Yoon Young Bae Wears The Pants In Kim Hee June Images For ELLE Korea January 2019
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Rising model Yoon Young Bae suits up in ‘Take the Power’, styled by Lee Hye Mi. Kim Hee June makes the capture for ELLE Korea January 2019.
Eye: Dear Helena, Ashley, Chiara, Monica + | In Posing For Dolce & Gabbana Sp 2019 Campaign, Do You Give The Brand Cover?
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Some of AOC’s favorite models and talents led by Helena Christensen, Ashley Graham, Monica Belluci, Eva Herzigova, Karen Elson, Chiara Scelsi and more are supported by photographers including Angelo Pennetta, Luca & Alessandro Morelli, Giuseppe Tornatore, Branislav Simoncik, Franco Pagetti, Bruce Gilden and Alex Majoli in celebrating Dolce & Gabbana’s Spring 2019 ad campaign.
Complicity Among Creatives
We don’t have the answers to any key questions around the participation of these creatives in the Dolce & Gabbana campaign — except to say that we wouldn’t participate in the campaign in any way. That’s a tough decision to make in a world that feels increasingly politically correct, a world where disagreement and debate is not tolerated by either demanding progressives or right-wing conservatives. So unlike many voices, AOC won’t criticize talents using their gifts on behalf of the Dolce & Gabbana brand.
Caught in our own concerns about the intolerance of politically-correct, progressive demands, we also acknowledge the reality of a world marching towards intolerance generally. This right-wing intolerance derides women’s rights or even our intelligence, gay rights, protecting the environment and a host of other values that the fashion industry theoretically embraces.
Kim Kardashian Hawks Dolce & Gabbana, Then Pulls Instagram Story As Confused Followers Express Dismay
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Talent mogul Kim Kardashian had the equivalent of a senior moment, rushing to produce an Instagram Story praising Italian luxury brand Dolce & Gabbana’s big box of goodies sent her by the controversial luxury brand. In the short clip, the KKW Beauty mogul pans across several sequinned tuxedo jackets while narrating, “So I come home to these amazing, huge Dolce & Gabbana boxes”.
By now Kardashian knows that her every move is under the microscope, leaving people confused that days after announcing that she and husband Kanye West are expecting a fourth child via IVF, she would use her reputation to advance a brand that advocated against IVF, saying “We oppose gay adoptions. The only family is the traditional one…. No chemical offsprings and rented uterus: life has a natural flow, there are things that should not be changed.”
Kardashian pulled her Insta Story within hours, but one wonders exactly what she was thinking. AOC doesn’t disparage Kim Kardashian in any way. We’re not KK haters but admirers of her frankly prodigious business talents and ability to live in the limelight 24/7. But surely Kardashian knows that the Dolce & Gabbana brand is newly-toxic, yet again over its controversial antics and subsequent cancellation of their late fall 2018 Shanghai show.
In reality, the Dolce & Gabbana brand is aligned far closer to the Trumplandia values embraced by her husband Kanye West than her own more progressive ones. One wonders if Kanye told the DG boys to send over the loot, so Kim could hawk it. How much $$$ was it worth to all parties involved.
Eduardo Rezende Flashes Xin Xie In Modern Art Tailoring For Harper's Bazaar Brazil December 2018
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Model Xin Xie is styled by Maria Von Sothen in images by Eduardo Rezende for Harper’s Bazaar Brazil December 2019./ Beauty by Claudio Belizario
Ruth Bell + Selena Forrest Front Dior's Spring/Summer 2019 Ad Campaign, Lensed By Harley Weir
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Models Ruth Bell and Selena Forrest join forces with professional dancers in Dior’s Spring/Summer 2019 ad campaign, lensed by Harley Weir. Continuing the theme of dance, beauty and the female form as expressed in Dior’s spring runway show, the cast reference ethereal fabrics body suits, dresses and open-knit ensembles. Dior’s Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri speaks to the campaign, saying: ''My work is related to the celebration of the body through clothing and the opportunity it offers us in how we represent ourselves in the eyes of others as well as in our own eyes.''
