Louis Vuitton Mens FW 2023 Campaign Images | White Americans in Paris 1923

Louis Vuitton Mens FW 2023 Campaign Images | White Americans in Paris 1923

Louis Vuitton Men’s has released images from the FW 2023 collection, co-created by Colm Dillane [IG], aka Kid Super, and the Louis Vuitton Men’s studio design team.

Marq Rise styled the shoot with images by Paul Kooiker [IG].

Preparing to write these words, I scrolled my Apple News for any event connected to this post.

The Universe Dials In

You may or may not have read my recent post about American jazz musicians seeking refuge in the French Riviera — and not only to perform.

Apple News just shared one of those “on this day 100 years ago” articles from yesterday — as if it fell into this post. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued this statement on August 2, 1923:

“Some foreign tourists, forgetting that they are our guests and that they, therefore, owe respect to our customs and our laws, have lately, on several occasions, violently shown their disapproval when they have found men of colour from French colonies sitting near them in public places. They have even gone so far as to demand their expulsion in insulting terms. If similar incidents recur measures of redress will be taken.”

The Racists in Paris Were White American Tourists

The foreign tourists not respecting French customs and laws were Americans. Follow the link at top of post to the entire story of the ugly [and presumably rich] Americans in Paris.

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Kristen McMenamy Wears Night Glamour Extravagance in Vogue Japan June 2023

Kristen McMenamy Wears Night Glamour Extravagance in Vogue Japan June 2023

Vogue Japan calls Kristen McMenamy “the punk legend of the world”, as the “sensation” from the age of the 1990s original supers takes the cover of the June 2023 issue.

McMenamy has always run her own style scene, and at age 58, she’s not turning back now. Note that as a teenager in Easton, Pennsylvania, Kristen’s nickname was ‘Skeleton’ and her lanky body and low BMI were normal.

Ai Kamoshita styles the model in Met Gala-inspired night glamour, lensed by Paul Kooiker [IG]./ Hair by Olivier Schwalder; makeup by Daniel Sallstrom

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Male Elegance Reigns Supreme in D la Repubblica Men's Spring Fashion Issue

Male Elegance Reigns Supreme in D la Repubblica Men's Spring Fashion Issue

Model Tamsir Thiam covers D la Repubblica’s [IG] January 14th, 2023 Men’s Fashion issue. Thiam is joined by Babacar N’doye and Jibriil Ollow in this high-art fashion story of glamorous men and their clothes.

Of course AOC wants to pursue the undercurrent of biophilia in several of the fashion story images, captured by Paul Kooiker [IG]. But the focus is really on the clothes, dramatic photography and beautiful models styled by Ola Ebiti.

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Vittoria Ceretti in 'Parade' by Paul Kooiker for Harper's Bazaar Italia December 2022

Vittoria Ceretti in 'Parade' by Paul Kooiker for Harper's Bazaar Italia December 2022

The third fashion story in the selective-issues print launch of Harper Bazaar Italia is ‘Parade’. Like the other two stories, it’s a beauty, with model Vittoria Ceretti in the model spotlight. Sissy Vian styles Vittoria in luscious elegance lensed by Paul Kooiker [IG]./ Hair by Stephane Lancien; makeup by Tom Pecheux

Paul Kooiker’s work is on display starting tonight, Dec. 8, at FOAM Amsterdam, at the opening reception. The show closes on Feb. 12, 2023.

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Paul Kooiker Shares Soaring Inspo Images for Dust Magazine Spring/Summer 2022

Paul Kooiker Shares Soaring Inspo Images for Dust Magazine Spring/Summer 2022 AOC Fashion

Photographer Paul Kooiker [IG] delivers a platinum grade fashion story featuring model Lola Nicon. We avoid double-up images like the plague on AOC, but only a fool would try to split this layout. WOW! Kooiker’s Instagram is equally inspiring.

Kooiker shoots one of four covers for the Spring/Summer 2022 issue of Dust Magazine with styling by Anders Solvsten Thomsen. Dust’s IG links are broken. You can learn more about the Dust Magazine project here.