The commercial alliance covers women, men, kids and home categories and represents the first time the artist has affiliated herself in a commercial venture.
In these Zara campaign images, models Chu Wong and David Yang are lensed by Chris Rhodes [IG] in Yangshuo, Builin [China], considered among the most beautiful locations in China.
Fanglu Lin is known for her commitment to preserving and reinterpreting traditional textile craftsmanship through the ‘female’ [‘feminist’] eye and goddesses, especially Gaia.
Honoring the Yunnan-based Bai Minority
Lin’s artwork, ‘SHE’ [2016], spotlighting the sewing traditions of women from the Yunnan-based Bai minority ethnic group in China, earned Fanglu Lin first prize and a €50,000 purse in the Loewe Foundation’s Craft Prize 2021.
Zara is firing on all cylinders with this 5-stars collaboration. Learn more about it and Fanglu Lin’s artistry.
Chinese supermodel Chu Wong joins W Magazine China Vol. 9 in toasting American designer Marc Jacobs and his 40-years in fashion. Photographer Zhong Lin [IG] captures the fashion story styled by Austin Feng, as a vision looming large to AOC Americans as a scene created for ‘The Stepford Wives’. / Hair by John Zhang; makeup by Clive Xiong
‘Experimental’ is not a word used over the last 20 years to describe designer Tory Burch [IG]. When she presented her Fall 2024 collection at the New York Public Library last February, a new adjective arose to describe Burch — one we love. The word was ‘daring’.
Vogue Runway summed up the Fall 2024 Tory Burch collection, writing: “Let’s just say she’s come a long way from the people-pleasing crystal embellished tunics and Reva flats that were her earliest successes.”
The Fall 2024 campaign photographed by Jamie Hawkesworth [IG] in Lisbon, Portugal plays with light and quiet joy. It captures Tory Burch’s new word — which is good — because fashion hammers the same words to death. We need some new words — in this case ‘sublime’.
The Louis Vuitton Leather Goods Campaign Spring-Summer 2024 returns to the high seas with an extension of their Louis Vuitton Nautical Summer Capsule that focuses on Vuitton’s best handbags.
Lensed by Ethan James Green [IG] against the ancient backdrop of Mediterranean world waters, the campaign steps into AOC’s earlier Louis Vuitton Nautical campaign discussion of women in the world of Olympic sailing.
Today models Chu Wong, Ida Heiner and Sacha Quenby inspires a deeper question by AOC.
Did Women Sail in Ancient Waters?
Based on our best AI, Phoenician women were known to be skilled sailors who played a crucial role in the maritime trade network of the ancient world. These women were involved in various aspects of seafaring, including navigation, trading, and ship maintenance. Their expertise in sailing and trading helped establish Phoenicia as a dominant maritime power in the Mediterranean.
The scarcity of direct historical records makes it difficult to paint a complete picture, yet through the analysis of artifacts, writings by ancient historians, and mythological tales, we begin to see indications of women's participation.
Louis Vuitton is in Olympic Games Paris 2024 countdown, as a lead brand in LVMH’s role as a top sponsor of this summer’s games.
Dropping the new Louis Vuitton Nautical Capsule 2024 this weekend reminds us that some fashion trends truly possess heritage status — in the way that the Olympics are heritage.
Women, Sailing and the Olympics
The world has changed almost beyond recognition since the summer of 1924 — the last time Paris hosted the summer Olympics. One simple statistic grabs our attention immediately: 2954 men competed in the 1924 games and 135 women. AOC digs deep into women in competitive sailing a century ago.
Louis Vuitton's foray into the prestigious realm of sailing and its premier position in the LVMH sponsor umbrella of the Paris 2024 Summer Games spills next into Barcelona, where Louis Vuitton hosts in late August 2024 the America's Cup Challenger Selection Series. Hosting the event since 1983 and subsequently renamed the Louis Vuitton Cup, it culminates in the race for a new America’s Cup Winner.
Models Chu Wong, He Cong and Lina Zhang cover the January 2024 issue of W Magazine China. Austin Feng [IG] styles the trio for The Great Performances edition Vol.5, with creative direction by Cathy Dong.
Top-tier photographer Zhong Lin [IG] captures the three ‘major Chinese models’ in yet another example of the high aesthetic dominating China’s fashion media.
Vogue China’s January 2024 issue [IG] takes us ‘On the Road’, although where we’re going, nobody knows as we march forward into 2024. Vivienne Sun styles top model Chu Wong against the backdrop of China’s gorgeous scenery lensed by Huang Jiaqi [IG].
Louis Vuitton delivers smile-worthy holiday cheer in its first episode of a multi-segmented campaign lensed by Oliver Hadlee Pearch [IG] with video by Lope Serrano.
The Maison’s Mascot Vivienne and her friend Teddy arrive to explore all the Maison’s creations. As regulars, they might become treasured ornaments as the years go by — and we are eager to keep track of them.
These darling little creatures pop up everywhere in a distinct statement that whimsy is part of the holiday season and we are quietly encouraged to get “out of ourselves” and into the world of humanity.
