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Model Luna Bijl is styled by Valentina Colado in ‘Rendez-vous’, sleek sensuality looks lensed by Chris Colls for Vogue Mexico + Vogue Latin America December 2018./ Hair by Ward Stegerhoek; makeup by Frank B
Top model Birgit Kos is styled by Géraldine Saglio wearing Massimo Dutti’s ‘Après Ski Collection’ Winter 2018/19 lensed by Gregory Harris./ Hair by Damien Boissinot; makeup by Christelle Cocquet
Rising Somali-American model Halima Aden is styled by Elle Cepada in neutral glam looks from Christopher Kane, Zimmermann, Tom Ford and more. Photographer An Le captures Halima for Vogue Arabia November 2018.
Girl Baby Elephants Become Proxy Matriarchs At Kenya's Reteti Elephant Sanctuary
Sunday night has been elephant update night for Anne. My head is swimming in new information and stories. Before I venture out, let me share this charming, empathetic story in National Geographic about Kenya’s Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Kenya.
A few weeks ago, AOC featured the entire short virtual reality film ‘My Africa’, narrated by Lupita Nyong’o and set among the Samburu people. The region of the film and this May, 2017 article includes the Turkana, Rendille, Borana, and Somali peoples — besides the Samburu. Knowledgeable about many of the civil wars that have ravaged Africa (and America) I’m not familiar with tensions in this area. The point of our story and ‘My Africa’ is how these ethnic groups are working together today to strengthen their communities while protecting the estimated 6,000 elephants, according to National Geographic, who share the land.
In fact, I pursued the article because of this beautiful image of Mary Lengees, one of Reteti’s first female elephant keepers and Shyian. Upon landing at National Geographic, I felt a poignant moment for Shaba, a little female elephant who is now the boss. So much has been written about the great elephant matriarchs, strong leaders who sleep hardly at all to protect their herd.
The notion of a baby girl elephant’s natural instincts taking hold, making her the leader and caretaker long before her time is due reminds me of stories of young girls with countless siblings — too many for mom to manage — or even orphan girls with young brothers and sisters who suddenly rise to positions of leadership, almost out of instinct.
Kourtney Kardashian celebrates her own skin, revealing all in Michael Schwartz images for GQ Mexico December/January 2018/19.
“I am very comfortable in my own skin, I like to be naked in my house and I think it is important to show positive images of our body,” Kardashian told the magazine. She also explained that she’s no longer as picky about what she eats, though nutrition is important. “I used to do very specific diets, I learned something from all of them and incorporated them into my lifestyle, but I’m not so strict anymore.”
Melania Trump wants the nation to celebrate a holiday invasion of morbid, blood-sucking topiary trees devoid of magic or inspiration. What she doesn't understand is each topiary houses a Handmaid's Tale activist seeking REVENGE on her husband.
Remember the Trojan War from Greek History when ODYSSEUS and his men entered Troy in the wooden horse? Well, when all those blood-sucking trees start moving towards The Donald while he chows down on cheese burgers in bed, even FOX News won't be able to help him. Trump is terrified of germs (TRUTH not satire) so imagine his heartfelt response when he looks up and sees that he is under attack by an invasion of blood-thirsty topiary trees, each carrying a living, breathing, ranting Handmaiden seeking justice. Sweet! ~ Anne
For the real story on yet another Melania Trump style flop, read about America’s joyous holiday decorations at Vanity Fair.
Assa Baradji Is Refined Elegance, Lensed By Songyi Yoon For Vogue Korea December 2018
French new face Assa Baradji is styled by Kihoh Sohn in 5 Passage Piver, 75011 Paris, lensed by Songyi Yoon for Vogue Korea December 2018./ Hair by Chiao Chenet; makeup by Masae Ito
Chiharu Okungi Covers Manifesto Magazine November-December 2018 By Jumbo Tsui
Model Chiharu Okunugi is styled by Yoshi Miyamasu in elegant simplicity lensed by Jumbo Tsui for Manifesto Magazine November 2018./ Hair by Takeshi; makeup by Yuka Washizu
Photographer Will Vendramini flashes model Mathilde Brok Brandi for Intermix Holiday Campaign./ Hair by Owen Gould; makeup by Eric Polito
Grace Elizabeth Fronts 'Power Woman' By Solve Sundsbo In Vogue China December 2018
Top model Grace Elizabeth is styled by Katie Shillingford in ‘Power Woman’, lensed by Solve Sundsbo for Vogue China December 2018./ Hair by Malcolm Edwards; makeup by Sam Bryant
“I ENJOYED MY TOUR OF BEAUVOIR. THE JEFFERSON DAVIS HOME AND PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY LOCATED IN BILOXI,” HYDE-SMITH WROTE IN A CAPTION ON THIS PHOTOS POSTED TO HER FB PAGE IN 2014. DAVIS WAS THE CONFEDERATE PRESIDENT DURING THE CIVIL WAR. HIS FORMER ESTATE NOW SERVES AS A MUSEUM AND LIBRARY IN HIS HONOR.
“THIS IS A MUST SEE,” HYDE-SMITH WROTE. “CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY ARE ARTIFACTS CONNECTED TO THE DAILY LIFE OF THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER INCLUDING WEAPONS. MISSISSIPPI HISTORY AT ITS BEST!”
