Missy Rayder by Ahmed Klink for Vanity Fair Italy September 2019

Missy Rayder by Ahmed Klink for Vanity Fair Italy September 2019

Model Missy Rayder is styled by Sarah Grittini in ‘A proposito di una donna’, lensed by New-York based, Lebanese photographer Ahmed Klink for Vanity Fair Italia September 2019./ Hair by William Scott Blair; makeup by Samantha Lau

Missy Rayder & Tasha Tilberg Pursue Beauty Extremes In Matthew Kristall For Allure US November 2017

Missy Rayder & Tasha Tilberg Pursue Beauty Extremes In Matthew Kristall For Allure US November 2017

Models Missy Rayder and Tasha Tilberg are styled by Katie Burnett in 'Going To Extremes', a social commentary on the pursuit of beauty lensed by Matthew Kristall for Allure US November 2017./ Hair by Tamas Tuzes; makeup by Susie Sobol

For insights into a contemporary conversation around the pursuit superficial extremes, read this 2016 review of FACE VALUE: The Hidden Ways Beauty Shapes Women's Lives. The New York Times shares the book's point of view. 

Miu Miu Highlights Preservation Hall Traditions & Bayous In Alasdair McLellan's Spring 2017.18 Campaign

Miu Miu Highlights Preservation Hall Traditions & Bayous In Alasdair McLellan's Spring 2017.18 Campaign

Miuccia Prada releases her Miu Miu Fall 2017 campaign in full, and it's such a delight! Building on the momentum of a late June teaser:

Miuccia Prada takes her Miu Miu brand to the bayous of New Orleans, mixing  Indian Summer romantic looks with spirited tunes from the Preservation Hall Brass Brand's spirited sounds. Alasdair McLellancaptures actor Naomi Harris and the legendary Kate Moss, sisters Adwoa and Kesewa Aboah, MIssy Rayder, Jean Campbell, Eliza Cummings, Jasmine Daniels, Rose Daniels and Lily Nova feeling the vibe. Stylist Katie Grand chooses kitschy furs and 40s-inspired printed frocks in a Miu Miu Fall 2017 fashion statement 'Daughters of the Dust'.

In today's political climate on both right and left, it's important to understand that Miuccia Prada is not co-opting the colorful Preservation Hall for white people. In fact, there is a long tradition of racial mixing and interaction at Preservation Hall, now a foundation, founded by Philadelphia transplants Allan and Sandra Jaffe in 1961.

Vanity Fair wrote an in-depth look at the history of Preservation Hall in January 2012, the year of its golden anniversary. 

Alasdair McLellan Shoots Miu Miu Fall 2017 Campaign In New Orleans Bayous Country

Alasdair McLellan Shoots Miu Miu Fall 2017 Campaign In New Orleans Bayous Country

Miuccia Prada takes her Miu Miu brand to the bayous of New Orleans, mixing  Indian Summer romantic looks with spirited tunes from the Preservation Hall Brass Brand's spirited sounds. Alasdair McLellan captures actor Naomi Harris and the legendary Kate Moss, sisters Adwoa and Kesewa Aboah, MIssy Rayder, Jean Campbell, Eliza Cummings, Jasmine Daniels, Rose Daniels and Lily Nova feeling the vibe. Stylist Katie Grand chooses kitschy furs and 40s-inspired printed frocks in a Miu Miu Fall 2017 fashion statement 'Daughters of the Dust'.