Saoirse Ronan Talks Living In A Brexit World, Lensed By Erik Madigan Heck For Harper's Bazaar UK February 2019

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Saorise Ronan Talks Living In A Brexit World, Lensed By Erik Madigan Heck For Harper's Bazaar UK February 2019

Actor Saorise Ronan is styled by Leith Clark in ‘The Queen & I’ , promoting Ronan’s current role as Mary Queen of Scots. Photographer Erik Madigan Heck is behind the lens at Hammond Castle Museum in Glouster, Mass USA for a story in Harper’s Bazaar UK February 2019./ Makeup by Sam Addington; hair by Jordan M

Nominated for Oscars in ‘Atonement’, ‘Brooklyn’, and ‘Lady Bird’ at age 13, Saoirse Ronan assumes her role as the Queen who might have been at age 24. Ronan talks to Erica Wagner about British monarchs, Irish borders and whether history will repeat itself in the age of Brexit As for the expected #MeToo convo, Ronan, the actor credits her mother, who was very involved in the development of her acting career, as keeping her safe.

Saorise Ronan On #MeToo

“I don’t know what would have happened if she [Ronan’s mother] hadn’t been around,” Ronan tells Wagner . “I’m sure I would have been exposed to that quite a bit, but she just protected me from all that.”

“I wasn’t unaware that there were people in the industry who abused their power, or who were seedy or untrustworthy,” she explains. “But because of her I was never a victim and I’m very, very thankful.”

Relating to Mary Queen of Scots in a Brexit Moment

Perhaps this is the perfect moment, as we teeter on the brink of Brexit, to consider Mary and her place in history. Born in Scotland, raised in France, with a claim to the English throne: monarch, woman, wife, mother – of a son, James, who would finally unite the two kingdoms of Scotland and England – she was a woman with a multiplicity of identities. We seem to be living in a time when people are being pushed into describing themselves as one thing and one thing only: British or European, to take just a single example. Ronan’s portrait of Mary is of someone who didn’t see those choices as necessary; the pressures came from outside, not from within. 

Not Your Typical Bloody Scene in a Movie

Saorise Ronan Talks Living In A Brexit World, Lensed By Erik Madigan Heck For Harper's Bazaar UK February 2019

Tim Walker Flashes 'Within You Without You', A Spiritual Celebration For British Vogue December 2018

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Models Zo Ahmed, Firpal Jawanda, Kiran Kandola, Chawntell Kulkarni, Jeenu Mahadevan, Ravyanshi Mehta, Radhika Nair & Yusuf Siddiqi are styled by Kate Phelan in ‘Within You Without You’. Tim Walker makes the psychedelic capture for British Vogue December 2018./ Makeup by Sam Bryant; hair by Malcolm Edwards; set design by Shona Heath

Emily Blunt Arrives as Mary Poppins, Descending Through Grey London Clouds In Harper's Bazaar UK January 2018

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Actor Emily Blunt covers Harper’s Bazaar UK’s January 2019 issue, styled by Miranda Almond in red Dolce & Gabbana on the newsstand cover and Dior Cruise 2019 collection for the subscriber’s cover. Inside, Blunt wears more Dior, Giles Deacon and more. Richard Phibbs captures the modern-day Mary Poppins in ‘Let’s Go Fly A Kite’. Lydia Slater conducts the interview.

Mirte Mass Wears 'Code Camel' Tailored Separates By Joshua Jordan For ELLE Germany January 2019

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Model Mirte Maas is lensed by Joshua Jordan in ‘Code Camel’, a collection of modern-architecture separates for ELLE Germany February 2019./ Hair by Louis Angelo; makeup by Campbell Ritchie

Selena Forrest Wears 'Coolest Staples' Lensed By Bibi Cornejo Borthwick For WSJ Magazine

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Rising model Selena Forrest is styled by Beat Bolliger in ‘Coolest Staples’, a collection of revitalized classics for the 21st century. Photographer Bibi Cornejo Borthwick captures Selena for WSJ Magazine December/January 2018.19./ Makeup by Hannah Murray; hair by Tomo Jidai

Mashannoad Suvalmas Fronts 'An Exotic Tale' By Tada Varich For Vogue Thailand December 2018

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Mashannoad Suvalmas Fronts 'An Exotic Tale' By Tada Varich For Vogue Thailand December 2018

