Emma Summerton Flashes 'To New Shore' with Pooja Mor for Vogue Germany November 2019

Emma Summerton Flashes 'To New Shore' with Pooja Mor for Vogue Germany November 2019

Models George Midgley and Pooja Mor are styled by Natasha Royt in ‘To New Shore’. Photographer Emma Summerton captures the duo for Vogue Germany November 2019./ Hair by Mustafa Yanaz; makeup by Ralph Siciliano

Kerolyn Soares '11 Fall Looks' by Karim Sadli for WSJ Magazine October 2019

Kerolyn Soares '11 Fall Looks' by Karim Sadli for WSJ Magazine October 2019

Kerolyn Soares arrived in her fashion moment from Dourados, Brazil, posing with wide-set eyes and androgynous, razor-short hair. In short order, Kerolyn is walking all the major shows and stepping into big title fashion editorials. Appearing here styled by Francesca Burns in ‘11 Fall Looks’, Kerolyn is lensed as a true-grit human by Karim Sadli for WSJ Magazine October 2019.

Madison Headrick Wears Bourgeois Fall Glamour by Greg Swales for Harper's Serbia

Madison Headrick Wears Bourgeois Fall Glamour by Greg Swales for Harper's Serbia

Model Madison Headrick is on the prowl, styled by Marko Mrkaja in bourgeois-spirited, fall fashion glamour. Greg Swales is behind the lens for Harper’s Bazaar Serbia October 2019./ Hair by Mike Desir; makeup by Emily Mergaert

Lilly Stent Luxuriates in Camel Land, Lensed by Steven Chee for Grazia Australia

Lilly Stent Luxuriates in Camel Land, Lensed by Steven Chee for Grazia Australia

Model Lilly Stent is styled by Charlotte Stokes in ‘The Western Front’ — and we’re not talking Morocco. Lensman Steven Chee captures the adventure on location at Cable Beach, Broome, WA for Grazia Australia’s ‘The Reinvention Issue’. / Hair and makeup Hendra Widjaja

In all honesty, camels and Australia never went together in our inquiring minds at AOC. Camels are not native to Australia but the country’s wild camel population is the largest in the world.

Ugbad Abdi is Lensed by Peter Lindbergh for Vogue Arabia October 2019

Ugbad Abdi is Lensed by Peter Lindbergh for Vogue Arabia October 2019

Rising model Ugbad Abdi poses in ‘A Legend has fallen and a new legacy RISES’, a tribute to famed photographer Peter Lindbergh, who captured these images. Katie Trotter styles Ugbad for Vogue Arabia October 2019.

Vogue Arabia chats with the refugee who was born in Kismayo, Somalia before fleeing to Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, where she lived for nine years. Ugbad’s family eventually relocated to Iowa, living in one of America’s oldest Muslim communities.

Mica Arganaraz + Selena Forrest in Fendi Haute Couture for Vogue UK

Mica Arganaraz + Selena Forrest in Fendi Haute Couture for Vogue UK

Models Mica Arganaraz and Selena Forrest are styled by Julia Sarr-Jamois in Fendi Haute Couture, the first showing of the Italian luxury label without Karl Lagerfeld. Photographer Angelo Pennetta is behind the lens for British Vogue November 2019 with ‘There’s No Place Like Rome’.

Hailey Bieber Takes A Country Stroll Lensed by Matt Easton for British Vogue October 2019

Hailey Bieber Takes A Country Stroll Lensed by Matt Easton for British Vogue October 2019

Model Hailey Bieber dresses up fine, styled by Dena Giannini in ‘A River Runs Through It’. Photographer Matt Easton captures Hailey country stroll for British Vogue October 2019./ Hair by Panos Papandrianos; makeup by Frank B

Gemma Ward Chills In Cold-Weather Casual for Telegraph UK Autumn Fashion Special

Gemma Ward Chills In Cold-Weather Casual for Telegraph UK Autumn Fashion Special

Gemma Ward is styled by Megha Kapoor in cold-weather luxury, lensed by James Tolich for Telegraph UK’s Autumn Fashion Special October 12, 2019. / Hair by Sophie Roberts; makeup by Isabella Schimid

Alek Wek + Jeremy O. Harris in 'Tender Head' by Campbell Addy for Interview Magazine

Alek Wek + Jeremy O. Harris in 'Tender Head' by Campbell Addy for Interview Magazine AOC Fashion & Style

IMG model Alek Wek and playwright Jeremy O. Harris star in ‘Tender Head’, an original short story by Harris and fashion editorial for Interview Magazine, published online October 4, 2019. Gabriella Karefa-Johnson styles the duo for images by Campbell Addy. / Makeup by Raisa Flowers; hair by Susy; set design Michael Younker.

