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French icon Laetitia Casta smolders, styled by France de Jerphanion in dark leathers and body-con shapes, with racy stockings. Photographer Philip Gay is in the studio for Air France Madame December 2017./ Hair by David Delicourt; makeup by Gregoris Pyrpylis; art direction by Giorgio Martinoli
Model Hanna Verhees is styled by Daniel Gonzalez Elizondo in extravagant looks from Dolce & Gabbana, Jil Sander, Chanel and more. Photographer Vladimir Marti is behind the lens, flashing Hanna on the dunes for Harper's Bazaar Mexico December-January 2017.18.
Uma Thurman Puts Women Photographers Front & Center At 'The Parisian Woman' Premiere
Badass goddess Uma Thurman did a first, telling the male photographers at her Broadway premiere of Beau Willimon's 'The Parisian Woman' to make way for the female photographers, so they could get a good shot. Uma says it's time to break up the Boys Club and she took action Thursday night, putting the women photographers front and center so they could get a good shot, writes W Magazine.
As she was posing alongside her cast members Josh Lucas, Blair Brown and Phillipa Soo, Thurman paused the moment to request that the male photographers capturing them clear a path for their female colleagues. “That’s the way things are going these days,” she said, according to The Daily News.
Thurman fans remain on alert for her promised weigh-in on her own Harvey Weinsteinexperiences. Initially when Thurman was asked about the mounting sexual allegations within Hollywood, she told Access Hollywood, "I don't have a tidy sound bite for you because I'm not a child and I have learned that when I've spoken in anger I usually regret the way I express myself. So I've been waiting to feel less angry and when I'm ready I'll say what I have to say."
Top model Arizona Muse is styled by Charlie Harrington in holiday elegance lensed by Agata Pospieszynska for Harper's Bazaar UK January 2018./ Hair by Mirka Mysicka; makeup by Elias Hove; set design by Matthew Duguid
Model Laura Toth is styled by Camilla Pole in 'We Have Learnt To See The World In Gasps', lensed by London photographer Chloe Le Drezen for 10 Magazine Fall/Winter 2017./ Hair by Yumi Nakada-Dingle; makeup by Athena Paginton; set designer Alice Kirkpatrick
Superstar Rihanna serves as guest editor and super model for the December/January 2017.18 issue of Vogue Paris, lensed here by Inez & Vinoodh. Rihanna's own stylist Mel Ottenberg chooses sensual fashion looks from Dior, Maryam Nassir Zadeh, Adam Selman and more for 'In Bed With Rihanna'./ Hair by Yusef Williams; makeup by Stephane Marais
I've become very involved in this race, working w/women in Alabama. My moods are swinging from positive for Jones (who I've supported since the primary) to despair over the outrageous and untrue statements said about him. This morning's poll gives me hope because the sample is much larger, and it documents that women are significantly more likely to vote for Jones. Turnout among moderate Republican women, Dems, of course, and Alabama's black community are critical.
When working on my own mindset, I remember Va a month ago, where polls showed an even race, but the actual result was huge for Dems.
The beliefs of Roy Moore are so extreme that it astounds me that he could become a US senator. Forget the sexual harassment claims. Moore is a LEADER in the personhood movement, giving ALL legal rights of a grown woman with three kids to a fertilized egg. The state would govern pregnancy, protecting the rights of the embryo.
It's all terrifying -- so terrifying that I forced myself to become educated on the rare third-trimester abortion last night. Not the statistics, which are about 1% nationally and 3 in Alabama last year, but the procedure itself.
The fashion industry turns towards London for Monday night's The Fashion Awards 2017 in partnership with Swarovski. To build excitement, several honorees have been announced in advance.
Designer Stella McCartney will be honored with a Special Recognition Award for Innovation, reflecting her commitment to innovation and for utilizing her influence to promote environmental responsibility.
Stella will use her platform to back the Ellen MacArthur foundation campaign to stop the global fashion industry consuming a quarter of the world's annual carbon budget by 2050.
In a report published this week, round-the-world sailor and environmental campaigner Dame Ellen MacArthur exposes the vast scale of waste, and how the throwaway nature of fashion has propelled the fashion industry into a new reality of creating greenhouse emission of 1.2 billion tons a year -- larger than the combined total of international flights and shipping combined.
Other important factoids in the report reveal that:
Model Hannah Cassidy is styled by Ali Claire Marino in tailored suitings with a bit of edge, lensed by Vanessa Zican Feng for L’Officiel Azerbaijan December 2017./ Hair by Shino Koda; makeup by Risako Matsushita
Images via See Management for Risako Matsushita
Top model Imaan Hammam delivers her second editorial in Porter Magazine's 2017 Winter Escape issue. Patrick Mackie styles Hammam in looks from Christian Dior's 2018 resort collection, lensed by Camilla Akrans. / Hair by Tomohiro Ohashi; makeup by Fulvia Farolfi
Model Ashley Graham covers the November 30, 2017 issue of Grazia Italy, styled by Michele Bagnarain figure-hugging daytime looks lensed by Ralph Wenig.
