Eye: KKW Beauty Classic Red Crème Lipstick Is Perfect Color For Democratic Women Going Bold!

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Eye: KKW Beauty Classic Red Crème Lipstick Is Perfect Color For Democratic Women Going Bold!

Superwoman Kim Kardashian is set to fire up followers worldwide with the launch of her first, straight-up red lipstick. Using her own incredible star power, Kardashian West has used her KKW Beauty Instagram pages to create the buildup to launching KKW Beauty’s Classic Red Crème Lipstick online and in a pop-up at South Coast Plaza on Friday Jan. 25. Images by Greg Swales.

There’s no doubt that the new shade — which is very Old Hollywood glam — creates a new wing of the previously neutrals, nudes, and pinks KKW Beauty assortment. Is KKW becoming as bold as America’s new women presidential candidates, and the newly-elected Democratic party lady posse that has arrived in Washington, DC?

I seem to recall that Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who was just sworn in as the youngest woman ever to serve in Congress, used the public response to her red lipstick as a means of honoring a Supreme Court justice.

Natalia Vodianova Covers Marie Claire Russia February 2019 In Images By Olga Tuponogova-Volkova

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Natalia Vodianova covers the February 2019 issue of Marie Claire Russia, styled in Prada, Hermes, Bally and more by Sophie Samoylovich. Olga Tuponogova-Volkova captures Natalia in advance of her January fundraisers and gala devoted to her beloved Naked Heart Foundation.

Chantal Monaghan + Nianga Niang Are Bridal Beauties Lensed By Yossi Michaeli For Modern Luxury Spring 2019

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Modern Luxury Magazine moves into bridal season, putting models Chantal Monaghan and Nianga Niang into Aphrodite-rising poses. Photographer Yossi MIchaeli captures ‘The Next Wave’ and bridal breath of fresh air with stunning looks from Vera Wang ande Viktor & Rolf. / Hair by John Ruidant

Katelijne Verbruggen Flashes Valentine Bouquet Tailored Looks For Marie Claire Netherlands January 2019

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Model Valentine Bouquet is styled by Anouk van Griensven in menswear-inspired looks from Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney, Paul Smith and more. Photographer Katelijne Verbruggen captures Valentine for Marie Claire Netherlands January 2019.

Alisa Nesvat Is On The Prowl In Animal Elegance By Michael Schwartz For Vanity Fair Italia January 2019

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Model Alisha Nesvat is styled by Alice Gentilucci in huntress-skin prints — fashion fabrics only- in ‘Macu Flage’. Photographer Michael Schwartz captures the organic-attitude riches for Vanty Fair Italia January 2019./ Hair by Peter Gray; makeup by Chris Colbeck

Michaela Coel Launches Hugo Blick Netflix Drama 'Black Earth Rising' About Rwandan Genocide

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Michaela Coel Launches Hugo Blick Netflix Drama 'Black Earth Rising' About Rwandan Genocide

The February 2019 issue of Vogue US touches base with writer and actor Michaela Coel in a small cafe near her London apartment. AOC first met up with the Bafta-winning actor Coel in the February issue of British Vogue. Her essay ‘Flight Or Fight: Michaela Coel On Why We Need To Talk About Race’ was calming, as she dug deeper into the topic of ‘white privilege’ and racial stereotypes than the usual talking heads. I can learn from Michaela Coel.

"We are not campaigning for you to hand over your money, job, Upper Class flights and land... rather it’s the freeing of your minds from history we want"

Coel, now 31, rose to fame in Britain in the “semiautobiographical and widkedly funny TV series ‘Chewing Gum’. After dropping out of university twice, Coel ended up in drama school. So totally disenchanted with the roles offered to her, she wrote her own one-woman theatrical show, one that eventually became ‘Chewing Gum’.

‘Black Earth Rising’

Her latest TV project ‘Black Earth Rising’ is an eight-part drama by Hugo Blick, in which Coel plays Kate Ashby, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide. The series will debut on Netflix January 25.

Kate is raised as the adopted daughter of Eve (Harriet Walter), a British barrister, who joins forces with her colleague Michael (John Goodman) take on the prosecution of an African warlord who played a role in ending the genocide.

In the series, Kate has to reevaluate her ideas of right and wrong, which is perhaps why she wrote such an insightful essay on race a year ago. “This role changed me as a person,” she says.