'London Is Open' By Erik Madigan Heck For Harper's Bazaar UK February 2019-Pt1
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'London Is Open' By Erik Madigan Heck For Harper's Bazaar UK February 2019-Pt1
Models Olivia Anakwe, Camille Hurel, and Sara Dijkink are styled by Leith Clark in ‘London Is Open’, a beautiful two-part fashion tribute anchored in London’s institutions and landmarks. Photographer Eric Madigan Heck is behind the lens for Harper’s Bazaar’s UK February 2019 issue./ Hair by Alain Pichon; makeup by Andrew Gallimore See Pt 2.
'London Is Open' By Erik Madigan Heck For Harper's Bazaar UK February 2019-Pt2
Alasdair McLellan Captures Edwina, Fran, Nora, Rebecca + In 'Spring Fever' For Vogue UK February 2019
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Models Amandine Pouilly, Edwina Preston, Fran Summers, Lucan Gillespie, Nora Attal, Primrose Archer, and Rebecca Leigh Longendyke have a big case of ‘Spring Fever’, styled by Kate Phelan. Alasdair McLellan is behind the lens for Vogue UK February 2018./ Hair by Syd Hayes; makeup by Lynsey Alexander
Matilda Dods Poses In Poetic Images By Jeremy Choh For ELLE Indonesia January 2018
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Model Matilda Dods is styled by Cheryl Tan in images by Jeremy Choh for ELLE Indonesia January 2019./ Hair by Kyye Reed; makeup by Isabella Schimid
Karmen Pedaru Chills In 'Easy Chic' By Mario Sierra For ELLE France Jan 4, 2019
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Model Karmen Pedaru is styled by Inmaculada Jimenez in casual denim and cozy tops for ‘Easy Chic’. Photographer Mario Sierra is behind the lens for ELLE France January 4, 2019./ Beauty by Vicky Marcos
Penelope Cruz Covers Marie Claire US February 2019 Issue, Lensed By Nico Bustos
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Penelope Cruz Covers Marie Claire US February 2019 Issue, Lensed By Nico Bustos
Actor Penelope Cruz covers the February 2019 issue of Marie Claire US, styled by Joseph Errico in images by Nico Bustos./ Beauty by Pablo Iglesias
Cruz is nominated for a Sunday night Golden Globe award for her performance in ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’ in the second season of American Crime Story. In February, the star debuts with husband Javier Bardem in ‘Everybody Knows’. Read her interview with Gaby Wood.
Adut, Fran, Indira, Kiki, Kiko + Sara Bring Global Cast To Coach Spring 2019 Campaign By Craig McDean
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Femmes Adult Akech, Fran Summers, Guan Xiaotong, Indira Scott, Kiki Williams, Kiko Mizuhara and Sora Choi bring a fresh breath of global diversity to Coach’s Spring 2019 Ad Campaign, lensed by Craig McDean.
Rianne Van Rompaey Is Lensed By Karim Sadli In 'Jane Birkin' For Vogue Paris January 2019
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Rianne Van Rompaey Is Lensed By Karim Sadli In 'Jane Birkin' For Vogue Paris January 2019
Top model Rianne Van Rompaey channels ‘Jane Birkin’, styled by Aleksandra Woroniecka. Karim Sadli is behind the lens for Vogue Paris January 2019./ Makeup by Christelle Cocquet; hair by Damien Boissinot
Adut, Fran, Indira, Kiki, Kiko + Sora Bring Global Cast To Coach Spring 2019 Campaign By Craig McDean
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Femmes Adut Akech, Fran Summers, Guan Xiaotong, Indira Scott, Kiki Willems, Kiko Mizuhara and Sora Choi bring a fresh breath of global diversity to Coach’s Spring 2019 Ad Campaign, lensed by Craig McDean.
Jack Waterlot Captures An Elegant Emily DiDonato For Vogue Arabia January 2019
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Model Emily DiDonato is styled by Joanne Blades in high fashion elegance, lensed by Jack Waterlot for Vogue Arabia January 2019./ Hair by Panos Papandrianos; makeup by Dotti
Carolina Burgin Graces Vogue Korea January 2019, Lensed By PAKBAE As 'Paradise'
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Model Carolina Burgin is styled by Kihoh Sohn in Dior looks lensed by PAKBAE as ‘Paradise’ for Vogue Korea January 2019. / Hair by Mike Desir; makeup by Fidel Fernandez
Nadine Ijewere Shoots Brit Talent Dua Lipa As First WOC To Shoot Any Vogue Cover In The World
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Nadine Ijewere Shoots Brit Talent Dua Lipa As First WOC To Shoot Any Vogue Cover In The World
British music talent Dua Lipa covers the January 2019 issue of British Vogue, joined by actor Laetitia Wright and model Binx Walton for the ‘Youth Quake’ editorial. In an issue devoted to the future, it’s fitting that photographer Nadine Ijewere is the first woman of color to shoot any Vogue cover, anywhere in the world. And to reinforce the trend of an epic rise of women of color in fashion, politics and culture, Laetitia Wright’s movies are the top movie box office draw in 2018. No man comes close.
