Emily Ratajkowski in Serious Menswear by Cass Bird for Vogue Turkey April 2025
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Chanel Coco Beach 2024 Campaign Drifts in Calm Waters As Chanel Changes Course
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Luxury brand Chanel [IG] delivers a fresh and modern summer Coco Beach 2024 campaign starring Danish model Olivia Vinten lensed by Cass Bird [IG].
At Chanel, Let the Good Times Roll
Chanel is riding high off a 16 percent revenue increase in annual sales over 2023. Price increases alone drove up sales by around 9 percent, according to BoF.
Chanel CFO Philippe Blondiaux praised Virginie Viard’s contributions to Chanel’s major growth in his BoF interview. Days later, the artistic director was escorted out the door.
With Viard seeming out-of-touch with the world at large at times, and given Coco Chanel’s own delicate political history in Europe, AOC is on the record saying we’re watching the brand like a hawk. We continue to write today from that updated perspective.
Read MoreGrace Elizabeth's Growing Family Celebrates Father's Day in Michael Kors Campaign
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American beauty model Grace Elizabeth and her husband Nicolas Krause pose with their son Noah in the 2024 Michael Kors Father’s Day campaign.
Grace Elizabeth’s family was expanding when Cass Bird [IG] shot the Michael Kors Father’s Day campaign and Mother’s Day campaign images below.
The beloved model missed the 2024 Met Gala in May, because Grace Elizabeth was busy giving birth to her second son.
Read MoreLinda Evangelista Covers Zeit Magazine 1.2.2024 No.6, Lensed by Cass Bird
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Supermodel original Linda Evangelista covers the February 2024 issue of Zeit Magazine [IG]. Linda is styled by Katelyn Gray for images shot in Soho, New York City by Cass Bird [IG]. / Hair by Bob Racine; makeup by Romy Soleimani
Unadulterated Ignorance on Display
The lowest rung of the fashion commentariat put their ignorance on full display with regard to Linda’s scars reveal on one cover of Zeit.
When shooting a word gun at a human as a commentariat member, the saying goes “ready, aim, fire”. Part of “ready” involves asking yourself if this person really deserves to be metaphorically shot down by your comment. And do you have your facts in order?
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Grace Elizabeth Suits Up for Cass Bird Photos in Vogue September 2023
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Vogue’s Tabitha Simmons [IG] styles top model Grace Elizabeth in her first ‘Just One Thing’.
Simmons writes: “If you had to buy ONE THING a good suit would be my choice !!!! It can be a versatile addition to your wardrobe that you can dress up or down for different events or wear as separates. Additionally, a well-fitted suit can make you feel confident and empowered. I love a suit especially a jazzy one.”
Photographer Cass Bird [IG] photographs Grace Elizabeth with her husband Nicolas Krause, who she married in 2020. The couple welcomed baby boy Noah Krause in early 2021.
Read MoreAmber, Lina, Quannah Are 'Forces for Change' in Vogue China July 2023 Covers by Cass Bird
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Models Amber Valletta, Lina Zhang and Quannah Chasinghorse pose together and individually as ‘Forces for Change’ for the July 2023 issue of Vogue China [IG], with a total of five covers.
The trio is styled by Alvin Yu in the fashion story ‘It’s In Our Hands’, lensed by Cass Bird [IG], with creative direction by Matt Mcdonald./ Hair by Panos Papandrianos; makeup by Romy Soleimani
Read MoreHailey Bieber Talks Rhode and Aching for Babies With Sunday Times Style May 14, 2023
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Super talent Hailey Bieber takes the stage in the May 14th, 2023 issue of The Sunday Times Style [IG], wearing Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello on the cover.
Stella Greenspan styles Bieber in images by Cass Bird [IG]. / Hair by Edward Lampley; makeup by Grace Ahn
Ellie Austin conducts the interview, which is focused primarily on her very successful [and lauded on AOC] skincare brand Rhode.
The entrepreneur and in-demand model-talent does make a health claim that caused my heart to hit the floor, given the times we are living in.
Apparently Hailey makes the claim often, and if estimates are that 10 people in 10,000 have this side effect annually, she may well be on the short list. Bieber makes no uber-rare disclaimer around her health assertion, so the right-wingers Maga crowd just runs wild with it.
AOC shares the facts around her claim from the world-respected Cleveland Clinic.
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Kaia Gerber Lights Up ELLE February 2022 in Malibu with Cass Bird
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Top model and ingenue actor Kaia Gerber, now 21, covers the February 2023 issue of ELLE US. Alex White styles the Celine ambassador in Celine, of course, with sprinkles of Ralph Lauren Collection and an American flag dress from Vaquera. Cass Bird [IG] is behind the lens at the beach in Malibu.
Kaia Gerber has never been “model light” in her interviews. Hyland asks her multiple times about her mental health — like don’t we ask every multi-million $$$$ model today about her mental health?
Kaia shrugs it off with a smile — the smile of plenty of loving, hard work on Kaia — not to fix herself or those around her. But to engage with and gain a young person’s understanding of life around her.
There’s really a lot to like about this young woman. REALLY a lot to like. ~ Anne
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Andreea Diaconu, Simon Nessman by Cass Bird for WSJ Magazine Spring Men's Fashion
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Married couple models Andreea Diaconu and Simon Nessman appear in ‘Spring Marriage”, a beautiful fashion story lensed by Cass Bird. These exquisite fashion stories come rarely in fashion world, so we’re up for celebrating the July 2020 marriage of the couple.
