Miu Miu Highlights Preservation Hall Traditions & Bayous In Alasdair McLellan's Spring 2017.18 Campaign

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Miu Miu Highlights Preservation Hall Traditions & Bayous In Alasdair McLellan's Spring 2017.18 Campaign

Miuccia Prada releases her Miu Miu Fall 2017 campaign in full, and it's such a delight! Building on the momentum of a late June teaser:

Miuccia Prada takes her Miu Miu brand to the bayous of New Orleans, mixing  Indian Summer romantic looks with spirited tunes from the Preservation Hall Brass Brand's spirited sounds. Alasdair McLellancaptures actor Naomi Harris and the legendary Kate Moss, sisters Adwoa and Kesewa Aboah, MIssy Rayder, Jean Campbell, Eliza Cummings, Jasmine Daniels, Rose Daniels and Lily Nova feeling the vibe. Stylist Katie Grand chooses kitschy furs and 40s-inspired printed frocks in a Miu Miu Fall 2017 fashion statement 'Daughters of the Dust'.

In today's political climate on both right and left, it's important to understand that Miuccia Prada is not co-opting the colorful Preservation Hall for white people. In fact, there is a long tradition of racial mixing and interaction at Preservation Hall, now a foundation, founded by Philadelphia transplants Allan and Sandra Jaffe in 1961.

Vanity Fair wrote an in-depth look at the history of Preservation Hall in January 2012, the year of its golden anniversary. 

Trumplandia: Ivanka & Jared Claim They Were Clueless About Trump's Transgender Ban, So What Good Are They?

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Trumplandia: Ivanka & Jared Claim They Were Clueless About Trump's Transgender Ban, So What Good Are They?

If you believe the story -- and why should we, frankly -- Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner were shocked to read about daddy's Twitter-announced transgender military ban. If they really had no idea that this was going down, then we MUST once and for all resist any and all psyche-soothing hopeful thinking that these kids have any influence on America's president. 

Hilda Lee Channels Artistan Elegance In Olivier Yoan Images For The SCMP July 2017

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Hilda Lee Channels Artistan Elegance In Olivier Yoan Images For The SCMP July 2017

Model Hilda Lee is styled by Christopher Maul in a superb collection of artisan-inspired elegance, lensed by Olivier Yoan for SCMP (South China Morning Post Magazine) July 2017. The editorial shoot channels the Himalayas, and while we have no confirmation that it's inspired by the Mosuo matriarchy living near Lugu Lake in the Tibetan Himalayas, the intuitive connection is strong. 

Michael Moore Brings Anti-Trump "Terms of My Surrender" to Broadway

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Michael Moore Brings Anti-Trump "Terms of My Surrender" to Broadway

"I do not accept living in a country where Donald Trump is president," Michael Moore announced on the stage of the sold-out "The Terms of My Surrender" at the Belasco Theater on Broadway. "And I'm not leaving America," he continued, -- this super-smart, looks-are-deceiving schlump of a man.

Moore's mission is crystal clear. The Oscar-winning filmmaker and bestselling author plans is determined to leverage his Broadway debut to ignite Americans to throw Trump from the Oval Office by his butt. Moore believes that satirists "can bring him (Trump) down with humor, comedy and ridicule - simply because his awfully thin skin just can't take it," Moore said in June.

The first stage of this mission is the one-man play, "The Terms of My Surrender," which debuted in New York over the weekend. It comes as Moore is also working on an anti-Trump documentary, "Fahrenheit 11/9" - a reference to November 9, the day after Trump was elected. 

Even the German press is eagerly watching the debut of Michael Moore on Broadway. I'm thinking that maybe Moore needs to be a foil character on SNL. Speaking only for myself as an ardent Hillary supporter on HWN, Michael Moore has my ear. I find his head to be on very straight, and he feels no need to damn me, as most Berners do.

It's just great that the veteran activist Moore is bringing his one man show to Broadway. Let's hope it's a vehicle for sparking real conversation on the left. ~ Anne

Trumplandia: Anthony Scaramucci Out As Communications Director At Kelly's Insistance

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Trumplandia: Anthony Scaramucci Out As Communications Director At Kelly's Insistance

Hours after Trump's new chief of staff Gen. John F. Kelly officially assumed his position, bad boy Anthony Scaramucci is out. After savaging the West Wing in his New Yorker interview -- see meme quotes --  Kelly insisted that Scaramucci must leave his role as communications director at once. 

Esmee Christine Is Country Lovely, Lensed By Rokas Darulis For Elle France July 2017

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Esmee Christine Is Country Lovely, Lensed By Rokas Darulis For Elle France July 2017

Model Esmee Christine is styled by Virginie Benarroch in a feminine, utilitarian, modern mix of lingerie meets rubber boots. Photographer Rokas Darulis captures the country girl for Elle France July 2017. /Hair by Helene Bidard; makeup by Mayumi Oda

Anthony Scaramucci Asks Media To 'Have Class' And Not Cover His Pending Divorce Or New Baby

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Anthony Scaramucci Asks Media To 'Have Class' And Not Cover His Pending Divorce Or New Baby

News broke at the end of the week -- no, not the firing of White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus -- that Scaramucci's wife Deidre had filed for divorce nine weeks pregnant, and that she gave birth to a son named James last Monday.

Are you still with me? Anthony Scaramucci's estranged wife had a baby boy last week. This is not the typical Democrat wife and Republican husband argument playing out across America. Both Scaramuccis are Republicans but Mrs. Scaramucci is rumoured to detest Trump and his bravado. She has issued no comment on her husband's gutter-talk and threats to kill White House staffers. 

