Chanel's Coco Neige 2024/5 Collection Honors a Long House History with Sporting Life
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Vittoria Ceretti Channels '60s music star Francoise Hardy for British Vogue October
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Vittoria Ceretti Channels '60s music star Francoise Hardy for British Vogue October
British Vogue’s [IG] October 2024 issue channels ‘60s pop chanteuse Francoise Hardy in a fashion story ‘Joie de Vivre’. Top model Vittoria Ceretti channels Hardy’s signature looks styled by Jordan Bickham in images by Angelo Pennetta [IG]. / Hair by Ramona Eschbach; makeup by Marie Duhart
‘Tous les garçons et les filles’ [1962]
Françoise Hardy, a seminal figure in 1960s pop music, captivated audiences with her distinct voice and stylish presence, marking her rise to fame during this transformative decade. Born in Paris in 1944, Hardy emerged in an era where the youth culture was blossoming, creating a fertile ground for her talents to flourish. Her journey to stardom commenced with the release of her debut single ‘Tous les garçons et les filles’ in 1962.
The rising music phenom was a central figure of the Yé-Yé wave, that characterized post-war Europe.
Francoise Hardy Fashion Muse
Hardy had an innate ability to blend contemporary trends with classic elements, often wearing tailored mini skirts, chic trench coats, and perfectly fitted turtlenecks. Her love for monochromatic palettes and understated patterns allowed her natural beauty and grace to shine through, making her a muse for designers like Yves Saint Laurent and Paco Rabanne.
Read MoreGuerlain's Violette Serrat Relaunches G Rouge Lipstick for Paris Lovers Worldwide
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Guerlain's Violette Serrat Relaunches G Rouge Lipstick for Paris Lovers
Meet Violette Serrat
French-born Violette Serrat, creative director of makeup for Guerlain since summer 2021, was born and raised in Paris. Serrat understands French women and their love of red lipstick.
Fifteen years after Rouge G’s first Guerlain release, it’s reborn in 40 stunning shades in both velvet-matte and satin finishes. Rouge G is formulated with a new 89 per cent skincare-based formula made with lily oleo extract. Created with lily flowers and paired with sweet almond oil, this complex has smoothing, hydrating and plumping properties and improves the quality of lips worldwide with prolonged wear.
Top faces Natalia Vodianova and Malika El Maslouhi are leading the campaign lensed by Charlotte Wales [IG].
Even the iconic mirrored cases notched up their glam quotient without hurting the environment. Using gold instead of silver, the nine new jewel cases are 19 per cent lighter than before, allowing for a 30 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.
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Gigi Hadid Wears Winter Elegance for Harper's Bazaar France November 2024
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The November 2024 issue of Harper’s Bazaar France delivers a winter message of ‘Survival Mode’. Supermodel Gigi Hadid covers the issue with a fashion story ‘Un Tour En Ville Avec Gigi Hadid’. Virginie Benarroch styles Hadid in elegant luxury coats, jackets and dresses from Alaïa, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Jacquemus, Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu and more lensed by Robin Galiegue [IG]./ Hair by Lukas Traimer; makeup by Lauren Parsons
Read MoreHeather Diamond Strongarm in Country Luxury for Sunday Times Style Magazine
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Indigenous model Heather Diamond Strongarm is a Canadian of First Nations descent, who hails from Fishing Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada. She is Saulteaux-Cree and one of the few individuals worldwide who speaks her traditional Nakawe language.
In her fashion story for The Sunday Times Style Magazine UK [IG] November 10, 2024, Strongarm is styled by Verity Parker in Bottega Veneta, Brunello Cucinelli, Burberry, Calcaterra, Chloé, Ferragamo, Holzweiler, Jacquemus, JW Anderson, Loewe, Margaret Howell, Marni, Prada, Tod’s and more . Photographer Akila Berjaoui [IG] is on location in France at Château d'Arnajon [IG]./ Hair by Alfie Sackett; makeup by Eny Whitehead
Read MoreLouis Vuitton Ambassador Jun Ji-hyun Covers ELLE Korea November 2024 by JANGDUKHWA
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In October, Louis Vuitton added South Korean actor Jun Ji-hyun to its list of star-studded ambassadors. In the November 2024 issue of ELLE Korea, she wears Louis Vuitton in one of FOUR fashion stories focused on the House’s ambassadors.