Katelyn Gray styles Diaconu and Nessman in sartorial, blueblood looks from Akris, Alaïa, Celine, Dior, Gabriela Hearst, Louis Vuitton, Margaret Howell, Prada, The Row, Tory Sport, Valentino and more for WSJ Magazine’s Spring Men’s 2022 issue. / Hair by Naeemah Lafond; makeup by Romy Soleimani
Read MoreAmanda Gorman Covers WSJ Magazine Fall 2021 Women's Fashion Issue by Cass Bird
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Amanda Gorman Covers WSJ Magazine Fall 2021 Women's Fashion Issue by Cass Bird AOC Fashion
American poet and activist, 2020 Harvard College graduate, and the youngest inaugural poet in US history, Amanda Gorman covers the WSJ Magazine Fall 2021 Women’s Fashion issue. Jason Bolden styles Gorman in luxury looks from Bottega Veneta, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Valentino and more. Photographer Cass Bird [IG] is behind the lens./ Makeup by Ophelie Crommar
Clover Hope conducts the Zoom interview Why Poet Amanda Gorman Wants to Be President.
The poem Amanda Gorman wrote for President Joe Biden’s inauguration, ‘The Hill We Climb’ defined her as an overnight cultural phenomenon. Describing the reading as “an out-of-body experience”, Gorman explains that when former president Bill Clinton told her it was the best inaugural poem since Maya Angelou delivered ‘On the Pulse of Morning’ at his own 1993 inauguration, she knew she now lived on a new page in American history.
AOC has written about Amanda Gorman multiple times now. We learn from WSJ Magazine that Amanda’s presidential aspirations declared themselves at age 11. The idea actually was a suggestion from her sixth-grade math teacher who cracked a joke. Gorman recalls responding to him in earnest, saying, “You’re right. That’s exactly what I’m going to do.”
Presently, Gorman’s target year is 2036. When she confirms on the record again to WSJ Magazine that, yes, she seriously wants to run for president, Amanda Gorman makes her presidential run seem entirely feasible. “I think to make the impossible more proximate,” she says, “you have to treat it as if it’s in reaching distance.”
So focused is Amanda Gorman on her future, that she will not be required to clean up her social media. Her posts always align with her future goal of being president.
We who follow Amanda Gorman know she loves fashion — and Miuccia Prada loves Gorman. Her gracious hostess skills will be on display as a co-chair of the September Met Gala, the annual party honoring the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The night gives Gorman an opportunity to explore growing intersection of art and politics.
“All art is political. I would say especially fashion,” Gorman explains. “I think about what it meant for the Black Panthers to wear tilted berets, what it meant for African-Americans to show up in their Sunday best while marching during the civil rights movement. And what it’s meant to wear rainbow colors in terms of queerness. What it’s meant to wear white as a feminist. I love getting to find more superpowers in what I wear.”
AOC has left out much in this rich interview. Read on at WSJ Magazine Why Poet Amanda Gorman Wants to Be President.
Shalom Harlow in 'Paint the Town' by Cass Bird for Harper's Bazaar September 2021
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Shalom Harlow in 'Paint the Town' by Cass Bird for Harper's Bazaar September 2021 AOC Fashion
Model icon Shalom Harlow wears the pants in ‘Paint the Town’, styled by Elissa Santisi in Dior, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Loewe, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Tory Burch and Victoria Beckham. Photographer Cass Bird [IG] captures Harlow in her second Harper’s Bazaar September 2021 New York fashion story, moving from Harper’s Spain to Harper’s US./ Hair by Ward Stegerhoek; makeup by Romy Soleimani
Cass Bird's Studio Images with Rianne Van Rompaey for Harper's Bazaar US May 2021
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Cass Bird's Studio Images with Rianne Van Rompaey for Harper's Bazaar US May 2021
Top model Rianne Van Rompaey is styled by Samira Nasr in a crisp, modern fashion statement lensed by Cass Bird for Harper’s Bazaar US May 2021.
Rianne shared her thoughts on beauty with Jenna Rosenstein, and the top model had quite a lot to say. Speaking about growing up in the Netherlands, the model stressed that people are reserved, and it’s better to fit in.
Being online a lot as a teenager gave Van Rompaey a different view of pop culture — and especially in America.
I think it’s so beautiful how different everybody looks. I wish people could celebrate that.
I thought, “Wow, there are actually people out there who are completely, unapologetically themselves and are not trying to fit in.” I think that’s true of American pop culture: You’re allowed to be seen, and you’re allowed to be loud. To me, that was very liberating because I am quite loud.
Vulnerability attracts her, especially among women. To the model, it makes women beautiful. Every kind of emotion attracts Rianne — even anger — as long as the expression is authentic.
Cass Bird Captures Etro Spring 2020 #WeAreAllNomads New York Harbor Campaign
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Italian luxury brand Etro returns to its 1968 founding roots with a magical carpet ride of bohemian prints, easy shapes, and tribal jewelry for its Spring 2020 campaign.
Photographer Cass Bird captures the bohemian spirit of an earlier time in the brand’s #WeAre AllNomads campaign featuring Abby Champion, Alton Mason, Fei Fei Sun, James Turlington, Karen Elson, Lauren Hutton, Lexi Boling, Mark Vanderloo and Ugbad Abdi.
Read MoreNatalie Portman Is 'Mysterious Girl' By Cass Bird For Porter Magazine #25 Spring 2018
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Actor and activist Natalie Portman covers the Spring 2018 issue of Porter Magazine #25. Portman is styled by Veronique Didry as the lady in red for 'Mysterious Girl', lensed by Cass Bird./ Hair by Didier Malige; makeup by Romy Soleimani
Earlier this week AOC profiled Portman's involvement in 'Time's Up' and her outrageous performance rapping on SNL Feb. 2, 2018
