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Nigerian-born model Mayowa Nicholas is on the move, styled by Juan Cebrián in 'Power', flashed by Txema Yeste for Vogue Spain February 2018./ Hair by Ali Pirzadeh; makeup by Jurgen Braun
Aussie Dutch-Maori model Pania Rose joins her husband Thaddeus O'Neil and son Cas in 'All At Sea', styled by Gillian Wilkins. Photographer Jake Terrey captures the couple for Vogue AustraliaJanuary 2018. Zara Wong conducts the interview. Highlights include:
The family regularly escapes to their organic farm near the ocean on Long Island, where the Perth-born models recharges into her sense of Australian-ness. Rose comments that her work has increased noticeably in the past year. "I thin that's partly because there is more diversity in fashion and advertising these days," she says, noting her mix of freckles from her Dutch side and olive skin from her Maori heritage. It's a marked change from her earlier career, when the US fashion industry demanded the "all-American girl look, and my category of look was considered more exotic."
Next for Rose is an adventure show for television, in which strangers follow her lead. Her husband O'Neil's eponymous fashion label is currently in the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Incubator program, where it has won rave reviews for its unisex design aesthetic inspired by a surf lifestyle.
DTE Studio is a branding, creative and digital agency working internationally with partners in lifestyle, luxury and fashion. The agency is launching a new series #ForceOfNatureMedia with Lyn Slater of Accidental Icon as a first act.
Photographer Helen Eriksson captures Slater, styled by Yasmina Benabdelkrim. W Magazine profiled Lyn in July 2017 about her sense of style and popular blog Accidental Icon.
Supporting Girls Worldwide Is A Top Priority For Toni Garrn & Plan International
Top model Toni Garrn is front and center this week with her sizzling campaign for Australian swimwear brand Seafolly.
That's great news for Toni, but even she will tell you that it's her philanthropic activism that sends her soaring. It wasn't Naomi Campbell who launched the first Super Model Flea Market but Toni Garrn, who made the move to auction off her model friends' unwanted clothing to raise funds for Zimbabwean girls.
In 2017 Toni partnered with Vestiaire Collective, the online luxury resale website, in launching three Super Model Flea Markets in November in Berlin, London and Paris.
Toni sponsored her first girl from Vietnam when she was 16 years old and became a global ambassador for Plan International's Because I am a Girl Campaign in 2014. The project led her to launch the Toni Garrn Foundation, a not-for-profit aimed at advancing the rights of girls and improving their education in 2016, with a specific focus on Zimbabwe. Of course, Toni is dedicated to improving the lives of all children but girls are known for generating greater positive impact on their families and communities.
Models Sophia Ahrens and Felix Gesnouin front 'Entre Tu Y Yo', a collection of tailored relaxed separates and lightweight coats styled by Sara Fernández. Photographer Álvaro Beamud Cortes captures the romantic duo for Vogue Spain February 2018./ Hair by Noelia Corral; makeup by José Belmonte
Model Grace Hartzel is styled by Olga Dunina in 'Breathtakingly Bright and Loud', lensed by Patrick Demarchelier for Vogue Russia February 2018./ Hair by Franco Gobbi; makeup by Mathias van Hooff
The Big Women's March On American Politics | Rebecca Traister Digs Deep Into The Women Running
There's another Women's March brewing, writes Rebecca Traister for New York Magazine. As marchers all over America celebrated the one year anniversary of The Women's March, the largest activist march in American history, on Saturday and Sunday, Traister writes an in-depth look about the unprecedented number of women running for political office across America.
To date, 390 women are planning to run for the House of Representatives, a figure that’s higher than at any point in American history. Twenty-two of them are non-incumbent black women — for scale, there are only 18 black women in the House right now. Meanwhile, 49 women are likely to be running for the Senate, about 68 percent higher than the number who’d announced at the same point in 2014.
Of the 49 women currently planning to run for the Senate (including incumbents, challengers, and those running for open spots), 31 are Democrats. Well over half of the 79 women slated to campaign for governor are Dems, as are 80 percent of the women setting their sights on the House.
These women candidates are eying political offices at every level of local, state and national government. But make no mistake: 29-year-old Republican Lindsay Brown calls herself a "qualified millennial woman running a progressive campaign" for a US House seat in New Jersey. Democratic women would be thrilled to see more 70's style Republicans be elected to political office. In fact the very best event that could happen to Republicans is forward-looking, moderate, millennial women winning political office.
10 Interviews Support Sexual Harassment Allegations Against PA (R) Rep. Patrick Meehan
Apparently, House Speaker Paul Ryan didn't ask Pennsylvania Republican Representative Patrick Meehan if there was any private reason outside of his position on the House Ethics committee that would prevent him from conducting an effective role in redefining how sexual misconduct claims are handled in Congress.
Revelations that Congressman Meehan actually made a settlement with a decades younger aide in 2017 caught Speaker Ryan by surprise. AshLee Strong, a spokeswoman for the said that “this is new information to us” when asked about the settlement in a brief interview on Friday.
