Doutzen Kroes, Liya Kebede in Sharp Jackets by Bibi Borthwick for British Vogue March 2024

Doutzen Kroes, Liya Kebede in Sharp Jackets by Bibi Borthwick for British Vogue March 2024

Models Liya Kebede and Doutzen Kroes appear in British Vogue, styled by Camilla Nickerson in the season’s best jackets.

Photographer Bibi Borthwick [IG] captures the tailored, black and red fashion statement from Alexander McQueen, Another Tomorrow, Hermes, Phoebe Philo and more.

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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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Liya Kebede Covers Vogue Italia December 2023, Lensed by Campbell Addy

Liya Kebede Covers Vogue Italia December 2023, Lensed by Campbell Addy

Global citizen, top model, actor and Lemlem philanthropist Liya Kebede covers the December 2023 issue of Vogue Italia [IG]. Ethiopian-born, Kebede has served as a WHO Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health since 2005 and now lives in New York.

In a creative narrative twist, Liya Kebede poses in an artwork by Milan-based artist Jem Perucchini [above], who is also of Ethiopian heritage. Liya wears YSL in that image, styled by Paris-based Ally Macrae, who worked on the entire fashion shoot.

The impression sought by photographer Campbell Addy for the fashion shoot, involved interpreting Kebede a Queen of Sheba with the most classic insignia of sovereignty, the sphere.

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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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Liya Kebede and Raee in Paris Bookstores with Louis Vuitton Capucines Bags

Liya Kebede and Raee in Paris Bookstores with Louis Vuitton Capucines Bags

Top model and activist Liya Kebede is known to be a booklover and she brings her passion to life with her daughter Raee in Paris. The two beauties wander literary Paris streets, from historic bookshops to walks and reading moments along the Seine.

Their Louis Vuitton Capucines bags enjoy Paris, too, embodying the very street where Louis Vuitton opened its very first store.

Oliver Hadlee Pearch [IG] captures the Capucine campaign styled by Imruh Asha./ Hair by Cyndia; makeup by Min Kim

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Nick Knight's Givenchy FW 2022 Campaign with Ethel Cain, Playboi Carti, Liya and Vittoria

Nick Knight's Givenchy FW 2022 Campaign with Ethel Cain, Playboi Carti, Liya and Vittoria

Master photographer Nick Knight [IG] is behind the lens, capturing both still images and video for the Givenchy FW 2022 campaign, jointly conceived with Creative Director Matthew M. Williams.

The campaign is absolutely ready for big awards.

Top models Liya Kebede and Vittoria Ceretti are joined by musician Ethel Cain and rapper Playboi Carti in images inspired by literature and imbued with a surreal undercurrent.

“The faces in this season’s campaign really represent what Givenchy means today,” said Williams. “It’s a uniquely eclectic group: each model is an icon in their own right”

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Prada Fall 2022 Campaign Lensed by David Sims | Humanity 'Yes' But Also Exactitude

Prada Fall 2022 Campaign Lensed by David Sims | Humanity 'Yes' But Also Exactitude

Photographer David Sims [IG] captures the Prada Fall 2022 campaign for both men’s and women’s collections. The luxury Italian house’s Fall/Winter 2022 campaigns pair with intention a still-life of an object with each model/talent. The chosen totem has deeply personal meaning and relevance to the individual Prada protagonists in the campaign collages.

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Louis Vuitton Fall 2021 Dauphine Bag Campaign by Steven Meisel with Liya and Rebecca

Louis Vuitton Fall 2021 Dauphine Bag Campaign by Steven Meisel with Liya and Rebecca

French luxury brand Louis Vuitton, leading the pack as the most valuable luxury brand on almost every summer 2021 index, releases new imagery for its ‘Dauphine’ handbag. Models Liya Kebede and Rebecca Leigh Longendyke front the campaign styled by Marie-Amelie Sauvé.

Designed by Louis Vuitton Artistic Director of Women’s Collections Nicolas Ghesquière, the Dauphine’s sleek design is defined by a combination of Monogram and Monogram Reverse canvas, referencing seasonal design variations emphasizing the Maison’s ability to adapt its heritage to modern lifestyles.

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Lemlem X H&M Capsule by Liya Kebede Launches Global Joy on May 6

Lemlem X H&M Capsule by Liya Kebede Launches Global Joy on May 6

Sustainable fashion brand from Ethiopia Lemlem is stepping into the spotlight with a new collab launching on May 6 with H&M. Founded and managed by Ethiopian-born top model Liya Kebede, the new collection expresses Lemlem’s ethos of natural fabrications, fun colors and easy stripes. The clothes are bright, versatile and yoyful. Kebede founded the brand in 2007, embracing Lemlem’s definition of “to bloom” and “flourish” in Amharic.

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Inez and Vinoodh Create Luxe Jewels 'Fragments' for Vogue Paris October 2020

Inez and Vinoodh Create Luxe Jewels 'Fragments' for Vogue Paris October 2020 AOC Jewelry News

Executing an interesting concept, photographers Inez and Vinoodh explored their archives, choosing prior images of 11 models: Adut Akech, Anja Rubik, Anna Ewers, Arizona Muse, Edie Campbell, Freja Beha Erichsen, Kate Moss, Liya Kebede, Raquel Zimmermann, Rebecca Leigh Longendyke, and Rianne van Rompaey,

Vogue Paris Jewelry and Watches editor Marie Pasquier chose some of the season’s most sparkling high jewelry pieces from Cartier, Chaumet, Chopard, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Messika Paris and more. Turning the luxe loves over to Inez and Vinoodh, the creatives reimagined them as ‘Fragments’ for the October issue of VP (IG).