Top model Lara Stone takes a 'Firm Stance', styled in body con casual looks by Konca Aykan. Photographer Liz Collins is in the studio for Vogue Turkey October 2016./ Hair by Paolo Soffiatti; makeup by Polly Osmond










Top model Lara Stone takes a 'Firm Stance', styled in body con casual looks by Konca Aykan. Photographer Liz Collins is in the studio for Vogue Turkey October 2016./ Hair by Paolo Soffiatti; makeup by Polly Osmond
Model Kris Gottschalk is styled by Syuri Bloom in Andreas Ortner images for Vogue Russia October 2016./ Beauty by Janina Zeiss
Alexandra Moncreiffe joins the still life artistry of Anna Schiffel in precious jewelry images Jeunesse Dorée by Camille Vivier for Interview Germany October 2016./ Hair by Chiao Chenet; makeup by Kathy le Sant
Models Vittoria Ceretti, Ally Ertel, Bella Hadid, Lorena Maraschi and Kiki Willems are styled by Benjamin Bruno against the sensual, honoring-female sculptural forms of Henry Moore. Photographer Alasdair McLellan flashes the beauties against a cloudy sky for Self Service Magazine Fall/Winter 2016./ Hair by Syd Hayes; makeup by Frankie Boyd
Model Camila Morrone is styled by Konca Aykan in Sebastian Faena images for Vogue Turkey September 2016. Vogue interviewed Cami Morrone about her boxing and exercise routines in April 2016./ Hair by Teddy Charles; makeup by Seong Hee Park
Supermodel Eva Herzigova, now 43 and a mother of three, is styled by Anne-Sophie Thomas in Stefano Galuzzi images for Marie Claire France October 2016.
Models Avery Blanchard, Lexi Boling, Maria Borges, Nastya Sten and Vanessa Axente are styled in sexy casual looks by Paul Cavaco in 'Deep Heat'. Patrick Demarchelier flashes the mangled bodies for Garage Magazine Fall 2016./ Hair by Ward Stegerhoek; makeup by Fulvia Farolfi
Talents Charlie Kennedy and Dree Hemingway are styled by Panos Yiapanis in a sexy romp that touches multiple moods in 'We Wanted It All'. Photographer Bruce Weber flashes the couple for Love Magazine UK Fall/Winter 2016./ Hair by Gerald DeCock; makeup by Regine Thorre
Tom Ford deftly makes androgyny sexy in his brand's Fall Winter 2016-2017 advertising campaign. Top models Amilna Estevao, Erik van Gils, Grace Hartzel and Tre Samuels are styled by long-time friend Carine Roitfeld in a campaign with a strong Gianni Versace vibe, especially in the lead photo. Photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin are in the studio, making sweet image music. / Beauty by Pat McGrath; hair by Sam McKnight
Model Alina Baikova makes a lasting impression, styled by Alberto Murta in beautifully sensual, luxe lingerie images by Jonas Bresnan for Andres Sarda Fall Winter 2016./ Hair & makeup by Jordi Fontanals
Model Leila Goldkuhl is styled by Anna Katsanis in winter warmth for images shot at Fort Tilden, a former US Army installation in Queens, New York. Dimitri Hyacinthe captures Leila wearing Prada, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana and more for the October 2016 cover story of Harper's Bazaar Kazakhstan./ Hair by Kiyo Igarashi; makeup by Aidan Keogh
Models.com delivers another exquisite editorial 'Surreal Metamorphosis'-- the website sets a new standard in 'submissions', which become 'commissions' on Models.com. Photographer Elizaveta Porodina flashes a sublime beauty editorial starring rising model Lina Hoss. The frequently androgynous German face transforms into a high-drama glamazon before our eyes with beauty by Stella von Senger and hair by Deycke Heidorn. Stylist Julia Freitag completes the creative lineup.
