Vogue Japan Spotlights 10 Models on 15 Key Fashion Trend Covers For September 2019

Vogue Japan Spotlights 10 Models on 15 Key Fashion Trend Covers For September 2019

Vogue Japan kicks off the Fall 2019 fashion season, releasing a major parade of model covers styled by Anna Dello Russo. Photographers Luigi & Iango are behind the lens bringing 10 top models front and center. They include Adut Akech, Anok Yai, Fran Summers, Hikari Mori, Kris Grikaite, Primrose Archer, Rebecca Leigh Longendyke, Remington Williams, Signe Veiteberg and Ugbad.

On a side note, many of fashion’s most articulate voices — Naomi Campbell to name one — are watching this year of models of color on the march. Personally, I think we’re entering a period of continued ascendancy for models of color, who are being propelled forward in the culture from politics to Hollywood and beyond.

I’m one of the people who is counting, tracking, observing any sign of the fashion industry falling back into old bad habits (which is a nice way of describing past reality.) If Vogue Japan is an indication, this new, beautiful and inspiring reality is going strong into Fall 2019. Our foot is on the pedal, and we’re not letting up on the drive for women of color to finally bloom in all their glory. We want to kick that door wide open and bolt it to the wall, so that it never closes on them again. Ever. ~ Anne

Vittoria Ceretti Wears Black Sensuality Lensed By Luigi + Iango For Vogue Japan August 2019

Vittoria Ceretti Wears Black Sensuality Lensed By Luigi + Iango For Vogue Japan August 2019

Top model Vittoria Ceretti is styled by Anna Dello Russo in black magic, sensual looks for ‘Viva Vittoria’. Photographers Luigi & Iango are in the studio for Vogue Japan August 2019./ Hair by Luigi Murenu; makeup by Erin Parsons

Kim Kardashian Wows With 3 Covers In Luigi + Iango Images For Vogue Japan August 2019

Kim Kardashian Wows With 3 Covers In Luigi + Iango Images For Vogue Japan August 2019

Super femme Kim Kardashian nearly broke the Internet Friday morning with an early and now deleted Instagram post of her Vogue Japan August 2019 cover story. It’s absolutely fabulous, and while the haters are out in full force, we say let them scream in silence.

Doutzen Kroes Fronts Ermanno Scervino Fall Winter 2019 Campaign By Luigi + Iango

Doutzen Kroes Fronts Ermanno Scervino Fall Winter 2019 Campaign By Luigi + Iango

Supermodel Doutzen Kroes layers up in fall luxury as the face of Ermanno Scervino’s fall-winter 2019 campaign. Luigi & Iango are in the studio, making “images of strong impact, both modern and timeless”, says Scervino.

Bella's 'Journey of the Soul' In Louis Vuitton By Luigi + Iango For Vogue Japan July 2019

Bella's 'Journey of the Soul' In Louis Vuitton By Luigi + Iango For Vogue Japan July 2019

Supermodel Bella Hadid covers the July 2019 issue of Vogue Japan, styled by Paul Cavaco. Photographers Luigi & Iango capture Bella, who is increasingly adept at giving the endless paparazzi a super-elegant flicked finger, in the all-Louis Vuitton editorial ‘Bella’s Journey of the Soul’./ Hair by Luigi Murenu; makeup by Peter Philips

Gisele Bundchen Rises From Sea As Mythical 'SHE' Firebird Lensed By Luigi + Iango For Vogue Germany

Gisele Bundchen Rises From Sea As Mythical 'SHE' Firebird Lensed By Luigi + Iango For Vogue Germany

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen channels the mythical, sacred firebird, ‘SHE’, who dominated the evolution of human consciousness until the rise of monotheism and Abrahamic religion, based on one God who is male. Scholars generally consider the Phoenix to be female or a creature embodying both female + male elements. Many of the Greeks began to write of the Phoenix as male, and early Christianity adopted the Phoenix as a symbol of resurrection.

