming connection to our best-selves as voters and as the American people.
English American actor Lily Collins’ role in ‘Emily in Paris’ places her high on a fashion perch in the world of high jewellery.
Returning now in the fourth season of the Netflix series, Collins joins Harper’s Bazaar Thailand’s [IG] August 2024 issue in sharing an opulent look at Cartier’s ‘Nature Sauvage’ riches.
Kai Atinan Nitisunthonkul styles the actor in ‘Beyond the Spotlight’, a fashion story lensed by Benjamin Becker [IG]./ Hair by Jillian Halouska; makeup by Aurélie Payen
Models Liisa Winkler, Nyaduola Gabriel and Vivienne Rohner are styled by Camilla Nickerson in Toteme’s FW 2024 campaign, lensed by Mikael Jansson. / Hair by Damien Boissinot; makeup by Hannah Murray
French actor Melanie Thierry covers ELLE France’s [IG] August 14, 2024 issue. Chloé Dugast styles Thierry in relaxed, late-summer casual looks from Calzedonia, Celine by Hedi Slimane, Chloé, Dior, Loewe Paula’s Ibiza, Maison Margiela, Miu Miu, Polo Ralph Lauren, Rabanne and more. Jonas Bresnan [IG] captures the actor with a sparkling look in her eye — ‘joy’?
Being good progressive Democrats supporting Kamala Harris, AOC is big on ‘joy’ right now. . . . and hours of determined action and hard work ahead. / Hair by Olivier Lebrun; makeup by Christophe Danchaud
Eliana Masgalos, womenswear design director at H&M, taps pre-fall 2024’s long and lean silhouette in knits and fluid, bias cuts designed to embrace all bodies.
Mexican beauty Marsella Rea is styled by Oscar Lange in images by Mark Rabadan [IG]./ Hair by Alessandro Rebecchi
Model Huyao is styled by Vogue Korea Fashion Director Eunyoung Sohn in a Dior-sponsored, seasonal-transition fashion shoot lensed by Hyea W. Kang [IG] for Vogue Korea’s [IG] August 2024 issue.
Top model Karolina Kurkova covers the September 2024 issue of ELLE Czech Republic [IG]. The supermodel is styled by Maria Kohutik in ‘Office Affair’, a fashion story lensed by Branislav Simoncik [IG]./ Hair by Mirka Mysicka; makeup by Hristina Georgievska
American model Kelly Mittendorf has returned to modeling after a multi-year hiatus in the PR world. Jason Hughes styles the Scottsdale, Arizona native in images by Nicole Maria Winkler [IG] for Wallpaper Magazine’s [IG] September 2024./ Hair by Yumi Nakada-Dingle; makeup by Sunao Takahashi
Models Peng Chang and Tiffany Guo take us into fall 2024’s high-end, fashion-conscious workplaces with ‘Lobbies’. Ben Perreira styles the duo in crisp, sophisticated silhouettes and kitten heels from top luxury brands.
Marius Uhlig [IG] is behind the lens for T: The New York Times Style Magazine [link to post] August 2024./ Makeup by Grace Ahn; hair by Anton Alexander
Rising model Kuany Atem is styled by Anna Castan in ‘Desert Mirage’, a vibrant, Louis Vuitton summer fashion story. Photographer Vladimir Marti [IG] captures Atem for Grazia International July 2024 [IG]./ Hair by Jean-Luc Amarin; producer Jean-Marc Mondelet
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is also center stage in the September 2024 issue of Bazaar US [IG], styled by Carlos Nazario in Bulgari, Chanel, Ferragamo, Loewe, Michael Kors, Phoebe Philo and more. Malick Bodian[IG] captured Naomi in Paris, “when the rain finally stopped”. / Hair by Jawara; makeup by Pat McGrath and Adam Fleischhauer
Kylie Jenner covers the September 2024 issue of British Vogue [IG], wearing a purple coat by Prada and earrings by Bulgari styled by Ib Kamara. Jenner is the first Kardashian-Jenner woman to cover British Vogue and she is lensed by Luis Alberto Rodriguez [IG]./ Hair by Mustafa Yanaz; makeup by Sam Visser
Giles Hattersly interviews Kylie Jenner over a period of time that includes Paris couture week, and Kylie in New York and LA.
Kylie Jenner’s Post-Partum Depression
Kylie speaks to her battle with post-partum depression with both her children daughter Stormi, 6, and son Aire, now 2. Travis Scott is the father of both kids. Her “major baby blues” were worse with Aire.
For the paps trailing Kylie Jenner’s every move, she shares news that she has a place in New York and enjoys the High Line incognito.
Models Deva Cassel in Georgio Armani, Isabella Rossellini in Bottega Veneta, Linda Evangelista in Gucci, Mariacarla Boscono in Prada, Maty Fall in Loro Piana, and Vittoria Ceretti in MiuMiu take six individual covers in Vogue Italia’s [IG] ‘60 Anni di Stile’ September 2024 celebration.
Joe McKenna styles the famous sextet in images by Steven Meisel, longtime Vogue Italia photographer par excellence. Hair by Guido Palau; makeup by Pat McGrath
Louis Hamilton’s covers the September 2024 pages of ELLE Brasil [IG], where he wears Dior Men and Issey Miyake in a fashion story styled by Juliana Gimenez for Rimowa luggage, executed with creative director Luciano Schmitz.
Rimowa [LVMH] fires on all cylinders in images that support its new seasonal Original Emerald color. The fashion shoot by Brazilian photographers MAR + Vin [IG] is both subtle and sophisticated in its layers.
Rimowa should follow this new American story, if we really pull this off this election of Harris-Walz. And the 2028 summer Olympics will be in Los Angeles.
Even MAGA agrees that if we win in 2024, with the young people coming of age, AOC’s vision of America will probably win for the long-term. This is a very big story brewing, one LVMH understands deeply.
The word on the street in a post-Chemena Kamali for Chloé world is “Boho chic is back.” writes the July 2024 issue of British Vogue. Emily Chanreports on the future of vintage, as models Ashley Radjarame, Aylah Peterson and Raynara Negrine hit London’s vintage stores in a fashion story ‘History Makers’.
Bryan Liston [IG] captures all the fashion action treasures in images styled by Eniola Dare. / Hair by David Harborow; makeup by Mathias van Hooff
Top model Raquel Zimmermann is styled by Rita Lazzarotti in ‘A Vida Realmente Começa Aos 40’’ [Life Really Begins at 40]. Photographer Chris Colls [IG] is in the studio for Vogue Brasil [IG] August 2024./ Hair by Didier Malige; makeup by Frank B; art direction by Júlia Filgueriras
Models Amirah Goodwin and Cristi Haina enjoy a trip to the British coast styled by Louise Ford in modest, retro-mood crisp stripes and swimwear, light knits, imaginative headwear and warm blankets.
Photographers Hill & Aubrey [IG] [Tim Hill & James Finnigan] capture ‘Castles in the Sand’ for Financial Times Magazine [IG] July 2024./ Hair by Yumi; makeup by Athena Paginton