Amanda Murphy Is 'Lady of the (Hollywood) Hills, Lensed By Zoey Grossman For ELLE US March 2019

Top model Amanda Murphy is styled by Natasha Royt in botanical and painterly prints from Stella McCartney, Balenciaga, Michael Kors Collection, Dries Van Noten, Louis Vuitton and more. Photographer Zoey Grossman captures Amanda at Hollywood’s Shahl House for ‘Lady of the Hills’ in ELLE US March 2019./ Hair by Luke Chamberlain; makeup by Lisa Storey; set design by Danielle Von Braun

Rianne Van Rompaey Headlines Massimo Dutti Spring-Summer 2019 Campaign By Lachlan Bailey

Top model Rianne Van Rompaey is joined by Hugo Sauzay and Luc Defont-Saviard for Massimo Dutti’s Spring-Summer 2019 campaign, styled by Geraldine Saglio. Lachlan Bailey captures the trio with art direction by Franck Durand./ Hair by Rudi Lewis; makeup by Petros Petrohilos

Leah Rodi Fancies Artist Dorthea Tanning Lensed By Sandrine + Michael For How To Spend It Magazine February 2019

Model Leah Rodi channels artist Dorthea Tanning, styled in graphic spring looks by Hannah Teare. Photographers Sandrine Dulermo and Michael Labica capture surreal woman moments for The Financial Times - How To Spend It Magazine February 2019./ Hair by Daniel Dyer; hair by Daniel Dyer

In the 1960s, when the American painter Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012) got sick of the smell of turpentine, the artist began working with fabric. A transplant from Sedona, Arizona to Paris with her husband, artist Max Ernst, Tanning’s work “came up from a sort of rage, as if I were working blind,” she said in a filmed interview.

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Midway through Behind the Door, Another Invisible Door — a new retrospective of more than 150 of Tanning’s works at the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid, organized in collaboration with the Tate Modern — the soft sculptures from this 1960s fury take the visitor by surprise. Tanning, who lived to be 101, is primarily known for her Surrealist paintings of the 1940s. While the sculptures seem like a radical departure, they are actually fluid adaptations of the lesser-known, loose-limbed paintings she began in the 1950s. Fleshy, primal, timeless, and odd, these fabric constructions present a head-on collision with the era’s Minimalist sculptors, such as Donald Judd and Tony Smith. They seem unprecedented: Louise Bourgeois wouldn’t start working with fabrics until decades later. The younger artist Annette Messager had just begun creating her early fiber work in Paris.

Tanning’s exhibition will travel to the Tate Modern, opening February 27 to June 9, 2019. The exhibition is curated by Alyce Mahon.

Women at Work: Flats are Replacing High Heels -- And It's Not Only About Style

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Women At Work: Flats Are Replacing High Heels — And It’s Not Only About Style

In 2016, temp secretary Nicola Thorp was sent home from her work at a corporate finance company for not wearing shoes with two to four inches heels. This sparked outrage among the female working class with politicians and women protesting against Thorp’s dismissal through using the hashtag #fawcettflatsFriday. In a story by The Guardian Thorp said she asked the company why wearing flats would impair her to do her job. “I don’t hold anything against the company necessarily, because they are acting within their rights as employers to have a formal dress code. I think dress codes should reflect society and nowadays women can be smart and wear flat shoes,” she said.

Thorp then launched a petition calling for the law to be changed so companies will not be able to force women to wear heels to work.  It accrued 152,420 signatures in six months but went down in the British Parliament in 2017.

Ben Hassett Flashes Valery Kaufman In 'The Body Electric' For ELLE US March 2019

Ben Hassett Flashes Valery Kaufman In 'The Body Electric' For ELLE US March 2019

Top model Valery Kaufman steps into the lightbox, styled by Anne Trevelyan in ‘The Body Electric’. Photographer Ben Hassett brings his trademark images to ELLE US March 2019./ Hair by Panos Panadrianos; Makeup by Hung Vanngo

Adut, Anok + Kaia Spread Love In Fendi's Spring/Summer 2019 Campaign By Karl Lagerfeld

Adut, Anok + Kaia Spread Love In Fendi's Spring/Summer 2019 Campaign By Karl Lagerfeld

Rising stars Adut Akech, Anok Yai and Kaia Gerber front Fendi’s Spring Summer 2019 campaign, lensed by the now-deceased Karl Lagerfeld. For those who suggest that the love fest between Adut and Kaia above is staged for the ad campaign, the two young women are very close friends in real life.