Frederikke Sofie Gets Her Fashion 'Game On' In Sporty Looks Lensed By Philip Messmann For Porter Edit January 4, 2019
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Model Frederikke Sofie is styled by Helen Broadfoot in ‘Game On’ for fashionistas wanting to make a clean start on spring. Sport meets street chic in images by Philip Messmann for Porter Edit January 4, 2019./ Hair by Anna Cofone; makeup by Trine Skjoth
Steven Meisel Captures Carolina, Rianne, Hannah + Imaan For Chloe Spring/Summer 2019 Campaign
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Models Carolina Burgin, Rianne van Rompaey, Hannah Ferguson, and Imaan Hammam front Chloe’s Spring/Summer 2019 Ad Campaign, lensed by Steven Meisel./ Hair by Guido Palau; makeup by Pat McGrath
Laetitia Wright Tops 2018 Box Office $$$ | Research Bashes Myth About Women Actors + Film Profits | Lina Iris Viktor Settles W/Kendrick Lamar
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1) Guyanese actor Laetitia Wright topped the Hollywood $$$ charts in 2018, with Fandango crowning her the Highest Box Office Earning Actor of 2018. The list was compiled based on domestic box office earnings, and Wright ran away with the title with an easy $1.55 billion in revenue. via Marie Claire
Wright’s films tallied by Fandango:
Black Panther ($700,059,566)
Avengers: Infinity War ($678,815,482)
Ready Player One ($137,690,172)
The Commuter ($36,343,858)
2) Movies Starring Women Earn More Than Male-Led Films New York Times
Creative Artists Agency and shift7, a company started by Megan Smith, the 3rd Chief Technology Officer of the US and Assistant to the President in the Obama administration, has blown a hole in the common Hollywood truism that women’led films perform poorly at the box office. Studying the top movies from 2014 to 2017 , reality is that films starring women earned more than male-led films. Budget was not a determining factor. Whether the budget was $10 million or $100 million, women delivered box office cash.
Saoirse Ronan Talks Living In A Brexit World, Lensed By Erik Madigan Heck For Harper's Bazaar UK February 2019
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Actor Saorise Ronan is styled by Leith Clark in ‘The Queen & I’ , promoting Ronan’s current role as Mary Queen of Scots. Photographer Erik Madigan Heck is behind the lens at Hammond Castle Museum in Glouster, Mass USA for a story in Harper’s Bazaar UK February 2019./ Makeup by Sam Addington; hair by Jordan M
Nominated for Oscars in ‘Atonement’, ‘Brooklyn’, and ‘Lady Bird’ at age 13, Saoirse Ronan assumes her role as the Queen who might have been at age 24. Ronan talks to Erica Wagner about British monarchs, Irish borders and whether history will repeat itself in the age of Brexit As for the expected #MeToo convo, Ronan, the actor credits her mother, who was very involved in the development of her acting career, as keeping her safe.
Saorise Ronan On #MeToo
“I don’t know what would have happened if she [Ronan’s mother] hadn’t been around,” Ronan tells Wagner . “I’m sure I would have been exposed to that quite a bit, but she just protected me from all that.”
“I wasn’t unaware that there were people in the industry who abused their power, or who were seedy or untrustworthy,” she explains. “But because of her I was never a victim and I’m very, very thankful.”
Relating to Mary Queen of Scots in a Brexit Moment
Perhaps this is the perfect moment, as we teeter on the brink of Brexit, to consider Mary and her place in history. Born in Scotland, raised in France, with a claim to the English throne: monarch, woman, wife, mother – of a son, James, who would finally unite the two kingdoms of Scotland and England – she was a woman with a multiplicity of identities. We seem to be living in a time when people are being pushed into describing themselves as one thing and one thing only: British or European, to take just a single example. Ronan’s portrait of Mary is of someone who didn’t see those choices as necessary; the pressures came from outside, not from within.