The New York Times interviewed 10 people including friends and former colleagues of the former aide and others who worked around the office. The young woman is a family friend of the Meehan's and became so demoralized by the Congressman's antagonistic behavior when she became involved with a new boyfriend, that she filed a complaint with the congressional Office of Compliance in the summer of 2017, alleging sexual harassment. The events that followed underscore why women typically don't file complaints against members of Congress. Now Meehan is theoretically empowered to change those procedures with new ones much fairer to victims. The Times writes a Rep. Jackie Speier's playbook expose. Speier's is leading the charge in Congress to reform current procedures:
Rising star Birgit Kos is styled by Daniela Paudice in 'The Young Marie Antoinette', lensed by Camilla Akrans for Vogue China February 2018./ Hair by Ali Pirzadeh; makeup by Wendy Rowe
Designer Victoria Beckham covers the February 2018 issue of Vogue Spain. Sara Fernández styles Beckham in 'Por AMOR al ARTE', lensed by Boo George./ Hair by Luke Hersheson; makeup by Emi Petros Petrohilos
Doutzen Kroes Takes Family To Bayou, Lensed By Peter Lindbergh For Vogue US February 2018
In one of the most beautiful editorials of the season, Dutch supermodel Doutzen Kroes packs up her husband Sunnery James and kids Myllena and Phyllon for a family fashion stroll and paddle in the Louisiana bayou. Alex Harrington styles Doutzen in lightweight top coats and daytime elegance from Celine, Dries Van Noten and Burberry. Long-time Doutzen photographer Peter Lindbergh engages the entire family in opulent nature scenes familiar from Prada's Spring 2018 campaign, for Vogue USFebruary 2018./ Hair by Akki Shirakawa; makeup by Francelle Daly
Model Blanca Padilla glitters in a holiday cover story for Yo Dona Spain's December 23 issue. Adriana Alonso and Sheila Rodríguez style Blanca in designs from Calvin Klein, Bulgari and Chanel for images by Sergi Pons.
Model Ophelie Guillermand is styled by David Vandewal in 'Quiet Riot', lensed by David Bellemere for Elle US February 2018./ Hair by Rita Marmor
Top model Julia Van Os is styled by Beatriz Moreno de la Cova in 'Lo Que Queda Del Día' (The Remains of the Day), lensed by Paul Empson for Harper's Bazaar Spain February 2018./ Hair by Nicolas Jurnjack; makeup by Iván Gómez
Actor Jessica Chastain covers the February 2018 issue of WSJ Magazine's annual Talents and Legends issue. Ludivine Poiblanc styles Chastain in elegant, draped looks from Proenza Schouler, Max Mara, Loewe and more, lensed by Annemarieke Van Drimmelen in a sepia-tone retro mood.
Chastain is interviewed by Leslie Bennetts in 'How Jessica Chastain Is Changing the Hollywood Game'. One of Hollywood's most ardent feminists and a co-founder of the new 'Time's Up' campaign and foundation, the happily-married actor zeroes in on her incredible performance in 'Molly's Game'.
Model Mica Argañaraz is styled by Francesca Burns in 'Pay It Cool', lensed by Angelo Pennetta for WSJ Magazine February 2018./ Hair by Jawara Wauchope; makeup by Fara Homidi
Alessandra Ambrosio Posed in Pared-Down Images by Branislav Simoncik for Vogue Portugal AOC Fashion
Archives January 2018: Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio posed in the January 2018 issue of Vogue Portugal. Jan Králíček styled the shoot of furry outerwear coats and jackets in strong images by Branislav Simoncik. Shooting pared-down images in a white environment, that still speak ‘fashion’ and sophistication is not easy. Simoncik delivers./ Hair by Benoit Moenaert; makeup by Vincent Oquendo
Model Herieth Paul is exuberant, styled by Astrid Doil in colorful modernism by 'Pleats Please' Issey Miyake, Michael Kors Collection, Akris, Chanel and more. Enrique Badulescu flashes Herieth in (David) 'Hockney Pastels' for ELLE Germany February 2018./ Hair by Leonardo Manetti; makeup by Deanna Melluso
Images via See Management for Leonardo Manetti & Deanna Melluso
Doutzen Kroes Glows In Piaget Possession Campaign Spring 2018
Piaget launched its new global campaign in Geneva Monday, with super talent and humanitarian Doutzen Kroes serving as muse and model. The new campaign, set in a summery Ibiza, is photographed by Mert & Marcus. Kroes wears Piaget watches and 'haute joaillerie', including the company’s stacked gold Possession bangles, Limelight Gala watches, and jewellery from the Sunlight line.
Celebrities Barbara Palvin, Coco Rocha, and Shanina Shaik joined Doutzen at the event.
In April 2017 Vogue asked 'Is Modeling Ready For Its Next Great Linda?' While assuring us that Brazilian models Gisele Bündchen, Alessandra Ambrosio and Adriana Lima still reign supreme, Janelle Okwodu shared news of 20-year-old IMG's Linda Helena and her rising runway and editorial star. See Instagram.
The smoldering mix of vixen status with a vibrant androgyny gives Linda Helena tremendous appeal. In a year of Trump, the historic January 2017 Women's March and now the #MeToo campaign. Female empowerment sells better than sex -- at least to women -- writes Facebook IQ in its first annual trends report.
The months since the Women's March have unleashed a torrent of sexual harassment accusations against prominent figures, with stories coming out on such a regular basis that “The Silence Breakers” were named Time Person of the Year.
Linda Helena's strong features blend perfectly her innate sensuality with a lady boss physicality. Other compliments about Linda Helena underscore her ability to role play with easy, making her not just another pretty woman like Kendall Jenner.
The rising star arrived in New York from the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil. located close to Bolivia and Paraguay. Now she lives in Brooklyn, where the sports enthusiast calls the Barclays Center her second home.
A Google search doesn't put feminism in Linda Helena's on the record commentary, but she cites charity as a huge part of her identity, telling Vogue:
“When I was a kid I thought I was going live my life helping abandoned animals. I'm not too far off that goal, though; I still volunteer at animal shelters every Sunday in Brooklyn. My first day, I ended up taking two cats home! Charity is a huge part of who I am; I always want to be giving back. Most people don't know it, but I grew up singing in hospitals and nursing homes to the sick and elderly. Not many people know I can even carry a tune.”
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