Paul Cavaco styles Gisele, who has a near elemental relationship with nature, the foundation of her environmental activism. And photographers Luigi & Iango captures her as a mythical water goddess ‘Making Waves’ in the pages of Vogue Germany April 2019./ Hair by Luigi Murenu; makeup by Erin Parsons

Luigi + Iango Flash Chiharu, Imaan, Irina, Mariacarla + Natasha In 'Dreams of 'Glamour' For Vogue Japan March 2019

IMAAN HAMMAM, CHIHARU OKUNUGI, IRINA SHAYK, NATASHA POLY, MARIACARLA BOSCONO BY LUIGI & IANGO FOR VOGUE JAPAN MARCH 2019

Luigi + Iango Flash Chiharu, Imaan, Irina, Mariacarla + Natasha In 'Dreams of 'Glamour' For Vogue Japan March 2019

Top models Chiharu Okungi, Imaan Hammam, Irina Shayk, Mariacarla Boscono and Natasha Poly are styled by Anna Dello Russo in the season’s glam looks for ‘Dreams of Glamour’. Photographers Luigi & Iango capture the sexy looks for Vogue Japan March 2019./ Hair by Luigi Murenu; makeup by Erin Parsons

Gisele Bundchen Smolders In Vivara Jewelry Christmas 2018 Campaign By Luigi + Iango

Gisele Bundchen Smolders In Vivara Jewelry Christmas 2018 Campaign By Luigi + Iango

Global earth goddess, supermodel Gisele Bundchen reminds us that sensuality is also part of the Christmas season, styled by Patti Wilson in red draped fabric to keep engaged eyes on other dazzles. Gisele is lensed by Luigi + Iango, with Wilson decorating her body with Brazilian jewelry brand Vivara for their Christmas 2018 campaign.

When writing about Bundchen’s new book ‘My Path to a Meaningful Life’, we focused on her commitment to the environment and being a global ambassador for saving the planet. The truth is that Gisele also writes about why she left Victoria’s Secret, where she reigned as supreme queen for many years.

Ansley Gulielmi Wears Tailored Night Glamour Lensed By Luigi & Iango For Vogue Japan October 2018

Ansley Gulielmi Wears Tailored Night Glamour Lensed By Luigi & Iango For Vogue Japan October 2018

Model Ansley Gulielmi is styled by Patrick Mackie in opulent fashion riches. Photographer duo Luigi & Iango capture the night glamour in ‘As Night Falls’ for Vogue Japan October 2018/ Makeup by Yumi Lee; hair by Hikaru Hirano

Lupita Nyong'o Covers Vogue Spain's 'Space Odyssey' November 2018 Issue By Luigi & Iango

Lupita Nyong'o Covers Vogue Spain's 'Space Odyssey' November 2018 Issue By Luigi & Iango

Actor Lupita Nyong’o is styled by Juan Cebrian for images by Luigi & Iango in Vogue Spain November 2018 issue ‘The Space Odyssey, Finger Comb issue”./ Hair by Vernon Francois; makeup by Nick Barose

Gisele Bündchen Stars As Mina, Captured By Luigi & Iango For Vogue Italia October 2018

Gisele Bündchen Stars As Mina, Captured By Luigi & Iango For Vogue Italia October 2018

Supermodel Gisele Bündchen channels legendary Italian singer Mina Mazzini, styled by Patti Wilson in Dior for the cover of Vogue Italia October 2018. Mina was a staple of television variety shows and a figure in Italian pop music from the 1960s to the mid-1970s. Her loud, syncopated singing earned her the nickname ‘Queen of Screamers’ and the public labeled her the ‘Tiger of Cremona’ for her gestures and body shakes. Mina was banned from TV and radio in 1963 because her pregnancy and relationship with a married actor did not accord with Italy’s dominant Catholic and bourgeois morals.

Strikingly, Gisele’s images by Luigi & Iango do not capture in any way Mina’s wildly animated nature, as described in stories about her. Not being familiar with Mina, I read commentary by self-proclaimed fashion experts and somehow got the impression that Mina was a transvestite. LOL. Oh well. The times we live in. Enjoy Gisele.

Gigi Hadid Strikes A Sexy Pose, Lensed By Luigi & Iango For Vogue Brazil September 2018

Supermodel Gigi Hadid wears her best ‘come hither’ face, in Vogue Brazil’s September 2018 cover story. Stylist Pedro Sales channels Brigitte Bardot in his sexy selects lensed by Luigi & Iango./ Hair by Luigi Murenu; makeup by Erin Parsons

Grace Elizabeth Soars in Luigi & Iango's Sizzling Elegance Images For Vogue Brazil August 2018

Grace Elizabeth Soars in Luigi & Iango's Sizzling Elegance Images For Vogue Brazil August 2018

Top model Grace Elizabeth employs a scorched earth policy in the pages of Vogue Brazil's August issue, delivering a commanding sensual elegance styled by Pedro Sales. Photographers Luigi & Iango are in the studio for this stellar fashion editorial that honors fashion's past with a dramatic style moment.