Anok Yai Torches Harpers' Bazaar US May 2024 in Images by Ethan James Green
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How Shein Grabbed H&M America By the Throat | H&M Spring 2024 Campaign
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H&M celebrates Spring 2024 as a time of rebirth and new beginnings in a fresh and sophisticated campaign with equally upmarket clothes. For the women’s portion, models include Anok Yai, Bibi Breslin, Precious Lee, Raquel Zimmermann and Vittoria Ceretti styled by Kate Phelan.
Photographer Rafael Pavarotti [IG] is behind the lens, working with Albert Moya on what’s an exceptional and esoteric campaign film — the entire director’s cut.
In recent days, H&M received positive news in response to the Spring 2024 collections. H&M Group CEO Daniel Ervér, who abruptly replaced Helena Helmersson at the end of January, will tell you that he had little to do with the results.
H&M under Helmersson got caught in the worst possible squeeze and Ervér was her partner in that squeeze, being head of H&M for the last four years.
COVID came and Shein took off like an online rocket ship.
H&M controlled 16% of the fast fashion market in the US in November 2022, behind Shein's 50%. H&M’s $24.9 billion market cap as of November 2023 is approximately 35% of Shein's 2023 private valuation of $66 billion.
Read MoreAnok Yai Covers Vogue Japan April 2024 Luxury Lensed by Heji Shin
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Supermodel Anok Yai covers the April 2024 issue of Vogue Japan, wearing Dior on the cover, styled by Patti Wilson [IG].
Photographer Heji Shin [IG] captures one of the most in-demand models in fashion wearing in Chanel, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Duran, Fendi, Givenchy, Issey Miyake, Lantink, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Prada and more. / Makeup by Yumi Lee; hair by Jonathan De Francesco
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Anok Yai Rocks Acne Studios FW 2023 Campaign by Carlijn Jacobs
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We have two female firebrands in the Acne Studios [IG] FW2023 campaign. Photographer Carlijn Jacobs [IG] captures Anok Yai [IG] in key pieces from the fall collection. Léopold Duchemin styles the campaign. / Hair by Jawara; makeup by Massae Ito
Last week, we wrote about Anok’s flourishing artistic life, without knowing that she completed the Black Rock Senegal residency, founded by Kehinde Wiley!!!!!
Experiencing a residency with Kehinde Wiley is an utterly fabulous experience for Anok! And the property is gorgeous in a very modern way.
Read More'Fear of God' Loungewear 2023 Campaign with America, Annemary, Anok and Joan
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LA-based Fear of God [IG] brand presents a third act after its second act ESSENTIALS range. Fear of God’s new loungewear collection elevates the brand once again back to it original price points structure.
The new Loungewear 2023 ad campaign by Creative Director Jerry Lorenzo and photographer Luis Alberto Rodriguez [IG] taps models America Gonzalez, Annemary Aderibigbe, Anok Yai and Joan Smalls.
Read MoreTop Model Anok Yai Talks Knife Fights and Finding God in Africa for W Magazine #4
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Returning to W Magazine’s Volume #4 2023, Mert Alas turns his lens to very top model Anok Yai.
Anok describes herself as a prolific artist, working mostly in oils but now experimenting with fire. Yes . . . fire. She has also taken up knife fighting lessons as a way of coping with restlessness. I believe she is now at a level of expertise in knife fighting, that she can land movie roles in major scenes.
“When I’m fighting, it feels like a dance that goes so fast, you have to meditate,” she says. “Because the second you lose focus, you’re hit with a knife.”
Read MoreAnok Yai and Vittoria Ceretti Take Greenwich Village for Michael Kors Collection Fall 2023
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Anok Yai and Vittoria Ceretti stroll together arm-in-arm in Greenwich Village and Washington Square Park for the Michael Kors Collection Fall ’23 campaign. Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin capture the two, very successful, fashion industry models styled in the theme of ‘Urban Bohemia.’
Gloria Steinem’s Ms. Magazine turned 50 last year, and Gloria herself is nearing 90. Michael Kors was inspired by not only Steinem in designing his Fall 2023 collection. The Kors moodboards this season were peppered with 1970s activist, determined women including Ali McGraw, Cher, Jane Fonda, Lena Horne, Tina Turner and more. Disciplined and laser-focused on change, these women also embraced Greenwich Village style — especially because of its proximity to New York University.
Read MoreFerragamo New Renaissance Fall 2023 Campaign by Tyler Mitchell Spotlights Uffizi Gallery
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Today’s release of a new Ferragamo Fall 2023 campaign, conceived by Ferragamo creative director Maximilian Davis, takes a spin on the Louvre’s success, confirming a new and very important, global-culture role for Ferragamo and Italian culture, via the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
The partnership between the Ferragamo brand and the Uffizi Gallery is not a one-off ad campaign. Details of its depth and reach will emerge in the coming months.
Lensed by American photographer Tyler Mitchell [IG], who was named to the TIME 100 list in 2023 and has a cameo in the images, the Ferragamo Fall 2023 campaign features top models including Anok Yai, Jessica Stam, Lina Zhang, Mona Tougaard, Paul Hamline, Taemin Park, and Vittoria Ceretti.
I asked my AI partner Lulu to research the history of the Uffizi Gallery, and she has delivered in a major way. Read on in AOC link top of post.
