Swarovski SS-2024 Campaign Drips With Sea Jewels Worn by Imaan, Irina, Karlie, Fei Fei, Abby

Swarovski SS-2024 Campaign Drips With Sea Jewels Worn by Imaan, Irina, Karlie, Fei Fei, Abby

Showstudio calls them “Steven Meisel’s Supermodel Sirens”, five women “dripping in crystals.” Top models Abby Champion, Fei Fei Sun, Imaan Hammam, Irina Shayk and Karlie Kloss join forces in the new S/S 2024 Swarovski [IG] campaign inspired by Venus, the Roman goddess of love.

In ancient Roman mythology, Venus, the goddess of love and beauty, emerged from the sea fully grown and adorned with exquisite jewelry. The myth tells of Venus being born from the foam created when the Titan Cronus castrated his father Uranus and threw his severed genitals into the sea. This act led to the sea producing the goddess of love and desire.

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8 of Fashion's Biggest Names Honor Donna Karan Relaunch Lensed by Annie Leibovitz

8 of Fashion's Biggest Names Honor Donna Karan Relaunch Lensed by Annie Leibovitz

In 1992 American designer Donna Karan launched her campaign “In Women We Trust” shot by Peter Lindbergh. That fashion maverick statement about female leadership and competence was celebrated again today — not with America’s first woman president which we’ve all hoped for — but with photographer legend Annie Leibovitz gathering eight models so famous that they can go by their first names without confusion.

Featured in the Donna Karan revival campaign are Amber Valletta, Carolyn Murphy, Cindy Crawford, Imaan Hammam, Karlie Kloss, Linda Evangelista, Liya Kebede and Shalom Harlow.

Photographer Leibovitz shot the campaign in a Brooklyn warehouse, with video by Barbara Leibovitz Hellman and styling by Jessica Diehl.

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Karlie Kloss Buys i-D Magazine as CEO. Alastair McKimm Now CCO, Global EIC

Karlie Kloss Buys i-D Magazine as CEO. Alastair McKimm Now CCO, Global EIC

Karlie Kloss is the proud owner of i-D Magazine, a decade after being featured on i-D’s Spring 2013 cover.

Fast forward to November 2023, where Karlie’s new media company Bedford Media is flying solo in acquiring i-D Magazine.

Karlie will lead the British magazine as CEO, with i-D top editor Alastair McKimm [IG] expanding his role to the title of chief creative officer and global editor-in-chief.

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Tom Ford Bids Us Adieu with Archival Presentation Filmed by Steven Klein

Tom Ford Bids Us Adieu with Archival Presentation Filmed by Steven Klein

Vogue reminds us that when Tom Ford returned to fashion world with his spring 2011 in his post-Kering world [then the Gucci Group], he was joined by his favorite models including Amber Valletta, Joan Smalls and Karen Elson.

Today the model trio and colleagues support their designer man [did I say ‘beloved designer man’] as he says goodbye to his eponymous label.

Photographer/director Steven Klein [IG] was there in the spring 2011 runway beginning [in fall 2010] and he is behind the lens today, a 12+ years. The curtain falls on a great run for the fashion visionary, in AOC’s opinion. No need to draw out the loss.

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It's Dame Vivienne Westwood in Karlie Kloss' Body for CR Fashion Book by Emma Summerton

It's Dame Vivienne Westwood in Karlie Kloss' Body for CR Fashion Book by Emma Summerton

CR Fashion Book editor-in-chief, the indefatigable fashion industry heroine Carine Roitfeld is in top-tier exection mode for issue 22 of her eponymous magazine.

Issue 22 is dedicated to ‘Mother Nature’ in a nod to Earth Day on April 22 and the late Dame Vivienne Westwood. Karlie Kloss channels Westwood, who was not only a fashion provocateur, but also an ardent environmental activist.

The godmother of punk — as channeled by Kloss in fashion eccentric looks styled by Roitfeld — is photographed by Emma Summerton [IG]. Guillaume Lauruol handles art direction, with set design from Viki Rutsch./ Hair by Ward Stegerhoek; makeup by Maki Ryoke

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Carolina Herrera Blush Fragrance and Karlie Kloss Celebrate Feminine Empowerment

Carolina Herrera Blush Fragrance and Karlie Kloss Celebrate Feminine Empowerment

AOC has studied and promoted Karlie Kloss from her first steps into New York fashion world, because it was clear that she is a woman of principle and also a progressive activist at heart.

