Acqua Fiuggi: Loved by Vogue’, lensed by Elizaveta Porodina [IG], is a high-profile reinvention campaign, with ancient DNA. The portfolio of top luxury brands like Prada or Louis Vuitton don’t really need Condé Nast, as much as Vogue’s parent needs them.
That’s not the case for Acqua Fiuggi, a brand of bottled water repositioning itself as part of the wellness business sector.
Gut health was probably not on the menu at the ‘Acqua Fiuggi Loved by Vogue’ dinner photocall at Biocca Hangar during Milan Fashion Week. Nor was the fact that six years ago, Acqua Fiuggi’s owners were in the Frosinone Bankruptcy Court.
Harper’s Bazaar Italia’s Art & Vision issue No.19 drops three covers featuring Lulu Tenney lensed by Nick Knight [IG]. Available April 3 for purchase, Lulu’s cover fashion story is styled by Sissy Vian./ Hair by Eugene Souleiman; makeup by Karin Westerlund
Fresh off the January 2025 introduction of the Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany Bird on a Flying Tourbillon watch and the Jean SchlumbergerBird on a Rock Tsavorite Watch at the sixth edition LVMH Watch Week in New York and Paris, we turn to the new Tiffany & Co ad campaign featuring top model Abby Champion. Katie Burnett styles Champion in images by Carlijn Jacobs [IG]./ Hair by Jawara; makeup by Sam Visser
In an April 2025 issue of British Vogue, we meet Generation V, the fashion-loving kids from fashionably-inclined, luxury market families, blending time-worn treasures with new-season heirlooms-in-waiting.
In these images Venetia Scott [IG] both styles and photographs ‘Vintage Future’ with a human ensemble that includes Addison Soens, Bebe Parnell, Eddy Earl, Eleanor Moody, Lily McMenamy, Lux Gillespie, Ned Sims, Peng Chang, Rafe Crane-Robinson, Sanique Dill, Stevie Sims, Vincent Rockins and William Court./ Hair by Eamonn Hughes; makeup by Janeen Witherspoon
Photographer Sam Rock [IG] stands out in a crowd, capturing Loli Bahia and Iselin Steiro in ‘Far Away’ — leaving home with creative, graphic, image twists for THE BIG d Vol.5. The team produces a two-part set of fashion images, with the first editorial called ‘So Close’, shot in traditional style in the studio. AOC will post it.
Katie Burnett styles the ‘Far Away’ fashion shoot, using Alexander McQueen, Celine, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Ferragamo, Issey Miyake, Junya Watanabe, JW Anderson, Loewe, Maison Alaia, Marni, Yohji Yamamoto and more. D is the best at designer details for individual photos. Just follow the d la Repubblica IG link. / Hair by Shiori Takahashi; makeup by Celine Martin
Supermodel Liu Wen covers the April 2025 issue of Vogue China [IG] in a fashion story inspired by utilitarian looks for seafaring women. Liu Xiao, Vogue China Creative Director at Large, styles the beloved national figure in images by Sean and Seng [IG].
Larissa Hofmann [IG] captures Felice Nova Noordhoff for the Spring/Summer 2025 issue of POP Magazine [IG], with styling by Tom Guiness./ Hair by Soichi Inagaki; makeup by Daniel Sallstrom
With her new EP ‘No Ghost’,Soo Joo Park wants to move beyond being a face you might recognize, to a voice you might recognize and register in ‘like mode’. Soo Joo covers the April 2025 issue of Vogue Hong Kong [IG], styled by Dena Giannini in Chloé, Louis Vuitton [lots], and Valentino lensed by Luigi and Iango [IG]./ Hair by Gonn Kinoshita; makeup by Georgi Sandev
The infinitely-talented Rianne Von Rompaey covers the April 2025 issue of Harper’s Bazaar France [IG], styled by Emmanuelle Alt in ‘Rianne, Last Dance’. Carlijn Jacobs [IG] photographs the aspiring actor — and perhaps future screenwriter and/or producer.
This may be one of the last times we see the Dutch model in 2024/5 campaigns for Chanel, Chloé, Louis Vuitton, Tom Ford and more. Rianne also does an unusual amount of editorial work — all on this AOC link.
Especially after completing her first short film in fall 2024, working with director David Finlay, Rianne Van Rompaey wants to plunge into this new world of creative opportunities. I watched the 8-minute film this morning —which Rianne wrote, starred in and produced — and was highly impacted by the film itself and Rianne’s superior talents.
Abby Champion’s love for Tommy Hilfiger has deep roots in her Alabama family. Fresh off her new SKIMS Bridal Campaign with fiancé, actor Patrick Schwarzenegger, Champion races into the pages of V Magazine V153 [IG].
‘The Lady Is A Champion’ is lensed by Alvaro Beamud Cortés [IG] with styling by Hunter Clem.