AOC last encountered Jeremy O. Harris in his New York Times interview with Rihanna, after her new partnership with LVMH was announced.

Harris’ words and tight, poignant prose in ‘Tender Head’ are emotionally and psychologically gripping, as he writes from the interior perspective of the experience. Known for his work on ‘Daddy’ and now ‘Slave Play’, Jeremy O. Harris was the winner of the 2018 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, given by the Vineyard Theatre in New York City.

Annemarieke van Drimmelen Flashes Naomi Campbell for WSJ Magazine October 2019

Annemarieke van Drimmelen Flashes Naomi Campbell for WSJ Magazine October 2019

Supermodel Naomi Campbell is styled by Alex White in ‘The Naomi Mystique’, lensed by Annemarieke van Drimmelen for WSJ Magazine October 2019./ Hair by Lorenzo Barcella; makeup by Angloma

“Naomi sweeps you into her world—one minute you are in London, next minute you are in India, next minute you could be in Africa. It’s a whirlwind,” says another member of that group chat, Edward Enninful, the editor in chief of British Vogue, who met her when he was a 19-year-old fashion director for i-D magazine. The day of their first shoot, she invited him to hop on a private jet to Dublin with her. Enninful, who named Campbell a Vogue contributing editor in 2017, describes her as having the mystique of an old Hollywood star such as Greta Garbo or Marlene Dietrich. “Naomi came up at a time when models had to really learn their craft, almost like a studio system,” he says. “Apart from being incredibly ambitious, she is incredibly focused. Naomi loves being a model. When you shoot her, you realize there are only a handful of models who can give what she can. It’s just this magic.”

Read the interview at WSJ.com

Arthur Elgort Eyes Tasha Tilberg & Co in Modern Classics for Sunday Times UK

Arthur Elgort Eyes Tasha Tilberg & Co in Modern Classics for Sunday Times UK

Models Tasha Tilberg is joined by Liisa Winkler and Yasmine Warsame in a red, black and white Sunday Times Style Magazine UK October 6, 2019 fashion editorial. Photographer Arthur Elgort captures the trio on the streets of New York, with styling by Verity Parker./ Hair by Kevin Ryan; makeup artist Maki Ryoke

Bella Hadid Covers Vogue Netherlands November Design Issue, Lensed by Sean Thomas

Bella Hadid Covers Vogue Netherlands November Design Issue, Lensed by Sean Thomas

Supermodel Bella Hadid covers the November 2019 issue of Vogue Netherlands Dutch Design Issue. Dimphy Den Otter styles Bella in luxe looks from Alexander McQueen, Dior, Rolf Haute Couture, Valentino Haute Couture and more. Sean Thomas is on location, capturing Bella at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Litza Veloz Stars in 'Forbidden Love' by Fernando Gomez in Vogue Czech November 2019

Model Litza Veloz is styled by Daniel Gonzalez Elizondo in ‘Forbidden Love’, a provocative, elegant fashion editorial. Central to these images is the subliminal preoccupation of white men historically with black women — a reality that most often worked against the well-being and personal lives of women of color. Photographer Fernando Gomez captures Litza’s dazzling fashion attraction for Vogue Czechlosvakia’s November 2019 issue. / Makeup by Rosa Matilla

More specifically, the ‘Forbidden Love’ fashion editorial is probably referencing Pope Clement VII (aka Giuliano de'Medici) who as pope took a black slave girl as a mistress. Their child Alessandro became the first black head of state when he became Duke of Florence in 1530. Alas, Allessandro met a tragic end, stabbed to death by his own cousin after an argument over a woman.

Revisiting this story and the strong connection between between imported slave women and the Italian aristocracy, is recharging my brain cells around current arguments between Italian luxury brands and charges of racism. Thinking . . thinking . . thinking. ~ Anne

Charlee Fraser Wears Minimal Lingerie, Bold Gold Jewelry for Vogue Mexico October 2019

Charlee Fraser Wears Minimal Lingerie, Bold Gold Jewelry for Vogue Mexico October 2019

Model Charlee Fraser fronts a collection of modern, minimal lingerie and bold jewelry from Alexander Wang, Bottega Veneta, Bulgari, Chopard, Tiffany, Wolford and more, styled by Sandy Armeni. Photographer Yulia Gorbachenko flashes ‘The Skin I Live In’ for Vogue Mexico October 2019./ Hair by Peter Gray; makeup by Tyron Machhausen; creative direction by JP Micallef