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Top model Ruth Bell suits up in glam, boss lady looks styled by Miguel Enamorado for ‘Modern Woman’, lensed by Zoey Grossman for Harper’s Bazaar US September 2019./ Hair by Joey George; makeup by Tyron Machhausen
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s New Poetry Collection Brings Native Issues to the Forefront
Seeing Joy Harjo perform live is a transformational experience. The internationally acclaimed performer and poet of the Muscogee (Mvskoke)/Creek nation transports you by word and by sound into a womb-like environment, echoing a traditional healing ritual. The golden notes of Harjo’s alto saxophone fill the dark corners of a drab university auditorium as the audience breathes in her music.
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Harjo grew up in a home dominated by her violent white stepfather. She first expressed herself through painting before burying herself in books, art and theater as a means of survival; she was kicked out of the home at age 16. Although she never lived on a reservation nor learned her tribal language, at age 19 she officially enrolled in the Muscogee tribe and remains active today. Though she has mixed ancestry, including Muscogee, Cherokee, Irish and French nationalities, Harjo most closely identifies with her Native American ancestry. On June 19, the Library of Congress named her the United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold that position; she’ll officially take on the role next month.
Agata Pospieszynska Flashes Femke Huijzer In 'Time & Tide' for Harper's Bazaar UK September 2019
Model Femke Huijzer channels sea goddess beauty, styled by Charlie Harrington in silvery, sea foam and mica-in-sand-inspired fabrics and silhouettes. Photographer Agata Pospieszynska captures Femke in ‘Time & Tide’ for Harper’s Bazaar UK September 2019./ Hair by Declan Sheils; makeup by Polly Osmond
Hedi Slimane Presents his Parfumerie Collection For Maison Celine.
The first glimpse and film for Hedi Slimane’s new fragrance project for Celine is not about smell, nor a fantasy of life under its spell. On Sunday Celine shared news of the project on Instagram, YouTube and the houses’ website with a single, simple statement: “15 years after the creation of Maison Christian Dior Perfume Collection, Hedi Slimane Presents his Parfumerie Collection For Maison Celine.”
Slimane underscores the artisanal preciousness of container and vessel, making an industrial, modern art object of the stout rectangular glass container for the new perfume. Depending on one’s preferred design aesthetic, the video creates a yearning to hold the object — a vessel of substance, perceived authenticity and industrial roots. The vessel is not artifice but the very bones of the new fragrance.
The reference to LVMH’s Maison Christian Dior stories Slimane’s tenure there as creative director for menswear and a time when he crafted Dior’s first colognes since 1947.
Related: “The Unexpectedly Tropical History of Brutalism”. Long associated with European cities, the style has plenty of history in other parts of the world, too. In Brazil, it reached a surprising apotheosis. New York Times T Magazine August 15, 2019
A wood-grain spiral concrete staircase that leads to the five bedrooms of Casa Millán, completed in Cidade Jardim in 1970 by the architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha. The table and chairs beneath it are 1960s-era designs by the Brazilian midcentury Modernist Jorge Zalszupin.CreditTodd Hido via New York Times
Sara Grace Wallerstedt Is Lensed by Emma Tempest In Fall Froth for Vogue Russia September 2019
Olga Dunina styles Sara Grace Wallerstedt in ladylike elegance lensed by Emma Tempest for Vogue Russia September 2019./ Hair by Karim Belghiran; makeup by William Bartel
Karolina Kurkova Is Lensed by Gilles Bensimon in 'Like a Star' for ELLE Italy August 2019
Supermodel Karolina Kurkova covers the August 2019 issue of ELLE Italy. Laura Seganti styles Kurkova in glam, film festival looks from Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Saint Laurent and more in images by Gilles Bensimon.
Stephan Glathe Flashes Late Summer Beauty Schirin Frosch for ELLE Hungary September 2019
Model Schirin Frosch soaks up late summer rays, styled by Susi Bauer in swim looks from Gucci, Tommy Hilfiger, Ganni and more. Photographer Stephan Glathe captures the sun-kissed beauty for ELLE Hungary September 2019./ Makeup by Julia Ziegler
Deepika Padukone Poses At Ease In Greg Swales Images for Vogue India August 2019
Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone is styled by Anaita Shroff Adjania in ‘Deepika Unfiltered’, lensed by Greg Swales for Vogue India August 2019./ Hair by Stephen Low; Skin prep Liz Pugh
Mikael Schulz Flashes Lotta Kaijärvi Eyes Wide Open for Vogue Czech September 2019
Model Lotta Kaijärvi is all eyes for fall, styled by Jolene Lin in beauty looks by Ingeborg on makeup and hair by Linda Shalabi. Photographer Mikael Schulz is behind the lens for Vogue Czechoslovakia September 2019.