Lara Stone Is Lensed By Harley Weir In 'Here Comes The Sun' For Vogue Italy August 2017

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Lara Stone Is Lensed By Harley Heir In 'Here Comes The Sun' For Vogue Italy August 2017

Supermodel Lara Stone makes a vivid impression in 'Here Comes The Sun', styled by Jane How. Photographer Harley Weir is behind the lens for Vogue Italia August 2017./ Hair by Soichi Inagaki; makeup by Lisa Butler

Adela Stenberg Soaks Up Sun In Camilla Larsson Images For Costume Magazine August 2017

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Adela Stenberg Soaks Up Sun In Camilla Larsson Images For Costume Magazine August 2017

Model Adela Stenberg is styled by Camilla Larsson in lovely sun-drenched images lensed by Olivia Frölich for Costume Magazine August 2017./ Makeup by Marie Thomsen; hair by Lasse Pedersen

Sen McCain Saved Obamacare Standing On The Unyielding Shoulders Of Collins & Murkowski

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Thankfully, most media understood that while Sen. McCain was the much-needed vote, he had two women colleagues who made his decision so critical because he could actually determine the final verdict on Obamacare. The Senator was in rare, eloquent form before returning to Arizona to commence his treatment for a seriously-advanced brain cancer. But it was Collins and Murkowski to declared their positions early on and never veered off course, in spite of numerous threats from Trump himself. Do any of those Republican white guys wonder the outcome might have been different if they had just taken Collins and Murkowski seriously, instead of treating them like pesky gnats. ~ Anne

Alécia, Sarah & Suzanne Are Birds of Summer By Hao Zeng For Boulevard Magazine

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Alécia, Sarah & Suzanne Are Birds of Summer By Hao Zeng For Boulevard Magazine

Models Alécia Morais, Sarah Brown and Susanne Knipper are 'The Birds of Summer', styled by Anna Katsanis casual sorority-girl looks. Photographer Hao Zeng flashes the trio in an exquisite editorial gem for the arty poetry and culture mag Boulevard. / Hair by Lizzie Arneson; makeup by Colleen Runne

Nicole Bentley Eyes Duckie Thot In 'Girl Interrupted' For Vogue Australia August 2017

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Nicole Bentley Eyes Duckie Thot In 'Girl Interrupted' For Vogue Australia August 2017

Model Duckie Thot fronts 'Girl Interrupted', street-savvy, suiting-inspired tailoring styled by Kate Darvill. Photographer Nicole Bentley eyes Duckie for Vogue Australia August 2017./ Hair by Sophie Roberts; makeup by Victoria Baron

Ethan James Green Flashes An Eccentric, Big Street-Cred Cast For Helmut Lang Fall 2017

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Ethan James Green Flashes An Eccentric, Big Street-Cred Cast For Helmut Lang Fall 2017

In Spring 2017 Helmut Lang's CEO Andrew Rosen announced that the brand was in a state of transformation. Rosen did not tap a permanent creative director, turning instead to Isabella Burley, editor-in-chief of London's Dazed magazine, to become Helmut Lang's first editor-in-residence, with a focus on revamping the Helmut Lang digital footprint.

In advance of New York Fashion week -- more than a month out -- it's not clothes that will give us an eye to the forward vision of Helmut Lang. The Fall/Winter 2018 ad campaign marks the beginning of the brand's 'reset'.

Shot by the talented Ethan James Green, the cast of characters includes Alek Wek, former porn star Traci Lords, transgender model Dara, the artist and director Larry Clark, and Amariyanna Copeny -- aka Mari Copeny --, a 10-year-old better know as "Little Miss Flint," who has served as the face of the Flint, Michigan water crisis. 

Isabelle Burley's first creative design pick Shayne Oliver, designer behind Hood by Air, created a special collection of ready-to-wear plus accessories, that will debut in September. Oliver, too, is in the ad campaign. Stylist Melanie Ward, a Helmut Lang 'original', appears with her brother and Anthony Ward. This fresh cast of characters strategy also includes Kembra Pfahler, Unlocking The Truth, Yoshi, Alanie Quinones, Aurel Haize, Grace Gee, Ian Isiah, Gogo Graham and Sohyun Jun.

The artistic result is a memorable cast of progressive thinkers, creative icons and a wide-range of talent that underscores not only brand identity in the digital age, but a much larger expansion of fashion's wings in the age of Trump.

When all the values held to be dear by the fashion industry are under assault, it's time for fashion to get street-smart and involved. Forget whether the season's color is pink or blue. The larger question is who are you as a brand? Are you with us or not? #RESIST! ~ Anne

Artist Conie Vallese Is Lensed By Josh Olins For WSJ Magazine August 2017

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Artist Conie Vallese Is Lensed By Josh Olins For WSJ Magazine August 2017

Argentinia-born, Brooklyn-based artist Conie Vallese is styled by Ludivine Poiblanc in 'True Colours', lensed by Josh Olins for WSJ Magazine August 2017./ Hair by James Pecis; makeup by Sally Branka

Madewell profiled Vallese in April 2017. Read on. 

Nicole Kidman Is Western Wily In Come Hither Poses Lensed By Carin Backoff For LOVE Magazine 18

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Nicole Kidman Is Western Wily In Come Hither Poses Lensed By Carin Backoff For LOVE Magazine 18

Actor Nicole Kidman covers the Fall 2017 issue of LOVE Magazine 18, styled by Sally Lyndleyin western woman denim looks from Pinko and Stetson mixed with Cartier bling. Photographer Carin Backoff flashes Kidman who said: "I thought about this shoot afterwards. I was like, what was I doing? I lost my mind! How are the shots? Do they look crazy?"