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Kris Grikaite Wears Alexander McQueen, Lensed By Mario Sorrenti For AnOther Magazine SS 2018
Rising Russian model Kris Grikaite is styled by Robbie Spencer in Alexander McQueen's spring collection. Photographer Mario Sorrenti is behind the lens for AnOther Magazine Spring/Summer 2018./ Hair by Recine; makeup by Diane Kendal
In what is becoming a fashion industry #MeToo moment, The Boston Globe released their investigation of sexual assault and misconduct accusations against at least 25 photographers, agents, stylists, and casting directors including Patrick Demarchelier, David Bellemere, Greg Kadel, Seth Sabal, Karl Templer and more.
Models offering testimony include Abbey Lee, RJ King, Myla Dalbesio, Chloe Hayward and more prominent names in the industry.
One of the industry's most prominent voices Coco Rocha told the Globe's Spotlight team that when she refused to get naked on the set at age 16, the photographer replaced her with a girl younger and more obedient. Months later, another famous photographer simulated an orgasm as he took her picture.
On her first test shoot at age 15, Dasha Alexander said the photographer held the camera in one hand and digitally penetrated her with his other. The move would make the pictures more "raw" and "sensual". I find this move laughable because a woman's sensuality is much more innate. If anything, the photographer would inspire raw fear -- unless the model was in full agreement with the gesture. If the photographer didn't ask her in advance about this digital penetration, he is guilty of sexual assault.
Tess Hellfeuer Gets Sunny, Lensed By Baard Lunde For Glamour Italia February 2018
Model Tess Hellfeuer is styled by Valentina Di Pinto in warm weather sophistication with artisan details. Photographer Baard Lunde throws light on the new season for Glamour Italia February 2018./ Hair by Lucalazzaro; makeup by Silvana Belli
Fearless Girl Will Get A Permanent Home In New York, Taking Charging Bull With Her
Great News! Fearless Girl is staying in Manhattan permanently, probably inseparable from her nemesis statue, Charging Bull. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, the duo seem even more joined at the hip. Such a decision will surely prompt wine-vinegar words from Charging Bull's, men are the masters of the universe, artist Arturo Di Modica.
Because Fearless Girl has brought so many tourists and visitors to her small location in Wall Street, officials have traffic and safety concerns around her permanent residence. Negotiations are underway between the Mayor's Office and State Street Global Advisors, who birthed Fearless Girl in time for International Women's Day 2017, regarding her long-term future plans .
“The message of the Fearless Girl statue has resonated with New Yorkers and visitors alike,” a spokesperson for Mayor Bill de Blasio told Adweek. “Its enthusiastic reception has been heartening, and we are discussing various approaches to ensure this statue continues to be a part of the city’s civic life.”
Millions of tourists and natives have indeed flocked to see the statue since its March 7, 2017, debut, and other cities want to clone her -- sort of pink pussyhat sorority sisters.
Frans Hals, Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia of Haarlem (1627)
Penélope Cruz Rewrites Fairy Tales, Lensed By Cedric Buchet For Porter Edit February 16, 2018
Actor and activist Penélope Cruz talks to Mark Smith about her process of becoming Donatella Versace for her US TV debut as the sister of murdered designer Gianni Versace. Cruz is happy to be back in Madrid, after living in London last winter during the filming of Kenneth Branagh's 'Murder on the Orient Express'. Cruz says she's constitutionally unsuited to gray days and an early nightfall, as it affects her brain.
Cruz became the first spanish woman to win an Academy Award, for her 2008 role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, a film written and directed by Woody Allen and produced by Harvey Weinstein. We'll talk Cruz's Hollywood women experience in another post, but must share Penelope's resourceful way of dealing with gender roles between her own daughter and son.
“Fairy tales matter so much because these are the first stories that you hear from the mouths of your parents,” she says. “So, when I read fairy tales to my kids at night, I’m always changing the endings – always, always, always, always. F*****g Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty and all of this – there’s a lot of machismo in those stories. That can have an effect on the way that kids see the world. If you’re not careful, they start thinking: ‘Oh, so the men get to decide everything.’”
