Is Tennis Champ Naomi Osaka A 'Baby-Faced Assasin'? Allure August 2019 Skims the Surface

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Is Tennis Champ Naomi Osaka A 'Baby-Faced Assasin'? Allure August 2019 Skims the Surface

Abdul Sillah is hardly a household name in the sports world. At a time when Donald Trump is telling people of color to go back where they came from, it’s noteworthy that Sillah arrived in the United States from Sierra Leone.

AOC discovered Sillah reading Allure Magazine’s August 2019 cover story featuring rising tennis star Naomi Osaka. Lensed for Allure by Wai Lin Tse, Naomi Osaka didn’t know that she would be eliminated at July 2019 Wimbledon in her first round, losing to Yulia Putlintseva.

Unlike Serena Williams, whose powerful muscles dominate the pages of fashion shoots, Osaka’s do not. Sillah has trained both women, giving him a comparative lens into the superb two athletes.

Adut Akech Goes Beautifully Bold, Lensed By Daniel Jackson For Allure US May 2019

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Adut Akech Goes Beautifully Bold, Lensed By Daniel Jackson For Allure US May 2019

The pervasive rise of model Adut Akech gets another boost, covering the May 2019 issue of Allure US. Daniel Jackson captures Adut, with styling in Prada, Versace, Balenciaga and more by Alex White. / Hair by Ward; makeup by Hannah Murray

Baze Mpinja conducts the interview. ‘Adut’s World’.

Gemma Chan Can't Help Talking Substance, Lensed By Paola Kudacki For Allure April 2019

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Gemma Chan Can't Help Talking Substance, Lensed By Paola Kudacki For Allure April 2019

Actor Gemma Chan is styled by Karen Kaiser in images by Paola Kudacki for Allure US April 2019./ Hair by Kevin Ryan; makeup by James Kaliardos. Jessica Chia conducts the interview.

Chan has dominated headlines since playing the troubled cousin Astrid in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’. Chan reminds us that political correctness works both ways, and she’s clearly still smarting from the racial pushback against her for playing Bess of Hardwick from the 2018 film ‘Mary Queen of Scots’.

Kendall Jenner Covers Allure Magazine March 2019 Lensed By Cass Bird

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Kendall Jenner Covers Allure Magazine March 2019 Lensed By Cass Bird

Supermodel Kendall Jenner covers the March 2019 cover of Allure Magazine, styled by Jorden Bickham, in design from Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs, Chloe, Stella McCartney and more.. Photographed by Cass Bird, Kendall also dishes on a wide variiety of beauty products with Kelly Bales.

Kendall shares news of major progress on combatting her profound anxiety attacks, mostly induced — not by the typical model fear of falling on the runway during a fashion show — but by relentless hate on social media. Having followed this topic with Kendall, she does not exaggerate her experience.

Kirsty Hume Is 'All Laced Up' In Vicki King Images For Allure Magazine November 2018

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Kirsty Hume appears a second time Tuesday, this time styled by Katie Burnett in ‘All Laced Up’. Photographer Vicki King is behind the lens for Allure Magazine November 2018./ Hair by Tamas Tuzes; makeup by John McKay

Super-feminist Priyanka Chopra Goes Lip Gloss Only For Allure, Has Choice Words For Women

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Self-identifying 'super feminist' Priyanka Chopra covers Allure magazine's first digital cover package with a strong message to women about the need to change how they view themselves. 

Posing on the Greenpoint waterfront in Brooklyn, Chopra's only makeup was moisturizer and lip gloss, hoping to extend the conversation about how beauty impacts identity. 

“A lot of the things media has perpetuated have created false standards around beauty. People that have not grown up seeing themselves in the space have a harder time accessing self love and acceptance. That's something we really push,” Allure's digital editorial director Kelly Bales tells The Hollywood Reporter. “It's been a huge mission for Allure — how can we right some of these wrongs of the past, re-educate both ourselves and our audience to have a larger scope of what we consider beautiful?”

Chopra discusses how women have been conditioned to think about the need to constantly change themselves. "We’ve always been treated as second-class citizens. We’ve always been told that only one of us can win and only the best one will get the cutest boy … Can we for a second love ourselves and say ‘I do not need all of these magazines to tell me to how to lose the weight or how should I starve because I want to please a man?’”

