Sylve Colless Captures Franzi Stegemann In Boho Crochet For Harper's Bazaar Australia

Sylve Colless Captures Franzi Stegemann In Boho Crochet For Harper's Bazaar Australia

Model Franzi Stegemann is styled by Caroline Tran in bold crochet fashion images by Sylve Colless for Harper’s Bazaar Australia .

Calvin Cottar's 1920s Kenya Conservation Camp With Anna Ewers + Edie Campbell By Mikael Jansson

Calvin Cottar's 1920s Kenya Conservation Camp With Anna Ewers + Edie Campbell By Mikael Jansson

Top models Anna Ewers + Edie Campbell are styled by George Cortina in ‘Great Explorations in Kenya’, lensed by Mikael Jansson for WSJ Magazine June 2016.

The shoot took place at Cottar’s 1920s Camp in Kenya, a private conservancy with an innovative approach to protecting the area’s natural biodiversity, wrote Tom Downey for WSJ Magazine. Located in a corner of Kenya, just southeast of the Maasai Mara National Reserve, the camp has a comparatively unique history.

Gigi Hadid Covers Vogue Czech May 2019 | Father Mohamed Hadid Speaks At Harvard

Gigi Hadid by Helena Christensen covers Vogue Czechoslovakia May 2019

Gigi Hadid in Bucks County for Vogue Caech May 2019, Lensed by Helena Christensen AOC Fashion & Style

Supermodel Helena Christensen’s photographer career moves forward in three superb shots of Gigi Hadid for the May 2019 covers of Vogue Czechoslovakia. The theme is nature from start to finish, with Hadid wearing Bottega Veneta, Dries Van Noten and more.

Gigi Hadid by Helena Christensen covers Vogue Czechoslovakia May 2019

Gigi Hadid by Helena Christensen covers Vogue Czechoslovakia May 2019

Hadids at Harvard

A gaggle of Hadids at last weekend’s Arab Conference at Harvard University, where patriarch Mohamed Hadid spoke to the theme of (Re)Imagining Home.

This weekend the five Hadid children with their father Mohamed travelled to the Arab Conference at Harvard University, where 1300 prominent professionals and students — including Gigi and Bella’s father, real estate mogul Mohamed Hadid — spoke to the theme of (Re)Imagining Home.

Mohamed Hadid opened up about his Palestinian heritage, both as a keynote speaker and during his interview with journalist Jessica Azar 

"I’m just a simple man from Nazareth, and I’ll always be a simple man from Palestine," the father-of-five told Azar on Sunday.

"One of my dreams is to have my kids carry the name Palestine with them everywhere they go, because it seems like we are losing that name as we go on. We want to make sure my family always carries that on."

The developer, who lived in Damascus, Beirut and Tunis before moving to the US aged 14 with his family, explained that while he only lived in Palestine for a few months as a baby, he considers himself to be Palestinian.

"My parents always embedded in us that we are Palestinians, we’ll always be Palestinians, so my home has always been that virtual home, where my mum, my dad, my kids were learning to roll grape leaves with their grandma," Hadid, who has Jordanian and American citizenship, said.

Hadid also revealed he last visited Palestine "about three years ago", when he returned to his childhood home.

"I went to the same bed I was born in, my mother was born in that bed also. Hopefully I can take the kids there one day."

Gigi & Bella Speak As Proud Palestinians

Gigi Hadid has previously spoken out about being a proud Palestinian, and addressed the topic at a Reebok event in Sydney in November.

“When I shot the cover of Vogue Arabia, I wasn’t ‘Arab enough’ to be representing those girls, even though I’m half-Palestinian,” she said. “I’m as Palestinian as I am Dutch. Just because I have blonde hair, I still carry the value of my ancestors and I appreciate and respect that.”

Bella also revealed she was "proud to be a Muslim" in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s attempted 2017 travel bans.

“My dad was a refugee when he first came to America, so it’s actually very close to home for my sister and brother and me,” Bella told Porter magazine. “He was always religious, and he always prayed with us."

Obama On Progressive Ideological Purity

AOC has excerpted Gigi’s many interviews on her heritage and living in the relentless, public spotlight. When Gigi Hadid speaks of not being ‘Arab enough’, she’s addressing the progressive mentality that former President Obama referenced last weekend in Berlin.

“One of the things I do worry about sometimes among progressives in the United States — maybe it’s true here as well — is a certain kind of rigidity where we say, ‘Oh, I’m sorry, this is how it’s going to be,’” Obama said. “And then we start sometimes creating what’s called a ‘circular firing squad’ where you start shooting at your allies because one of them is straying from purity on the issues.”

The former president said he believes this approach “weakens” movements, and that those that would like to see a progressive agenda “have to recognize that the way we’ve structured democracy requires you to take into account people who don’t agree with you.”

I myself have dealt with this ideological purity over my blond hair. My jaw dropped when my own progressive credentials were attacked by known to me FB friends for wearing hair that supports Nazis. Many US progressives do not want blonds in their camp.

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Why Banning the Mammoth Ivory Trade Would Be a Huge Mistake

Why Banning the Mammoth Ivory Trade Would Be a Huge Mistake

By Douglas Mac Millan, Professor of Conservation and Applied Resource Economics, University of Kent

There is widely held belief that the only way we can protect globally endangered species that are being poached for the international wildlife trade is to completely ban the trade. This is a dangerous misconception and will speed up extinction rather than prevent it.