Fashion icon and industry powerhouse Carine Roitfeld is styled by her own self in Sebastian Faena images for Madame Figaro Sept. 30, 2016./ Hair by Akki and makeup by Tom Pecheux
Carine's images promote 'The Allure of Carine Roitfeld', which is considerable given Roitfeld's edgy, maverick yet mainstream fashion status. Vogue Paris is a shadow of its former self in her absence as editor-in-chief. Uniqlo design director Naoki Takizawa has joined forces with Roitfeld in another fashion collaboration, a 43 piece, polished collection of must-haves that launches October 27 at Uniqlo's 5th Ave flagship and online at Uniqlo.com.
Top model Guinevere van Seenus goes to Morocco, styled by Veronique Didry in casual neutral looks. Photographer Christian MacDonald captures Guinevere for WSJ Magazine October 2016./ Hair by Yannick D'is; makeup by Karim Rahman
Top model Aline Weber is styled by Charlie Harrington in an eclectic fashion mix 'Lady Dada'. Photographer Erik Madigan Heck is in the studio for Harper's Bazaar UK November 2016./ Hair by Kota Suizu; makeup by Polly Osmond
On the one hand, 'Lady Dada' is an innocent-looking, bohemian fashion mix. But as New York's MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) writes "The beginnings of Dada," poet Tristan Tzara recalled "were not the beginnings of art, but of disgust." Given the nationalist movements building worldwide, the reference to Dadism in a fashion editorial captures my attention.
Dada emerged amid the brutality of World War I (1914–18)—a conflict that claimed the lives of eight million military personnel and an estimated equal number of civilians. This unprecedented loss of human life was a result of trench warfare and technological advances in weaponry, communications, and transportation systems.
For the disillusioned artists of the Dada movement, the war merely confirmed the degradation of social structures that led to such violence: corrupt and nationalist politics, repressive social values, and unquestioning conformity of culture and thought. From 1916 until the mid-1920s, artists in Zurich, New York, Cologne, Hanover, and Paris declared an all-out assault against not only on conventional definitions of art, but on rational thought itself.
Model Heather Kemesky chills in the country, styled by Ondine Azoulay in all but her designer fishing rod. Photographer Dan Martensen captures Heather in 'Go Off The Beaten Path' for WSJ Magazine October 2016./ Hair by Kevin Ryan; makeup by Justine Purdue
Model Anna Vivchar hits the high seas, styled by Benedetta Ceppi in Tommy X Gigi, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Mango and Ermanno Scervino. Photographer Daniela Retorre captures Anna in Elle Kazakhstan's October 2016 cover story. / Beauty by Agata Branchina
Model Alicia Burke delivers fresh, poignant images with a range of moods, styled by Emilie Kareh in images by LA-based Jalan and Jibril Durimel for Double Magazine November 2016./ Hair by Ramsell Martinez; makeup by Alexa N Hernandez
Victoria's Secret Angels Josephine Skriver, Jasmine Tookes and Taylor Hill sparkle in the lingerie brand's 'Sexy Little Things' holiday 2016 campaign.
On a side note, if Victoria's Secret really is having a fashion show in 6-7 weeks, they need to gas up the corporate jet. Firm details around the show are sorely lacking, and that includes the 2016 fashion show FB page. Rumors in September were that the show would be held in Paris but there's no confirmation of where or when.
Now we have the Kim Khardashian heist in Paris, with Kim announcing that she intends to be much more discreet about flaunting wealth. Viewership plunged for last year's Victoria's Secret fashion show, so having potential chaos around the details of this year's show is a problem for VS.
CNBC reported in late September that Victoria's Secret lowered the average age of its customers by more than a decade, to 32, in just four months. That sounds impossible to believe, but I defer. The secret sauce was a significant expansion of bralettes, an unconstructed breast coverage category, preferred by younger customers and signalling a drop in the 'bombshell' category.
Photographer Jonas Bresnan flashes super-sensual model Hannah Kuiper in 'Paris Nights'. Stylist Marcell Richa chooses sultry French looks from Saint Laurent, Mugler, Chanel, Wolford and more for French Revue de Modes Fall/Winter 2016./ Hair by Tomoko Ohama; makeup by Alice Ghendrih