Cruz’s subversive fairy-tale heroines, she says, are prone to declining proposals of marriage, or making the proposals themselves. An example? “In my version of Cinderella, when the prince says, ‘Do you wanna marry?’ she says, ‘No, thanks, ’cos I don’t want to be a princess. I want to be an astronaut, or a chef.’” Cruz laughs wickedly and closes an imaginary book.
Penélope Cruz is styled by Barbara Martelo in 'Female Fortitude', lensed by Cedric Buchetfor Porter Edit February 2016, 2018.
Model Hana Jirickova is styled by Patrick Mackie in pastel elegance, lensed by Camilla Akrans for Harper's Bazaar USMarch 2018./ Makeup by Wendy Rowe; hair by Ali Pirzadeh
Kim Kardashian covers the February 2018 issue of Vogue Taiwan, playing the glam blonde femme fatale. Photographer Dennis Leupold captures the smoldering social media star styled by Melina Chen in Bulgari, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Saint Laurent and more./ Hair by Andrew Fitzsimons; makeup by Mario Dedivanovic
Model Sofia Tesmenitskaya is airborne, styled in 'Ballerina' by Astrid Doil. Photographer Enrique Badulescu is behind the lens for Elle Germany March 2018./ Makeup by Deanna Melluso for NARS; hair by Leonardo Manetti for ION Studio NYC
Images by See Management for Deanna Melluso and Leonardo Manetti
Melania Trump must be out of her mind. Here is another major expose about her philandering, immoral, Putin-lover husband, a man who is unfortunately our president. The golden showers in Russia are looking more believable every day. Any woman who married Trump with his reputation and marital history deserves what she gets -- which is a whole lotta money in this case. I can't image this marriage will be saved, as Trump has made Melania Trump one of the most publicly humiliated women ever in history.
Ronan Farrow, who also broke The New Yorker story on Harvey Weinstein is the pen behind 'Donald Trump, A Playboy Model and A System For Concealing Infidelity'. The players include Trump loyalist David Pecker, the chairman of American Media, Inc., the publisher of the National Enquirer; Karen McDougal, a former Playmate of the Year; Donald Trump; and Dylan Howard, A.M.I.’s chief content officer.
Do not confuse Karen McDougal with Stormy Daniels. They are separate women who apparently had affairs with Trump simultaneously -- or close to it. All we know for sure is that Melania had given birth to Trump's son Barron in the recent past.
Giedre Dukauskaite Fronts Margaret Howell's S/S 2018 Collection Lensed By Alasdair McLellan
Top model Giedre Dukauskaite gets down to business, styled by Beat Bolliger in smart-woman looks for the straight-A crowd. Photographer Alasdair McLellan is behind the lens for Margaret Howell's Spring Summer 2018 collection. / Makeup by Sam Bryant; hair by Shon Hyungsun Ju
Nora, Rianne & Imaan Are Lensed By Jamie Hawkesworth In 'No Limits' For Vogue US March 2018
Models Nora Attal, Rianne Van Rompaey & Imaan Hammam are styled in nomad looks by Camilla Nickerson. Photographer Jamie Hawkesworth captures the trio in 'No Limits' for Vogue US March 2018./ Hair by James Pecis; makeup by Dick Page
Helena Christensen, Christy Turlington & Danai Gurira At Ali Hewson's Edun Fall 2018 Presentation
Vogue reviews Edun's Fall 2018 presentation, writing that in Nairobi, Kenya, "you're only as awesome as your boda boda." The wilder and crazier your motorcycle taxi wheels, the more stylish you are in Nairobi. The inspired embellishment of boda bodas worked its way into Edun's Fall 2018 collection, which got a big boost from two of the industry's greats: Helena Christensen and Christy Turlington.
Black Panther star Danai Gurira showed off bold, exuberant colors against the backdrop of a pastel pink boda boda.
In 2009 LVMH took a stake in Edun, founded by Ali Hewson and her husband Bono in 2005. Helena Christensen is bff with Hewson and an integral member of the Edun spiritual/artisan-inspired design mindset. Helena and Ali first met in 1993 when the Danish beauty first modeled in Hewson's show for the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children at the Point in Dublin.