Graham is in the news, telling CBS Sunday Morning on Dec. 3, 2017 -- and not for the first time -- that she doesn't like the word 'plus size' and she would obliterate from fashion vocab if she could.
"I think the word 'plus-size' is so divisive to women," she said in the interview. "I think that when you use the word 'plus-size' you're putting all these women into a category: 'You don't eat well.' 'You don't work out.' 'You could care less about your body.' 'You're insecure.' 'You have no confidence.'
"And that is none of this," she said, pointing to her body.
Model Karmen Pedaru dazzles in tribal-inspired, precious jewelry styled by Cecile Martin against the backdrop of casual elegance. David Roemer is behind the lens for Madame Figaro December 2017./ Hair by Nicolas Eldin; makeup by Christine Cherbonnier
Texas Congressman Blake Farenthold Settled $84,000 Sexual Harassment Suit With Taxpayer Money
The Duckie PJs lawmaker Blake Farenthold, who famously challenged Sen. Collins, Murkowski & Capito to a duel over Obamacare Repeal this summer used $84,000 of taxpayer funds to end a dispute with his communications director in 2014.
Lauren Greene, the Texas Republican’s former communications director, sued her boss in December 2014 over allegations of gender discrimination, sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment, writes Politico.
Another Farenthold aide told Greene the lawmaker said he had “sexual fantasies” and “wet dreams” about her. Farenthold “regularly drank to excess” and told her in February 2014 that he was “estranged from his wife and had not had sex with her in years”, according to the claims made by Greene.
Rising model Shanelle Nyasiase is styled by Julie Nivert for Models.com 'Model of the Week', lensed by Jessica Gordon./ Makeup by Samuel Ruffin Hendrix
Swedish model Adela Stenberg is a girl to watch, wrote Bazaar US in July 2017. Photographer Alexandra Nataf turns her focus on Adela in 'Spa Special', styled by Ilona Hamer for Porter Magazine #24 Winter Escape 2017./ Hair by Conrad Dornan; beauty editor Danielle Fox
"Adela's love for what she does is most evident when she's on set," says Claire Dickens at IMG London. "She gives it her all, she's a magnificent mover and collaborates with the most wonderful energy and consciousness of what she's doing as part of a team – to ultimately create inimitable and memorable images."
Nothing beats a classic beauty, and Stenberg's womanly sophistication and incredible bone structure hark back to the days of Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Naomi Campbell. While she wouldn't seem out of place in the Nineties supermodel era, there is still something contemporary about Stenberg's allure that has made her the go-to girl for many editors and image-makers.
Star girl Selena Gomez covers the December 9th, 2017 cover of Billboard, celebrating her being named the 2017 Woman of the Year. Kate Young styles Gomez for images by Ruven Afanador.
Gomez's 2017 life journey has been intense with producing the hit Netflix show '13 Reasons' to mastering the evolution of her music style with singles like 'Fetish' and 'Bad Liar', to going public about her recent kidney transplant. Gomez deals with each topic in her Billboard interview.
Then there's the subject of Selena Gomez's love life including The Weeknd and Justin Bieber. In her Billboard interview, Gomez sets the record straight -- although her dear friend hasn't weighed in on his visual banishment of them as a couple from his Instagram page.
“Something that I’m really proud of is that there’s such a true friendship [between me and The Weeknd],” Gomez told Billboard. “I truly have never experienced anything like that in my life. We ended it as best friends, and it was genuinely about encouraging and caring [for each other], and that was pretty remarkable for me.”
Top model Imaan Hammam exudes a vivacious beauty in 'Club Tropicana, brightly-colored resort clothes styled by Patrick Mackie. Photographer Camilla Akrans eyes Hammam seaside for Porter Magazine #24 Winter Escape 2017./ Hair by Tomohiro Ohashi; makeup by Fulvia Farolfi
Afghan Girls' Robotics Team Wins Entrepreneurial Challenge At Europe's Biggest Robotics Festival
We are SO PROUD of the girls' robotics team from Afghanistan, the group of young women who were front and center on AOC when they were denied visas to the US to participate in an international robotics competition.
Honored in Washington DC for their determination and moxie, the Afghan girls have now won an international robotics prize on merit. The Afghan teens who live in the western city of Herat applied to and won the Entrepreneurial Challenge at the Robotex festival, the largest robotics festival in Europe, held in Tallin, Estonia, on Nov. 24-26. The proud announcement was made through the Afghan embassies in London and Washington, and reported in the New York Times.
“We are extremely proud of the wonderful accomplishments of the Afghan All-Girl Robotics Team,” Afghanistan’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Said T. Jawad, said in a statement on Wednesday. “They are an excellent example for people around the world of what can be accomplished by young Afghans if given the right support and the opportunity to excel in their education.”
Model Marine Vacth channels her love of androgynous looks, styled by Tamara Rothstein in 'Portrait'. Photographer Jamie Morgan is behind the lens for Interview Magazine Germany Winter 2017./ Hair by Karim Belghiran
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