Daily excerpts of new fashion, culture, lifestyle, activism and women's news posts 2007-2019.
Cameron McCool Eyes A Sensual Alexandra Agoston in S(he) Mode for Número #207
Model Alexandra Agoston simmers in androgynous sensuality styled by Paul Sinclaire. Photographer Cameron McCool captures both of Agoston’s s(he) sides in ‘Fenetre Sur Cour’ for Número #207 October 2019./ Hair by Shinya Nakagawa; makeup by Courtney Perkins
Jim Bankoff of Vox Media and Pamela Wasserstein of New York Media on Tuesday. Todd Heisler/The New York Times
On Tuesday, Vox Media agreed to acquire New York Media, owner of New York Magazine , one of the city’s premiere chroniclers of “highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant and despicable characters” writes the New York Times.
Neither company would discuss the valuation of the all-stock deal, that also included New York Magazine’s five online properties including The Cut — devoted to style, self, culture and power. The Wall Street Journal estimates the deal valuation of New York Media of about $105 million and Vox Media at about $750 million
While consolidations in the media industry typically mean cutting costs at the expense of quality journalism, Vox and New York said their combination was something different. They are bringing together a much-decorated print magazine, websites, a podcast empire and several streaming television deals — the very model, they hope, of a modern media company.
“No one had to do this,” Pamela Wasserstein, the chief executive of New York Media, said on Tuesday. “It’s a brilliant, in our view, opportunity, so that’s why we leaned into it. It’s not out of need. It’s out of ambition.”
Gianluca Fontana Captures Alice Sofia in Cold Weather Casual Looks for Vogue Russia October 2019
Model Alice Sofia is styled by Olga Gvozdeva in horse-friendly casual separates lensed by Gianluca Fontana for Vogue Russia October 2019.
Demi Moore Shares Real Life Stories with WSJ Magazine in Images by Cass Bird
Actor Demi Moore covers the October 2019 issue of WSJ Magazine. Paul Cavaco styles Moore, now 56, in designs from Alexander Wang, Eres, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and more for images by Cass Bird. / Makeup by Jo Strettell; hair by Teddy Charles
Demi Moore is the author of a new book ‘Inside Out’, co-written with Ariel Levy. “I wanted it to be a good book, but I didn’t feel like my skill set lent itself to be able to do that,” Moore says about enlisting Levy, an American staff writer at The New Yorker magazine since 2008.
For perspective, Ariel Levy is also the author of ‘The Rules Do Not Apply’ and the ‘Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture’. Her New Yorker profiles include the South African runner Caster Semenya, the artist Catherine Opie, the swimmer Diana Nyad, and Edith Windsor, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that brought down the Defense of Marriage Act.
Nikki Tissen Wears the Season's 'Colors' Lensed by Leonardo Scotti for Muse Magazine FW 2019
One year ago Netherlands-bred new girl model Nikki Tissen was faced with a major decision. Prada’s Spring 2019 show presented a concrete decision to Tissen and five other girls scheduled to make a major runway run — a life-changing opportunity in the fashion world. Guido Palau wanted to cut off her hair.
“I’ve had very long hair for the past 10 years, so [this cut] was really shocking at first,” said [then] 18-year-old Tissen, who 24 hours prior had a mane of chest-grazing dark blonde hair. “But now, I think it looks really nice. I’ll probably keep it like this for a while and see if it looks good as it grows out.” And the up-and-coming-runway star, who was exclusive to Prada for the spring 2019 season never looked back.
“This kind of cut creates a new character,” Palau explained backstage at the Prada show. “A tough girl that’s kind of punk, but also a bit soft.”
Nikki Tissen appears in Muse Magazine’s fall 2019 issue in ‘Colors’, styled by Stephanie Kheriakian in images by Leonardo Scotti./ Hair by Marco Braca; makeup by Mary Cesardi
Iman and CARE CEO Michelle Nunn
Supermodel, entrepreneur, former Somali refugee, activist and Mrs. David Bowie, Iman officially became anti-poverty and humanitarian organization CARE’s first-ever global advocate. The role was created specifically for Iman by the esteemed CARE organization, founded in 1945.
