Lindsay Lohan Wears Fall's Sexy Coats and Jackets for ELLE US Summer 2025
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Anne Spoel Has the Blues in 'Good Jeans' Style for ELLE UK September 2025
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ELLE UK’s [IG] ‘Good Jeans’ September 2025 fashion story needs a heads up that the ‘Woke’ Police are accusing American Eagle of promoting eugenics with their new campaign ‘Sydney Sweeney has great jeans.’
In the ELLE UK fashion story Dutch model Anne Spoel is styled by Holly Gorst in images by Magnus Lechner [IG]. / Hair by Hiroshi Matsushita; makeup by Faye Bluff
Read MoreSaint Laurent AW25 'Velvet Heat' Campaign with Moss, Sevigny and Rayder by Alas
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Saint Laurent [IG] releases what it calls its AW25 women’s campaign, a steamy slice of life shot by Mert Alas [IG] in LA. Saint Laurent’s Anthony Vaccarello brings Kate Moss and Chloë Sevigny together for the first time in a sensual encounter called ‘Velvet Heat’.
90s top model Frankie Rayder also joins the campaign, adding a note of professional sobriety to the proceedings.
Read MoreBibi Abdulkadir at Bab Al Shams Desert Resort by Luka Booth for Vogue Czech July
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Model Bibi Abdulkadir takes a cover for the July 2025 issue of Vogue Czechoslovakia [IG], lensed by Luka Booth [IG] in a gorgeous fashion story ‘I Hope This Issue Finds You Well’.
Kawa H. Pour styles the Somali-British model raised in north London in Chanel, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Elisabetta Franchi, Maison Alaia and more at the Bab Al Shams Desert Resort in Dubai./ Makeup by Ruby Mazuel; hair by Ildana Khalitova
Read MoreHumanism 101: Polo Ralph Lauren x Oak Bluffs: A Portrait of the American Dream
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Humanism 101: Polo Ralph Lauren x Oak Bluffs: A Portrait of the American Dream
Writing about the Ralph Lauren Pre-Fall 2025 Campaign in early July, I noted that the Ralph Lauren name — and especially Polo Ralph Lauren — carries great symbolism and respect in the Black community.
Two Humanists: Cucinelli and Lauren
My retraction comes from this early July 2025 statement in this post:
No one articulates humanist values like Brunello Cucinelli, but Ralph is way up there delivering major marketing changes but without a visual bullhorn.
With the release of Polo Ralph Lauren’s new Oak BluffCollection, its second collaboration with Morehouse College and Spelman College and their research and archival teams, I’m ending the competition in my mind between the two designers, great brand builders and global good guys. They are equal in my mind as global humanists after today.
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Vogue China Goes to Work in Fall 2025 Luxe Sweater Looks in Muted Greens and Mushrooms
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Models Diane Chiu, Hejia Li, Yilan Hua and Ying Ouyang are styled by Liu Xiao in ‘Too Busy’, a first look at Fall 2025 daytime, at-work luxury fashion. Photographers Kulesza & Pik [IG] are behind the lens for Vogue China [IG] August 2025./ Hair by Yoann Fernandez; makeup by Aurelia Liansberg
Read MoreMalala Yousafzai Brings Wit and Grit to GQ Hero Interview, Lensed by Elizaveta Porodina
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Malala Yousafzai Brings Wit and Grit to GQ Hero Interview, Lensed by Elizaveta Porodina
Shot-in-the head while sitting on her school-bus in 2012, Taliban gunman survivor Malala Yousafzai was among the British GQ Heroes 2025 honored in early July. AOC notes that Brunello Cucinelli was also among the artists, activists and radical thinkers at the two-day event and on the cover of British GQ’s special issue. We must track him down.
GQ’s interview by Adam Baidawi launches on a private practice golf range an hour southeast of London. And she is giving him instructions.
The Uncomfortable Truths for Activists
Much of the interview is devoted to all the back-sliding happening around the world on women’s rights — and especially in Afghanistan, where Malala is deeply involved in girl’s education. And how activism has gone lukewarm in many countries around the world.
Badawai asks a critical question:
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Fendi Takes A Modern View of Roman Style in Fall 2025 Campaign by Steven Meisel
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Fendi Takes A Modern View of Roman Style in Fall 2025 Campaign by Steven Meisel
AOC loves Paris and the south of France. But we’ve been saying for many months now that it’s an Italian moment, and nothing — not even the king of cashmere’s current Italian sweatshop scandal — will dampen AOC’s love affair with la dolce vita.
Fendi’s fall-winter 2025 campaign film begins with a visual dose of sophisticated retro nostalgia, peppered with modern reinvention. In speaking with WWD about the fall-winter 2025 collection, Silvia Venturini Fendi stressed the reality that the fall 2025 collection presents “a contemporary and comprehensive vision of the brand”.
Fendi is also aiming to convey this modern message with ancient roots with the inauguration of a new sprawling flagship on Milan’s Via Montenapoleone.
Anne Is Swept Away
Depending on your age, the soundtrack will completely sweep you away. OMG! Barry White.
If you have lived a privileged life resulting from family heritage — or are a working girl who made good and led a privileged life based on your smarts — and you regularly kissed the ground landing in Italia, you will be swooning.
Personally, Anne is destroyed with this campaign video.
