2007-2019 Daily excerpts of new fashion, culture, lifestyle, activism and women's news posts. Continues on current AOC Daily.
Modern Luxury Magazine moves into bridal season, putting models Chantal Monaghan and Nianga Niang into Aphrodite-rising poses. Photographer Yossi MIchaeli captures ‘The Next Wave’ and bridal breath of fresh air with stunning looks from Vera Wang ande Viktor & Rolf. / Hair by John Ruidant
Model Valentine Bouquet is styled by Anouk van Griensven in menswear-inspired looks from Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney, Paul Smith and more. Photographer Katelijne Verbruggen captures Valentine for Marie Claire Netherlands January 2019.
Tomas De La Fuente Flashes Alisia Ahmann For Telva Magazine February 2019
Model Alisa Ahmann is styled by Alicia Chapa in images by Tomas de la Fuente for Telva Magazine February 2019./ Hair by Manu Fernandez; makeup by Jose Belmonte
Model Alisha Nesvat is styled by Alice Gentilucci in huntress-skin prints — fashion fabrics only- in ‘Macu Flage’. Photographer Michael Schwartz captures the organic-attitude riches for Vanty Fair Italia January 2019./ Hair by Peter Gray; makeup by Chris Colbeck
Michaela Coel Launches Hugo Blick Netflix Drama 'Black Earth Rising' About Rwandan Genocide
The February 2019 issue of Vogue US touches base with writer and actor Michaela Coel in a small cafe near her London apartment. AOC first met up with the Bafta-winning actor Coel in the February issue of British Vogue. Her essay ‘Flight Or Fight: Michaela Coel On Why We Need To Talk About Race’ was calming, as she dug deeper into the topic of ‘white privilege’ and racial stereotypes than the usual talking heads. I can learn from Michaela Coel.
Coel, now 31, rose to fame in Britain in the “semiautobiographical and widkedly funny TV series ‘Chewing Gum’. After dropping out of university twice, Coel ended up in drama school. So totally disenchanted with the roles offered to her, she wrote her own one-woman theatrical show, one that eventually became ‘Chewing Gum’.
Her latest TV project ‘Black Earth Rising’ is an eight-part drama by Hugo Blick, in which Coel plays Kate Ashby, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide. The series will debut on Netflix January 25.
Kate is raised as the adopted daughter of Eve (Harriet Walter), a British barrister, who joins forces with her colleague Michael (John Goodman) take on the prosecution of an African warlord who played a role in ending the genocide.
In the series, Kate has to reevaluate her ideas of right and wrong, which is perhaps why she wrote such an insightful essay on race a year ago. “This role changed me as a person,” she says.
American talent Taraji Penda Henson covers the January 18, 2019 issue of Porter Edit. Tracy Taylor styles Henson in Alexander Wang, Iro, Stella McCartney, Maison Margiela, Proenza Schouler and more for ‘What Women Need’, lensed by Sam Taylor Johnson.
Eve Barlow conducts the brisk interview, opening with Henson’s role as Cookie Lyon in Fox’s ‘Empire’.
Despite the instant lovability of Cookie, the actress was initially reluctant to take the character on. On paper, she read like someone the audience would hate – a brash ex-convict – but then Henson saw an opportunity to change minds, including her own. “I stopped judging her,” she says. “We see somebody we don’t identify with and the first thing we do is judge, but all we’re put here to do is empathize. It’s my job as the actor to make the audience understand.” She references Charlize Theron in Monster: “We should’ve hated her. But she gave that woman humanity. An actor is supposed to conflict you. You’re supposed to be confused.” There’s a part of Cookie in Henson, too: she’s both a charmer and hustler.
Evgenia Fedoseeva, a 25-year-old model-cum-photographer hailing from Russia is styled by Blanca Puebla in ‘After Party’, lensed by Rocio Ramos for L’Officiel Indonesia January 2019./ Hair + makeup by Mara Fervi
Penelope Cruz Is New Ambassador For John Hardy 'Made for Legends' 2019 Campaign By Josh Olins
Hollywood star Penelope Cruz, who debuted a sustainable jewelry collection with Swarovski last year headlines a new ‘Made for Legends’ campaign for luxe artisan jeweler John Hardy. Following last year’s ‘legends’ Julianne Moore and Adwoa Aboah, Cruz models the mixed metals of John Hardy’s spring/summer 2019 collection, in a campaign shot by Josh Olins.