Model Mashannoad Suvalmas is styled by Jirat Subpisankul in lush, fashion orientalism for ‘An Exotic Tale’. Photographer Tada Varich makes the sensual capture for Vogue Thailand December 2018./ Makeup by Sukon Srimarattanakul

Julia Van Os Layers Up Glam Style Lensed By Arseny Jabiev For Vogue Russia January 2019

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Model Julia Van Os fires up the new year, is styled by Maya Zepinic in glam flash outerwear layers. Arseny Jabiev is in the studio for Vogue Russia January 2019./ Hair by Shin Arima; makeup by Jenny Kanavaros

David Roemer Captures Felicity Jones In Dior For Madame Figaro January 2019

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Actor Felicity Jones, currently seen playing Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the biopic ‘On the Basis Of Sex’, firmly believes that there remains in our culture a strong fear of women quo. Jones is styled in Dior by Cecile Martin for Images by David Roemer in the January 2019 issue of Madame Figaro./ Hair by Cervando Maldonado; makeup by Katey Denno

Laura Dern's Big Little Truths Are Revealed, Lensed By Julia Hetta For Vanity Fair February 2019

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Laura Dern's Big Little Truths Are Revealed, Lensed By Julia Hetta For Vanity Fair February 2019

Actor Laura Dern, 51, plays the high-strung Monterey mom Renata in ‘Big Little Lies’ , and the slow evolution of her character suits Dern just fine. “I’ve never gravitated towards scripts where there’s profound change,” she told Vanity Fair. “I’m interested in incremental growth…and it’s so obvious to me how vulnerable Renata is because you can feel her being like — ‘You’re. Going. To. Listen. To. Me.’ — Nobody has to work that hard if they’re really being listened to.”

The ‘Jurassic Park, ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’, and yes— ‘Blue Velver’ star covers the February 2019 issue of Vanity Fair Magazine, lensed by Julia Hutta with styling by Samira Nasr., choosing Balenciaga, Maison ALAÏA and more. Sloane Crosley conducts the interview.

Like every actor in ‘Big Little Lies’, Dern gushes about the project, saying “I feel such sisterhood with the girls — we deeply love each other, and for Reese [Witherspoon] and Nicole [Kidman] and I particularly, all having done this since we were teenagers and never having acted with so many women, it’s amazing.”

Lily Aldridge Glitters In Sensual Riches Lensed By Dan Beleiu For ELLE Russia

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Top model and Victoria’s Secret Angel Lily Aldridge remains a mother-in-waiting — soon, soon — from her Nashville home. In this November 2018 editorial of riches styled by Vadim Galaganov, photographer Dan Beleiu captures the splendor for ELLE Russia. / Hair by Stefano Gatti; makeup by Simone Belli

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld Seduces In 'Meu Estilo' Lensed By Jacques Burga For Harper's Bazaar Brazil December 2018

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Julia Restoin-Roitfeld is glam seductress in ‘Meu Estilo’ lensed by Jacques Burga for Harper’s Bazaar Brazil December 2018./ Hair by Italo Gregorio; makeup by Seong Hee Park

Miao Bin Si Is 'Lost In Red' By Wang Zigian For Marie Claire China December 2018

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Model Miao Bin Si is styled by Punk Cherry in ‘Lost in Red’ extreme beauty. Wang Ziqian is on location in in Seda Monastery for Marie Claire China December 2018./ Hair by Wen Zhi; makeup by Lu Wang

Solange Knowles Writes Love Letter From Jamaica, Lensed By Jackie Nickerson For Dazed Magazine | Archives

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Solange Knowles Writes Love Letter From Jamaica, Lensed By Jackie Nickerson For Dazed Magazine | Archives

Talent Solange Knowles is styled by Katie Shillingford in ‘Runaway Bay’, lensed by Jackie Nickerson for Dazed Magazine Spring/Summer 2018. Knowles pens a seven-part thank you and reflection on Jamaica. She begins:

I’ve been following Joni. First through her words, then through her truth, then through her melodies and the way I dance and drown in them. Then through her jazz, through chords that ease themselves into one another without ever showing their shadows. Through her exodus. To Topanga, and then to Laurel, and now to Runaway Bay, without even trying to find her.

