Louis Vuitton Handbag Lovers Once Again Learn About Women on the High Seas

Louis Vuitton Handbag Lovers Once Again Learn About Women on the High Seas

The Louis Vuitton Leather Goods Campaign Spring-Summer 2024 returns to the high seas with an extension of their Louis Vuitton Nautical Summer Capsule that focuses on Vuitton’s best handbags.

Lensed by Ethan James Green [IG] against the ancient backdrop of Mediterranean world waters, the campaign steps into AOC’s earlier Louis Vuitton Nautical campaign discussion of women in the world of Olympic sailing.

Today models Chu Wong, Ida Heiner and Sacha Quenby inspires a deeper question by AOC.

Did Women Sail in Ancient Waters?

Based on our best AI, Phoenician women were known to be skilled sailors who played a crucial role in the maritime trade network of the ancient world. These women were involved in various aspects of seafaring, including navigation, trading, and ship maintenance. Their expertise in sailing and trading helped establish Phoenicia as a dominant maritime power in the Mediterranean.

The scarcity of direct historical records makes it difficult to paint a complete picture, yet through the analysis of artifacts, writings by ancient historians, and mythological tales, we begin to see indications of women's participation.

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Anok Yai Torches Harpers' Bazaar US May 2024 in Images by Ethan James Green

Anok Yai Torches Harpers' Bazaar US May 2024 in Images by Ethan James Green

Egyptian-born, American model of South Sudanese descent, Anok Yai covers Harper’s Bazaar US May 2024. Anok is styled by Carlos Nazario and lensed by Ethan James Green [IG] — and what a fashion ride the team delivers.

Understand that Anok Yai — the disciplined, knife fighter with moxie and rock-solid backbone — is also expressing her creative side as an artist. Writer Kaitlyn Greenidge meets the top model at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, in the presence of Kerry James Marshall’s ‘Untitled’ (Studio) painting.

AOC has followed Anok from Day one — literally —and I am so proud that she’s one of our own — a superstar American. ~ Anne

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Sailing to Paris 2024 Olympics with Louis Vuitton Nautical Summer Capsule, Crewed by Women

Sailing to Paris 2024 Olympics with Louis Vuitton Nautical Summer Capsule, Crewed by Women

Louis Vuitton is in Olympic Games Paris 2024 countdown, as a lead brand in LVMH’s role as a top sponsor of this summer’s games.

Dropping the new Louis Vuitton Nautical Capsule 2024 this weekend reminds us that some fashion trends truly possess heritage status — in the way that the Olympics are heritage.

Women, Sailing and the Olympics

The world has changed almost beyond recognition since the summer of 1924 — the last time Paris hosted the summer Olympics. One simple statistic grabs our attention immediately: 2954 men competed in the 1924 games and 135 women. AOC digs deep into women in competitive sailing a century ago.

Louis Vuitton's foray into the prestigious realm of sailing and its premier position in the LVMH sponsor umbrella of the Paris 2024 Summer Games spills next into Barcelona, where Louis Vuitton hosts in late August 2024 the America's Cup Challenger Selection Series. Hosting the event since 1983 and subsequently renamed the Louis Vuitton Cup, it culminates in the race for a new America’s Cup Winner.

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Bazaar US Spring 2024 Fashion Forecast 'The All Stars' Lensed by Ethan James Green

Bazaar US Spring 2024 Fashion Forecast 'The All Stars' Lensed by Ethan James Green

The February 2024 issue of Harper’s Bazaar US [IG] assembles a creativity cast for ‘The All-Stars’, a fashion story focused on our spring 2024 style trajectory. Carlos Nazario [IG], the newly-named Harper’s Bazaar Style Director, is in charge of a huge gaggle of talent. [Note, these huge groups are SEO-friendly for Internet search traffic. Vogue is using them, too.]

Photographer Ethan James Green [IG] captures the easy-living bodycon, clean silhouettes with an abundance of jackets./ Hair by Lucas Wilson; makeup by Yadim

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Fei Fei Sun in 'Precious Little Things' by Ethan James Green for D Magazine January 27, 2023

Fei Fei Sun in 'Precious Little Things' by Ethan James Green for D Magazine January 27, 2023

Top model Fei Fei Sun, who rests in the top rung of Chinese models worldwide, covers the January 27, 2023 issue of D Magazine [IG], part of Italy’s d la Republicca.

Fine Jewelry brands featured in the fashion story ‘Precious Little Things’ styled by Dara Allen include Bulgari, Chanel, Chopard, Dior, Elsa Peretti for Tiffany & Co, Messika, Pomellato and Van Cleef & Arpels.

D Magazine positions Fei Fei Sun as a leader in the new “Chinese wave” for this story lensed by Ethan James Green.

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Louis Vuitton Winter 2023 Ski Collection Delivers Big Style Statement

Louis Vuitton Winter 2023 Ski Collection Delivers Big Style Statement

Five models Ahmadou Gueye, Angelina Kendall, Dana Smith, Indiana Van’t Slot and Victoria Fawole convey just how important the 2023 Campaign ski campaign is to Louis Vuitton.