Carolyn Murphy Fronts Jones New York Fall 2019 Campaign, Lensed by Alique
Supermodel Carolyn Murphy is styled by Daniel Packar in Jones New York Fall 2019 collection, lensed by Alique. / Hair by Ward Stegerhoek; makeup by Maud Laceppe
For nearly a year, the proposed Central Park statue honoring women’s suffrage in America has been plagued in controversy. It’s difficult to believe that in 2019, planners of the monument could be so tone-deaf to the race-related arguments swirling around America’s women’s rights history.
The Women’s March 2017, organized by a group of women who refused to honor legendary women’s rights Hillary Clinton, after her defeat by Donald Trump, signaled a new day for setting the record straight — the truth and also new lies and distortions — about the history of American feminism.
The original design by sculptor Meredith Bergmann visually elevated two prominent white women — Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton — over a scrolling list of 22 other women, seven of them women of color. AOC disagrees with the complaint that Anthony and Stanton were metaphorically “standing’ on the other women.” But they certainly look like boss ladies at a time when younger people are rejecting hierarchy and white superiority, along with a nonexistent recognition of the contributions of people of color — and slaves specifically — in building America.
For context, there is NO statue of any nonfictional female of any skin color in Central Park and around New York, writes the New York Times. The park currently features no historical women but statues of fictional girls like Alice from Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and Juliet from William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet.’
While a new visual of the proposed statue to be erected on Central Park’s Literary Walk by 2020 is not available, it’s a miracle that the proposed design was aborted at all. Women including Gloria Steinem helped turn back the design against the nearly insurmountable rules and regulations that defined its artistic creation initially and the legitimate controversy that ensued.
“Our goal has always been to honor the diverse women in history who fought for equality and justice and who dedicated their lives to fight for Women’s Rights,” Pam Elam said in a statement. The president of the Monumental Women’s Statue Fund, the group financing the sculpture, added: “It is fitting that Anthony, Stanton, and Truth stand together in this statue as they often did in life.” via Hyperallergic.
Related: Central Park Women's Suffrage Monument by Sculptor Meredith Bergmann Unveiled AOC She
Alécia Morais Poses in 'Soft Power' Looks Lensed by Karen Collins for ELLE UK September 2019
Model Alécia Morais is styled by Sasa Thomann for ‘Soft Power’, lensed by Karen Collins for ELLE UK September 2019./ Hair by Romina Manenti; makeup by Rie Omoto
THE HOUSE OF WINSTON TUBMAN LIES IN RUIN IN LIBERIA. IMAGE GLENNA GORDON.
These Abandoned Buildings Are the Last Remnants of Liberia’s Founding History
In the front parlor of a dilapidated mansion with a god’s-eye view of the Atlantic a group of young men huddle around a light fixture that washed in from the sea and is covered in barnacles. They chip away at it with a hammer and a machete to open it and see if it can be made to work. They are not having much luck, a commodity that is in short supply around here. The building has no electricity or running water. Wind pushes through broken windows. There are holes in the roof. Rainwater has collected in puddles on the grand marble staircase and throughout the house, a faded yellow modernist structure on the edge of a cliff in the sleepy city of Harper in southeastern Liberia about 15 miles from the border of Ivory Coast.
The short iron fence that surrounds the regal mansion, known locally as “the palace,” bears a monogram—“WVST,” for William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman, Liberia’s longest-serving president, known for his 27 years of autocratic rule beginning in 1944. But the home of the man called “the father of modern Liberia” because he opened the nation to foreign investment and industry is now in ruins and occupied by squatters, a symbol of how decades of political turmoil have shaken up the old order established by freed American slaves.
Angelina Jolie Covers Harper's Bazaar US September 2019 and the Subject Is Witches
Wonder woman Angelina Jolie follows in the steps of Beyonce’s essay in the September 2019 issue of Vogue, choosing to set her own narrative. Given the generally low quality of women’s magazines’ interview questions — I agree they have made progress — the haters should stop clutching their pearls around journalistic integrity and come up to Angelina’s level.
Organic Food Health Benefits Have Been Hard to Assess, but that Could Change
By Cynthia Curl, Assistant Professor, Boise State University. First published on The Conversation
“Organic” is more than just a passing fad. Organic food sales totaled a record US$45.2 billion in 2017, making it one of the fastest-growing segments of American agriculture. While a small number of studies have shown associations between organic food consumption and decreased incidence of disease, no studies to date have been designed to answer the question of whether organic food consumption causes an improvement in health.
I’m an environmental health scientist who has spent over 20 years studying pesticide exposures in human populations. Last month, my research group published a small study that I believe suggests a path forward to answering the question of whether eating organic food actually improves health.
According to the USDA, the organic label does not imply anything about health. In 2015, Miles McEvoy, then chief of the National Organic Program for USDA, refused to speculate about any health benefits of organic food, saying the question wasn’t “relevant” to the National Organic Program. Instead, the USDA’s definition of organic is intended to indicate production methods that “foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.”