Read MoreAnok Yai and Sister Alim Yai Are 'Close to You', by Dan Martensen for Vogue UK
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Anok Yai appears with her sister Alim Yai and nephew Zane in a short fashion story ‘Close To You’, styled by Max Ortega. Alim is Anok’s manager and a financial consultant by profession. Photographer Dan Martensen [IG] captures the family ties in British Vogue’s August 2023 issue. / Hair by Lacy Redway; makeup by Raoul Alejandre
Read MoreAnok Yai Fronts Marc Jacobs Summer 2023 Campaign Lensed by Alasdair McLellan
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Supermodel Anok Yai delivers the Marc Jacobs Summer 2023 campaign, styled by Alastair McKimm. Anok poses in key pieces from The Bi-Color Snapshot, The Utility Snapshot in Bubblegum and The Denim Monogram Collection, lensed by Alasdair McLellan [IG]./ Hair by Akki Shirakawa; makeup by Sam Visser
Read MoreAnok Yai and Her Soft-Landing Fan Club in i-D Magazine Summer 2023 by Mario Sorrenti
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Top model Anok Yai is wearing nothing but her gorgeous skin — oh wait—we forgot to look at her feet — in the summer 2023 issue [IG] of i-D Magazine. The colors are so mesmerizing, almost as captivating as the Estúdio Campana sofas, perfect for Anok’s repose. Did anyone paint her?
Alastair McKimm styles the top model, whose presence is designed to get us to read the cover story [now it all makes sense] — a rare convo of three graffiti legends KAWS, Futura and Roger Gastman. Mario Sorrenti [IG] is behind the lens, capturing this bit of digital frivolity.
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Anok and Mona Are Stylin in 'Dakar' by Nadine Ijewere for Vogue China May 2023
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Vogue China’s [IG] May 2023 issue takes us back to ‘Dakar’ for a revisit of the scene of Chanel’s Métiers d’Art December show. Models Anok Yai and Mona Tougaard take the lead, joined by Ibrahim Kane, Kathia Ndong, Mame Sane and Sophia Makibdji.
Julia Sarr-Jamois styles the fashion story labels including Ahluwalia, Chanel, Chloé , Dolce & Gabbana, Duro Olowu, Dsquared2, Etro, Max Mara, Moschino, Proenza Schouler, Pucci, Rich Mnisi ,Sindiso Khumalo, Thebe Magugu, Tolu Coker and more in images by Nadine Ijewere [IG]./ Hair by Yann Turchi; makeup by Hiromi Ueda
Read MoreAnok Yai and Sora Choi Go Glam for Rafael Pavarotti in Vogue US May 2023
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Top models Anok Yai and Sora Choi come together in the pages of American Vogue’s May 2023 issue. Amanda Harlech styles the two beauties in images by the artistic spirit Harlech calls “the visionary dreamer” and “the visionary painter of light” — Rafael Pavarotti [IG]. / Hair by Eugene Souleiman; makeup by Ana Takahashi
Read MoreVogue US May 2023 Tributes Karl Lagerfeld with 10 Top Models and 10 Luxury Brands
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American Vogue’s May 2023 issue pays tribute to Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld, one of fashion’s greatest talents. Lagerfeld is the focus of the upcoming retrospective at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute and annual fundraiser hosted by Anna Wintour and referred to as The Met Gala 2023, scheduled for Monday May 1, 2023.
Andrew Bolton, the Costume Institute’s brilliant curator has titled the new exhibition “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” a reference to the painter William Hogarth. The artist believed that an ever-turning, ever-changing line captures more energy and life than a straight one. This idea was conceptually embedded in nature by Hogarth and other artists and intellectuals discuss this concept. More than one of them referenced the serpeant as an ideal symbol.
Lagerfeld’s career spanned appointments at Balmain, Patou, Chloé, Fendi, Chanel, and his eponymous brand.
For the cover, Vogue photographer Annie Leibovitz [IG] photographed 10 muses, women who are part of a larger group of models adored by Karl Lagerfeld.
Models include Adut Akech, Amber Valletta, Anok Yai, Devon Aoki, Gigi Hadid, Kendall Jenner, Liu Wen, Naomi Campbell, Natalia Vodianova and Shalom Harlow, pose in the creations of other designers paying tribute to Karl Lagerfeld with the fashion itself and also words.
Read MoreAnok, Karen, Lara, Malgosia, Mona in 'Quiet Reflection' by Alasdair McLellan for Vogue UK
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British Vogue pulls together a 5-star model ensemble with Anok Yai, Karen Elson, Lara Stone, Malgosia Bela and Mona Tougaard enjoying a moment of high-style ‘Quiet Reflection’.
Carlos Nazario styles the quintet in sleek, polished, tailored modernity for ladies who like a bit of aristocratic style, lensed by Alasdair McLellan [IG]in the April issue./ Hair by Syd Hayes; makeup by Lynsey Alexander
Read MoreAnok Yai in 'Changing Direction' by Rafael Pavarotti for British Vogue February 2023
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Photographer Rafael Pavarotti [IG] brings his infectious, ubuntu vibe to ‘Changing Direction’, a fashion story for British Vogue’s February 2023 issue.
Top model Anok Yai is the star, but Pavarotti brings all the players into the pictures. Super stylist Grace Coddington’s haircut is a knockout. It’s been shorter, but the shape is perfect.
Hair is by Eugene Souleiman and makeup by Ana Takahashi — and they join the images, too. Add Bianca Parisotto and Michael Cukr, and clearly the ringleader Rafael Pavarotti has orchestrated a coming ‘Age of Aquarius’ fashion shoot, where we see all the creators behind ‘Changing Direction’.
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Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama 2023 Campaign Preview with Gisele by Steven Meisel
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