Mario Testino Captures Marjan Jonkman & Nora Attal In 'Role Play' For Vogue India May 2017

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Mario Testino Captures Marjan Jonkman & Nora Attal In 'Role Play' For Vogue India May 2017

Models Marjan Jonkman & Nora Attal front 'Role Play', a gay fashion play styled by Anastasia Barbieri. Photographer Mario Testino captures the colorful duo for Vogue India May 2017./ Hair by Christiaan; makeup by Charlotte Tilbury & Val Garland

Weekend news included Mario Testino's plans to sell over 500 pieces from his art collection at Sotheby's in London September 13-14. Testino hopes to raise in excess of $10 million to establish a permanent fund for his Museo Mate in Lima, Peru. 

Amanda Wellsh Beautifies Harper's Bazaar Ukraine June 2017, Lensed By Yulia Gorbachenko

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Amanda Wellsh Beautifies Harper's Bazaar Ukraine June 2017, Lensed By Yulia Gorbachenko

Top model Amanda Wellsh covers the June 2017 issue of Harper's Bazaar Ukraine, styled in a Celine coat and jacket. Lensed by Yulia Gorbachenko, Amanda fronts the beauty feature, wearing stylist Anya Ziourova's picks from Creatures of The Wind, DKNY and Gucci. / Makeup by Carolina Dali; hair by Michael Silva

Angela Merkel Shares Sober View Of American-German Relationship Under Trump

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Angela Merkel Shares Sober View Of American-German Relationship Under Trump

French President Emmanuel Macron swerved to avoid President Trump — so that Macron could be first to greet German Chancellor Angela Merkel instead, as the leaders met in Brussels last week. The American president constantly sought to put himself in the center of every action, or simply refused to be part of the photo op. 

Over the weekend, German Chancellor Merkel painted a sober vision of German-American relations. 

German chancellor Angela Merkel gave a more sobering view of Trump's trip to Europe, arguing yesterday at an election rally in Munich that "The times in which we could completely depend on others are on the way out. I've experienced that in the last few days."

Polls show, writes The Atlantic, that German confidence in the United States, already lowered under Obama, has collapsed under Trump to a level barely better than Putin’s Russia. Facing elections in the fall—and reassured that she has gained a congenial partner in France’s President Macron—Merkel has served formal notice that she will lead the German wandering away from the American alliance. 

"We must really take our destiny into our own hands,” she continued, in comments perceived as a rebuke of the presidential visit. Merkel assured Germans that they would remain friends with America, Great Britain, and Russia, but “we must fight for our own future and our fate ourselves as Europeans.”  Read on. 

Sterre Holdinga Is Lensed By Marina Murasheva In 'Warmth Apparel' For Design Scene Style

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Fashion photographer Marina Murasheva is in the studio for Design Scene Style, zeroing in on model Sterre Holdinga. Stylist Santusha J. Oward chooses pieces from Burberry, Karl Lagerfeld, Topshop, Stella McCartney, Pull & Bear, Tommy x Gigi, Asos, Marni, and Zarafor 'Warmth Apparel'. / Beauty by Hanan Chahid

Karmen Pedaru Wears 'Dark Desire' By Alvaro Beamud Cortes For Vogue Spain June 2017

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Karmen Pedaru Wears 'Dark Desire' By Alvaro Beamud Cortes For Vogue Spain June 2017

Top model Karmen Pedaru is styled by Juan Cebrián in sleek, black pool party looks for 'DarkDesire'. Alvaro Beamud Cortes flashes Karmen for Vogue Spain June 2017./ Hair by Lorenzo Barcella; makeup by Carole Colombani

Steven Pan Flashes '2017's Hollywood Heroines' For The Edit May 25, 2017

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Steven Pan Flashes '2017's Hollywood Heroines' For The Edit May 25, 2017

Talents Zoey Deutch, Kimberly Steward, Sasha Lane, Patty Jenkins & Sofia Boutella cover The Edit's 2017 Women in Hollywood issue, styled in shades of rose by Alison Edmond. Photographer Steven Pan flashes '2017's Hollywood Heroines' for The Edit May 25, 2017/Hair by Teddy Charles; makeup by Mary Wiles

Blanca Padilla Wears Dior Couture Lensed By Alex Bramall For Vanity Fair Spain June 2017

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Blanca Padilla Wears Dior Couture Lensed By Alex Bramall For Vanity Fair Spain June 2017

Top model Blanca Padilla wears Dior Haute Couture, a fantastical fashion mashup of tulle gowns, feathered headpieces and embellished, feminine extravagance styled by Carla Aguilar. Photographer Alex Bramall captures Blanca at Dior's Parisian headquarters for Vanity Fair Spain June 2017./ Beauty by Cyril Laloue

Stas May Flashes Charlene Almarvez In 'Carry All' For Interview Magazine May 2017

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Model Charlene Almarvez goes undercover in 'Carry All', a fashion vision for bag ladies styled by Julia Gall. Photographer Stas May is behind the lens for Interview Magazine May 2017./ Hair by Tetsuya Yamakata

Sarah Dahl Wears The Pants In 'Attitude' Lensed By Mikael Schulz For Costume Magazine June 2017

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Sarah Dahl Wears The Pants In 'Attitude' Lensed By Mikael Schulz For Costume Magazine June 2017

Model Sarah Dahl wears wide-leg trousers styled by Thora Valdimarsdottir in 'Attitude', captured by Mikael Schutz for Costume Magazine June 2017./ Hair by Dejan Cekanovic; makeup by Sophia Eriksen

Naomi Watts Is Lensed By Emma Summerton For Vogue Australia June 2017

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Naomi Watts Is Lensed By Emma Summerton For Vogue Australia June 2017

Actor Naomi Watts covers the June 2017 issue of Vogue Australia, styled by Christine Centenera in a Giambattista Valli haute couture dress. Photographer Emma Summerton captures Naomi, who is interviewed by Sophie Tedmanson on a range of topics including 'Gypsy', the new Netflix TV drama in which she plays an unscrupulous therapist. The 10-part series is helmed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, director of 'Fifty Shades Of Grey'.

