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Model Anne-Sophie Monrad is styled by Kim Howells in 'Plastic Fantastic', a collection of Chanel Accessories lensed by Arved Colvin-Smith for The Hunger Magazine Spring/Summer 2018./ Hair by Adrian Clark; makeup by Marco Antonio
Rising model Sara Grace Wallerstedt is styled by Lindsey Frugier in Arno Frugier images for Telegraph Magazine March 11, 2018./ Hair by Braydon Nelson; makeup by Susie Sobol
Model Janice Alida is styled by Sonny Groo in tailored modern silhouettes in neutral colors for 'Eenvoud Siert'. Photographer Zoltan Tombor captures Janice for Harper's Bazaar Netherlands April 2018./ Hair by Roberto Di Cuia; makeup by Steven Canavan
Images via See Management
United States Congresswoman Maxine Waters of California delivered a fiery speech at the Human Rights Campaign's annual Los Angeles Dinner Saturday night. Never at a loss for words, Rep. Waters ripped into Donald Trump, calling him “one of the most dishonorable, deceitful, and despicable people ever to hold public office.”
Waters ticked off a list of Trump transgressions against the LGBTQ community: a ban on transgender service members in the military, proposed budget cuts to programs supporting people living with HIV, and a rather terrifying proposition that Title VII does not include the LGBTQ community. “Well, what do I think about all of this?” she said to roaring applause as she removed her glasses and made a face that left no doubt how she felt about Trump's policies.
With Rep. Waters holding court on the West Coast, President Donald Trump was busy mocking her at his "am I just great or what speech" speech in Pennsylvania Saturday night.
Once again, Trump mocked Waters, saying she had a "very low IQ". Waters has become the source of Trump's incessant ridicule. In early March, Trump proposed at the annual Gridiron Club dinner that the Congresswoman take an IQ test.
Model Natalia Siodmiak is styled by Cecile Martin in Damon Baker black and whites for Madame Figaro March 2018./ Makeup by Helene Vasnier; hair by Jean-Luc Amarin
Models Dominique Babineaux, Ebonee Davis and Wallette Watson are styled by Katie Mossman in 'Phantom Threads', lensed by Marc de Groot for ELLE US March 2018./ Hair by Rutger; makeup by Serge Hodonou
Model Steffi Cook is styled by Kim Howells in pure, poetic images for 'A Room of One's Own'. Léa Nielsen is behind the lens for The Hunger Magazine Spring/Summer 2018./ Hair by Tyler Johnston; makeup by James O'Riley
Model Yasmin Wijnaldum is styled by Jos van Heel in a bold pattern play lensed by Marc De Groot for Vogue Netherlands April 2018 cover story./ Hair by Irena Ruben; makeup by Irena Ruben
Matea Brakus Goes 'Pretty Hardcore' By Sean & Seng For Vogue UK April 2018
Model Matea Brakus is styled by Carol Woolton & Jack Borkett in luxe baubles and bare black sensuality. Sean & Seng capture Matea in 'Pretty Hardcore' for Vogue UK April 2018./ Hair by Jonathan De Francesco; makeup by Laura Dominique
Writing for The Atlantic, Marie Doezema zeroes in on a case in France involving an 11-year-old girl. one that 50 years later has sparked a moment of moral and legal reckoning. The event happened in April, 2017, when a 28-year-old-man met an 11-year-old girl in a park in Montmagny, a small town of 14,000 people in northern France.
After congenial conversation with her that involved no coercion, the man said he would be happy to show the young girl how to kiss. She did go home with the man, and it's not clear from reading the reports when the girl showed the man her schoolbooks to establish her age. The victim says she did; the accused insists that she did not.
“She thought … that she didn’t have the right to protest, that it wouldn’t make any difference,” the mother told Mediapart, a French investigative site which first reported on the allegations of the case. The accusations were of an adult raping a child—a crime that, in France, can lead to a 20-year prison sentence for the perpetrator when the victim is 15 or younger.
Facts are that the case was not proceeding towards a rape charge. Initially, the man was charged with “sexual infraction,” a crime punishable with a maximum of five years in jail and a €75,000 fine. Under French law, a charge of rape requires “violence, coercion, threat, or surprise,” even if the victims are age 11 or 12, as the girl in the Montmagny case.
“She was 11 years and 10 months old, so nearly 12 years old,” defense lawyer Marc Goudarzian said. Sandrine Parise-Heideiger, his fellow defense lawyer, added: “We are not dealing with a sexual predator on a poor little faultless goose.”
Model Vanessa Axente is styled by Helen Broadfoot in 'Trench Coats', lensed by Alexandra Nataf for Porter Magazine Spring 2018./ Hair by Jenny Kim; makeup by Chiho Omae
Portuguese model and VS Angel Sara Sampaio is the new face of Graff Diamonds.Lensed by Patrick Demarchelier for Graff's Green Lady campaign Sara shines wearing a pair of 50 carat emerald cut diamond earrings as well as a 35 carat emerald cut D Flawless diamond ring.
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AOC hasn't written about diamonds and blood diamonds for several years, but the journey to market of the 'Peace' diamond caught our attention.
It was Laurence Graff who won the Dec. 2017 bidding in New York, acquiring the so-called 'Peace' diamond from the government of Sierra Leone.