“It is important to me that any project I participate in aligns with my values, and John Hardy has been dedicated to preserving their artisan community and rich heritage for over 40 years,” Cruz said in a statement.
“Each piece is handcrafted in Bali, a place I know and love, with techniques that have been passed down for generations and made with reclaimed gold and silver, as well as ethically vetted stones. I also love that the brand has championed female artisans and entrepreneurs from day one with its signature motif, Classic Chain, traditionally woven by Balinese women as a way to bring prosperity to their families," Cruz said.
Model Ophelie Guillermand is styled by Jeanne Le Bault in romantic, white femininity for ‘Wedding Style’, Photographer Sam Hendel is behind the lens for ELLE France January 18th, 2019./ Hair by Yoann Fernandez; makeup by Tatsu Yamanaka
Heji Shin's Kanye West's Kunsthalle Zurich Gallery Show: "I Knew People Would Hate This Exhibition"
Artist Heji Shin is no stranger to controversy, writes Tom Waite for Dazed.
Shin is currently showing some of her newest works at the Kunsthalle Zurich gallery, with an exhibition featuring nine larger-than-life injet portraits of Kanye West. The two separate prints are pasted together and printed directly onto the gallery’s walls.
Why do people hate the exhibition, according to Shin? “This desire to have art to meet their moral and political standards has always existed. Today, more than ever, art is considered as the ultimate validation.”
The artist’s Kanye portraits express a rebellion to political correctness sweeping the art world.
After meeting Kanye in Chicago, she joined him in rural Uganda, with a generally detached attitude about the rapper’s comments about slavery, his idolizing of Donald Trump or his often incoherent tweets. The actual images were shot in 10 minutes in LA.
Shin’s disinterest in Kanye’s political attitudes changed quickly when I saw people getting really mad. I was interested in how the media portrayed him all of the sudden, “when he expressed his opinion.”
Models Adrianna Bach, Morgane Dubled, Gabi Devitry and Sékou Mara are styled by Nora Bordjah in ‘Flagrante délit’, a petty criminals crime story. Photographer Chantelle Dosser is behind the lens for Glamour France December 2018/January 2019./ Hair by David Delicourt; makeup by David Lenhardt
Rising Photographer + Global Humanist Bibi Cornejo Borthwick Doesn't Buy Into 'Flawless'
Two words pop up in most narratives around the photography of Bibi Cornejo Borthwick: ‘intimate’ and ‘revealing’. Borthwick doesn’t shoot digital, preferring film. Her visual lens is not one of perfection. A quick survey of the Brooklyn-based daughter of fashion designer Maria Cornejo and photographer Mark Borthwick creates a defining image, one that resonates deeply with AOC.
Borthwick’s fashion photography career has moved into high gear in recent months. In the last six months, she’s shot three major editorials for Vogue US — including ‘Personal Best’ for the February 2019 issue, Victoria Beckham for Vogue Australia’s November issue and ‘Coolest Stales’ for WSJ Magazine’s December/January issue.
The activist appeared on the new Dazed 100 list. What got our attention is the Dazed reference to her Bellies project, cofounded with NBA player Wilson Chandler, the unisex sneakers for kids help America’s kids. For every pair of shoes sold, Bellies “feeds a belly”, working to nourish inner city areas while educating communities on the importance of nutrition in a bid to eliminate child hunger in America.
Models Blesnya Minher, Caroline Trentini, Carolyn Murphy, Fei Fei Sun, Gemma Ward, Liya Kebede, Nora Attal, Sara Grace Wallerstedt and Vittoria Ceretti are styled by Camilla Nickerson in graphic collage pattern and fabric mixes. Photographer Bibi Carnejo Borthwick captures ‘Personal Best’ for Vogue US February 2019./ Hair by Bob Recine; makeup by Dick Page
Cass Bird Captures Adut Akech In 'Best of Spring' For WSJ Magazine February 2019
Beloved, star model Adut Akech is on a roll so intense, we had all better get out of her way. George Cortina styles Adut in ‘Best of Spring’, shot in Brooklyn by Cass Bird for WSJ Magazine February 2019./ Makeup by Frank B; hair by Tamara McNaughton
Model Ashley Graham delivers her sensual, powerhouse self in a new collaboration with Swimsuits For All. Lensed by Ben Watts, Ashley models sexy black and white swimsuits with names like Boss, CEO and Icon, posing with a joyful self-confidence that money can’t buy.
