Lupita Nyong'o Narrates Award-Winning 'My Africa' Virtual Reality Film For Elephant Conservation

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Lupita Nyong'o Narrates Award-Winning 'My Africa' Virtual Reality Film For Elephant Conservation

A virtual reality film ‘My Africa’, narrated by Oscar-winning film star Lupita Nyong’o and supported by The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, is among the winners of the annual Jackson Hole Science Media Awards.

The nine-minute film won top honors in the Virtual Reality/360° Storytelling category for “effectively using 360 technology and resources to advance an appreciation or understanding of a scientific discipline, discovery or principle.”

The film which was commissioned by Global environmental organization Conservation International which supports community-led wildlife conservation in Northern Kenya —is available in 7 languages including English, French, Mandarin, Portuguese, Samburu, Spanish and Swahili.

Directed by David Allen, the project was captured with virtual reality cameras in the Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy in Samburu County of northern Kenya at the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, the first elephant orphanage in Africa owned and operated by the local community. In a region where conservation has traditionally been pursued by outsiders, Reteti — and the surrounding conservancy organization, Northern Rangelands Trust — offer a model grounded in local leadership and traditional knowledge, explains Creative Planet Network.

Lily Aldridge in Hydra Island, Greece by Yulia Gorbachenko for Harper's Bazaar Greece

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Lily Aldridge in Hydra Island, Greece by Yulia Gorbachenko for Harper's Bazaar Greece

Top model Lily Aldridge relaxes in a dream vacation in Greece, lensed in Hydra Island by photographer Yulia Gorbachenko [IG]. Fashion director Sandy Armeni styles Aldridge in fall dresses and casual suitings for Harper’s Bazaar Greece October 2018./ Hair by Panos Papandrianos; makeup by Georgi Sandev

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Achok Majak Is Lensed By Tom Schirmacher In 'Carry On' For ELLE US October 2018

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Achok Majak Is Lensed By Tom Schirmacher In 'Carry On' For ELLE US October 2018

Tiffany & Co face Achok Majak beams global beauty and sophistication in ‘Carry On’, a look at tailored luxury for women on the move styled by Deborah Watson. Photographer Tom Schirmacher is in the studio for ELLE US October 2018./ Hair by Gavin Harwin; makeup by Rie Omoto

Ine Neefs & Mayowa Nicholas Square Off In Fall Looks Lensed By Drew Jarrett For Vogue Spain November 2018

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Models Ine Neefs and Mayowa Nicholas deliver a strong editorial ‘A Cuadros’, styled by Anya Ziourova with a blend of jackets and coats in checks and plaids. Photographer Drew Jarrett is behind the lens for Vogue Spain November 2018./ Hair by Leon Gorman; makeup by Benjamin Puckey

Birgit Kos Channels A Southwest Vibe In Greg Harris Shots For Net-a-Porter Fall 2018

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Top model Birgit Kos fronts Net-a-Porter’s Fall 2018 campaign, styled by Morgan Pilcher is luxury outerwear from Attico, Calvin Klein, Stella McCartney and more. Gregory Harris captures the shoot with hair by Tomo Jidai and makeup by Maki Ryoke.

Abby Champion Wears Alluring With Edge Dresses Shot By Darren McDonald For Harper's Bazaar Australia November 2018

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Abby Champion Wears Alluring With Edge Dresses Shot By Darren McDonald For Harper's Bazaar Australia November 2018

Model Abby Champion is styled by Naomi Smith in ‘Go With The Flow’, a collection of alluring resort dresses that “cling, cascade, cloak and celebrate the body”, Darren McDonald captures the romance with edge looks — cued with killer boots — for Harper’s Bazaar Australia November 2018./ Makeup by Lina Jefferyes; hair by Sophie Roberts

Halima Aden Wears Sleek Sophistication By Pierre-Ange Carlotti For CR Fashion Book #13

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IMG model and Carine Roitfeld protege Halima Aden is styled by Daniel Gaines in images by Pierre-Ange Carlotti for CR Fashion Book Issue 13./ Makeup by Peter Philips for Dior

Inside Tommy Hilfiger’s New York Penthouse

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Inside Tommy Hilfiger’s New York Penthouse

Tommy Hilfiger’s New York City penthouse is as glamorous and elegant as you would expect it to be. It overlooks Central Park and 5th Avenue, which makes it among the most coveted spots in the Plaza Hotel. The celebrated apartment also has access to one of the only two domes in the building. The four-bedroom duplex covers 6,000 square feet of pure luxury. 