Rocio Ramos Flashes Evgenia Fedoseeva In 'After Party' For L'Officiel Indonesia January 2019

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Evgenia Fedoseeva, a 25-year-old model-cum-photographer hailing from Russia is styled by Blanca Puebla in ‘After Party’, lensed by Rocio Ramos for L’Officiel Indonesia January 2019./ Hair + makeup by Mara Fervi

Penelope Cruz Is New Ambassador For John Hardy 'Made for Legends' 2019 Campaign By Josh Olins

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Penelope Cruz Is New Ambassador For John Hardy 'Made for Legends' 2019 Campaign By Josh Olins

Hollywood star Penelope Cruz, who debuted a sustainable jewelry collection with Swarovski last year headlines a new ‘Made for Legends’ campaign for luxe artisan jeweler John Hardy. Following last year’s ‘legends’ Julianne Moore and Adwoa Aboah, Cruz models the mixed metals of John Hardy’s spring/summer 2019 collection, in a campaign shot by Josh Olins.

“It is important to me that any project I participate in aligns with my values, and John Hardy has been dedicated to preserving their artisan community and rich heritage for over 40 years,” Cruz said in a statement.

“Each piece is handcrafted in Bali, a place I know and love, with techniques that have been passed down for generations and made with reclaimed gold and silver, as well as ethically vetted stones. I also love that the brand has championed female artisans and entrepreneurs from day one with its signature motif, Classic Chain, traditionally woven by Balinese women as a way to bring prosperity to their families," Cruz said.

Chantelle Dosser Flashes Fashionistas Gone Rogue In 'Flagrante Délit' For Glamour France December 2018/January 2019

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Chantelle Dosser Flashes Fashionistas Gone Rogue In 'Flagrante Délit' For Glamour France December 2018/January 2019

Models Adrianna Bach, Morgane Dubled, Gabi Devitry and Sékou Mara are styled by Nora Bordjah in ‘Flagrante délit’, a petty criminals crime story. Photographer Chantelle Dosser is behind the lens for Glamour France December 2018/January 2019./ Hair by David Delicourt; makeup by David Lenhardt

Rising Photographer + Global Humanist Bibi Cornejo Borthwick Doesn't Buy Into 'Flawless'

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Rising Photographer + Global Humanist Bibi Cornejo Borthwick Doesn't Buy Into 'Flawless'

Two words pop up in most narratives around the photography of Bibi Cornejo Borthwick: ‘intimate’ and ‘revealing’. Borthwick doesn’t shoot digital, preferring film. Her visual lens is not one of perfection. A quick survey of the Brooklyn-based daughter of fashion designer Maria Cornejo and photographer Mark Borthwick creates a defining image, one that resonates deeply with AOC.

Borthwick’s fashion photography career has moved into high gear in recent months. In the last six months, she’s shot three major editorials for Vogue US — including ‘Personal Best’ for the February 2019 issue, Victoria Beckham for Vogue Australia’s November issue and ‘Coolest Stales’ for WSJ Magazine’s December/January issue.

The activist appeared on the new Dazed 100 list. What got our attention is the Dazed reference to her Bellies project, cofounded with NBA player Wilson Chandler, the unisex sneakers for kids help America’s kids. For every pair of shoes sold, Bellies “feeds a belly”, working to nourish inner city areas while educating communities on the importance of nutrition in a bid to eliminate child hunger in America.

Bibi Cornejo Borthwick Captures Carolyn, Gemma Caroline + In 'Personal Best' For Vogue US February 2019

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Models Blesnya Minher, Caroline Trentini, Carolyn Murphy, Fei Fei Sun, Gemma Ward, Liya Kebede, Nora Attal, Sara Grace Wallerstedt and Vittoria Ceretti are styled by Camilla Nickerson in graphic collage pattern and fabric mixes. Photographer Bibi Carnejo Borthwick captures ‘Personal Best’ for Vogue US February 2019./ Hair by Bob Recine; makeup by Dick Page

Cass Bird Captures Adut Akech In 'Best of Spring' For WSJ Magazine February 2019

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Cass Bird Captures Adut Akech In 'Best of Spring' For WSJ Magazine February 2019

Beloved, star model Adut Akech is on a roll so intense, we had all better get out of her way. George Cortina styles Adut in ‘Best of Spring’, shot in Brooklyn by Cass Bird for WSJ Magazine February 2019./ Makeup by Frank B; hair by Tamara McNaughton

Ashley Graham Sizzles In Swim Looks Lensed By Ben Watts In Swimsuits For All SS2019 Campaign

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Model Ashley Graham delivers her sensual, powerhouse self in a new collaboration with Swimsuits For All. Lensed by Ben Watts, Ashley models sexy black and white swimsuits with names like Boss, CEO and Icon, posing with a joyful self-confidence that money can’t buy.

Adut Akech In 'Get Ready' With Temptations Crowd Lensed By Nadine Ijewere For Vogue US February 2019

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Adut Akech In 'Get Ready' With Temptations Crowd Lensed By Nadine Ijewere For Vogue US February 2019

Rising superstar model (and ALWAYS a refugee model, she says) Adut Akech appears with the cast of ‘Aint Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations’, played by Ephraim Sykes, Jeremy Pope, Jawan M. Jackson, James Harkness, and Derrick Baskin. 

