Alek Wek + Jeremy O. Harris in 'Tender Head' by Campbell Addy for Interview Magazine

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Alek Wek + Jeremy O. Harris in 'Tender Head' by Campbell Addy for Interview Magazine AOC Fashion & Style

IMG model Alek Wek and playwright Jeremy O. Harris star in ‘Tender Head’, an original short story by Harris and fashion editorial for Interview Magazine, published online October 4, 2019. Gabriella Karefa-Johnson styles the duo for images by Campbell Addy. / Makeup by Raisa Flowers; hair by Susy; set design Michael Younker.

AOC last encountered Jeremy O. Harris in his New York Times interview with Rihanna, after her new partnership with LVMH was announced.

Harris’ words and tight, poignant prose in ‘Tender Head’ are emotionally and psychologically gripping, as he writes from the interior perspective of the experience. Known for his work on ‘Daddy’ and now ‘Slave Play’, Jeremy O. Harris was the winner of the 2018 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, given by the Vineyard Theatre in New York City.

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Campbell Addy Eyes Alek, Amber, Gemma + Karen For WSJ Magazine May 2019

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Campbell Addy Eyes Alek, Amber, Gemma + Karen For WSJ Magazine May 2019

Rising star photographer Campbell Addy captures model quartet Alek Wek, Amber Valletta, Gemma Ward and Karen Elson in a neutral mood. Clare Richardson styles the old and new top women models in Max Mara, Givenchy, Dries Van Noten, and Nina Ricci for WSJ Magazine May 2019.

Dazed Magazine SS 2019 'The Meaning of Cult' Issue Delivers Alek, Debra, Guinevere, Jamie +

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Alek Wek by Tyler Mitchell, Debra Shaw by Campbell Addy, Guinevere Van Seenus by Tom Johnson, Jamie Bochert by Letty Schmiterlow

Dazed Magazine SS 2019 'The Meaning of Cult' Issue Delivers Alek, Debra, Guinevere, Jamie +

Dazed Magazine’s Spring/Summer 2019 ‘The Meaning of Cult’ issue delivers nine covers and four digital covers (Sasha Pivovarova is duplicated). The cult muses include Alek Wek, Debra Shaw, Guinevere Van Seenus, Jamie Bochert, Karen Elson, Lara Stone, Mariacarla Boscono, Sasha Pivovarova and Saskia de Brauw.

Photographers Campbell Addy, Lea Colombo, Letty Schmiterlow, Tyler Mitchell, and Tom Johnson debut as first-time Dazed covers contributors. Regulars include Angelo Pennetta, Brianna Capozzi, and Charlotte Wales.

Karen Elson by Lea Colombo, Kirsten Owen by Casper Sejersen, Lara Stone by Briana Capozzi, Mariacarla Boscono by Charlotte Wales

Querelle Jansen by Julien Martinez Leclerc, Sasha Pivovarova by Ben Toms, Saskia de Brauw by Angelo Pennetta, Tasha Tilberg by Suffo Moncloa

Pascal Gambarte Eyes Alek Wek's Towering, Modern Beauty For Marfa Journal April 2019

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Pascal Gambarte Eyes Alek Wek's Towering, Modern Beauty For Marfa Journal April 2019

Model Alek Wek sizzles, styled by Omaima Salem in sleek, black woman elegance juxtaposed against the backdrop of old-world traditions. Photographer Pascal Gambarte captures Wek’s towering beauty for Marfa Journal April 2019.

Model Icons Alek Wek + Gemma Ward Wear Effortless Style Lensed By Claudia Knoepfel For Porter Edit Mar 15, 2019

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Model Icons Alek Wek + Gemma Ward Wear Effortless Style Lensed By Claudia Knoepfel For Porter Edit Mar 15, 2019

Models Alek Wek & Gemma Ward are styled by Helen Broadfoot in ‘The Relevance’, lensed by Claudia Knoepfel for Porter Edit March 15, 2019./ Hair by Paolo Soffiatti; makeup by Giulia Cigarini

Alek Wek Assures Us She Knows What She's Doing In Jody Rogac Images For The Observer Magazine December 2018

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Model Alek Wek is styled by Jo Jones in The Obsrver Magazine UK’s December 2018. Photographer Jody Rogac is in the studio, capturing ‘See this? This is all woman. I know what I’m doing.’/ Hair by Fernando Torrent; makeup by Linda Gradin

Alek Wek is 41, and she doesn’t care who knows it. “The party’s just getting started,” Wek tells Jane Mulkerrins. “To see diversity finally kicking in and being embraced is amazing,” she says. “We’re not there yet – there’s still some way to go, but…” We say ‘Amen’, Alek.

The South Sudanese model was first shot by Steven Meisel as part of a story for Vogue Italia in 1996. A year later she was the first African model to appear on the cover of American ELLE.