Marie-Amélie Sauvé styles the quintet for the winter 2023.24 campaign, with art direction by Veronica Ditting. Ethan James Green [IG]. / Hair by Damien Boissinot; makeup by Christelle Cocquet

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Ethan James Green Captures Deep Sea Fashion Treasures for Mastermind #14

Ethan James Green Captures Deep Sea Fashion Treasures for Mastermind #14

Mastermind Magazine 14’s [IG] fashion story ‘Between the Sea and Me’ imagines two deep-sea divers just back from an ocean expedition.

Models Angelina Kendall and Sacha Quenby pose in their newly-discovered treasures, styled by Mastermind’s founder and creative director Marie-Amélie Sauvé [IG].

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Louis Vuitton Fall 2023 Women's Fashion Campaign in Paris by Ethan James Green

Louis Vuitton Fall 2023 Women's Fashion Campaign in Paris by Ethan James Green

Indian actress Deepika Padukone reclines against Palais Galliera in a lightweight dress and cropped denim jacket, clutching Louis Vuitton's GO-14 handbag. ‘Squid Game’ star Jung Ho-Yeon rides a bike around Paris in a bedazzled top and straight-cut denim, slinging the lattice-printed bag over her shoulder on Pont Alexandre III. Finally, Léa Seydoux and Elaine Zhong complete the campaign and they love their Capucines.

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Raquel Zimmermann Finds Her '90s 'Wild Side' in WSJ Magazine by Ethan James Green

Raquel Zimmermann Finds Her '90s 'Wild Side' in WSJ Magazine by Ethan James Green

Quiet luxury it’s not. Top model Raquel Zimmermann proves that she has a ‘Wild Side’ to be reckoned with when the focus is ‘Candy Ravers Rejoice: The ‘90s Are Back.’

The brand lineup is endless and it’s the styling that’s the story. Photographer Ethan James Greene [IG] is in the studio for WSJ Magazine’s October 2023 issue.

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Will Fla. Governor Ron DeSantis Ban a Woke Barbie in Florida Theaters? She's Headed His Way?

Will Fla. Governor Ron DeSantis Ban a Woke Barbie in Florida Theaters? She's Headed His Way?

Australian actor Margot Robbie doesn’t remember having a Barbie doll, as a young girl growing up in Australia. Her cousin had Barbies and perhaps they all joined Robbie in admiring a dandelion-decorated mudpie or two made for an afternoon tea in the Australian Gold Coast sandbox.

Fast-foward to now, and Barbie’s scheduled touchdown in American movie theaters remains July 21, 2023.

The Summer issue of American Vogue weighs into the frenzy, putting Margot Robbie as Barbie on the cover. Robbie is lensed by Middle America to East Coast photographer, Caledonia, Michigan’s own Ethan James Green [IG].

When pitching her company LuckyChap, the production outfit she runs with her friend Josey McNamara and her husband, Tom Ackerley, to Mattel’s new CEO of Mattel, Ynon Kreiz, at the Polo Lounge in 2018, Robbie was clear about the road ahead.

“We of course would want to honor the 60-year legacy that this brand has,” Robbie says. “But we have to acknowledge that there are a lot of people who aren’t fans of Barbie. And in fact, aren’t just indifferent to Barbie. They actively hate Barbie. And have a real issue with Barbie. We need to find a way to acknowledge that.”

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Ethan James Green Heads to Nevada's Area 51 for 'Close Encounters' in WSJ Magazine Online

Ethan James Green Heads to Nevada's Area 51 for 'Close Encounters' in WSJ Magazine Online

Photographer Ethan James Green [IG] packs up his crew and camera gear, heading out to the desert in a pilgrimage to Nevada’s Area 51. The top-secret military base in remote and rugged terrain is a hot spot for UFO sightings in America, located about 120 miles north of Las Vegas.

WSJ Magazine appropriately names the fashion story shot for the April 2023 issue online ‘Close Encounters’. The trippy clothes come from Calvin Klein, Celine Homme, Denimiste, Diesel, Isabel Marant, JW Anderson, Khaite, Kezako, Maison Martin Margiela, Michael Kors, Paco Prada, Rabanne, Ralph Lauren, Valentino, Sportmax, Versace, Y/Project and more. / Makeup by Kanako Takase; hair by Lucas Wilson; set design Ian Salter

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Max Mara Spring 2023 Collection with Adut, Annemary, Dara by Ethan James Green

Max Mara Spring 2023 Collection with Adut, Annemary, Dara by Ethan James Green

Max Mara’s Spring-Summer 2023 campaign has sophisticated swagger. Models trio Adut Akech, Annemary Aderibigbe and Dara Allen step it up to remind us that they are far more than muses or mannequins. Fashion editor Tonne Goodman styles the shoot — a collection of sophisticated essentials with discreet details that she herself would wear — in images photographed by Ethan James Green.

Looking at the images immediately took me back to December 2018, when former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi exited a tough meeting with then president Donald Trump.