Photographer JANGDUKHWA [IG], [JANG Duk-Hwa] captures the fashion story, styled by HWANG Jung-Won. / Hair by BAEK Heung-Kwon; makeup by Sino Choi
Read MoreLulu Tenney as Bowie's 'Lady Stardust' in Harper's Bazaar France November 2024
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Top model Lulu Tenney is styled by Katie Burnett in ‘Lady Stardust’ lensed by Oliver Hadlee Pearch [IG] for Harper’s Bazaar France [IG] November 2024./ Hair by Mustafa Yanaz; makeup by Yadim
‘Lady Stardust’ is a reference to Ziggy Stardust, a fictional character who served as David Bowie’s stage persona during 1972 and 1973. His song ‘Lady Stardust’ is the central piece of the narrative of the album ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’.
Read MoreBottega Veneta Winter Solstice 2024 Campaign Is Pragmatically Epicurean Says Matthieu Blazy
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Bottega Veneta Winter Solstice 2024 Campaign Is Pragmatically Epicurean Says Matthieu Blazy
Bottega Veneta campaign models include Awar Odhiang, Douta Sidibe, Hedi Ben Tekaya, JenniferMatias, Lina Zhang and Liz Kennedy. Photographers Louise & Maria Thornfeldt [IG] return for another season./ Hair by Duffy; makeup by Pat McGrath
A NYT Darling Deserves His Status
Not for the first time, the New York Times Style shares another major feature on Bottega under Matthieu Blazy. In doing so, they advance the hot topic of craft beyond superb execution and often ‘dusty’ heritage into the world of the creative director role itself.
At Bottega Veneta, Blazy champions his craftspeople for their role in the creative process. His is a rare ego in the world of luxury brands.
The Times introduces us to Barbara Zanin, a 26-year veteran of the brand who became Bottega Veneta’s first director of craft and heritage in July.
Read MoreFTSI Talks 'New School Sustainability' with Grace Clover at Oxford by Tom Craig
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In their mid-October sustainability story, FTSI Magazine [IG] turned the spotlight on Oxford graduate and model Grace Clover, who delivers “first-class style in second-hand looks”.
Bay Garnett [IG] , a specialist in vintage fashion, styled the October 19, 2024 fashion story lensed by Tom Craig [IG]./ Hair by Neil Moodie; makeup by Sarah Reygate
Clover has a supporting cast of other Oxford students in images that tell a very human story, with many relevant-today messages expressed in the photography.
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Mona Tougaard by Davit Giorgadze for The Travel Almanac TTA25 'Adventure' Issue
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Top model Mona Tougaard covers the TTA25 ‘Adventure’ relaunch 25th anniversary issue of The Travel Almanac.
For the first time since the inception of The Travel Almanac [IG] in 2010, the magazine is being released in a larger hardcover format, with a 370 page issue ordered here.
Tougaard is styled by Clare Byrne in an ALAÏA Winter/Spring 25 [IG] fashion story lensed by Davit Giorgadze [IG] in New York City. / Hair by Tamara McNaughton; makeup by Emi Kaneko
Alaïa creative director Pieter Mulier also has a cover in TTA25 and appears in conversation with veteran casting director Ashley Brokaw.
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Abby Champion, Cara Taylor in 'Mob Wives' for V Magazine 150 by Blair Getz Mezibov
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Models Abby Champion and Cara Taylor are styled by Gro Curtis in ‘Mob Wives’ — with V Magazine [IG] 150 writing: “this fall, the clean girl aesthetic is out — mob wife look is in!”
Gro Curtis styles Champion and Taylor in luxe edgy fashion from Celine, Chloe, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Emporio Armani, Givenchy, Gucci, Isabel Marant, Louis Vuitton, Maison Alaia, Michael Kors, Schiaparelli, Tom Ford, YSL and more lensed by Blair Getz Mezibov [IG].
Read MoreMore or Less Issue 8: What Our Love of Plants and Flowers Tells Us About Our Politics
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More or Less Issue 8: What Our Love of Plants and Flowers Tells Us About Our Politics
Photographer Carlijn Jacobs [IG] captures models Sascha Rajasulu and Yasmin Wijnaldumwalks in the natural world of ancestral traditions and conscious consumption for More or Less Magazine’s [IG] Issue 8.
