Catherine Servel Eyes Netflix's 'Manian' Actor Sonoya Mizuno For The Cut August 2018

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Model Sonoya Mizuno covers the August 2018 issue of The Cut. The Japanese-born British actor, model and former ballerina is styled by Rebecca Ramsey in images by Catherine Servel./ Makeup by Tyron Machhausen; hair by Tetsuya Yamakata

Mizuno plays the role of heiress Araminta Lee, the bride at the center of an over-the-top event wedding in 'Crazy Rich Asians'. She will next appear in the Netflix sci-fi series 'Manian' with Emma Stone and Jonah Hill. Read Mizuno's interview on The Cut. 

London Design Biennale 2018 'Emotional States' Opens Sept. 4 At Somerset House

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'Emotional States' is the theme selected by organizers of this year’s London Design Biennale, opening at Somerset House on Sept. 4. During the three-week Biennale, 40 pavilions representing six continents, nations, territories and cities will explore the relationship among design, social needs and our emotional responses in a world churning towards instability and reorganization. The Somersethouse website writes:

Taking over the entirety of Somerset House, including The Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court and River Terrace, it will explore big questions and ideas about sustainability, migration, pollution, energy, cities, and social equality. Visitors will enjoy engaging and interactive installations, innovations, artworks and proposed design solutions - all in an immersive, inspiring and entertaining tour of the world. 

The London Design Biennale is a new kid on the block, opening for the first time in 2016 soon after Britain voted to leave the European Union.  “Design is very attuned to emotions because it’s trying to make people feel emotionally connected to objects,” says biennale artistic director Christopher Turner, who heads the Victoria & Albert Museum’s department of design, architecture, and digital. “I chose the theme to encourage people to create visceral and immersive installations that affect people on a bodily level, as well as looking at serious global issues that’ve got people’s blood boiling.”

Matthew Kristall Captures Paloma Elsesser For The Sunday Times Style Magazine UK Sept 2, 2018

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Rising model Paloma Elsesser is styled by Rubi Jones in images by Matthew Kristallfor The Sunday Times Style Magazine UK./ Hair by Rubi Jones; hair by Rubi Jones

Lily Nova Beams Into Fashion's Future, Lensed By Alexandra Von Fuerst For Vogue Czech & Slovak Debut Issue

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Model Lily Nova transports fall fashion into a cosmic future with ancient origians, styled by Alexis Roche. Alexandra Von Fuerst is behind the lens for the launch ofVogue's Czech and Slovak September 2018 issue. 

Vogue CS is published under a licence agreement with Prague-based V24 Media, founded by MIchaela Seewald and Fabrice Biundo. Andrea Běhounková, a long-time contributor to ELLE Czech Republic and experienced fashion and lifestyle journalist is the magazine's editor-in-chief. The print magazine is published in Czech language, with Slovaks having a better understanding of Czech than the opposite.

The September issue featured model Karolína Kurková as former First Lady Olga Havlová, the first wife of national icon and last Czechoslovak President Václav Havel.

Carin Backoff Flashes Angok, Anna, Ansolet, Bianca + In Dolce & Gabbana For LOVE Magazine F/W 2018

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Models and talents Angok Mayen, Anna Ewers, Ansolet Rossouw, Bianca Balti, Karen Elson, Naomi Chin Wing and Paris Jackson are styled by Tabitha Simmons in princess-worthy glam from Dolce & Gabbana. Photographer Carin Backoff is in the studio for LOVE Magazine Fall 2018. / Hair by Akki Shirakawa; makeup by Diane Kendal

Rising Star Subah Koj Is Lensed By Solve Sundsbo in 'Mind-bending Couture' For Vogue Italia September 2018

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Take note of Melbourne-based model Subah Koj, taking center stage in this spectacular editorial 'Mind-bending Couture', lensed by Solve Sundsbo. Patti Wilson joins model and photographer,  delivering a sublime style statement for Vogue Italia September 2018./ Hair by Syd Hayes; makeup by Val Garland

Koj was born in war-torn South Sudan, spent four years in Egypt, and then migrated to Australia with her family at age seven. WhoWhatWear writes that Koj was the first African model to open a fashion show in Australia: the Georgia Alice show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in 2016. Now this great beauty joins Adut Akech, Akiima and Duckie Thot on the precipice of an international fashion career. 