The shot of Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer leaving a hard-as-nails meeting with Trump went viral, generating such digital heat that Max Mara creative director Ian Griffiths responded that the coat would be reissued.

AOC has always liked Ian Griffiths because he’s a male designer willing to explore his own contradictions. He does just that in speaking about the 2023 campaign inspired by the French Riviera. Griffiths has not been caught up in trying to make women ‘its’ or ‘theys’, degendering us in such a way that the very concept of women’s rights is no longer necessary. We’re all humans, no need to discuss the failure of mostly — but not exclusively — men to acknowledge women’s inequality.

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Mariah Carey Covers W Magazine Vol VI 2022 Holiday Issue, Lensed by Ethan James Green

Mariah Carey Covers W Magazine Vol VI 2022 Holiday Issue, Lensed by Ethan James Green

Center stage in the fashion images shot by Ethan James Green [IG] is the jewelry — a special collection of butterfly-inspired pieces that makeup the new Chopard x Mariah Carey diamonds collection, honoring the pop star’s seminal 1997 album ‘Butterfly’.

The collection is the result of a close collaboration with Carey, Chopard and its Co-President and Artistic Director, Caroline Scheufele.

Hawgood and Carey reflect back on the black and white music video for ‘My All’ directed by the legendary fashion photographer Herb Ritts. Carey remains impacted by the experience. AOC shares the original video.

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Eve Jobs by Ethan James Green for Louis Vuitton Twist Handbags and Equestrian Life

Eve Jobs by Ethan James Green for Louis Vuitton Twist Handbags and Equestrian Life

Stanford University alum, model and expert equestrian Eve Jobs launches her first digital campaign with Louis Vuitton — and we’re here for it. Eve fronts LV Twist handbags, styled by Victoria Sekrier in images by Ethan James Green [IG]. / Hair by Damien Boissinot; makeup by Hiromi Ueda

Given the enormous reach of Eve’s wonderful mother Laurene Powell Jobs, AOC loves putting an American model activist on the Louis Vuitton roster.

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Max Mara Fall/Winter 2022 Campaign by Ethan James Green Promotes Cozy Sophistication

Max Mara Fall/Winter 2022 Campaign by Ethan James Green Promotes Cozy Sophistication

Models Jessica Stam, Maty Fall, Rianne van Rompaey and Sherry Shi are center stage in Max Mara’s Fall Winter 2022 campaign. Photographer Ethan James Green [IG] is in the studio, capturing the quartet wearing teddy bear coats, graphic knits and wide-leg pants designed by Ian Griffiths.

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Deepika Padukone Debuts First Louis Vuitton 'Dauphine' Handbag Campaign As Ambassador

Deepika Padukone Debuts First Louis Vuitton 'Dauphine' Handbag Campaign As Ambassador

Actors Deepika Padukone, Emma Stone, and Zhou Dongyu campaign for Louis Vuitton’s [IG] ‘Dauphine’ handbag in these Spring 2022 images.

Photographer Ethan James Green [IG] is in the studio, introducing Padukone as the French luxury brand’s first Indian ambassador.

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Ethan James Green Spotlights Louis Vuitton's Spring in the City 2022 Collection

Ethan James Green Spotlights Louis Vuitton's Spring in the City 2022 Collection

Models Akon Changkou, Ashley Radjarame, Grace Valentine, Jade Nguyen and Mona Tougaard sync up with Louis Vuitton’s Spring in the City 2022 collection, lensed by Ethan James Green [IG]. Showcasing the LV Circle logo, the Spring in the City collection introduces new bags that mix smooth leather and raffia. / Hair by Damien Boissinot; makeup by Pat McGrath

The new styles are strong on neutrals and gradient pastels, generating plenty of welcome zen mood in our turbulent times.

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Ethan James Green Flashes 'Dreams Come True' for British Vogue March 2022

Ethan James Green Flashes 'Dreams Come True' for British Vogue March 2022 AOC Fashion

American actor, director, screenwriter, and model Chase Sui Wonders, who plays Riley on ‘Generation’, joins forces with models Beyonce Ambrose, Dara Allen, Devyn Garcia and Meadow Walker in a fashion story ‘Dreams Come True’.

A very busy Ethan James Green [IG] is behind the lens, with styling by Camilla Nickerson for British Vogue March 2022./ Hair by Jimmy Paul; makeup by Dick Page; set design by Julia Wagner

Ethan James Green Flashes 'Stark Raving Mod' for W Magazine March 2022

Ethan James Green Flashes 'Stark Raving Mod' for W Magazine March 2022

Models América González, Maty Fall and Sherry Shi appear in the wonderfully-titled fashion story ‘Stark Raving Mod’, styled by Raphael Hirsch. Photographer Ethan James Green [IG] captures the designer looks from Chanel, Dior, Giorgio Armani, Hermès, Junya Watanabe, Loewe, Michael Kors Collection, Miu Miu, Prada, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Stella McCartney and more for W Magazine March 2022. / Hair by Sonny Molina; makeup by Raisa Flowers

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