Chris Colls Flashes 13 'Model Citizens' In Sharp Coats For V Magazine Fall 2018

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Chris Colls Flashes 13 'Model Citizens' In Sharp Coats For V Magazine Fall 2018

V Magazine's Fall 2018 issue puts a fleet of the industry's top models in the spotlight in a showcase of the season's coats. Elissa Santisi styles the fashion posse in images by Chris Colls. In alphabetical order, take a look: Alek Wek, Andreea Diaconu, Anja Rubik, Carolyn Murphy, Christy Turlington, Doutzen Kroes, Guinevere van Seenus, Joan Smalls, Karlie Kloss, Karen Elson, Kendall Jenner, Malgosia Bela, and Natasha Poly

Kate Beckinsale Is An Autumn Heroine Lensed By Robert Ascroft For Glass Magazine Fall 2017

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Kate Beckinsale Is An Autumn Heroine Lensed By Robert Ascroft For Glass Magazine Fall 2017

Actor Kate Beckinsale joins Alek Wek, Arizona Muse and Karmen Pedaru as one of Glass Magazine's 'Autumn Heroines'. Lensed by Robert Ascroft, Beckinsale is styled by Danni + Emma, in Miu Miu, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chanel and more. 

The actor was among the first women to condemn disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, asserting that her spurning him also hurt her career. After detailing her first meeting with Weinstein in what is now the proverbial naked under the bathrobe meeting in his hotel room -- where a teenage Beckinsale explained she had to do to school --the actor wrote that she rejected Weinstein's sexual advances many times. People recaps:

“I said no to him professionally many times over the years-some of which ended up with him screaming at me calling me a c— and making threats, some of which made him laughingly tell people oh ‘Kate lives to say no to me,’ ” she recalled.

Thomas Whiteside Eyes Susan Sarandon, Ashley, Alek +Beth For Elle UK's November 2017 'Wonder Women' Issue

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Thomas Whiteside Eyes Susan Sarandon For Elle UK's November 2017 'Wonder Women' Issue

'Feud' star Susan Sarandon, who will return to FX in 2018 for a second season in her role of Bette Davis facing off against Hollywood legend Joan Crawford, played by Jessica Lange, covers the November cover of Elle UK's 'Wonder Women' issue. Sarandon joins Ashley Graham, Beth Ditto and Alek Wek as a group of women who span different generations and backgrounds. 

Solange Franklin styled Sarandon in selects from Celine, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Thom Browne and more for studio portraits by Thomas Whiteside.

David Hughes Eyes Alek, Natalie, Kiki & Friends For Marc Jacobs Fall Winter 2017.18

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David Hughes Eyes Alek, Natalie, Kiki & Friends For Marc Jacobs Fall Winter 2017.18

Marc Jacobs' Fall Winter 2017.18 assembles a first-rate model gaggle starring Alek Wek, Cara Taylor, Casil McArthur, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Kiki Willems, Natalie Westling, and Slick Woods. The campaign is styled by W Magazine's new contributing fashion creative director Katie Grandin images by David Hughes. / Hair by Guido Palau; makeup by Diane Kendal

Ethan James Green Flashes An Eccentric, Big Street-Cred Cast For Helmut Lang Fall 2017

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Ethan James Green Flashes An Eccentric, Big Street-Cred Cast For Helmut Lang Fall 2017

In Spring 2017 Helmut Lang's CEO Andrew Rosen announced that the brand was in a state of transformation. Rosen did not tap a permanent creative director, turning instead to Isabella Burley, editor-in-chief of London's Dazed magazine, to become Helmut Lang's first editor-in-residence, with a focus on revamping the Helmut Lang digital footprint.

In advance of New York Fashion week -- more than a month out -- it's not clothes that will give us an eye to the forward vision of Helmut Lang. The Fall/Winter 2018 ad campaign marks the beginning of the brand's 'reset'.

Shot by the talented Ethan James Green, the cast of characters includes Alek Wek, former porn star Traci Lords, transgender model Dara, the artist and director Larry Clark, and Amariyanna Copeny -- aka Mari Copeny --, a 10-year-old better know as "Little Miss Flint," who has served as the face of the Flint, Michigan water crisis. 

Isabelle Burley's first creative design pick Shayne Oliver, designer behind Hood by Air, created a special collection of ready-to-wear plus accessories, that will debut in September. Oliver, too, is in the ad campaign. Stylist Melanie Ward, a Helmut Lang 'original', appears with her brother and Anthony Ward. This fresh cast of characters strategy also includes Kembra Pfahler, Unlocking The Truth, Yoshi, Alanie Quinones, Aurel Haize, Grace Gee, Ian Isiah, Gogo Graham and Sohyun Jun.

The artistic result is a memorable cast of progressive thinkers, creative icons and a wide-range of talent that underscores not only brand identity in the digital age, but a much larger expansion of fashion's wings in the age of Trump.

When all the values held to be dear by the fashion industry are under assault, it's time for fashion to get street-smart and involved. Forget whether the season's color is pink or blue. The larger question is who are you as a brand? Are you with us or not? #RESIST! ~ Anne

Alek Wek Talks Career & World Issues In High Drama Images By Txema Yeste For Models.com

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Alek Wek Talks Career & World Issues In High Drama Images By Txema Yeste For Models.com

Models.com delivers another of their stellar editorials, a modern muse vision of iconic model Alek Wek, with an in-depth interview by Irene Ojo-Felix. Wek is styled by Bernat Buscato for dramatic images by Txema Yeste./ Hair by Lacy Redway; makeup by Tyron Machhausen; set design Chad Dziewior

Alex Wek speaks not only of her fashion model career but also her major philanthropy work with UNHCR, UNICEF and special projects benefiting South Sudan; her positive comments about involvement in the H&M Conscious Foundation; and the challenges for for refugees are portrayed in America and other countries.