Camila Falquez Captures Janelle Monáe In 'An American Dreamer' For Allure US July 2018

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Model Janelle Monáe is 'An American Dreamer', styled by Jaime Kay Waxman. Photographer Camila Falquez is in the studio for Allure US July 2018./ Hair by Nikki Nelms; makeup by Francelle

i-D featured photographer Camila Falquez's 'radically soft photos of black masculinity' in December 2017. The Brooklyn-based photographer convinced her model, LZ Granderson, that posing in pink tulle would not hurt his career. I said, ‘Listen, trust me. You want to be seen as a man ready to change the stories told about men,’” Camila recalls. Camila first met LZ, an aspiring politician, when she was taking photos at this year’s Afropunk Festival and fell in love with his aura. “He was so gracious, honest, and giving in the way he posed.”

Allure Acknowledges Dearth Of Asian Cover Models With Fei Fei, Fernanda & Soo Joo On June 2018 Issue

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Allure Magazine joins the movement towards a more inclusive perspective with its June 2018 issue with a focus on Asian models. In her editor’s letter and a series of tweets, Allure editor-in-chief Michelle Lee explained her personal motivations to include an all Asian cast for this month’s cover with a moment of reflection and an understanding that numbers mean more than empty words. Our decision to feature three Asian women got me thinking about when the last time was that Allure had an Asian woman on the cover, Lee explained before stating some pretty incredible facts. In 327 issues and over 28 years, there had only been two Asian women on the cover: Lucy Liu in 2000 and Olivia Munn, who’s part Chinese, in 2014. Not. good!

Photographer Sølve Sundsbø captures animated cover portraits of Fei Fei Sun, Fernanda Ly, and Soo Joo Park, styled by Beat Bollinger and all inspiring major hair envy. The top models reflected on their experiences in the industry – both good and bad – and how more steps need to be taken to diversify fashion. / Hair by Malcolm Edwards; makeup by Hiromi Ueda

Jean Campbell Is Lensed By Daniel Jackson In 'Avant Garden' For Allure US June 2018

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Model Jean Campbell is in full-floral hairpiece regalia, styled by Jaime Kay Waxman. Daniel Jackson is behind the lens, flashing 'Avant Garden' for Allure US June 2018./ Hair by Bob Recine; makeup by Kanako Takase

Angelo DeSanto Eyes Saffron Vadher & Mayowa Nicholas In 'Live in 3D' Beauty For Allure US May 2018

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Rising models Saffron Vadher and Mayowa Nicholas are styled by Angelo DeSanto for 'Live in 3D' beauty looks, lensed by Daniel Jackson for Allure US Magazine May 2018./ Hair by Ward Stegerhoek; makeup by Violette

Salem Mitchell, Angok Mayen & Sunghee Kim Go 'Cheek to Cheek' In Allure Beauty April 2018

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Models Salem Mitchell, Angok Mayen and Sunghee Kim create visual delight in 'Cheek to Cheek' , lensed iby Nadine Ijewere for Allure Beauty April 2018. / Makeup by Jen Myles

Adwoa Aboah Covers Allure Magazine's April 2018 Skin Issue, Lensed By Daniel Jackson

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Adwoa Aboah Covers Allure Magazine's April 2018 Skin Issue, Lensed By Daniel Jackson

Model of the moment Adwoa Aboah is styled by Beth Fenton in modern minimalism lingerie for 'Age of Adwoa'. Photographer Daniel Jackson is behind the lens for Allure Magazine's April 2018 'Skin' issue./ Hair by Esther Langham; makeup by Hannah Murray

Adwoa is interviewed by Brennan Kilbane about her nonprofit, Gurls Talk, an initiative that is the product of her own story -- one of healing, trauma, crazy success, and manic nosedives. Without a doubt, Adwoa Aboah is the star of a new era type of supermodel, a beautiful womanly color mix of brains and bravura who is in high demand as a model with beauty, heart and individuality.

As a teenager, Adwoa experimented heavily with drugs. Her addictions intensified as her career hit high-gear with her Italian Vogue cover. A few months earlier, the 'it girl' had attempted suicide.

Kilbane describes her subject as an "engaged, thoughtful, powerful woman" who makes her understand that solidarity is the antidote for the world we live in today. Adoah points to a tattoo on her wrists, a line from the poet Nayyirah Waheed’s book Nejma: “All the women. in me. are tired.” “I’m made up of many different women — my mum, sister, friends — who have all made me who I am. It reminds me that whatever I’m going through, there are lots of other women going through the same thing.”