Now a professional photographer, Helena frequently turns her lens to Bono's U2 band and to her role working as an ambassador with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Christy Turlington and husband Ed Burns frequently join the party, as do Trudie Styler and Sting. The Edun lookbook images were shot in New Orleans, presumably by Christensen.
Model Michaela Kocianova exudes her femme-fatale sensuality, styled by Jana Kapounova in images by Andreas Ortner for Harper's Bazaar Czech March 2018./ Hair by Martin Tyl; makeup by Hristina Georgievska
Christy Turlington Fronts H&M Conscious 2018 Campaign, Inspired By Karin Larsson
Supermodel Christy Turlington fronts H&M's Conscious 2018 campaign, joined by Giedre Dukauskaite and Aamito Lagum. The sustainable collection features items made of TENCEL™, recycled polyester and organic linen. H&M also introduces ECONYL® -- a 100 percent regenerated nylon fiber made of recycled fishnets and nylon waste -- as well as recycled silver used in a fine jewelry collection. Photographer Mikael Jansson captures the Conscious Exclusive collection, inspired by the artful home, and the work and lifestyle of Carl and Karin Larsson.
Vogue writes that Carl and Karin Larsson met in Paris in the 1880s, where they both were studying painting. As expected of women, Karin have up her painting to raise their family of eight children. But she also found new ways to channel her creativity into interior design, weaving, embroidery and other 'wifey' creative pursuits.
Released once a year, the aim of the Conscious Exclusive collection, explained Anna Gedda, the company’s queen of green, is twofold: “Making fashion sustainable, but [also] to make sustainability fashionable.”
Tasha Tilberg Wears Arty Looks Straight 'Off The Wall' Lensed By D Picard For ELLE Canada March 2018
Model Tasha Tilberg is styled by Corey Ng in ‘Off The Wall’, fashion that makes bodies a contemporary art gallery. D Picard is behind the lens for ELLE Canada March 2018.
Hannah Ferguson Hits Austin, Lensed By Harper Smith For V Magazine #111 Spring 2018
V Magazine’s V111 Spring 2018 issue launches a new feature United States of Fashion exploring dynamic cities across America. Hannah Ferguson takes us to Austin, Texas in images lensed by Harper Smith with styling by Paul Frederick.
Model Afrodita Dorado is styled by Laura Seganti in sublime images by Koto Bolofo for Marie Claire Italy March 2018.
Model Lameka Fox is styled by David Vandewal for images by Azim Haidaryan for Elle US March 2018./ Makeup by Mary Jane Frost; hair by Sebastien Bascle
Top model, the sexy 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie of The Year Barbara Palvin drops into the 2018 SI Swimsuit Issue. Lensed in the Bahamas by Ben Watts, Barbara wears colorblocked, sleek athletic looks from Ola Vida, INDAH Clothing and Elissa Beachwear.
Deepika Padukone Wears Rainbow Colors In Mazen Abusrour Images For Vogue India February 2018
Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone covers the February 2018 issue of Vogue India's 'Happy Issue'. Stylist Anaita Shroff Adajania chooses designs from Ashish, Lolli, Topshop, Diane von Furstenberg, Moshino and more for images by Mazen Abusrour.
Deepika Padukone wears a smile even though she's lived with constant death threats and insults to her character for months now, embroiled in protests against the movie 'Padmavati'. Hindu nationalists put a $1.5 million bounty on Padukone's head, for disgracing -- in their opinion -- the 14th century Hindu queen, a fictional heroine envisioned by the 16th-century poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi. AOC will follow up today, but the movie has opened in India, as ordered by the Supreme Court. While there have been protests, the mass suicide of Hindu women did not go off as promised.
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Finally A Few Words From Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi’s Battle Plan: Jobs, Exposing Tea Party Extremists to Voters The Daily Beast
“I haven’t seen a poll yet that says, ‘Don’t tax the rich, we don’t want jobs, we just want to deal with this debt first, second, last, and always.’”
As Democrats move to portray Republicans as reckless extremists bent on destroying government, she articulates the problem this way: