Ulla Johnson Opens West Hollywood Kelly Wearstler-Designed Global Vibe Store

Ulla Johnson Opens West Hollywood Kelly Wearstler-Designed Global Vibe Store

Designer Ulla Johnson grew up in Manhattan but lived also ‘on the road’ as the daughter of archaelogists.

AOC immediately wants to know if Ulla traveled to the Cradle of Humankind in South Africa, a paleoanthropological site located about 50 km northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, in the Gauteng province.

How about the Lake Turkana region of today’s Kenya, where the Leakey family discovered Lucy. Better yet, has Ulla Johnson been to the Omo Valley? Her clothes suggest ‘yes’.

As a mother to Soren, now 17; Asher, 13; Agnes, 11 and a vizsla named Daphne, and wife to Zach Miner, Ulla Johnson has travelled her own road out of Brooklyn and now to the opening of new store in West Hollywood.

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Carolina Herrera Spring 2022 Campaign by Elizaveta Porodina and Dopamine Dressing

Carolina Herrera Spring 2022 Campaign by Elizaveta Porodina and Dopamine Dressing

Elizaveta Porodina [IG] brings her trademark ‘Blooming in Color’ image style to Carolina Herrera’s Spring 2022 campaign. Models Jan Baiboon and Michelle Laff are transformed into haute fashion-loving, mid-century women in images that vibe with artistic illustration techniques./ Hair by Olivier Schawalder; makeup by Cecile Paravina; set design by Thomas Petherick

AOC has always been driven by color and — yes — there’s plenty of black in my real-world closet. This is a key reason why photographer Elizaveta Porodina’s technical style intrigues me, and especially now in this growing discussion of dopamine dressing.

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Rafael Pavarotti Flashes 'It's a Trip' '70s Psychedelic Prints for British Vogue December 2021

Rafael Pavarotti Flashes 'It's a Trip' '70s Psychedelic Prints for British Vogue December 2021

Photographer Rafael Pavarotti [IG] advocates for a higher fashion consciousness with ‘It’s a Trip’. Kate Phelan styles the collection of psychedelic prints and nostalgic 1970s silhouettes with a ‘90s acid-rave twist for the December 2021 issue of British Vogue.

The model parade includes Amane Taniguchi, Hyunser Park, Jan Baiboon, Jundan Chen, Seohyun Kim, Xue Huizi, and Yoomi Sun./ Hair by Cyndia Harvey; makeup by Chiao Li Hsu

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Agnes Lloyd Platt Captures Jan Baiboon for Sunday Telegraph UK Cover Fashion Story

Agnes Lloyd Platt Captures Jan Baiboon for Sunday Telegraph UK Cover Fashion Story AOC Fashion

Model Jan Baiboon is styled by Tona Stell in the Sunday Telegraph UK’s [link] Fall 2021 fashion issue. Photographer Agnes Lloyd Platt [IG], who believes fashion photography should be uplifting and inclusive, captures the fashion cover story.