The folks at Carolina Herrera, now part of the Barcelona-based Puig Group of brands, were also drawn to Karlie, and not only because of her 6’2” stature and athletic/professional dancer training.

Karlie Kloss is the epitome of the classic Good Girl, updated for the 21st century. In fashion marketing, we toss around the term ‘boss lady’ with ease. Karlie Kloss helps define what a boss lady IS.

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Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama 2023 Campaign Preview with Gisele by Steven Meisel

Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama 2023 Campaign Preview with Gisele by Steven Meisel

Fashion world got a major wakeup this morning with a preview of the January 2023 Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama campaign.

Yayoi Kusama, Age 93, Rolls Again with Louis Vuitton

LV makes a big move putting Gisele Bundchen front and center in a second, historical collaboration with revered Japanese creative Yayoi Kusama, one of the world’s pre-eminent artists at age 93.

“One of the aspects of her [Yayoi Kusama’s] work is happiness, and we thought it would be really refreshing after the pandemic to have the worlds of Vuitton and the world of Kusama meet again,” Arnault explained. The successful first collaboration between the two global giants happened in 2012.

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Black Style Drama with Karlie Kloss in Times Style UK by Paola Kudacki

Black Style Drama with Karlie Kloss in Times Style UK by Paola Kudacki

In the fashion story ‘Supermodel Karlie Kloss Showcases the New Season’s Main Charater Energy’, Karlie reminds us that drama queens come in more than one variety.

Similarily, the clothes Kloss wears in her Times cover story, are architectural masterpieces. Photographer Paola Kudacki [IG] is behind the lens, with styling by Verity Parker.

Kloss is neither self-obsessed or an Instagram drama queen, like so many of her contemporaries. Her recent 30th-birthday spirit has centered on advancing young women for years thru her Kode With Klossy free coding camp for girls aged 13-18, now headquartered in Atlanta.

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Karlie Kloss in 'Solar Energy' by Lachlan Bailey for British Vogue July 2022

Karlie Kloss in 'Solar Energy' by Lachlan Bailey for British Vogue July 2022

EIC @british vogue and European Editorial Director Edward Enninful is making good trouble today, leaving fashionistas worldwide with dropped jaws over his full reveal of British Vogue’s July 2022 issue.

While we detail Karlie’s story, Grace Elizabeth is waiting in the wings, lensed by Eddie Wrey in ‘This Side of Paradise’. Karlie is styled by Clare Richardson in images by Lachlan Bailey [IG].

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Karlie Kloss x adidas Unite in Tech-Inspired, Gaia Friendly May 17 Activewear Drop

Karlie Kloss x adidas Unite in Tech-Inspired, Gaia Friendly May 17 Activewear Drop

adidas steps up with longtime partner Karlie Kloss to co-create a new collection, dropping phase one today, May 17th. Kloss is committed to helping the next generation of girls and women lead active and informed lifestyles.

The supermodel’s project priorities consistently promote a healthy and agile brain and body, while supporting Gaia and Planet Earth. Karlie is committed to being a super-activist in their perilous fight to recover environmental vitality after centuries of aggressive neglect and environmental abuse.

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Louis Vuitton SS 2022 Sunglasses Campaign Lensed by Steven Meisel

Louis Vuitton SS 2022 Sunglasses Campaign Lensed by Steven Meisel

Supermodel Karlie Kloss; songwriter, singer and rapper Lous and the Yakuza; and new Louis Vuitton ambassador actor Millie Bobby Brown front the Spring-Summer 2022 Louis Vuitton sunglasses campaign, lensed by Steven Meisel.

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Karlie Kloss Covers WSJ Magazine December/January 2022 Digital by Ethan James Green

Karlie Kloss Covers WSJ Magazine December/January 2022 Digital by Ethan James Green

Supermodel, philanthropist, new mom and — adoring, best- buddy wife to Joshua Kushner — Karlie Kloss covers the December/January digital covers of WSJ Magazine. Who better than Karlie Kloss to launch the new year of 2022 in these turbulent times.

Karlie is styled by Charlotte Collet in images by Ethan James Green for Inside Karlie Kloss’s New Life. In Karlie’s own words: “I wanted to change how I was using my job and my platform as a model.”

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