British actor Emma Laird has attended multiple Louis Vuitton [IG] shows, including the women’s Cruise 2024 show, held on the picturesque island of Isola Bella in Italy.
The ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ star stepped into the lens of photographer Jamie Hawkesworth [IG]for the Louis Vuitton 2024 Cruise Collection campaign.
Laird joins models Chu Wong, Ida Heiner, Mica Argañaraz and Valentina Castro in the campaign ads styled by Florent Buonomano and Marie-Amélie Sauvé. Creative directors Charles Levai and Kevin Tekinel made a marvelous contribution to this campaign concept.
Model Chu Wong poses ‘Spazia E Materia’ [‘Space and Matter’] a fashion story of shape and form — and also paper and frozen fashions that mimic luxury originals for Vogue Italia’s September 2023 issue.
Ally Macrae styles Chu Wong in replicas or originals from top luxury brands lensed by Dario Catellani.
Models Chu Wong and Katie Craven wear relaxed, rough-elegance fashion seeking edgy respectability in ‘Neutral Territory’, styled by Samuel Drira for Harper’s Bazaar US March 2023.
South African photographer Pieter Hugo [IG] captures a wide range of nature-inspired, fabric-driven fashion looks from Armani, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Israeli fashion designer Hed Mayner, JW Anderson, Jil Sander, Brooklyn-based Lauren Manoogian, Loewe, MM6 Maison Margiela, Max Mara and Uma Wang. / Makeup by Asami Kawai; hair by Anne Sofie Begtrup
Model Chu Wong poses in ‘She Sells Sea Shells’, a collection of abundant fashion riches from Louis Vuitton, styled by Audrey Hu. Photographer Dafy Hagai [IG] is behind the lens for Vogue China December 2022.
Models Chu Wong, Hamid Onifade, Max Knott, Morgan Kent, Ruben Bilan-Carroll, Sid Ellisdon, and Vittoria Ceretti are styled by Jane How in ‘Realismo Mágico’. Photographer Alasdair McLellan [IG] captures the realistic images of 21st century life, love and human interaction with a twist of reassuring fantasy for Vogue Espana November 2022.
Models Barbara Valente and Chu Wong are styled in ‘Performance di Stile’ athletic-inspired fashion lensed by Corentin Leroux [IG] for Vogue Italia October 2022./ Hair by Yann Turchi; makeup by Aurore Gibrien
Esteemed photographer Sølve Sundsbø [IG] has been a “master of digital art for nearly 20 years”, writes Vogue China in introducing the September 2022 issue ‘Fashion’s New World Fashion Future’. Long before the rise of Mark Zuckerberg and the emergence of "metaverse", avatars, VR games and now NFTs, a group of avant-garde artists were exploring the blurred boundaries between the real world and the virtual world.
Balmain gets futuristic with a Fall-Winter 2022 ad campaign shot by Mert & Marcus [IG]. Models Aweng Chuol, Cherif Douamba, Chu Wong, Christina Jugo, Claus Mukasa Kaonge, Lila Moss, Lulu Wood, Tanya Churbanova, and Tye Tubbax trek into the desert setting with stylists Charlotte Stockdale and Katie Lyall.
Models Chu Wong, Estrella Gomez, Frederic Bittner and Hyojin Jung pose in navy-rich fashion from Valentino’s Pre-Fall 2022 collection. Joe McKenna styles the quartet in images by Michael Bailey Gates.
H&M-owned brand COS shares their Spring Summer 2022 campaign styled by Clare Richardson. The cast is a large one led by top models Christy Turlington and Rianne Van Rompaey. Add Antwaun Sargent, Awar Odhiang, Chu Wong, Finn Wittrock, Honey Dijon, Keisuke Asano, and Liam Kelly to the sustainable-principles brand and the lineup is ready for photography by Tim Elkaim [IG]./ Hair by Shon; makeup by Celine Martin
Irina Shayk, Mona Tougaard, Paula Rudevica, Rianne Van Rompaey and a cast that also includes Chisom Okeke, Chu Wong, Claus Royo, Erwan Konate, Manolo Teodosiu, Maria Keidj, Miles Gardner, Niclas Baker, Sita Zampou and Vira Boshkova join forces in Burberry’s S/S 2022 Campaign.
Mert and Marcus [IG] captured the studio shots, which are mixed with candid images at Burberry’s Spring Summer 2022 presentations.
Louis Vuitton takes flight, soaring high into the clouds with its cruise 2022 campaign, lensed by Carlijn Jacobs [IG]. Models Akon Changkou, Chu Wong, Denise Ascuet, Evie Saunders, Fleur Breijer, Grace Valentine and Ida Heiner are styled by Marie-Amelie Sauvé.
In an economic reality that LVMH described in October 2021 as a “a gradual exit from the health crisis”, the Fashion and Leather Goods business group reported organic revenue growth of 57% in the nine-month period compared to the same period of last year. More impressive is an increase of 38% against the corresponding period of 2019. The Louis Vuitton brand leads that blistering pace.