Adut Akech In 'Get Ready' With Temptations Crowd Lensed By Nadine Ijewere For Vogue US February 2019
Rising superstar model (and ALWAYS a refugee model, she says) Adut Akech appears with the cast of ‘Aint Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations’, played by Ephraim Sykes, Jeremy Pope, Jawan M. Jackson, James Harkness, and Derrick Baskin.
Adut is lensed by Nadine Ijewere in ‘Get Ready’ with styling by Gabriella Karefa-Johnson for Vogue US February 2019./ Hair by Lacy Redway; makeup by Emi Kaneko.
Model Clare Crawford is styled by Kelvin Harries in bodice-hugging, warrior-woman aka divine goddess silhouettes lensed by David Shields for Black Magazine.
American actor Hailee Steinfeld covers the January 2019 issue of T Magazine Singapore, wearing a Fendi turtle neck and jacket and Bvlgari Fiorever necklace and ring. Tok Wei Lun & Oh Jing Ni style Hailee in Jil Sander, Balenciaga and more for images by Catherine Servel. / Hair by Danielle Priano; makeup by Carolina Gonzalez
USA-France ambassador Jane D. Hartley, Rihanna, Bernard Arnault, and his wife Hélène Mercier at Christian Dior SS 2016 fashion show.
Rihanna and LVMH Team UP With Potential To Create Dynamic, People-Centric, Global Luxury Brand
Vanessa Friedman asks for The New York Times: “Is Rihanna the Coco Chanel of the 21st century?” Can the multi-hyphenate talent, without an ounce of fashion training, launch a new powerhouse luxury brand?
Bernard Arnault, chief executive of LVMH, thinks so and is in serious talks with Rihanna about launching a new global Fenty brand. Friedman writes that execs at Fenty Beauty and LVMH corporate were astonished over the runaway success of Fenty Beauty, launched in a diverse array of skin tones and with a fan base of 6.3 million Instagram followers. Fenty Beauty was named one of TIME magazine’s 25 Best Inventions of 2017.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty IS a real, live heritage brand with a global reach. No ‘authentic’ story must be created around her image. Rihanna IS the story and she has created it — not with mood boards on Madison Avenues — but with her entire life.
Rihanna comes to the world of luxury brands having made them her canvas for a decade. Luxury fashion has brought her far beyond the limits of the music world. Styled by Mel Ottenberg since 2011, Rihanna has aligned herself with emerging designers and luxury brands like Lanvin and Givenchy. Rather than working with a luxury house exclusively, she used these same brands to suit her purposes.
In 2014, she was named fashion icon of the year at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards, where she appeared in a sheer crystal-spangled Adam Selman dress and matching cap, a white fur wrap strategically draped around her body, setting off a so-called naked trend in red carpet dressing. The next year, at the Met Gala, she wore a giant yellow cape from the Chinese designer Guo Pei, and enshrined her skill at making an entrance.
Not mentioned in Friedman’s piece, but a key component in the forthcoming Rihanna/LVMH alliance is the social conscience of the new luxury brand. Here there is an opportunity to set a very high bar, and all my instincts say that Rihanna and Arnault understand well global politics and human suffering.
RIHANNA AT THE COSTUME INSTITUTE GALA 2018. Image DAMON WINTER/THE NEW YORK TIMES
With governments in chaos worldwide, but Rihanna anchored deeply in the lives of everyday people, I fully expect a new paradigm to emerge with a Rihanna-led Fenty house that is an activist house, too. Rihanna is deeply embedded in the obligations that women leaders have assumed in creating real change in the world.
If LVMH is equally courageous and up to the task, we might see a new luxury brand DNA that moves beyond the rarified and exclusive vision of Coco Chanel to one that touches people in big and small ways worldwide. If anyone can jumpstart this new 21st century, luxury brand vision, it’s the combined prowess of Rihanna and LVMH’s Bernard Arnault.
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