The beauty entrepreneur’s new activist focus will be aiding refugee girls both domestically and internationally, including women and girls currently locked in detention centers at the US-Mexico border. The supermodel has a long history working with organizations like Keep a Child Alive, Save the Children and the Children's Defense Fund.
"This is the work that moves me. I have been involved with quite a lot of charities, but what moves my heart is women and girls. Since I was a refugee myself and because I've known the plight of women and girls myself, through my own journey in life, I was aware of what CARE does and I was aware of their long history," Iman tells The Hollywood Reporter of the agency, which originated the "care package" in 1946 during post-World War II relief efforts. "So, we came up with the global advocate role, where it's about finding out what really impacts women and girls around the world and here at home in America."
She adds, "We have to think of refugees collectively as humans. They're not nameless, they're not faceless, they're not just people who come from far away. These are people who are at the U.S.-Mexico border right now. I am one of them. People usually don't understand who a refugee is. I am the face of a refugee."
Iman will make her first public appearance as CARE's global advocate Wednesday at Advertising Week New York during an onstage discussion with Nunn. The talk will focus on the power of storytelling in the face of international crises.
In 2018, CARE worked in 95 countries, touching the lives of 56 million people globally.
Sara Sampaio Wears Fall 2019 Denim Lensed by Victor Demarchelier for ELLE Italy September 2019
Top model and Victoria’s Secret Angel Sara Sampaio fronts a western-inspired denim trends editorial, styled by Laura Seganti, who swears that every fall 2019 shoe trend from sneakers to stilettos works with denim. Photographer Victor Demarchelier is in the studio for ELLE Italy’s September 14, 2019.
Luna Bijl Poses as 'Bottega Bitch' by Paul Wetherell for POP Magazine AW 2019
Model Luna Bijl is styled by Stephanie Waknine in ‘Bottega Bitch’, lensed by Paul Wetherell for POP Magazine Autumn/Winter 2019. / Hair by Neil Moodie; makeup by Janeen Witherspoon
In Kenya's SORALO and Shompole Lands, Samantha du Toit Takes Us to the Great Rift Valley
Samantha du Toit (formerly Russell) was born and raised in Kenya. After completing secondary school in Nairobi she went to England to study Zoology and Psychology at Bristol University in England
Upon returning to Kenya, du Toit went straight into working in wildlife conservation with Dr. David Western, founder of the African Conservation Centre. Her first major task was to establish the baseline monitoring of the Shompole and Olkiramatian ecosystem, over eight years ago.
Today the Shompole Conservancy is a large privately operated conservation area in the south of the Great Rift Valley, Kenya. It is located between Lake Magadi to the north and Lake Natron to the south, on the border between Kenya and Tanzania. The conservancy was registered in 1979 and is owned by the Loodokolani Maasi with over 2000 registered members representing around 10,000 Loodokilani Maasai dependents.
Today, Samantha du Toit can be found at the Lale’enok Resource Centre, which she helped establish and now plays a major role in its operations. Or we might find her in the Nairobi SORALO office, helping to manage the affairs of the South Rift Association of Land Owners. This network of shared goals and objectives operates with complementary decision-making and objectives.
Kylie Jenner and Oliver Rousteing Launch KYLIE X BALMAIN @kyliecosmetics collection
Kylie Jenner dropped news that she was named artistic director of makeup for Friday’s Paris Fashion Week Balmain spring-summer 2020 fashion show. The world’s youngest self-made billionaire has also created a capsule collection that includes a nine-pan eye shadow palette, matte lip kit and high gloss. Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing is a family friend and equally excited about the new partnership. The collab is Karlie’s first forray into a luxury fashion show.
The campaign photo features Jenner and Rousteing (above) posing in matching white ensembles in front of a lavender, holographic background. It’s sleek, modern but ultra glam with a caption that reads: “Paris is always a good idea 🇫🇷 surprise… KYLIE X BALMAIN @kyliecosmetics collection launching this Friday 9.27 on KylieCosmetics.com.”