Adut is lensed by Nadine Ijewere in ‘Get Ready’ with styling by Gabriella Karefa-Johnson for Vogue US February 2019./ Hair by Lacy Redway; makeup by Emi Kaneko.

Rihanna and LVMH Team UP With Potential To Create Dynamic, People-Centric, Global Luxury Brand

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USA-France ambassador Jane D. Hartley, Rihanna, Bernard Arnault, and his wife Hélène Mercier at Christian Dior SS 2016 fashion show.

Rihanna and LVMH Team UP With Potential To Create Dynamic, People-Centric, Global Luxury Brand

Vanessa Friedman asks for The New York Times: “Is Rihanna the Coco Chanel of the 21st century?” Can the multi-hyphenate talent, without an ounce of fashion training, launch a new powerhouse luxury brand?

Bernard Arnault, chief executive of LVMH, thinks so and is in serious talks with Rihanna about launching a new global Fenty brand. Friedman writes that execs at Fenty Beauty and LVMH corporate were astonished over the runaway success of Fenty Beauty, launched in a diverse array of skin tones and with a fan base of 6.3 million Instagram followers. Fenty Beauty was named one of TIME magazine’s 25 Best Inventions of 2017.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty IS a real, live heritage brand with a global reach. No ‘authentic’ story must be created around her image. Rihanna IS the story and she has created it — not with mood boards on Madison Avenues — but with her entire life.

Rihanna comes to the world of luxury brands having made them her canvas for a decade. Luxury fashion has brought her far beyond the limits of the music world. Styled by Mel Ottenberg since 2011, Rihanna has aligned herself with emerging designers and luxury brands like Lanvin and Givenchy. Rather than working with a luxury house exclusively, she used these same brands to suit her purposes.

In 2014, she was named fashion icon of the year at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards, where she appeared in a sheer crystal-spangled Adam Selman dress and matching cap, a white fur wrap strategically draped around her body, setting off a so-called naked trend in red carpet dressing. The next year, at the Met Gala, she wore a giant yellow cape from the Chinese designer Guo Pei, and enshrined her skill at making an entrance.

Not mentioned in Friedman’s piece, but a key component in the forthcoming Rihanna/LVMH alliance is the social conscience of the new luxury brand. Here there is an opportunity to set a very high bar, and all my instincts say that Rihanna and Arnault understand well global politics and human suffering.

RIHANNA AT THE COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA 2018. Image DAMON WINTER/THE NEW YORK TIMES

With governments in chaos worldwide, but Rihanna anchored deeply in the lives of everyday people, I fully expect a new paradigm to emerge with a Rihanna-led Fenty house that is an activist house, too. Rihanna is deeply embedded in the obligations that women leaders have assumed in creating real change in the world.

If LVMH is equally courageous and up to the task, we might see a new luxury brand DNA that moves beyond the rarified and exclusive vision of Coco Chanel to one that touches people in big and small ways worldwide. If anyone can jumpstart this new 21st century, luxury brand vision, it’s the combined prowess of Rihanna and LVMH’s Bernard Arnault.

Claire Foy One of Talents + Legends Lensed By Alasdair McLellan For WSJ Magazine February 2019

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English actor Claire Foy of ‘The Crown’ and ‘First Man’ — where she plays Janet Armstrong, the long suffering wife of Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong —checks into WSJ Magazine’s February 2019 Talents & Legends Issue. Francesca Burns styles Foy in 60’s-inspired looks from Calvin Klein, Chanel, Celine and more, lensed by Alasdair McLellan.

Gisele Bundchen + Tamino Front Missoni SS2019 Campaign Lensed By Harley Weir

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Gisele Bundchen + Tamino Front Missoni SS2019 Campaign Lensed By Harley Weir

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen is joined by Belgian-Egyptian singer Tamino in Missoni’s Spring/Summer 2019 campaign, lensed by Harley Weir.

The campaign captures nomadic spirit of the collection, with protagonist representing traveler who transcend space and time.

“The Missoni Summer 2019 campaign is resplendent in the nocturnal lights of space, as the stars and planets transform into an ethereal background. Skies are as blue as a baroque theatre, with close-up and extended views of galactic, sandy and blazing destinations. Desert landscapes are animated by sand dunes and craters, painted by the reflections of stars which frame our two protagonists: top model Gisele Bündchen, historic testimonial for Missoni, and singer Tamino Amir Moharam Fouad, the latest sensation in the European alternative rock scene.

The two models reveal this season’s looks and pose as if they were dreamlike creatures emerging from the astral heavens. Dresses encrusted in ruffles and gossamer knitted mesh or iridescent ensembles in space-dyed lamé drape the body of a dancing Gisele.“