Chanel Ambassador Tilda Swinton in Vogue Taiwan | Chanel’s Hangzhou 2024/25 Métiers d’art Show Film
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Loli Bahia in 'La Renaissance of Chic' for Vogue France by Mert & Marcus
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Loli Bahia in 'La Renaissance of Chic' for Vogue France December 2024 by Mert & Marcus
In the Vogue France [IG] December 2024 cover story ‘La Renaissance du Chic’, the fashion emphasis is a blend of sophistication, elegance and simplicity. A feeling of modernity mixed with classicism. It’s both an attitude and a natural way of being. It’s simply Parisian.
Iconic photographers Mert Alas [IG] & MarcusPiggott [IG] alongside top stylist Alastair McKimm, photograph the multicultural Algerian-French beauty Loli Bahia, a young woman of her time and already a top-flight fashion model.
‘A Beloved Diamond in the Rough’
Vogue France’s Alexandre Marain affectionately calls the girl from Lyon ‘a diamond in the rough’ — actually a possessive ‘our’ diamond.
Bahia is cherished by French luxury fashion and beyond as ‘their young woman’, a living embodiment of a global, multicultural French aesthetic with a complex history — one this young woman embraces fully. Learn more about her in AOC Fashion
Read MoreEdie Campbell for CH Carolina Herrera INITIALS INSIGNIA SOFT SS-2025 Campaign
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Edie Campbell for CH Carolina Herrera INITIALS INSIGNIA SOFT SS-2025 Campaign
It’s easy to forget that this visual feast for hungry eyes is a focus on the CH Carolina Herrera brand's signature bags — specifically the newINITIALS INSIGNIA SOFT — presented in an array of jewel tones, metallics, and refined neutrals.
Carolina Herrera and the Business of Relationships
Because AOC just wrote about the enduring relationship between Carolina Herrera ‘Good Girl’ fragrance and supermodel-activist Karlie Kloss, the first thought with Edie is an affirmative ‘yes’. She belongs in this tribe, too. Today both women move in highly-monied circles but take their activist roots and credentials wherever they go.
In 2020 we might have thought that elitism was gone for good — a silly proposition given the nature of human history. A key brand concept going forward is a ‘humble’ elitism and both Edie and Karlie have it.
With riches come responsibilities and both women have accepted what should be expected of them as people of privilege — given their prolific talents, excellent values and access to capital. I mentioned this very concept yesterday regarding the new Louis Vuitton Cruise 2025 campaign.
Read MoreKarlie Kloss and Carolina Herrera: A Modern Women Brand Match in ELLE España
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Karlie Kloss and Carolina Herrera: A Modern Women Brand Match in ELLE España
The astonishingly grounded and successful supermodel activist, humanitarian, wife and mother, philanthropist, investor, and hands-on businesswoman Karlie Kloss covers the December 2024 issue of ELLE España [IG].
The Carolina Herrera ‘Good Girl’ ambassador is styled by Bárbara Garralda in three ELLE covers and a fashion story for the Carolina Herrera brand. Photographer Xavi Gordo [IG] captures the perfectly elegant looks for the holidays and resort getaways, as AOC dives into an examination of a Kloss-Herrera alliance that’s worth a Harvard Business School case study.
@KodeWithKlossy
The successful relationship between Karlie Kloss and Carolina Herrera the brand and their Good Girl fragrance is a thriving business/personal activist relationship founded in 2018.
Karlie’s philanthropy centered around @KodeWithKlossy — her 2015-launched, summer camp initiative teaching teen girls ages 13-18 to code.
Karlie Kloss and Reproductive Freedom
Today Karlie’s fight is not at all glamorous, as she increases her activism around women’s health access. Kloss chooses carefully her partners in activism in ways that do no harm to Carolina Herrera.
Those partners include Melinda Gates and her daughter Phoebe Gates.
Read MoreVogue Poland at Netflix's ‘The Leopard' Author Giuseppe Tomasi Home in Palermo
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Vogue Poland at Netflix's ‘The Leopard' Author Giuseppe Tomasi Home in Palermo
The November 2024 issue of Vogue Poland [IG] is dedicated to the synergy between cinema and fashion. The fashion story featuring Africa Garcia was styled by London-based Ashlee Barrett-Bourmier, under the title ‘marzenia ściętych głów’ [‘Dreams of Decapitated Heads’].
Looking at the translated title of the story, AOC’s reaction was “what in the world!!” Then we discovered that James Giles [IG] photographed the story in the last home of Giuseppe Tomasi, author of ‘The Leopard’, in the Palazzo Lanza Tomasi, Palermo, Italy.
Related:Deva Cassel, Filming 'The Leopard', Covers Harper's Bazaar Taiwan May 2024 by JUANKRAOC Fashion
The Leopard’ provides a richly detailed and introspective exploration of Sicilian aristocracy during the Risorgimento, capturing the complexities of historical transitions into a unified Italy in the novel and Netflix series. Across Europe similar movements were attached to the creation of liberal democracies.