Jenner previously wore Balmain to the 2016 Met Gala and the 2019 Grammy Awards. The young business tycoon was enchanted with the light pink shade of her dress for the Grammys, which ultimately inspired the packaging of the Kylie x Balmain makeup collection, which features Parisian street art. The eyeshadow names channel fashion week: Close the Show, Model Type, Attitude, Main Event, City of Love, Night Out, Top Model, Catwalk and PFW. The line will include new Parisian-inspired shades of fan-favorite products like High Gloss ($16) and the Matte Lip Kit ($29), as well as a brand-new, limited-edition KyShadow x Balmain Eye Shadow Palette ($42). You can also purchase the products in bundles for $38 and $75.
The collaboration is Balmain's second venture into beauty, following a lipstick line with L’Oréal Paris in 2017.
Kylie Jenner wore Balmain Couture to 2019 Grammy Awards
Meghan Collison Wears 'Sharp Edges' Fall 2019 Coats, Jackets +Suits by Marcin Tyszka
Model Meghan Collison is styled by Kerstin Schneider in ‘Sharp Edges’, lensed by Marcin Tyszka for Harper’s Bazaar Taiwan September 2019./ Hair & makeup by Anna Stykala
Natasha Poly Poses in Fall 2019 Boho Fashion Trends by Giampaolo Sgura for Sunday Times Style UK
Top model Natasha Poly covers the Sunday Times Style Magazine Magazine UK September 22 issue. Verity Parker styles Poly in Gucci, Saint Laurent and more boho knits and square patterns that nod the youthful optimism of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. Photographer Giampaolo Sgura captures the fall fashion trends called ‘Run Free’ in this nostalgic country romp.
The Justice Democrats may have a new competitor -- the Yang Gang. I don't have all the differences worked out in my mind, but I know I like the Yang Gang because I like Andrew Yang as a political candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Note, I have no candidate that AOC is endorsing, but Yang has definitely enjoyed far more success in his candidacy than anyone thought possible.
Jonathan Herzog, a 25-year-old former Yang staffer, announced his intentions to primary House Head of the Judiciary committee Jerry Nadler, entering an increasingly crowded Democratic race for the 10th Congressional District seat in New York
Jonathan Herzog, like his former boss, is running on a platform advocating for a $1,000 a month universal basic income (UBI), which he and Yang have both referred to as the "Freedom Dividend."
“My first priority will be to pass the Freedom Dividend,” Herzog said in a video Tuesday announcing his campaign launch.
AOC is so disgusted with Nadler's incompetency and ineffectual judiciary hearings, that I think the country would be better off with new and younger blood. NADLER CANNOT LEAD AN IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY.
Don't think House Speaker Nancy Pelosi isn't juggling that hot potato as well, but we seem to be headed toward a special impeachment committee or commission, where Nadler is only one of the key members. Rep. Adam Schiff of California, head of the House Intelligence Committee, should head the effort, as far as I'm concerned.
The moderate swing-state Dems, who came out Tuesday night for impeachment and ALL legal means possible in the matter of Trump’s actions against Ukraine, tipped the balance in the matter of making Donald Trump the third president impeached in US history.
Unlike the squad, who is always calling Trump out (we will impeach the m#therf#cker), the swing state Dem women don't even mention Trump's name. These women — also first-term members of the House of Representatives — are all about protecting the Constitution, not seeking revenge on Trump. They are not involved in a Twitter war with Trump supporters, like members of the squad. It's very interesting to listen to the swing-state women Dems take a totally different approach. Yes, the fact that they have commanded navy war ships and large real-life squads of military men inspires my confidence in them.
The contrasts among these women: Abigail Spanberger of Virginia, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Elaine Luria of Virginia, Elissa Slotkin of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan just emphasizes the wide range of women in the Democratic party. All are important, but I am happy to see the swing district women (and a few men) begin to move in unison in their own squad. Progressive media is obsessed with the squad, as if they represent the entirely of the Democratic party, when they do not.
This is another reason why AOC is learning as much as we can about the Yang Gang, as an emerging balance to the as far left as they can go Justice Democrats, who want to blow up everything. Their voices are important but the equally innovative Yang Gang can be an important addition to the political mix among our young people.