“I love it,” she says. “You feel like a princess; your heels might be hurting but you can’t let the audience know; you must walk gracefully and elegantly.”

Cara Taylor & Luna Bijl Wear Bold Beauty Lensed By Oliver Hadlee Pearch For POP Magazine F/W 2018

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Models Cara Taylor and Luna Bijl front 'La beauté est dans la rue', styled by Charlotte Collet. Oliver Hadlee Pearch captures the bold makeup looks for POP MagazineFall/Winter 2018./ Makeup by Peter Philips; hair by Stephane Lancien

Yoon Young Bae Wears Artisan Style In 'Un Ballo in Maschera' By Bosung Kim For Vogue Korea September 2018

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Model Yoon Young Bae is styled in modern artisan style with heritage roots for 'Un Ballo in Maschera' (A Masked Ball), the 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. Photographer Bosung Kim is behind the lens for Vogue Korea September 2018./ Hair by Ji Sun Han; makeup by Kim Jihyun

Bibi Cornejo Borthwick Captures Marte Mei van Haaster In Neutral Layers For Le Monde M Magazine

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Model Marte Mei van Haaster is styled by Suzanne Koller in fall neutrals lensed by rising star photographer Bibi Cornejo Borthwick for Le Monde M Magazine September 2018./ Makeup by Karim Rahman; hair by Soichi Inagaki

Georgia Fowler Is 'Icy Hot' In Sporty Fusion Looks By Sebastian Kim For ELLE US September 2018

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Model Georgia Fowler is styled by Katie Mossman in phosphorescent swimwear and snow gear brimming with vitality. Sebastian Kim flashes the defiantly loud and pulsating fashion story 'Icy Hot' for ELLE US September 2018. New Mexico’s serene White Sands National Monument is the backdrop for Missoni, Prada, Tom Ford, Balenciaga and more that blasts a bold, beautiful message for fashionistas. See the stocklists at ELLE. 

Kim Kardashian West Embraces Modesty, Lensed By Jackie Nickerson For CR Fashion Book #13

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Kim Kardashian West Embraces Modesty, Lensed By Jackie Nickerson For CR Fashion Book #13

Kim Kardashian West delivers a version of herself that we've never seen. Not only covered up, but a prairie-loving star in a John Wayne movie, Kim Kardashian takes center stage as a pioneer woman under the influence of Marie Antoinette. Carine Roitfeld styles KKW in Calvin Klein 205W39NYC, Balenciaga, Coach 1941, Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood, Max Mara and more for images by Jackie Nickerson in CR Fashion Book #13. The entrepreneurial mogul explains why this fashion shoot was her easiest:

When I do a shoot, I love to see the photographer’s version of me. I’m not this diva who shows up on set and has all these demands of specific angles and glam and how I want to look. I like doing things that aren’t me or aren’t the way that people typically see me, and I love to see that version too. This was my easiest shoot because I didn’t have to suck it in. I was just myself and it was more about attitude instead of showing off my body, which was different and refreshing. I think people don’t really see me as dressing so modest. What’s funny is that, though I obviously am very comfortable not being modest, my soul inside is kind of modest. My closest friends know that about me.

Coco Rocha Is Supermom Model With Ioni + Iver Lensed By Max Abadian For Madame Figaro

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Top model Coco Rocha shares the editorial pages of Madame Figaro’s August 31, 2018 cover story with daughter Ioni James Conran and newborn son Iver Eames Conran. Photographer Max Abadian is behind the lens, with styling by Sophie Michaud./ Makeup by Campbell Ritchie; hair by Benoit Moeyaert

Robin Wright Talks 'House of Cards' Finale, Pour Les Femmes Clothing Project For Porter Edit August 31, 2018

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Robin Wright Talks 'House of Cards' Finale, Pour Les Femmes Clothing Project For Porter Edit August 31, 2018

'House of Cards' star, activist, humanitarian, entrepreneur, mom and newlywed Robin Wright covers the August 31 issue of Porter Edit. Helen Broadfoot styles Wright in relaxed, casual looks including multiple selections from Pour Les Femmes, her new clothing project inspired by Wright's first trip to the Congo over 10 years ago.  Lensed by Boo George, Robin Wright will be spending plenty of time in Paris, having married Clément Giraudet, Saint Laurent VIP relations manager in mid-August.  