As fashion struggles to acknowledge past sins around diversity and in our human relationships generally, we must also acknowledge the reality of inspiring relationships as well. While I am totally exasperated with Gucci and Prada over blackface sweaters and trinkets, and now we add Burberry’s lynching/suicide rope from the Fall 2019 show, I want to just scream.

Simultaneously, when deep relationships and friendships between black women and white women exist — as is the case between Adut and Kaia — they must also receive our positive acknowledgement. Many will accuse Lagerfeld of staging the intimate, powerful photo of Kaia and Adut that leads this post. Thankfully, it is for real, and I am grateful for their message for humanity. Goddess knows we need it. ~ Anne

Why the Catholic Church Is So Slow To Act In Sex Abuse Cases: 4 Essential Reads

Why the Catholic Church Is So Slow To Act In Sex Abuse Cases: 4 Essential Reads

By Kalpana Jain, Senior Religion + Ethics Editor. First published on The Conversation

The Vatican’s retired ambassador to the United States, Carlo Maria Vigano, has accusedPope Francis and other officials of covering up that they were aware of sex abuse allegations against Theodore McCarrick, a former archbishop of Washington.

The accusation follows a grand jury report in Pennsylvania that revealed a long and shocking scale of sex abuse in the Catholic Church. Francis, who accepted McCarrick’s resignation last month, after an investigation found the allegations to be credible, has refused to comment on Vigano’s letter.

Virginie Viard, Intimate Friend, 30 Yr. Lagerfeld Collaborator Takes The Reins Of Chanel

Virginie Viard, Intimate Friend, 30 Yr. Lagerfeld Collaborator Takes The Reins Of Chanel

Virginie Viard, director of the Chanel Fashion Creation Studio and Karl Lagerfeld's closest associate for more than 30 years, has been chosen by Alain Wertheimer (co-owner of Chanel) to replace the designer who died today February 19, 2019. Wertheimer believes her appointment will ensure the creation of new collections that advanceto the legacy of Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld.

As director of the fashion studio, Viard currently supervises ready-to-wear, Haute Couture, as well as the Croissière collection and the Métiers d'arts colelction, which showcases all the French craftsmanship. 

Viard has been "somewhat of an enigma" to those outside the world of fashion, although she has stepped into the light a bit more in recent years. Lagerfeld clarified that Viard was allowed to use the informal French ‘tu’ instead of ‘vous’ in her interactions with the deceased designer. “Our relationship is fundamental — one of profound affection and a true friendship,” Lagerfeld told The Telegraph.

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Karl Lagerfeld's Death Prompts Industry Accolades | Lagerfeld's Editorial, Advertising + Commentary Archives

Karl Lagerfeld's Death Prompts Industry Accolades |  Lagerfeld's Editorial, Advertising + Commentary Archives

Those Who Knew Karl Lagerfeld Best Share Thoughts About A Fashion Industry Great

Tributes are pouring in for Chanel creative director and fashion industry superstar Karl Lagerfeld, appearing here with his darling cat Choupette. AOC has a complicated history with Lagerfeld, having stood for my free press rights with his press representative. . . and not merely in email.

These tributes and commentary should stand as testimonials to the designer’s enormous body of work, articulated primarily by the people who loved and respected him.

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Carolyn Murphy Catches A Wave In 'Surf City' By Zoey Grossman For Harper's Bazaar US March 2019

Carolyn Murphy Catches A Wave In 'Surf City' By Zoey Grossman For Harper's Bazaar US March 2019

Supermodel Carolyn Murphy is styled by Cathy Kasterine in California dreamin’, beachy looks for ‘Surf City’ .Zoey Grossman is behind the lens for Harper’s Bazaar US March 2019./ Hair by Franco Gobbi; makeup by Tyron Machhausen

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Luis Monteiro Captures Nastya Zakharova In Graphic Color For How To Spend It Magazine February 2019

Model Nastya Zakharova is styled by Anna Hughes-Chamberlain in graphic resort looks lensed by Luis Monteiro for The Financial Times How To Spend It Magazine February 2019./ Hair by Craig Marsden; makeup by Marco Antonio

Sabah Koj Plays Around In 'I Heard the Mermaids Sing by Daniel Arnold' For 10 Magazine SS 2019

South Sudanese-Australian model Sabah Koj is styled by Sophia Neophitou in ‘I heard the Mermaids Sing’. Photographer Daniel Arnold makes the seaside capture of Sabah in girls just wanna have fun mode for 10 Magazine Spring/Summer 2019./ Hair by Martin Cullen; makeup by Val Garland