In the Beginning . . . .
The first definitive evidence of flowers traces back to the Cretaceous period, around 130 million years ago, during a time when the Earth's climate and landscapes were undergoing significant change.
Prior to this floral revolution, vegetation was dominated by gymnosperms, ferns, and mosses. The advent of flowers introduced a new mechanism for pollination, often involving intricate interactions with the animal kingdom, particularly insects.
Human-Plant Interaction Studies Using Brain Science
Fast forward to now and human-invented technologies that explore these human-plant interactions. Modern-day researchers strive to understand the psychological and neurological impacts of plants on humans — including our brains.
Read MoreChanel Ambassador & Icon Penelope Cruz Covers Vogue Hong Kong November 2024
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Chanel Ambassador & Icon Penelope Cruz Covers Vogue Hong Kong November 2024
The divine Penélope Cruz covers the November 2024 issue of Vogue Hong Kong, posing in key pieces from the Chanel Cruise 2025 collection.
A Chanel ambassador since 2018, Cruz is styled by Michael Philouze in images by friends and star photographers Luigi Murenuu & Iango Henzi [IG] for ‘Penelope Cruz on Embracing Each Role and True Success’.
Penelope Cruz and Johnny Depp in ‘Day Drinker’
Last week’s Penelope Cruz news is her teaming up with Johnny Depp for ‘Day Drinker’, a Lionsgate thriller with Marc Webb directing. The film is Cruz’s fourth film with Depp and is described by Lionsgate as one in which “a cruise ship bartender” and “a mysterious day drinker” . . . “find themselves entangled in a criminal underbelly, and connected in unexpected ways.”
Read MoreEmma Corrin in Miu Miu 'Irreverent Wonder' Holiday 2024 Campaign by Lengua
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Emma Corrin in Miu Miu 'Irreverent Wonder' Holiday 2024 Campaign by Lengua
Miu Miu shares its Holiday 2025 campaign with actor Emma Corrin expressing a boyish insouciance about the holiday, in images captured by Lengua [IG]. Edward Quarmby serves as creative director on the campaign, with styling by Lotta Volkova.
Miu Miu [IG] is riding near cult status among young people in China, as its parent Prada Group reported an 18%, nine-month, year-to-date increase at constant currency. In reported terms, revenue rose 15% placing Prada Group in a positive light navigating China’s economic slowdown in the luxury market and beyond.
Miu Miu’s 2024 Upcycled collection takes a major role in the holiday campaign, a testament to the brand’s commitment to circular design practices. Crafted from re-fashioned deadstock yarn, kilts, and leather, each garment in this limited-edition collection is permeated with a hint of spunk, as the Miu Miu brand explores what it means to be human.
Read More'The Daughter' by Thom Rever for Vogue Portugal September 2024
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Vogue Portugal [IG] September 2024 shares a gorgeous fashion story ‘The Daughter’ styled by Romolo Battista with the intention of reflecting both the vulnerability and strength of feminine reality.
Models Emanuela Guerra and Lya Mancusi are lensed by Thom Rever [IG]. See all the product details at Vogue Portugal. / Makeup by Giuliana Giuliani
Read MoreDior Cruise 2025 Campaign by Brigitte Niedermair at Drummond Castle in Scotland
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Dior Cruise 2025 Campaign by Brigitte Niedermair at Drummond Castle in Scotland
Dior’s 2025 cruise collection now comes to life in a new ad campaign lensed by Brigitte Niedermair [IG]. Models include Ali Dansky, Jiali Zhao, Sanija Dalecka and Tanya Churbanova, styled by Elin Svahn. Ryan Chappell provides choreography with Alice Schillaci as director./ Hair by Eugene Souleiman; makeup by Peter Philips
Anne has written extensive political commentary about Dior’s thriving brand relationship with women worldwide under Maria Grazia Chiuri and the criticism of her by our industry’s fashion mafia sideliners. The original article link in this post takes you to Anne’s analysis.
Read MoreGeorgia Palmer in 'Metamorphoses' by Kenny Germé for Numéro 249 Mutation Issue
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