The interview spends too much time on the disgraced Kevin Spacey -- although the dialogue is worth the read -- and not enough time on the women in the Congo, people far more important to Robin Wright than the former star president of 'House of Cards'.

AOC has covered all the topics in Wright's reflection on her involvement in the Congo. While we pull them together, the humanitarian activist reflects on her socially conscious clothing line Pour les Femmes:

The story behind the brand is pretty powerful: inspired by a trip to Congo over 10 years ago, Wright started the company with her friend Karen Fowler to provide economic opportunities – and a skilled trade in sewing – for women in conflict zones around the world. The range consists largely of pajamas, partly because both of them love to sleep (“I wish I could sleep like a teenager. But I love being in bed, working in bed, watching movies in bed,” says Wright), but also because pajamas represent comfort and security, which women in war-torn regions rarely have. “Buy our pajamas because you are helping a woman start her life again after being raped repeatedly,” she says, frankly. “It’s pretty simple.”

Bella Hadid Puts Fall Style On Display, Lensed By Charlotte Wales For POP Magazine Fall 2018

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Bella Hadid Puts Fall Style On Display, Lensed By Charlotte Wales For POP Magazine Fall 2018

Supergirl Bella Hadid is on display, styled in skinny, bare looks by Charlotte Collet. Charlotte Wales is behind the lens for POP Magazine Fall 2018. The distinctive on display setup remembers Gisele Bundchen by Vincent Peters in Big Magazine 1999. 

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

Dior Launches 'Joy' With Jennifer Lawrence As Face Behind Its Third Pillar Fragrance

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Dior Launches 'Joy' With Jennifer Lawrence As Face Behind Its Third Pillar Fragrance

Joy' by Dior is a big deal for the luxury house, becoming its third pillar fragrance for women, following Miss Dior (launched in 1947) and J'Adore Dior (1999). Consider a pillar fragrance the mother goddess brand -- Gaia, if you will -- from which all streams flow. The subbrands are like children: J'Adore Dior gave birth to J'Adore L'Or and J'Adore L'Absolu. 

Everything about Joy by Dior is aimed at millennials. “The company had evolved and grown on these two pillars,” said Claude Martinez, chief executive officer of Parfums Christian Dior. “And, three years ago, we felt it was about time to add another one that appealed to the next generation of consumers. … The new generation in Europe and the U.S. — people in their 20s, I’m talking about — are not that much in favor of fragrances. They are disconnected. A brand like Dior needs to be able to talk to them.”

Jennifer Lawrence is the perfect face, says Martinez. "She's very spontaneous . . . She can be laughing one second and crying the next. . . . Joy doesn't last forever. It can disappear as fast as it appears" and for us, Jennifer "is the true incarnation of this joy."

Lawrence had a hand in shaping the new Dior scent according to the man who created it. “It was about six months into the project when she came to visit the laboratory,” said François Demachy, the Parfums Christian Dior perfumer-creator. 

Kirsty Hume Launches Zara Home's 'Timeless Essentials' Loungewear, Lensed By Ben Weller

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90's top model Kirsty Hume launches Zara Home's 'Timeless Essentials' loungewear collection. The neutral palette of relaxed, elegant sweaters and sweater dreses, slip dresses, lounge pants and jackets is lensed by Ben Weller. 

Jennifer Lawrence Covers ELLE France August 31, Lensed By Mark Seliger

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Actor Jennifer Lawrence has been an ambassador and face of Christian Dior since 2012. Lawrence covers ELLE France's August 31 issue, styled by Isabel Dupre in sensual, femme fatale looks from the fashion house. Mark Seliger is behind the lens, flashing Lawrence, who made a big splash this week launching Dior's first fragrance in 20 years 'Joy' by Dior. / Hair by Jenny Cho; makeup by Fulvia Farolfi

Supermodel Naomi Campbell Rocks Vogue Paris September 2018, Lensed By Mikael Jansson

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Supermodel Naomi Campbell is styled by Emmanuelle Alt in her iconic appearance in the pages of Vogue Paris September 2018. Mikael Jansson flashes Naomi, who will be honored by Essence magazine during New York Fashion Week. 

The magazine will celebrate Campbell's legendary supermodel career at its annual Street Style festival at Duggal Greenhouse in Brooklyn on Sept. 9, hosted by Amanda Seales of HBO's 'Insecure'.  Vogue India weighs in today, with Naomi Campbell's best 1990s moments, and it's worth the trip.