Read MoreLibby Taverner's Wild Woman Style in Miami for Bazaar France August by Max Farago
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The August 2025 issue of Bazaar France [IG] drops into Miami Beach with a fashion story starring model Libby Taverner. Photographer Max Farago [IG] captures the off-season fashion, on-the-prowl looks from Chanel, Khaite, Maison Alaia, Maison Valentino, Norma Kamali and more styled by James Valeri./ Hair by Tamas Tuzes; makeup by Susie Sobol
Read MoreNicole Kidman News: Clé de Peau Beauté Ambassador, Portugal Residency, 2015 Playing Gertrude Bell
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Nicole Kidman News: Clé de Peau Beauté Ambassador, Portugal Residency, 2015 Playing Gertrude Bell
Actor Nicole Kidman made news last week with her skincare routine under scrutiny, now that the ‘Moulin Rouge’ actor became a new global ambassador for Clé de Peau Beauté [IG].
Clé de Peau Beauté has never pursued a superficial, external approach to physical beauty and the appointment emphasizes the shared values between the beauty brand and Nicole Kidman’s actions as a humanist.
Intelligent, Intentional, Illuminating Beauty
As a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, the actor dedicates herself to advancing gender equality, supporting education, and combating violence against women. Her humanitarian work echoes Clé de Peau Beauté’s core mission: to empower individuals and transform beauty into a vehicle for confidence, purpose, and positive impact.
Read MoreVogue Philippines Explores Wanderlust and AOC Erupts with Discovery of DRD4-7R Gene
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The July-August 2025 issue of Vogue Philippines [IG] feeds our wanderlust desire, a trait not experienced by all humans in the same way.
As always, AOC is on the hunt for new discovery and we found a lollapalooza-size surprise. There is a probable link between wanderlust and the DRD4-7R gene variant. Who knew?
In the fashion story ‘Brighter Days’, models Sandra Drifter, Brett Prendergast and Bronson Garel explore the fields of California, styled by Soaree Choen in vintage, Gucci, Kaiane Designs, Marni, Ronny Kobo, The Row and more.
Clearly, the terrain at Elizabeth Lake in the Sierra Pelona Mountains — pictured here — helped to create images awash in wildflowers, draped in sun-washed silks, retro tailoring, and a warm haze of memory captured eloquently in images by Charles Lu [IG]. / Makeup by Monique Mazer; hair by Terri Walker
Read MoreVogue France August 2025 Goes into the Wilderness Where Bikinis Rule. Say what?
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We meet models Jessie Aina, Mia Armstrong and Paula Soares ‘Sur La Route’ to somewhere important. It seems like a good moment to say that Vogue France [IG] has improved infinitely in 2025 under the direction of Claire Thomson-Jonville [IG].
It’s one of the most visually-obvious media transformations in years, and she deserves praise for her efforts, her instincts, and her outreach. I’m sure she didn’t accomplish this change flying solo — but Thomson-Jonville is the hub of the wheel.
Dan Sablon styles the shoot, with images by Los Angeles based Noua Unu [IG] for Vogue France August 2025./ Hair by Tsuki; makeup by Kuma
Read MoreIsabeli Fontana Is Simply Sensual for Vogue Mexico August 2025 by Zee Nunes
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Supermodel Isabeli Fontana suits up in clean, easy pieces for her Vogue Mexico & Latin America [IG] August 2025 cover story ‘La Victoria de Las Mujeres’. Fontana is styled by Moses Moreno and lensed by Zee Nunes [IG] in a celebration of female strength and elegance “that transcends fashion”.
Read MoreCarmen Kass Covers Harper's Bazaar Spain July-August 2025 by Rocio Ramos
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Carmen Kass shares two covers for the July-August 2025 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Spain [IG]. Chanel dresses Kass on the cover above; below, the Estonian model wears Maison Valentino.
Other brands include Dior, Etro, Gucci, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Miu Miu, Rabanne, YSL and more. Claudia Laukamp styles the sophsticated-lady fashion story in images by Rocio Ramos [IG]. / Makeup by Raquel Alvarez; hair by Jesús De Paula
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Kristen McMenamy's Rebel Spirit Drips in Stunning Splendor for Dolce & Gabbana Couture
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Supermodel Kristen McMenamy is the first to tell you that in the Nineties there were no rules. The Irish Catholic American third child out of seven born to her Pennsylvania family has earned her reputation as a visually ‘unique’ character in Italian fashion dramas. She also had rebel DNA flowing through her body head to toe.
Dolce & Gabbana [IG] dialed into McMenamy’s same rebel spirit in their new Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda Roma 2025 Campaign, shot by Luigi & Iango [IG]. The city’s architectural magnificence is captured in both materials and fabrics for Alta Moda fashion and spectacular treatments of ancient characters in the Alta Gioielleria, high jewelry collections. Roman statues transformed into pendants is very cool./ Makeup by Georgi Sandev; hair by Patti Bussa
Read MoreKylie Jenner Smells the Roses in Dazed Magazine Summer 2025 by Erika Kamano
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Kylie Jenner covers the Summer 2025 issue of Dazed Magazine, interviewed by Kacion Mayers in ‘Kylie Jenner: ‘The baddie never left’.
Jenner is styled by Ib Kamara in Acne Studios, David Koma, Rabanne, Schiaparelli, Simone Rocha, Versace and more for images by Erika Kamano [IG]. / Hair by Cherilyn Farris; makeup by Ariel Tejada
Read MorePunta Mita Welcomes Vogue Mexico with Daiane Sodre Lensed by Anne Menke
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