Top model Daphne Groeneveld makes a vivid impression, playing the vixen on the cover of Fashion Magazine SS/2025. Guy Aroch [IG] captures the fashion story ‘Spellbound’ with brands including Alexander McQueen, Alexis Bittar, Chanel, Fendi, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Patricia Von Muslin, Prada, Tom Ford, Wolford and more styled by Marcell Rocha. / Hair by Dennis Lanni; makeup by Deanna Hagan
Designer Marc Jacobs introduced his hotter-than-Hades campaign for his new fragrance ‘Decadence’ in fall 2015. AOC discovered it last week as part of our Pre-2020 Post Renewal project at AOC.
Absolutely one of the most sensual models in history, Adriana Lima torches the campaign video, with moves that might seem a bit ‘forced’ today. But Lima is hotter than Hades under the creative talents of Steven Meisel. This video is a reminder of just how much fashion world has turned down the volume.
From a childhood spent dressing up in her great aunt’s clothes to working with John Galliano and Karl Lagerfeld, Amanda Harlech’s passion for vintage clothes has few constraints. Models Maty Fall and Ajok Daing step into the Harlech archives orbit for Vogue US [IG] April 2025 issue.
Photographer Theo de Gueltzl [IG] is the lucky one, who captures ‘Time After Time’, fine old clothes with a fresh, new attitude./ Hair by Eugene Souleiman; makeup by Ammy Drammeh
Vittoria Ceretti has a truly original interview in Vogue France. The top model is styled by Alastair McKimm and lensed by Carin Backoff [IG].
In fact, they made her response to an innocent question the headline, even though her response came mid-interview:
"I have always been sure that I was a whale, in a previous life."
Why a whale?
Because she lives in the ocean - I love the ocean as much as it scares me. And they are mammals, so they keep their young with them, even for very long trips.
Ceretti gave him a real opener with that answer, but Mr. Dreyfus wanted none of it. Of course, this was not the ‘end of it’ with Anne and AOC. Read our update and much more of the actual interview on top-of-page link.
Model Laiza de Moura is styled by Caterina Ospina Buitrago in ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’. Photographer JuanKr [IG] is in the studio for Vogue Portugal March 2025./ Hair by Fernando Torrent; makeup by Antonio Romero
The visually-stunning, luxurious production, inspired by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's renowned novel situated in Sicily, premiered on Netflix USA on March 5. During the initial five days, 'The Leopard' accumulated over 3 million global views and secured a spot in the platform's Top 10 across more than 30 nations such as Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, and Spain. In Italy, 'The Leopard' swiftly climbed to the No. 1 position.
Deva Cassel plays the role of Angelica Sedara, amid the 1860s fall of the Sicilian aristocracy. She enjoys a high-society romance with Prince Tancredi Falconeri, played by actor Saul Nanni, who is now her lover.
Photographer Branislav Simoncik [IG] photographed Cassel at the Italian embassy in Paris for these sumptuous images of a beautiful young woman destined to rise high in the creative world, in the footsteps of her parents Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel.
In talking about their April 2025 issue, Harper’s Bazaar US explains: “We took inspiration from Bazaar's April 1965 issue, guest-edited by Richard Avedon, which offered a kaleidoscopic exploration of the people and ideas that were shaping the era. Sixty years later, what does "now" look like?
Those three models are Alex Cosani, Anok Yai and Paloma Elsesser. Carlos Nazario styles the trio inChristian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo, Loewe, Maison Alaia, Michael Kors, Piaget, Versace and more in images by Ethan James Green [IG]./ Hair by Jimmy Paul; makeup by Fara Homidi
Supermodel Adriana Lima is back in the spotlight — a vivid, hot pink style statement — for Marc Jacobs, who teamed up with the Stephen Sprouse estate.
Marc Jacobs and Stephen Sprouse go way back, all the way back to Jacobs’ years at Louis Vuitton. Their collabs have always rained money.
The new bag is hot and sexy, just perfect for Adriana Lima’s new-bride status. Like Stephen Sprouse X Marc Jacobs [IG] wanting to run another relay, Lima is up for the challenge, too.
Alasdair McLellan styles the shoot by Nick Newbold [IG].
Top talent Ariana Grande gets the Elizaveta Porodina [IG] treatment, styled by Max Ortega for Vogue Italia’s March 2025 issue.
Ariana Grande’s fashion story ‘Pure Fantasy’ ignites marvels among many of her fans, who have never seen her look so ethereal, so mystical, so lovely and other-worldly./ Hair by GaborK; makeup by Michael Anthony
Elizaveta Porodina specializes in transforming her subjects, who have never appeared in images like hers. It’s as if she’s doing a psychological excavation of people’s inner selves — especially women — prompting them to look differently at the human in the mirror.
American actor and wellness business leader Gwyneth Paltrow is having a moment. Most likely, Paltrow is having a BIG moment, which put her on the cover of the magazine Family Style [IG] Magazine No. 5. The focus is “It’s Not Me, It’s You. The people issue. Spring 2025.
Paltrow is styled by Delphine Danhier in ‘Well Played’, a fashion story using Balenciaga, Gucci, MIU MIU, Victoria Beckham and more lensed by Brianna Capozzi [IG]./ Hair by Lucas Wilson; makeup by Samantha Lau