Adrian Lister, a mammoth expert from University College London, recently suggested that mammoths should be listed under the convention on international trade in endangered species to keep their ivory from being laundered into an illegal trade in tusks. He argued that the mammoth trade is encouraging the poaching of elephants by keeping up the demand for ivory.

This is madness. Mammoths and mammoth ivory is not rare – it is estimated that there are 10 million mammoths that remain incarcerated within the permafrost of the Arctic tundra. And in any case a ban on mammoth ivory would not stop the trade, it would simply drive it underground and attract the attention of organised crime groups. For example, in my own research I found that prices for illegally caught whale meat rose very quickly when enforcement efforts intensified and this in turn led to the trade being controlled by dedicated “professional” criminals.

In the same way, a ban on mammoth ivory would drive up prices and lead to many mammoth sites being excavated in clandestine fashion, without any associated scientific endeavours to garner knowledge and understanding of these great beasts. In fact the current situation supports collaboration between collectors and academics about new finds, to the benefit of scientific research.

Stef Mitchell Captures Blesnya, Rebecca + Sarah For Louis Vuitton Summer 2019 Capsule Collection

Stef Mitchell Captures Blesnya, Rebecca + Sarah For Louis Vuitton Summer 2019 Capsule Collection

Louis Vuitton’s Summer 2019 Capsule Collection is here. Featuring Blesnya Minher, Rebecca Longendyke and Sarah Dahl, the campaign is styled by Marie-Amelie Sauve with images by Stef Mitchell.

Yes, the LV logo is biggie-sized, but 1) it’s summer fun and 2) when you consider that the three biggest Coachella jewelry trends are tooth gems, over-sized nameplate jewelry and luxe cannabis-inspired designs — it’s hardly a serious fashion moment. And that might be a good thing.

Binx Walton Channels Global Free Spirits In 'Craftwork' By Josh Olins For WSJ Magazine April 2019

Binx Walton Channels Global Free Spirits In 'Craftwork' By Josh Olins For WSJ Magazine April 2019

California-born, biracial model Binx Walton is styled by Ludivine Poiblanc in ‘Craftwork’. The sophisticated collection of ‘70s-inspired patterns and artisanal detailing calls out to global free spirits on every continent. Josh Olins is in the studio for WSJ Magazine April 2019. / Hair by Tomo Jidai’ makeup by Maki Ryoke

Imaan Hammam Poses Seaside In 'Catch the Sun' By Angelo Pennetta For Vogue UK May 2019

Imaan Hammam Poses Seaside In 'Catch the Sun' By Angelo Pennetta For Vogue UK May 2019

Top model Imaan Hammam is styled by Julia Sarr-Jamois in ‘Catch the Sun’, lensed by Angelo Pennetta for Vogue UK May 2019./ Hair by Cyndia Harvey; makeup by Lotten Holmqvist

Dilone Wears 'Denim' In Sonia Szostak Snaps For Porter Magazine #32 Summer 2019

Dilone Wears 'Denim' In Sonia Szostak Snaps For Porter Magazine #32 Summer 2019

Model Dilone is styled by Helen Broadfoot in ‘Denim’ lensed by Sonia Szostak for Porter Magazine #32 Summer 2019./ Hair by James Towe; makeup by Darria Day

Katherine Lo's Eaton Workshop Hotel DC Workshop Hosts May 19 Black Moms' Toxic Birth Event

Katherine Lo's Eaton Workshop Hotel DC Workshop Hosts May 19 Black Moms' Toxic Birth Event

Katherine Lo, the daughter of Langham hotel founder Lo Kah-shui, has opened her Washington DC Hotel Eaton Workshop. AOC profiled Lo in July 2018, sharing both her philosophy and plans for three more Eaton Hotels in Hong Kong, San Francisco and Seattle.

Today’s entrepreneurs often throw around words like purpose and human values, but Katherine Lo is raising the bar. For example, on May 19, 2019 from 2-4pm, the Eaton Workshop DC is hosting ‘Avoiding Toxic Birth: Rethinking How Black Moms Give Birth’.

The statistics are staggering--Black women are three to four times more likely to die from childbirth than non-Hispanic white women, and socioeconomic status, education, and other factors do not protect against this disparity.  Tickets are $50.

Elsa Hosk Fronts Logan Hollowell's 2019 Campaign; Designer Opens LA Shop Near Venice Blvd

Elsa Hosk Fronts Logan Hollowell's 2019 Campaign; Designer Opens LA Shop Near Venice Blvd

Top model Elsa Hosk fronts LA-based Logan Hollowell’s 2019 jewelry campaign, lensed by Zoey Grossman. Founder Logan Hollowell moved to Los Angeles at age 17 to pursue a career in the fashion industry. Just eight years later, Hollowell launched her first collection designed to take wears back to our natural nature of being — looking up at the night sky or being playful wearing fish earrings.

Karmen Pedaru Channels Beauty's Nature Connection For Porter Magazine #32 Summer 2019

Karmen Pedaru Channels Beauty's Nature Connection For Porter Magazine #32 Summer 2019

Top model Karmen Pedaru is styled by Morgan Pilcher in ‘Cool To Be Kind’ — as in how to be kind to yourself and your body by connecting with nature. Photographer Alexandra Nataf captures the rough elegance fashion story for Porter Magazine #32 Summer 2019.

“For the first time” ever, researchers have conducted a study on the most effective dose of an urban nature experience to counteract the effects of modern stress. That stress kills over time with high-cortisol levels that promote inflammation in the body with a corrosive, degenerative effective on key organs and psychological wellbeing.