I’ve been looking at photos of this house in Runaway Bay for five years. Wanting to know if it could tell my secrets. If it could hold me. If I could write music, and drink wine, and draw sketches, and sleep well naked and invent new ways to say how I feel. If I could burn my sage, and wash my hands with Florida water right there on the porch until I feel renewed. 

Solange was referencing legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell who spent time in Jamaica, unable to sing or birth lyrics. Instead, writes Vogue, Mitchell painted on the walls of the bedroom of Itopia, a stone-walled house built in the 1600s as part of the Cardiff Hall estate on the North Coast of Jamaica.

Solange posted a now-deleted Instagram message: “Joni Mitchell painted murals in this house. I wrote songs in this house.”

The name ‘Runaway Bay’ comes not from the fact that this is a perfect getaway spot in Jamaica. That would be modern marketing. ‘Runaway Bay’ was an escape route for slaves The area is rich in caves, giving runaway slaves both shelter and secrecy as a place to regroup before choosing whether to remain on the island and move on. Read The Jamaica Maroons and the Danger of Categorical Thinking.

Another gift in the photo shoot is Shillingford’s choice of Paolina Russo’s athletic corset, worn on the cover. Russo won the prestigious L’Oreal Professionnel Young Talent Award at the Saint Martins BA fashion show in May 2018. She is now working on a Masters at Saint Martins, with industry eyes lasered on her prodigious talent and visionary future in fashion.

Eye: Central Saint Martin's Paolina Russo Is Poised For Mega Rise With Sexy, Fresh, Upcycled Fashion Vision

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Recent Central Saint Martins grad Paolina Russo won the school’s prestigious L’Oréal Professionnel Young Talent Award for a BA collection very timely in the #MeToo era. Russo imagines her sexy woman in up-cycled corsets made from deconstructed soccer cleats and balls, hockey helmets, and other gym-class staples. Russo won the prize for her ‘I Forgot Home’ in stiff competition that included 100 other students at Central Saint Martins, a school with an acceptance rate of 7%.

In 2016 Paolina Russo assumed the prestigious couture internship at Maison Martin Margiela under the creative direction of John Galliano. The designer was inspired by Russo's work and aesthetic citing her as a major inspiration in a conversation with Tim Blanks at the BOF "Voices" conference.

Eye: Dior Lady Art #3 Is 11 Women Artists Worldwide, Inspiring 2019 AOC Study of Their Extreme Talent

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Dior Lady Art #3 Is 11 Women Artists Worldwide, Inspiring 2019 AOC Study of Their Extreme Talent

Dior Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri launched her third Dior Lady Art project in early December 2018, at Miami’s Art Basel. For the first time, this third edition of the maison’s creative initiative, Dior Lady Art, is comprised of an all-woman cast of 11 artists transforming the classic Lady bag into works of art, The bags will now launch in January 2019 in expanded artistry by the same women at select Dior outlets worldwide. (See prior Dior Lady Art projects here. )

Earlier this week, Vogue.com profiled Danish jeweler and ceramist Jo Riis-Hansen, and her words got my attention. “I think the world is so fast,” says Riis-Hansen from her hometown, as her children, 10 and 6, play in the background. “I love fashion, I do, but it’s so fast. I think jewelry needs to slow down a bit, too. [When you buy a piece of jewelry] I think it’s important to [ask]: Where does it come from? Who is this person that made it? Did someone actually put real human or spiritual energy it? That doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t buy the fast-fashion [stuff], I’m just pursuing another way of making jewelry, one that [fulfills] a personal need for me, to be able to put all these emotions into [my work].”

In our fast-paced, digital and often disposable world, we rarely understand the answers to Riis-Hansen’s questions. Yet, it’s well known that younger people, in particular, are very focused on these questions about the projects they are buying into.

It’s my intention to answer these questions around my own GlamTribal Design Collection. But after installing this rather laborious entry around Dior Lady Art handbags, it occurs to me that we have a wonderful foundation from which to explore these women artists — their work, their philosophies around art, life, politics and all related topics. We can track their exhibitions and their communities, the experiences that have informed their artistic visions in an ongoing project throughout 2019.

As opposed to this post being just another fashionable data bit in the glut of information on the Internet, we will slow down a bit and really understand the women artists who were chosen by Dior Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri to represent this great luxury brand in its third Dior Lady Art initiative.