Read MoreSporty & Rich Arrives for Just in Time for Holidays at Carlyle Hotel New York City
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Sporty & Rich Arrives for Just in Time for Holidays at Carlyle Hotel New York City
In this November 2024 drop, The Carlyle New York [IG], a Rosewood Hotel, joins Oetker Collection hotels Le Bristol Paris and Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, France in launching a custom collaboration with this truly impressive, big-wings brand-potential business Sporty & Rich [IG], founded by Emily Oberg.
In June 2024, Sporty & Rich collaborated with select Rosewood Asaya spas including the Rosewood São Paolo.
In an interview with Glossy in August 2023, Oberg pegged S&R’s revenue at $30 million with a goal of $200 million.
We think it’s much higher, with branding and product synergies that share much in common with SKIMS.
Emily Oberg is not Kim Kardashian, for sure. But she compensates for some of the name-recognition deficit with these rock-solid, prestige hotel alliances that can open new doors and rain money with reorders and fresh collaborations for years.
One can easily argue that Emily Oberg has aligned herself with “old money” hotels — and golf courses in the future — that have many stories to share about the lives of the world’s global elites.
Read MoreThe Debut of Coco Neige with Margot Robbie Had Deep Roots in Chanel's History
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The 2018 Debut of Coco Neige with Margot Robbie Had Deep Roots in Chanel's History
In 2018, Margot Robbie launched Chanel’s first Coco Neige campaign, which was Chanel's first official subbrand for ski and après-ski wear. Featured in these images by the now-passed creative director Karl Lagerfeld himself, Robbie spoke very fondly about the experience of working with the head of the House of Chanel from 1983-2019.
AOC visited the the original campaign after posting the new Chanel Coco Neige 2024/5 campaign, lensed by Juergen Teller with model Loli Bahia. Asking a question of our precious AI about Coco Chanel and if she actually skied, Anne fell down a rabbit hole that has reoriented her entire thinking about Chanel.
Her interest in skiing was not only a personal pastime but also a social event that allowed her to mingle with the elite, continually fueling her creative vision in the process and also captivating new clients for her brand.
Coco had a profound and enduring level of help from her friend, financier, collaborator and lover Arthur "Boy" Capel in penetrating this elite St. Moritz society.
Read MoreChanel's Coco Neige 2024/5 Collection Honors a Long House History with Sporting Life
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Chanel's Coco Neige 2024/5 Collection Honors a Long House History with Sporting Life
Model Loli Bahia is photographed by Juergen Teller[IG] in the apartment of Gabrielle Chanel at 31, rue Cambon in Paris wearing CHANEL COCO NEIGE 2024/25 collection. / Hair by James Pecis; makeup by Lisa Butler
AOC can’t verify that weather prediction for major ski resorts in Europe. But if you are wearing Chanel Coco Neige for cocooning at a ski lodge, you probably have global options regarding where to land the plane.
Chanel ‘Coco Neige’ History
The first Coco Neige collection and campaign dropped in 2018, created by luxury visionary uber-talent Karl Lagerfeld and starring Margot Robbie. Coco Neige promoted itself as a combination of high-tech clothing and winter ready-to-wear.
Coco Neige was not Chanel’s Maiden Ski Collection
Read MoreVittoria Ceretti Channels '60s music star Francoise Hardy for British Vogue October
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Vittoria Ceretti Channels '60s music star Francoise Hardy for British Vogue October
British Vogue’s [IG] October 2024 issue channels ‘60s pop chanteuse Francoise Hardy in a fashion story ‘Joie de Vivre’. Top model Vittoria Ceretti channels Hardy’s signature looks styled by Jordan Bickham in images by Angelo Pennetta [IG]. / Hair by Ramona Eschbach; makeup by Marie Duhart
‘Tous les garçons et les filles’ [1962]
Françoise Hardy, a seminal figure in 1960s pop music, captivated audiences with her distinct voice and stylish presence, marking her rise to fame during this transformative decade. Born in Paris in 1944, Hardy emerged in an era where the youth culture was blossoming, creating a fertile ground for her talents to flourish. Her journey to stardom commenced with the release of her debut single ‘Tous les garçons et les filles’ in 1962.
The rising music phenom was a central figure of the Yé-Yé wave, that characterized post-war Europe.
Francoise Hardy Fashion Muse
Hardy had an innate ability to blend contemporary trends with classic elements, often wearing tailored mini skirts, chic trench coats, and perfectly fitted turtlenecks. Her love for monochromatic palettes and understated patterns allowed her natural beauty and grace to shine through, making her a muse for designers like Yves Saint Laurent and Paco Rabanne.
Read MoreBottega Veneta Winter Solstice 2024 Campaign Is Pragmatically Epicurean Says Matthieu Blazy
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