Mississippi Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Celebrates Mississippi Confederacy At Every Opportunity
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith attended and graduated from a segregation academy that was set up so that white parents could avoid having to send their children to schools with black students, a yearbook reveals. Hyde-Smith enrolled her own daughter at Brookhaven Academy, another Mississippi segregation school founded in 1970, the Jackson Free Press reported.
The latest race-related battle around Tuesday’s Mississippi Senate race with Democrat Mike Espy follows a recent leaked tape in which Hyde-Smith said that she would gladly attend a “public hanging” is one of her supporters invited her. The statement was outrageous, given Mississippi’s history as the lynching capital of the United States.
One of the most famous lynchings in Mississippi was the savage and brutal death of 14-year old Chicago child Emmett Till.
Hyde-Smith is very proud of Mississippi history and has no hesitation to celebrate the segregated south, saying that the Confederacy represents “Mississippi history at its best.”
I thought of Hillary Clinton, when reading this story. At considerable personal risk to herself, then 24-year-old law student Hillary was working for Marian Wright Edelman, the civil rights activist and prominent advocate for children. Mrs. Edelman had sent her to Alabama in 1972 to help prove that the Nixon administration was not enforcing the legal ban on granting tax-exempt status to so-called segregation academies, the estimated 200 private academies that sprang up in the South to cater to white families after a 1969 Supreme Court decision forced public schools to integrate.
Hillary posed as a young wife, telling the guidance counselor of a seg school that her husband had just taken a job in Dothan, that they were a churchgoing family and that they were looking for a school for their son.
Like many white activists from the North who traveled south to help on civil rights issues, Mrs. Clinton confronted a different world in Dothan, separate and unequal, and a sting of injustice she had previously only read about.
Top models Irina Shayk and Stella Maxwell sizzle, styled by Leila Smara in ‘Girl Power’. Matthew Brookes makes the sexy image captures for Madame Figaro November 16, 2018./ Hair by Claudio Belizario; makeup by Lloyd Simmons
Shanelle Nyasiase Is Green Goddess Elegance By Txema Yeste For Vogue Spain
The high impact of Sudanese and South Sundanese models — and African-born women generally — has been breathtaking over the last year. Recent editorials suggest that no one — least of all great beauties like Shanelle Nyasiase — is taking his or her foot off the gas pedal. It’s as if the fashion industry has finally had a moment of long overdue reckoning, and the results are just magnificent.
Shanelle is styled by Juan Cebrián in haute couture from Valentino — the two-page appliqued halter dress; Givenchy — the blue sparkling cape; Dior — the green pleated dress above and much more holiday magnificence. Photographer Txema Yeste captures the extraordinary visual elegance in Paris — where else — as ‘Verde que te quiero verde’ for Vogue Spain December 2018./ Hair by Karim B; makeup by Tatsu Yamanaka
Natasha Luwedde Is Beyond Breathtaking In Elizaveta Porodina Images For Vogue Arabia December 2018
Good goddess! We have another breathtaking model from a war-torn country rising in the fashion industry. Natasha Luwedde left war-torn Burundi, spent time in Uganda — perhaps in a refugee camp — before arriving in Scotland, where she made a new life. Luwedde wears Alexander McQueen, Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Prada and Saint Laurent in drop-dead gorgeous, high-impact images by Elizaveta Porodina for Vogue Arabia December 2018.
Swedish actor and Louis Vuitton ambassador Alicia Vikander is styled in Vuitton by Patti Wilson. Photographer Emma Summerton makes the capture for Vogue Spain December 2018./ Hair by George Northwood; makeup by Kelly Cornwell
Rising model Sophie Rask is styled by Nelly Goncalves in ‘Sou Teu Amigo Sim’ (I’m Your Friend, Yes’). Frederico Martins captures the fashion artistry for Vogue Portugal November 2018./ Hair by Rui Rocha
Top model Birgit Kos is ready to ‘Disco for Days’, styled by Morgan Pilcher in highly-wearable ‘80s glamour. Photographer Hyea W. Kang captures the new high-impact tops, blue-wash denim, statement leather jackets and glitter-ball dresses.for Porter Edit November 23, 2018./ Hair by Karim Balghiran; makeup by Tiina Roivainen
Model Olivia Anakwe wears supersaturated, bold colors in ‘Eye Candy’, styled by Miguel Enamorado. Photographer Victor Demarchelier is behind the lens for Harper’s Bazaar US December 2018./ Hair by David von Cannon; makeup by Yuki Hayashi
Model Maeva Giani Marshall poses in nature-inspired, luxe jewels styled by Sophie Warburton in ‘Shades of Enchantment’. Photographer Ciara Giaminardi captures these birds of paradise images for Sunday Telegraph UK November 2018./ Hair by Chris Sweeney; makeup by Florrie White
Marshall is part of a wave of models challenging conventional notions of beauty, with her highly freckled face. The backstory on her freckles is that they are not only beautiful but the result of recovery treatment she underwent following a stroke a few years ago. Her face is a daily reminder of her strength, resilience and recovery.
Models Katea Gramma and Maya Gunn are styled by Windy Aulia in ‘Finding Neverland’, lensed by Paul McLean for Harper’s Bazaar Australia December 2018./ Makeup by Mayu Yamaji; hair by Stelios Chondros
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