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Model Nicole Atieno is styled by Daniela Agnelli in casual tops with statement jewelry for 'In Simplification', lensed by Vanina Sorrenti for Vogue Poland July/August 2018./ Hair by Daniel Martin; makeup by Pablo Rodriguez
Superstar Rihanna releases her Fenty Beauty 'Moroccan Spice' makeup palette with its collection of 16 shades of eyeshadow. Priscella Ono did the makeup on the new campaign. Fenty model Slick Woods announced a few days ago that she is seven months pregnant.
riana Grande may be small in stature, but she has a huge voice. The mega star tells ELLE US, why it's important to speak out about political and social issues, in her August 2018 cover story. Grande is lensed by Alexi Lubomirski for an interview by Katie Connor.
Realizing that the United States is in the midst of a "tough, wild, chaotic time," Grande said, "Everyone has to have uncomfortable conversations with their relatives. Instead of unfriending people on Facebook who share different political views, comment! Have a conversation! Try to spread the f--king light." That last line may be a reference to her current single, "The Light Is Coming," but that doesn't mean it's untrue. And should she face any repercussions for being outspoken, so be it. "There's a lot of noise when you say anything about anything. But if I'm not going to say it, what's the f--king point of being here? Not everyone is going to agree with you, but that doesn't mean I'm just going to shut up and sing my songs. I'm also going to be a human being who cares about other human beings." As an ally, she wants to use her "privilege to help educate people."
Model Ginta Lapina is styled by Leonardo Caligiuri in sporty classic looks for 'Oceano Mare'. Hunter & Gatti capture Ginta for Vanity Fair Italy July 2018./ Hair by Christian Marc; makeup by Jenna Anton
Model Louise Robert joins forces with Kit Warrington in a poetic, romantic editorial 'Youth' for Vogue Australia July 2018. Ben Weller captures the pair posing outdoors, with Louise styled by Margherita Moro in designs from Valentino, Givenchy, JW Anderson and more.
Models Ling Chen and David Yang are styled by Declan Chan in Lane Crawford's 'Good Feels' Autumn/Winter 2018 Campaign, lensed by Jeff Hahn.
Jamie Hawkesworth Captures Saorise Ronan, Set To Play Mary Queen of Scotts, For Vogue US August 2018
Jamie Hawkesworth captures Bronx-born, Ireland-bred Saoirse Ronan for Vogue USAugust 2018 cover story. Camilla Nickerson styles Saorise, coosing looks by Prada, Miu Miu, Calvin Klein 205W39NYC, Michael Kors, Erdem and more. / Hair by Damien Boissinot; makeup Dick Page
Sally Rooney interviews Ronan, first nominated for an Academy Award at age 13 for her role in 'Atonement', near her childhood home In Ireland, days before the national referendum that repealed its ban on abortion. The activist had actually made a video encouraging a vote to legalize abortion, a step she took with no regrets.
“I just felt like that wasn’t important,” she says (about concerns for a backlash against her). “I know people who had to travel abroad in order to get an abortion, and that’s when I knew I would speak out.” But Ronan doesn’t engage only with policy concerns that touch her life directly. She also voiced her support in 2016 for the illegal takeover of an empty building in Dublin’s city center to accommodate the homeless; and she takes the time to recommend me Jeff Chang’s We Gon’ Be Alright, a book of essays on racial resegregation in the U.S. “I wouldn’t say I grew up politically minded,” she tells me, “but the older I get, the more in touch I am with what activists are doing—and the more I want to help them.”
Ronan will play Mary, Queen of Scots, in Josie Rourke’s biopic of the sixteenth-century monarch, out this December. Her foil is Margot Robbie, who plays Elizabeth I in 'Mary Queen of Scots', who describes Saoirse as "beyond her years".
Isabeli Fontana Wears Modern Swim Little Nothings Lensed By Rory Payne For Sunday Times Style
Top model Isabeli Fontana covers the July 8, 2018 cover of London's Sunday Times Style. Verity Parker styles Isabeli in little pieces and coverups in minimal shapes for images by Rory Payne.
Superstar Taylor Swift covers the August 2018 issue of Harper's Bazaar US. Alexi Lubomirski captures Taylor with styling by Joanna Hillman.
Taylor Swift interviews rock'n'roll icon Pattie Boyd about Beatlemania, being a muse married first to George Harrison and later to Eric Clapton, and her own career as a songwriter. Boyd just published a memoir 'Wonderful Tonight', a book Swift has read before meeting her in her Kensington flat in London.
Swedish twin sister act Miranda Anna and Elektra June Kilbey-Jansson, aka musicial duo Say Lou Lou are styled by Lisa Lindqwister in images by Eric Josjo for ELLE Sweden's August 2018 issue.
