Dioriviera Cruise 2020 Collection Update Pops-Up in Cortina d'Ampezzo

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Dior's Cruise 2020 Popup in Cortina d'Ampezzo with Luxury Retailer Franz Kraler

Dior leaves seaside resorts behind, heading to Cortina d’Ampezzo launching a pop-up collab with Italian luxury retailer Franz Kraler. The focus is Dior’s Dioriviera Cruise 2020 Collection with an update. Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri adds a range of bright colors and bold graphics to her blue mood cruise collection inspired by North Africa.

Models Adesuwa Aighewi, Jiali Zhao and Ruth Bell bring the capsule to life, showcasing four new colors including green, fuchsia, yellow and orange. Photographer Nadine Ijewere captures the trio in the final weeks before Cortina and the sunny beaches of St. Bart’s.

Adesuwe Aighewi's Life Philosophy: I Can Feel Sexy While Claiming a Better World

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Adesuwe Aighewi's Life Philosophy: I Can Feel Sexy While Claiming a Better World

Top model Adesuwa Aighewi covers the December 2019 issue of S Moda for El Pais. Aighewi is styled by Paula Delgado in images by Jack Waterlot./

AOC articulates Adesuwa Aighewi’s activist, documentary producer narrative constantly — as recently as last week — but we just learned a new reference from her S Moda interview. BTW, do you know that AOC tracks the intersection of black beauty, racism in fashion and beyond, colonialism, slavery in America and contemporary Africa in our GlamTribal channel”

‘How To Make a Slave’ by Willie Lynch

What AOC notes — and has never been exposed to in decades of work in civil rights — is her reference to ‘How To Make a Slave’ by Willie Lynch, an alleged slave owner in the West Indies. Looking for the best reference on this alleged, but heavily disputed speech, I will share this link for LongReads, because 1) it’s researched by librarians using the wayback machine, and it involves Kanye West. Denzel Washington quotes the letter at length in the 2007 film ‘The Great Debaters’.

Multiple voices in this article argue that the letter is a construction from the ‘60s or ‘70s, one created to confuse and disempower people of color. Rest assured that AOC will be investigating Aighewi’s reference to ‘How To Make a Slave’.

Brigitte Niedermair Eyes Dior Resort 2020 North Africa-Inspired Collection

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Brigitte Niedermair Eyes Dior Resort 2020 North Africa-Inspired Collection

Models Adesuwa Aighewi, Ana Barbosa, Jiali Zhao and Ruth Bell are styled by Isabelle Kountoure in Dior Cruise 2020 Collection. Regular Dior photographer Brigitte Niedermair captures Maria Grazia’s homage to North Africa in a collection about luxury, globalism and culture.

The toile du jouy fabrics were produced as wax prints by studio Uniwax, located in the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan. Months before the collection debut in Marrakech, Maria Grazia packed by her toiles of seasons past—with her jungle creatures, wacky flora, and tarot card allusions, writes Vogue.com — and print their “gloriously and intentionally imperfect, labor intensive” interpretations.

Adesuwa Aighewi Channels Fall's Best Fashion Lensed by Philip Messmann for Porter Edit October 11, 2019

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Adesuwa Aighewi Channels Fall's Best Fashion Lensed by Philip Messmann for Porter Edit October 11, 2019

Rising model Adesuwa Aighewi is styled in the new season’s collections by Helen Broadfoot. Philip Messmann is in the studio, capturing ‘Angel of Harlem’ for Porter Edit, October 11, 2019./ Hair by James Towe; makeup by Mel Arter

Oliver Hadlee Pearch Captures 5-Star Cast for 'Easy Street' in Vogue US September 2019

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Oliver Hadlee Pearch Captures 5-Star Cast for 'Easy Street' in Vogue US September 2019

The September 2019 issue of American Vogue heads south to New Orleans, with a heavy-duty lineup up talent. Models Adesuwa Aighewi, Anok Yai, Binx Walton, Joan Smalls, Paloma Elsesser, Selena Forrest and Ugbad join actor MJ Rodriguez, entertainers Dev Hynes, Ian Isiah, Jon Batiste and Haitian-American fashion designer and founder of the menswear label Pyer Moss Kerby Jean-Raymond. Local additions include members of the Mt. Kingdom choir and Creole chef Kevin Belton.

Stylist Carlos Mazario turns out the the well-heeled cast for images by Oliver Hadlee Pearch./ Hair by Cyndia Harvey; makeup by Susia Sobol

Adesuwa Aighewi Fronts 'White Hot', Smoldering Images By Sebastian Kim For Harper's Bazaar US April 2019

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Adesuwa Aighewi Fronts 'White Hot', Smoldering Images By Sebastian Kim For Harper's Bazaar US April 2019

Model Adesuwa Aighewi in styled by Miguel Enamorado in ‘White Hot’, lensed by Sebastian Kim for Harper’s Bazaar US April 2019./ Hair by Diego Da Silva; makeup by Kristi Matamoros

Adesuwa Aighewi Poses In Dior For 'Through The Looking Glass' By Cecile Bortoletti In Porter Magazine #31

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Adesuwa Aighewi Poses In Dior For 'Through The Looking Glass' By Cecile Bortoletti In Porter Magazine #31

Model Adesuwa Aighewi is styled by Samuel Francois in Dior for ‘Through The Looking Glass’. Photographer Cecile Bortoletti is behind the lens for Porter Magazine #31 Spring 2019./ Hair by Sadek Lardjane; makeup by Megumi Zlatoff

Adesuwa Aighewi + McKenna Hellan Join Designer Yoon Ahn In Nike x AMBUSH 2019 Collection