The stone is the third largest diamond in the country's history and the 14th biggest ever discovered worldwide, according to the Rapaport Group, the jewelry auction organization that helped bring the stone to auction. Note that the Rapaport Group is also a leader in fair trade and ethical diamond mining.
The 'Peace' diamond arrived in New York for the December 2017 auction with a cloud over its head. At an earlier auction in Sierra Leone, the diamond brought only $7.8 million at auction and did not meet the floor price.
Because the 'Peace' diamond brought even less money at $6.5 million in New York than the $7.8 million rejected in Sierra Leone, disappointment is understandable.
“What is the value of the life of a child in Sierra Leone? What is the value of clean water? That’s the value, that’s here. And that’s what Laurence Graff is buying,” said Chairman of Rapaport Group, Martin Rapaport. Note that I'm not clear if Rapaport's comments came before or after the sale. But they appeared in a March 5, 2018 article on Africanews.com, talking about Sierra Leone's history in blood diamonds. According to World Bank data, Sierra Leone’s gross national income per capita stood at $620 in 2015.
Related. This story is unfolding in several parts, one more interesting than the next. This is the first chapter -- modified tonight based on new research.
Yelena Yemchuk Eyes Lisa Bonet In 'A Life Less Ordinary' For Porter Edit March 9, 2018
Female actor, singer and artist Lisa Bonet covers the March 9, 2018 issue of Porter Edit. Tracy Taylor styles Lisa for 'A Life Less Ordinary' by Yelena Yemchuk. / Hair by Johnnie Sapong; makeup by Lisa Storey
In her interview, Bonet reflects on her seven-year role playing the strong-willed Denise Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show', working with now-disgraced and back in Philadelphia court, comedian Bill Cosby.
“There was no knowledge on my part about [Cosby’s] specific actions, but… There was just energy. And that type of sinister, shadow energy cannot be concealed," Bonet told Porter Edit,adding that there was "always" a darkness around him. Bonet is hardly alone in her inability to reconcile the stories about Cosby with her memory of his actions on set.
Unlike Phylicia Rashad and Malcolm Jamal Warner, who have openly defended the comedian, Bonet has not, although she maintains that she never observed any inappropriate behavior on the set. "If I had anything more to reveal then it would have happened a long time ago. That’s my nature. The truth will set you free,” Bonet explains, reflecting on the 60 women who have made accusations against Bill Cosby.
Bonet does say that Cosby radiated an energy, a "sinister, shadow energy" that "cannot be concealed". There was "always" a darkness around Cosby, Bonet maintains in her interview.
Model Hanne Gaby Odiele is styled by Susan Winget in 'Modern Classic', lensed by Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello for Harper's Bazaar Germany April 2018./ Makeup by Rie Omoto
Top model Toni Garrn is styled by Erica Pelosini in 'Turning Point', lensed by Gilles Bensimon for Editorialist Magazine Spring/Summer 2018./ Hair by Peter Butler; makeup by Sarah Uslan
In her interview, Toni reviews her activist history, a Smart Sensuality woman's trajectory we've followed for years. What is new is Toni's positioning herself directly with a luxury brand, wanting the alliance but also directly asking for support for her activist and philanthropic efforts in Africa. We agree that when models become ambassadors for luxury products, they should not hesitate to negotiate financial support for their values and life priorities. If a brand says "no deal", is the gig and the money actually worth it? Is the established model living up to her full potential in accepting a "no"? Does the model really want to represent this brand?
Top model Andreea Diaconu is styled by Romy Frydman in Zimmermann's Summer Swim 2018 Campaign, lensed by Andy Swartz. / Hair by Sophie Roberts; makeup by Jodie Boland
Images via See Management for Jodie Boland
Natalie Westling Is An 'Urban Legend' Lensed By Craig McDean For British Vogue April 2018
Model Natalie Westling is styled by Grace Coddington in 'Urban Legend', lensed by Craig McDean for Vogue UK April 2018./ Hair by Julien D'ys; makeup by Diane Kendal
Portuguese model and VS Angel Sara Sampaio is the new face of Graff Diamonds. Lensed by Patrick Demarchelier for Graff's Green Lady campaign Sara shines wearing a pair of 50 carat emerald cut diamond earrings as well as a 35 carat emerald cut D Flawless diamond ring.
In November 2015 How To Spend It Magazine interviewed Laurence Graff, chairman of Graff Diamonds, in advance of the sale of an exceptional diamond called Blue Moon, in advance of its Sotheby's sale for $48.5m.
Vivienne Becker amplifies the impact Laurence Graff has had on the fine jewelry business with his pioneering mine-to-market business model. Graff brought together "the disparate sectors of the traditional fragmented diamond supply chain, with its total disconnect between the miners at the source, the cutters and dealers and the artistry of the finished jewels."
AOC hasn't written about diamonds and blood diamonds for several years, but the journey to market of the 'Peace' diamond caught our attention.
It was Laurence Graff who won the Dec. 2017 bidding in New York, acquiring the so-called 'Peace' diamond from the government of Sierra Leone.
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen is center stage in Rosa Cha's Spring Summer 2018 ad campaign, lensed by Nino Munez with styling by Daniel Ueda./ Hair by Harry Josh; makeup by Hung Vanngo; manicure by Elisa Ferri
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