Upon entering the unit, you'll be greeted by a spacious salon that has a view of the city skyline via its floor-to-ceiling glass windows. There's also an alcove library with animal-print walls, custom bookcases, and a comfortable reading seat flanked by plants. The home office has paneled bookcases, a leather chair, and an animal-print carpet – the perfect setting for creating artistic work.

Adut Akech & Rianne Van Rompaey Seduce Us French Style By Harley Weir For M du Monde Pt-1

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Top models Adut Akech and Rianne Van Rompaey are styled by Suzanne Koller & Alexandre Gallani in ‘Le Jeu de la Seduction’. Harley Weir captures the sensual rapture in this expansive 2-part editorial for M Le magazine du Monde, September 8, 2018. / Hair by Soichi Inagaki; makeup by Lauren Parsons

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After Major Award In France, Jane Fonda Heads To Michigan To Get Voters To the Polls"

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After Major Award In France, Jane Fonda Heads To Michigan To Get Voters To the Polls"

The pendulum of Jane Fonda’s life swings wide right now. In Lyon, France to graciously accept the 10th Lumiere Lifetime Achievement Award, Fonda used her platform to first thank the french and then to speak on American politics.

Speaking in French, which she masters fluently, having been married to late film maker Roger Vadim in the 1960s, she played on the surname of the inventors of the moving pictures, the Lumière Brothers. Lumière means light in French, and Fonda said her award was a gift of "amour et lumière", love and light.

Preparing to leave France for Michigan, where Fonda is working with Taraji P. Henson to get out the vote efforts in the minority communities, the Oscar-winning actor currently featured in an HBO biopic ‘Jane Fonda In Five Acts’, summed up the concerns of so many progressives heading into the midterms on November 6.

“The elections on Nov. 6 are the most important elections of my lifetime. So much depends on what happens,” she said. “It's hard for me to breathe right now.” 

Fonda maintains close ties to Georgia, her home with former husband and CNN founder Ted Turner. She also operates a Georgia nonprofit GCAPP (Georgia Campaign For Adolescent Power And Potential)  But now, she can no longer speak to extended family and friends there.

“I love them, but I can't talk to them anymore. And I will fight to my last breath to stop what they are trying to do.” Fonda is referring to massive efforts by Republicans in Georgia to disenfranchise minority voters as the state stands on the precipice of electing its first black woman governor — America’s first black woman governor — Stacy Abrams.

Republican candidate for governor, current secretary of state Brian Kemp, is disenfranchising minority voters at an epic rate. To most progressives and Democrats, Kemp has an untenable conflict of interest and presumably Jane Fonda agrees.

The activist also spoke about America’s president Donald Trump. “I believe he suffers from PTSD because like many men he was, I believe, brutalized by his father when he was very, very young,” she said. “And some men … lose empathy for others [and] also totally lack empathy. And he has been very brutal with his own sons. Father son father son, it's very sad. I hate this. I have empathy for him, it's difficult, I try, I work at it.” (Jane Fonda, you are a far better soul than I am!)

“Martin Luther King said, 'I don't have to like you, but I have to love you.' It's not easy at this moment,” she summed up the situation in America. “We live in the patriarchy and the patriarchy makes us think that empathy and love is weak, but it's not. That is where our strength is. We have two strengths — there are more of us, and also we go forward with love and open minds and warm hearts.”

Lara Worthington Is Lensed By Darren McDonald Wearing Albus Lumen Resort 2018

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Lara Worthington Is Lensed By Darren McDonald Wearing Albus Lumen Resort 2018

Model Lara Worthington is styled by Albus Lumen founder Marina Afonina in a Resort 2019 collection inspired by Pablo Picasso’s ceramics and the timeless style of his daughter Paloma. Photographer Darren McDonald captures the dusty color palette of dusty blues, vermilions and chocolate browns. Read more about Marina Afonina’s resort collection at Vogue.com.

Elsa Hosk Radiates Southwestern Beauty In David Mushegain Images For ELLE Italy November 2018

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VS Angel Elsa Hosk is styled by Eva Geraldine Fontanelli in Southwestern-inspired looks from Versace, Alberta Ferretti, Missoni, Dior and more. Photographer David Mushegain flashes the Swedish beauty for ELLE Italy November 2018.

Grace Bol Is Lensed By Medhi Lacoste In 'Born To Stand Out' For Porter Edit October 19, 2018

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Grace Bol Is Lensed By Medhi Lacoste In 'Born To Stand Out' For Porter Edit October 19, 2018

If top model Grace Bol was ‘Born To Stand Out’, her quiet, unassuming persona is not a dead-giveaway, writes Laura Craik for Porter Edit’s October 19, 2018 issue. Helen Broadfoot styles Bol in Gucci, Carolina Herrera, Versace, Galvin, Saint Laurent and more for images by Mehdi Lacoste.

Bol is another of the South Sudanese models dominating fashion headlines. Widely interviewed, we learn that the 5’11” beauty arrived in Kansas City, Mo at age eight, after her family fled the violence of South Sudan to Uganda.

Grace was astounded over Kansas winters. “The shock of the snow,” she recalls with a smile. “I never saw snow before in my life. I never knew it could get that cold. It took time to adjust – it was not easy. I remember seeing ice on the ground. I touched it and was shocked. I thought it was a powder. I still think snow is beautiful, especially in Central Park.”

Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive: Fall 2018 Independence Campaign Celebrates Uniqueness

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Tommy Hilfiger has launched its fall 2018 ‘Independence’ campaign with a 60-second video to support the adaptive collection, available at Tommy.com.

In keeping with values and attitudes of younger people, the campaign is focused around the theme of independence and embracing the power of every individual. Every individual in the campaign celebrates their uniqueness, writes WWD.

The “Independence” campaign was directed by James Rath, who was born legally blind as a result of ocular albinism and nystagmus and features Dmitry Kim a hip-hop dancer and leg amputee; Mia Armstrong, a 6-year old with Down’s syndrome; Lauren “Lolo” Spencer, who has ALS; Gavin McHugh, a surfer with cerebral palsy; Hailey Villarreal, an actress with cerebral palsy; Hunter Brown, an opera singer with autism; Jacob Santiago, a skateboarder who is visually impaired, and Miracle Pelayo, an actress with cerebral palsy.

“The democratization of fashion is one of the core values the brand was founded on,” said Tommy Hilfiger, founder and principal designer of Hilfiger. “The Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive collection continues to build on that vision of inclusivity, transforming the way the fashion industry defines diversity by serving to the needs of people with disabilities.”

New York Art Community Responds To Apparent Beheading Of Jamal Khashoggi By Rejecting Saudi Funds

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New York Art Community Responds To Apparent Beheading Of Jamal Khashoggi By Rejecting Saudi Funds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum and Columbia University have responded to the apparent seizure and Turkish reports of hideous torture and beheading by the Saudi government of Washington Post journalist and American legal resident Jamal Khashoggi.

ArtNet News reports that Saudi funding for a new Arab art initiative is under the microscope. The diplomatic crisis coincides with the launch in New York of the first-ever Arab Art & Education Initiative, a year-long cultural exchange across the city’s five boroughs.

The Middle East Art Institute, a think tank based in Washington, DC, withdrew from the program almost immediately after news broke about Khashoggi walking into the Saudi embassy in Istanbul and not being seen again.

Eighty-five percent of the Arab Art and Education Initiative’s funding comes from sources outside of Saudi Arabia, according to artNet News.

Duckie Thot Takes No Prisoners In Greg Swales Images For Harper's Bazaar Mexico September 2018

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AOC only looks back for a good reason — and Duckie Thot’s appearance in Harper’s Bazaar Mexico and Latin America’s September 2018 issues is one of them. Styled by DaVian Lain, Duckie sizzles in images by Greg Swales. Clearly — very clearly — Duckie Thot is a model to be reckoned with.

Shujing Zhou & Sijia Kang Charm In 'Upstate' By Sharif Hamza For Vogue Australia October 2018

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Models Shujing Zhou and Sijia Kang take the leads in ‘Upstate’, wandering through a garden of earthly delights with backup from models Xie Chaoyu and Chunjie Liu. Natasha Royt styles the quartet in nostalgic prints lensed by Sharif Hamza for Vogue Australia October 2018.