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Models Adesuwa Aighewi and McKenna Hellan join forces with designer Yoon Ahn to launch her first Nike x AMBUSH collaboration. One half of the design vision behind Tokyo-based AMBUSH, Yoon Ahn was recently appointed men’s jewelry designer at Dior Homme. lb Kamara, i-D fashion editor, styles the trio for images by HART LESHKINA. / Makeup by Anne Sophie Costa; hair by Jawara

Karl Lagerfeld Shoots Chanel 2019 Ad Campaign With Adesuwa, Hyun Ji, Kris, Nora, Rebecca Leigh, Sarah + Vittoria

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Karl Lagerfeld hires a big cast for a low-impact Spring/Summer 2019 ad campaign, shot by him. Models include Adesuwa Aighewi, Hyun Ji Shin, Kris Grikaite, Nora Attal, Rebecca Leigh Longendyke, Sarah Dahl and Vittoria Ceretti, styled by Carine Roitfeld.

Adesuwa Aighewi Is Lensed By Toby Coulson In 'Easy Street' For ES Magazine November 2, 2018

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Adesuwa Aighewi Is Lensed By Toby Coulson In 'Easy Street' For ES Magazine November 2, 2018

Model Adesuwa Aighewi is styled by Natasha Wray in ‘Easy Street’ — a look at the season’s cruise collections — lensed by Toby Coulson for The London Evening Standard’s ES Magazine November 2, 2018./ Hair by Viginie Moreira; makeup by Kristina Ralph

Adesuwa Aighewi & Tyler Blue Are Lensed By Cameron McCool for Numero Magazine #196 September 2018

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Adesuwa Aighewi & Tyler Blue Are Lensed By Cameron McCool for Numero Magazine #196 September 2018

Models Adesuwa Aighewi and Tyler Blue are styled by Paul Sinclaire in 'Adesuwa', lensed by Cameron McCool for Numero Magazine #196 September 2018./ Hair by Tetsuya Yamakata; makeup by Ayami Nishimura

Karl Lagerfeld Eyes Adesuwa, Grace Elizabeth, Luna, Vittoria + For Chanel Fall-Winter 2018 Campaign

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Karl Lagerfeld Eyes Adesuwa, Grace Elizabeth, Luna, Vittoria + For Chanel Fall-Winter 2018 Campaign

Karl Lagerfeld pulls together his semi-annual girl gaggle for Chanel's Fall Winter 2018 campaign. The diverse case includes Adesuwa Aighewi, Grace Elizabeth, Hoyeon Jung, Luna Bijl, Nina Marker, Vittoria Ceretti, and Yoon Young Bae styled by Carine Roitfeld. / Makeup by Tom Pecheux; hair by Sam McNight

Willy Vanderperre Eyes Adesuwa, Anok, Alyssa & Sora In 'The Shape of Things to Come' For T Magazine Fall 2018

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Willy Vanderperre Eyes Adesuwa, Anok, Alyssa & Sora In 'The Shape of Things to Come' For T Magazine Fall 2018

T Magazine's August 19, 2018 Fall Fashion Issue focuses on 'The Shape of Things to Come', lensed by Willy Vanderperre. Editor Hanya Yanagihara turns her eye to four models of the moment -- Adesuwa Aighewi, Anok Yai, Alyssa Traoré and Sora Choi-- styled by Alastair McKimm in CDC, Calvin Klein, Sacai, Prada, Balenciaga and more. 

Adesuwa Aighewi & Hedvig Palm Share 'A Matter Of Taste' For Allure US August 2018

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Adesuwa Aighewi & Hedvig Palm Share 'A Matter Of Taste' For Allure US August 2018

Swedish model Hedvig Palm and Nigerian, Chinese and Thai beauty Adesuwa Aighewi are styled by Jaime Kay Waxman in 'A Matter Of Taste'. Photographer Camila Falquez is in the studio for Allure US August 2018./ Hair by Shingo Shibata; makeup by Stoj

Adesuwa Aighewi Brings 'Interstellar' Beauty Lensed By Daniel Sannwald For Numéro 195

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Chinese-Nigerian model Adesuwa Aighewi is styled by Samuel François in other-worldly 'Interstellar' images by Daniel Sannwald for Numéro #195 August 2018 cover story. / Hair by Tina Outen; makeup by Bea Sweet

Dazed Digital published a June 2018 interview with Aighewi: 

Aighewi was born in Minnesota and grew up in Benin City, the capital of Nigeria’s Edo State, but enjoyed a peripatetic upbringing, courtesy of her Chinese mother and Nigerian father’s jobs as environmental scientists. Discovered on campus while undertaking a chemistry degree at Prince George’s County, Maryland, she put modelling on hold in order to finish her studies, before eventually decamping to Los Angeles to focus on her burgeoning career in fashion.

“I’ve learned a lot about myself and the world to a certain extent; I went from getting recognition (for) my intellect to a heavy focus on the physical and it really did my head in,” she says. “I never cared about the way I looked, but being in fashion that’s all there is. I had to learn how to carry and present myself to the world visually and conduct myself as such.”

Adesuwa Aighewi Is 'Blooming Brilliant' By Sacha Maric For WSJ Magazine April 2017

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Adesuwa Aighewi Is 'Blooming Brilliant' By Sacha Maric For WSJ Magazine April 2017

Half-Nigerian, half-Chinese model Adesuwa Aighewi is styled by Alexander Fisher in 'Blooming Brilliant', lensed by Sacha Maric for WSJ Magazine April 2017./ Hair by Adam Markarian; makeup by Allie Smith