'That make it (Gypsy) so much more appealing for me, because there’s this fear as you edge into your mid-life that it’s all done and dusted and that it’s all over, and that’s just not the case.” 

Lacey Flashes Fall Patterns & Textures For Vogue Japan June 2017

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Models Marie Damian, Regan Garrett & Tandi Reason Dahl are styled by Carlotta Oddi in a color/pattern burst of fashion artistry. The trio is captured in rich images by Lacey for Vogue Japan June 2017./ Makeup by Jenny Coombs; hair by Martin Cullen

As Modern Orthodox Jews, Jared Kushner & Ivanka Trump Share Deep Connection To Israel & Chabad

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As Modern Orthodox Jews, Jared Kushner & Ivanka Trump Share Deep Connection To Israel & Chabad

The Trump-Kushner family have said they practice Modern Orthodox Judaism and Jared Kushner graduated from The Frisch School, the prestigious New Jersey yeshiva. In Washington the family has joined the Chabad synagogue attached to Washington's Kalorama neighborhood.

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, heads the small membership synagogue, which is a seven-minute walk from their home. Throughout the years, many Jewish politicians have attended TheSHUL, including former senator Joe Lieberman and current Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, several Jewish ambassadors posted in Washington, and Israeli Cabinet ministers from the Orthodox parties. If Trump and Kushner attend the synagogue on a regular basis, it is likely to gain a lot of public attention, writes The Forward.

In a separate article The Forward poses the very question that captured my attention, writing "It might seem odd for a Modern Orthodox Jewish family to join a Chabad synagogue.  The relationship of Jared and Ivanka to the Chabad movement, also known as Lubavitch and Chabad-Lubavitch, was explored in one of the two Zembla videos exploring Donald Trump's relationship with the Russians. Chabad is the largest Hasidic movement in the world. 

This evening, Thursday May 25, all US media confirms that Jared Kushner is under scrutiny by the FBI for his involvement with the Trump campaign and the Trump White House. Trump's lawyer, Democrat and Hillary Clinton supporter, Jamie Gorelick, has said that Jared Kushner will be fully cooperative with investigators. 

Related: The Media Goes Deeper and Deeper Into Ivanka Trump: Zembla Looks At Jared, Ivanka & Lev Leviev.  (Zembla videos embedded). AOC Redtracker Daily

Edita Vilkeviciute In 'Plage Blanche' By Cedric Buchet For Vogue Paris June-July 2017

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Edita Vilkeviciute In 'Plage Blanche' By Cedric Buchet For Vogue Paris June-July 2017

Top model Edita Vilkeviciute makes another hot weather, sensual woman appearance in 'Plage blanche', styled in white femininity by Geraldine Saglio. Cedric Buchet is behind the lens, capturing Edita for Vogue Paris June/July 2017./ Hair by Marc Lopez; makeup by Petros Petrohilos

Edita Vilkeviciute Fronts Vogue Mexico June 2017 Lensed By Chris Colls In 'Y Dios Creó a Edita'

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Edita Vilkeviciute Fronts Vogue Mexico June 2017 Lensed By Chris Colls In 'Y Dios Creó a Edita'

Top model Edita Vilkeviciute covers the June 2017 issue of Vogue Mexico and  a sultry beach story 'Y Dios creó a Edita'. Valentina Collado styes Edita in modern, water beauty minimalism lensed by Chris Colls./ Hair by Conrad Dornan; makeup by Sil Bruinsma

Sofia Coppola Talks 'The Beguiled', Lensed By Steven Meisel For WSJ Magazine June-July 2017

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Sofia Coppola Talks 'The Beguiled', Lensed By Steven Meisel For WSJ Magazine June-July 2017

Photographer Steven Meisel captures talent Sofia Coppola for 'Enchanted', WSJ Magazine's June/July cover story. Paul Cavaco styles the director of 'The Beguiled' in Lanvin, Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui, Celine, Valentino, Fendi, Salvatore Ferragamo, Botegga, Chanel and more. / Makeup by James Kaliardos; hair by Jimmy Paul

Speaking of 'The Beguiled' cast of Elle Fanning, Kirsten Dunst and Nicole Kidman portraying women at a girls' school in Virginia who care for a Union soldier during the Civil War, Coppola said to Jason Gay:

“I thought it was interesting to see these women who were left behind, they’d been raised to be companions to men…and there were no men around. Everything’s polite and lovely, but then there’s darkness underneath.” 

'The Beguiled' movie trailer gives us insights into Coppola's distinctly female sensibility in the film, one she maintains relies more on Thomas Cullinan 1966 source novel  and not the original version of the 1971 movie starring Clint Eastwood. In the new movie, nominated for the 2017 Cannes Palme d'Or award, Colin Farrel plays Union soldier Corporal John McBurney.