Petra Collins Flashes Dakota Johnson In 'Waiting for Dakota' For Allure Magazine February 2018

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Talent Dakota Johnson is styled by Stella Greenspan in 'Waiting for Dakota', lensed by Petra Collins for Allure Magazine February 2018./ Hair by Tamara McNaughton; makeup by Emi Kaneko

Missy Rayder & Tasha Tilberg Pursue Beauty Extremes In Matthew Kristall For Allure US November 2017

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Missy Rayder & Tasha Tilberg Pursue Beauty Extremes In Matthew Kristall For Allure US November 2017

Models Missy Rayder and Tasha Tilberg are styled by Katie Burnett in 'Going To Extremes', a social commentary on the pursuit of beauty lensed by Matthew Kristall for Allure US November 2017./ Hair by Tamas Tuzes; makeup by Susie Sobol

For insights into a contemporary conversation around the pursuit superficial extremes, read this 2016 review of FACE VALUE: The Hidden Ways Beauty Shapes Women's Lives. The New York Times shares the book's point of view. 

Kerry Washington Talks Natural Hair In Allure US November 2017 & Trump At GLSEN Respect Awards

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Actor and producer Kerry Washington covers the November 2017 issue of Allure magazine, styled byHanna Kelifa in 'Kerry On'. Photographer Sharif Hamza flashes Washington with an accompanying interview by Judith Newman the day after Charlottesville. 

The duo meet at the Hammer Museum in LA, where Washington wants to experience the Gamelatron Sanctuary. In an honest, on-the-spot assessment reality check Newman writes:

While she is peacing out, I notice looming nearby an electric sign by the artist Sam Durant. It reads, simply, “END WHITE SUPREMACY.” We are having this interview the day after Charlottesville, and now I am supposed to be talking to one of the leading African-American actresses of our time about, um, moisturizer. This is very awkward for one of us. That one is not Kerry. I mention this to her.

Eye: Kim Kardashian West Is Lensed By Daniel Jackson With Words By Devin Friedman For Allure US

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Eye: Kim Kardashian West Is Lensed By Daniel Jackson With Words By Devin Friedman For Allure US

Kim Kardashian West covers the October 2017 issue of Allure Magazine,styled by Beth Fenton for images by Daniel Jackson. / Makeup by Pat McGrath; hair by Garren

Kardashian is a bit late for her simply-brilliant Allure interview with GQ writer Devin Friedman. When I say 'brilliant', the word applies to both humans. In fact, Friedman's writing sparkles -- not with the common broad-stroke, high-and-mighty intellectual condemnation of Kardashian's character on behalf of millions of Twitter minions -- but with verve and personal insights.

I can't remember when I last read such an insightful, entertaining and clever interview -- one definitely dependent on the creative and psychoanalytical talents of the writer. 

Riley Montana Is Red Hot In 'Catch A Fire' Beauty Shots By Hans Feurer For Allure US September 2017

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Riley Montana Is Red Hot In 'Catch A Fire' Beauty Shots By Hans Feurer For Allure US September 2017

Photographer Hans Feurer flips a creative switch in 'Catch A Fire' starring Riley Montana, styled by Laura Ferrara in the September 2017 issue of Allure US./ Hair by Ward; makeup by Wendy Rowe

Sharif Hamza Eyes 'Crowning Glories' With Khadijha Red Thunder, Kaya Wilkins & Amelia Rami For Allure August 2017

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Sharif Hamza Eyes 'Crowning Glories' With Khadijha Red-Thunder, Kaya Wilkins & Amelia Rami For Allure August 2017

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Models Khadijha Red Thunder, Kaya Wilkins & Amelia Rami gather in 'Crowning Glories', a Provence-inspired profusion of prints and plaids with many folkloric references, styled by Elizabeth Fraser-Bell. Sharif Hamza captures the Khadijha Red-Thunder's Cree heritage, with her friends for Allure US August 2017. / Hair by Jawara; makeup by Kanako Takase

Emily Ratajkowski Fronts Allure Magazine August 2017, Lensed By Daniel Jackson

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Emily Ratajkowski Fronts Allure Magazine August 2017, Lensed By Daniel Jackson

Actor Emily Ratajkowski covers the August 2017 issue of Allure Magazine. Stylist Alex Whitechooses designs from Marc Jacobs, Lisa Marie Fernandez, Prada and more in photographs by Daniel Jackson.

Interviewed by Loren Savini, Ratajkowski is as comfortable talking art and politics as she is about breasts and sexuality. 

Halima Aden Gets Polished Sporty By Solve Sundsbo For Allure Magazine US July 2017

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Halima Aden Gets Polished Sporty By Solve Sundsbo For Allure Magazine US July 2017

Model Halima Aden is 'The Face Of Things To Come', styled in sporty looks by Beat Bolliger. Photographer Solve Sundsbo is in the studio for Allure Magazine US' July 2017 cover story. / Makeup by Val Garland; hair by Philippe Tholimet