Is The Mother Denim Collaboration With Mothers2Mothers For Real? Only An Angel Knows The Answer

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Is The Mother Denim Collaboration With Mother2Mothers For Real? Only An Angel Knows The Answer

I assume this is all legit but there is no mention of the mothers2mothers project on the Mother Denim website, although these Candice Swanepoel photos are on the landing page.

On the Mothers2Mothers website, there is no mention of the project under Latest News or elsewhere on the website. Note that designer Victoria Beckham — whose life was changed forever by her trip to Africa — did make her second visit to m2m in November. In August, Beckham auctioned over 600 items from her closet to support the charity.

There is no press release about the Mother Denim collaboration, not a m2m blog mention. Mum is the word, and on the face of it — the Candice Swanepoel/Mother Denim collaboration is no match for the professionalism of the Toni Garrn for Closed Denim Jeans #youandmegirl Campaign in Burkina Faso. Neither is it a match for the Russell James NOMAD Two World project.

A brand — and this includes me with the reboot of my GlamTribale jewlry and gift collection after the death and disorganization associated with my business partner — must be very careful NOT to use the predispositions of Smart Sensuality people to support brands involved in activism, global engagement and support for poor women in a hype-driven, self-serving way.

Note from Anne: This is how you do it.

Toni Garrn For Closed Denim Jeans - #youandmegirl Campaign In Brukina Faso

Cara Delevingne Tongues LOVE Magazine #9 Cover While Kim Kardashian Forgets Cara Exists

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Cara Delevingne Tongues LOVE Magazine #9 Cover While Kim Kardashian Forgets Cara Exists

LOVE Magazine shares yet another cover for its 13th issue, this one featuring Kim Kardashian and Cara Delevigne.

One of Kim’s solo covers has disappeared from Instagram. It features her naked butt with a cover line ‘Kim Wears Prada. Kardashian also wears full frontal Prada clothes on another LOVE cover.

South African Photographer Koto Bolofo Intrigues Me With Numéro #160 'Atelier D'Artiste'

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Aneta Pajak In Atelier D’Artiste By Koto Bolofo For Numéro #160 February 2015

Visual cues run wild in these images: is Aneta exploring a gender-neutral, artistic studio or is she in the fashion-predictable studio of a male artist? Is she the prototypical muse of the male mind? What is the significance of a large — presumably male — hand at her throat and in her face? How has this male artistic vision — and the powerful art world institutions behind it — defined Aneta and millions — no billions — of female identities worldwide and for the last 3000 years?

There are no answers in ‘Atelier D’Artiste’, a Numéro #160 February 2015 fashion editorial that may be nothing more than a celebration of the male mind and fashion’s support for traditional gender-based power relationships. This isn’t how these images strike me, however.

Do I share a vibe with photographer Koto Bolofo? Rest assured that I will answer that question for myself and AOC readers. ~ Anne