They are the daughters of Steve Kilbey, the lead singer of Australian alternative band The Church and Karin Jansson, ex-girlfriend and recording partner of Kilbey (and former member of Swedish new wave band Pink Champagne). They grew up in both Australia and Sweden and starred in Filippa K's Spring 2018 ad campaign. / Hair by John Ruggiero; makeup by Sara Denman
Lexi Boling is 'Unbridled', styled by Romy Frydman in Zimmermann's Fall/Winter 2018 collection of boho-inspired, period piece dresses and separates. Photographer Benny Horne captures Lexi in France's La Colombe d’Or hotel./ Hair by Renya Xydis; makeup by Jodie Boland
Top model Winnie Harlow is styled by Elena Blessonova in crayola hues for 'Color Block, tailored, modern suiting-inspired looks lensed by Ricardo Abrahao for L'Officiel Russia July 2018 cover story./ Makeup by Eny Whitehead
Balmain announced Tuesday its Beyonce x Balmain collection inspired by the 22-time Grammy Award winning artist's April 2018 Coachella wardrobe.
The new collection will launch at Balmain's Paris flagship store from 7pm to 9pm July 13, featuring monogrammed 'BK' hoodies and shirts in black, yellow and pink to match Queen Bey's costumes. The merchandise will roll into other Balmain boutiques as well as Harrods, Barneys New York, Net-a-Porter and more retailers the following day July 14.
Beyonce released Coachella merchandise including windbreakers, crewnecks, tees and shorts with Greek letters in April to promote her HBCU (historically black colleges and universities) message. Now Balmain will bring her costume designs to life with a prominent Balmain logo with Greek Deltas replacing the As.
Dior delivers a retro Fall Winter 2018.19 ad campaign featuring models Lineisy Montero, Ruth Bell, Asya Reznikova, and Evelyn Nagy captured by Pamela Hanson. Karl Templer styles the controversial shoot; set design by Jean Michel Bertin; creative direction by Fabien Baron
Top, top models Amber Valletta, Anna Ewers, and Joan Smalls are joined by rising model Faretta in Vogue Japan's August 2018 cover story. Luigi & Iango flash the cover girl quartet joined by Natalia Vodianova, in mostly menswear-inspired looks styled by Anna Dello Russo and Sabino Pantone.
Meghan Collison Fronts 'Remixed Reality' By Craig McDean For Vogue Italia July 2018
Model Meghan Collison is styled by Benjamin Bruno in 'Remixed Reality', Vogue Italia's July 2018 cover story. Meghan morphs into multiple personas in the cover story editorial, probably with the most shots although who is counting. Kaia Gerber takes the cover -- with commentary issued about the criticism of that decision. The entire lineup adds Christine Sofie, Debra Shaw, Jamily Wernke Meurer, Matilde S, Sara Grace Wallerstedt, Rodrigue Durard, Sarah Fraser, Sohyun Jung, Sophia Koella, Tillmann Meister, and Zoe Spink -- all lensed by Craig McDean./ Hair by Malcolm Edwards; makeup by Lisa Butler
Craig McDean Captures Ensemble Cast In 'Remixed Reality' For Vogue Italia July 2018
Model Valerija Kelava is styled by Gijsje Ribbens in 'City of Gold', lensed in Dubai by Carlijn Jacobs for Vogue Netherlands July 2018./ Hair by Hesler Wemert-Rijn; makeup by Suzanne Verberk
London's V&A Will Remix 'Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams Exhibition' Opening Feb. 2, 2019
London's V&A museum will open a blockbuster fashion exhibition in 2019 focused on Christian Dior's fascination with British culture. Scheduled to be the biggest fashion exhibition since it hosted Alexander McQueen's 'Savage Beauty', the exhibition will examine the total expanse of the House of Dior from 1947 to the present.
Fashionistas already know about the Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition held at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris from summer 2017 until January 2018. The V&A will remix and reimagine the Paris show, surely highlighting the Dior dress worn by Princess Margaret for her 21st birthday celebration. The dress traveled to Paris on loan from the Museum of London, the V&A said.
The exhibition will also explore Dior's “spectacular fashion shows staged in the UK’s most luxurious stately homes”. The famous fashion designers said "There is no other country in the world, besides my own, whose way of life I like so much."
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Within the context of current Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri's longstanding commitment to feminism, we must note that many cultural anthropologists and students of feminism believe that Dior's silhouettes and haute couture attitudes actually set back women's rights which were on the move because of women's participation in the WWII war effort.
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams will open from 2nd February – 14th July 2019 at the V&A Museum. Tickets go on sale in fall 2018.
Model Mouna Fadiga goes boldly into 'Rainbow' makeup looks by Kate Mur. Photographer Dan Beleiu is behind the lens for Vogue Arabia August 2018.
Eye: Nicholas Ghesquiere Honors Vintage Artistry, Coddington Cats & Leon For Resort 2019
When Nicolas Ghesquière renewed his Louis Vuitton contract at the end of May, his Instagram hashtag #notgoinganywhere made headlines. In a fashion industry spinning almost as fast and potentially out of control as a Donald Trump foreign policy speech, Ghesquière’s decision to remain at LVMH brought a stability-loving sigh pf relief.
The designer brought his vintage style vintage factor to his 2019 resort collection. Ghesquière said he wanted to pay homage to eccentricity. “What is it today to be an original, [someone] who has her own way of dressing? This bricolage . . . you can start a real movement. I love those people who are eccentric.”
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