Back to Nadler, who is ineffectual toast in my playbook, the Congressman has multiple challengers for his very important House seat. Besides Herzog,
Herzog joins a race in which Nadler has already attracted three women primary challengers. They are Amanda Pearl Frankel, Holly Lynch and Lindsey Boylan, according to Federal Election Commission records.
Boylan’s campaign so far is considered to be the more formidable, writes The New York Post.
The former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised $264,657 during the first quarter that she was in the race.
“I welcome all candidates,” she told The Post, responding to Herzog’s entry. “A healthy democracy needs more, not fewer candidates.”
Alexandra Micu Takes Paris in Fall2019 Fashion Trends by Olivia Frolich for Harper's Bazaar Spain
Model Alexandra Micu covers the October 2019 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Spain. Anna Tovar styles Alexandra in chic, tailored ensembles perfect for a Paris stroll lensed by Olivia Frolich. / Hair by Olivier Lebrun; makeup by Tiina Roivainen
Isabeli Fontana Covers L'Officiel Italy September 2019 by Ricardo Abrahao
Isabeli Fontana strikes a note of Joan Collins abundance and Monaco glam for the cover of L’Officiel Italy’s September 2019 issue. Marcell Maia styles Isabeli in folds and feathers in images by Ricardo Abrahao. / Beauty by Rodrigo Costa
Adut Akech + Henry Kitcher Front Givenchy 'Winter of Eden' FW Campaign by Craig McDean
Givenchy Artistic Director Clare Waight Keller taps Adut Akech and Henry Kitcher for the brand’s “Winter of Eden” Fall Winter 2019 campaign. Photographer Craig McDean captures the polished, heritage tailored looks in a luxury brand that has high hopes of catching Christian Dior, according to LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault.
Zoe Ghertner Captures Selena Forrest in 'The Botany of Desire' for W Magazine #5 2019
Model Selena Forrest is styled by Marie Chaix in ‘The Botany of Desire’, lensed by Zoe Ghertner for W Magazine #5 2019./ Hair by Tamara McNaughton; makeup by Fara Homidi
Primrose Archer Joins 'Caped Crusaders' Fall 2019 Fashion Trend by Theo Sion for W Magazine 5
Model Primrose Archer is styled by Max Permain in ‘Caped Crusaders’, lensed by Theo Sion for W Magazine #5 2019./ Hair by Luke Hersheson; makeup by Lynsey Alexander
David Yarrow Eyes Nyamuoch Girwath in 'Call of the Wild' for Harper's Bazaar US October 2019
South Sudanese refugee, Omaha, Nebraska-raised model Nyamuoch Girwath is styled by Patrick Mackie in Chanel, Dior, Gucci, McQueen, Prada, Yves St Laurent and more Photographer David Yarrow captures Nyamuoch on location in Botswana for US Harper’s Bazaar October 2019./ Hair & makeup by Orli Meiri
Yarrow has an upcoming book focused on the perilous position of the Kalahari bushmen in a modern world. He is also an ambassador for the Kevin Richardson Foundation, a new organization devoted to saving the world’s lion population which has declined from 450,000 to an estimated 15,000-20,000 in the wild. In the last 20 years, that population has decreased by 43%.
AOC will write a separate post on the Bushmen, who are the indigenous peoples of southern Africa. Largely hunter-gatherers, their territory spans several nations including Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa with small numbers in Angola and Zimbabwe. The Bushmen, also known as the San or Saan peoples, have called the region home for tens of thousands of years.Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa with small numbers in Angola and Zimbabwe.
As we prepare our own story about the Bushmen, you can learn more about them on Survival International.
Alexandra Agoston Suits Up in Menswear with Diamonds by Steven Pan for InStyle October
Model Alexandra Agoston is styled by Katie Mossman in ‘Suits You’, a modern mix of casual menswear and diamonds. Steven Pan is behind the lens for InStyle October 2019. AOC is very familiar with the highly-praised sustainability practices of two of the brands featured in the editorial: Tiffany & Co and Chopard.
Before investing in a piece of fine jewelry, do you want to understand its pedigree? Today’s inquiring minds want to know. It’s time to investigate the practices of other brands featured in ‘Suits You’.
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