While some organic consumers may base their purchasing decisions on factors like resource cycling and biodiversity, most report choosing organic because they think it’s healthier.
Sixteen years ago, I was part of the first study to look at the potential for an organic diet to reduce pesticide exposure. This study focused on a group of pesticides called organophosphates, which have consistently been associated with negative effects on children’s brain development. We found that children who ate conventional diets had nine times higher exposure to these pesticides than children who ate organic diets.
Aya Jones Wears Winter Splendor Lensed by Yeste Txema for Harper's Bazaar US September 2019
Joanna Hillman styles Paris-born model Aya Jones in winter elegance of epic proportions, lensed by Txema Yeste for Harper’s Bazaar US September 2019./ Hair by Joey George; makeup by Tyron Machhausen
Jasmine Sanders Celebrates PJ Lam's Vision of Grace + Glamour for #legend Magazine
‘Golden Barbie’ model Jasmine Sanders makes a sensually-dramatic, gorgeous impression in the August 2019 issue of #legend Magazine. Krisana Sotelo styles Jasmine in hyper feminine silhouettes, laces and details — with a cover hit of Bulgari jewelry just for effect.
Photographer PJ Lam, now Paris based, confirms details on her ‘about’ page, emphasizing art direction and “the glamour of physical gesture”. ‘Stunning’ is one of those overused words rarely found on AOC. Like a possessed lover, we only say it when we mean it.
Tim Hill + James Finnigan Flash Polo Ralph Lauren Denim's 'Wear Your Story' Fall 2019
Stories are the building blocks of relationships, families, communities, dynasties, and eras. This reality is the cornerstone of proverbial storyteller Polo Ralph Lauren Denim’s fall 2019 campaign. The Impression writes a uniquely lucid critique about the Polo Ralph Lauren ‘Wear Your Story’ campaign.
Models include Jegor Venned, Teresa Lourenco, George Okeny, Leila Dee Thomas, Altyn Simpson & Jeenu Mahadevan lensed by Tim Hill & James Finnigan, director Steven Brahms.
Smithsonian Acquires Tyler Mitchell's Beyoncé Portrait for Vogue US September 2018 AOC Style Photos
Photographer Tyler Mitchell shares a spectacular piece of news about an image from his September 2018 Beyoncé cover editorial. In an embarrassing acknowledgement of racism in the fashion industry, Mitchell became the first African American photographer to shoot the cover of Vogue in its 125-year history.
Clearly, positive energy infused Mitchell’s editorial from every direction, so much so that one of his Vogue images has been acquired into the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery’s permanent collection in Washington, D.C.
The selected photo sees Beyoncé on location just outside of London, wearing a sequin-covered Valentino dress and exuberant Philip Treacy London headpiece.
As a concerned photographer, who is socially and politically engaged, Mitchell sees the Beyoncé shoot as an empowerment opportunity
We share the entire editorial in celebration of Mitchell’s growing success, Queen Bey herself, and the New Day society global citizens desire.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, said Reps. Rashida Tlaib, center, and Ilhan Omar, right, provided an itinerary that "revealed that they planned a visit whose sole objective is to strengthen the boycott against us and deny Israel’s legitimacy.” (Laura E. Adkins for JTA/Getty Images)
Loud voices — both Democrats and Republicans — living in America and in Israel expressed condemnation and in some cases outrage over Israel’s decision on Thursdayto ban Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from entering Israel and the Palestinian territories this weekend.
Prominent pro-Israel group AIPAC was joined by other establishment Jewish groups to criticize Omar and Tlaib’s support for the movement to boycott Israel. But like others who have their differences with the two House reps, AIPAC said that Israel should nonetheless allow sitting members of the United States Congress to enter the country and see it for themselves, writes JTA ( Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
“We disagree with Reps. Omar and Tlaib’s support for the anti-Israel and anti-peace BDS movement, along with Rep. Tlaib’s calls for a one-state solution,” the organization tweeted, referring to the boycott Israel movement. “We also believe every member of Congress should be able to visit and experience our democratic ally Israel firsthand.”
Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., Ron Dermer, had previously said Israel would not bar any members of Congress. But it appears that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flip-flopped minutes after President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter that Israel “would show great weakness” if it let in the two congresswomen.
Tlaib, D-Mich, and Omar, D-Minn., are supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel. Under Israeli law, BDS supporters can be prevented from entering the country. They have also at times invoked what critics call anti-Semitic tropes in criticizing the Jewish state.
The New York Times breaks down the specifics of the two-year-old Israeli law used to bar Tlaib aned Omar.
JTA shares specifics on individuals and groups supporting Netanyahu’s decision and those opposing it, as well as newly posted Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren criticize Israel’s decision to bar Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib
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