Donatella Versace Guest Edits 'Baroness' Magazine With Sarah Baker Holiday 2019 Campaign

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Donatella Versace Guest Edits 'Baroness' Magazine With Sarah Baker Holiday 2019 Campaign

Donatella Versace adds the role of guest editor of the new Baroness Magazine to her Holiday 2019 resume. Founded by art and creative director Matthew Holroyd and Dazed & Confused editor in chief Isabella Burley, the glamazon magazine is also inspired by “scandalous celebrity sisters the Kardashians”. The magazine, writes Crack, “is putting female deviants back in control.”

Donatella collaborated with Sarah Baker on a new art project — anchored in Baroness and an accompanying six-part video campaign— for the 2019 holiday season.

Baker and Helena Christensen, dressed head-to-toe in Versace, are the main protagonists in the print and video narrative which includes a wedding party where the bride, played by model Meghan Roche, wears an Atelier Versace dress and the wedding gifts span from a pair of Chain Reaction sneakers to the Virtus bag. Jonathan Saxby and Simonas Pham join the cast. for images and video lensed by Edith Bergfors and Milo Reid.

Not even Telemundo could’ve thought of a more twisted and fabulous story, says mitú.

Nuri Son in 'Tree House' by Rodrigo Carmuega for Wallpaper Magazine China October 2019

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Nuri Son in 'Tree House' by Rodrigo Carmuega for Wallpaper Magazine China October 2019

Model Nuri Son is styled by Emelie Hultqvist in ‘Tree House’. Photographer Rodrigo Carmuega makes the capture for Wallpaper Magazine China October 2019.

Alexandra Micu Takes Paris in Fall2019 Fashion Trends by Olivia Frolich for Harper's Bazaar Spain

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Alexandra Micu Takes Paris in Fall2019 Fashion Trends by Olivia Frolich for Harper's Bazaar Spain

Model Alexandra Micu covers the October 2019 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Spain. Anna Tovar styles Alexandra in chic, tailored ensembles perfect for a Paris stroll lensed by Olivia Frolich. / Hair by Olivier Lebrun; makeup by Tiina Roivainen

Alessandra + Aline Ambrosio and Gisele Cória Launch GAL Floripa Swimwear Honoring Female Spirit

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Alessandra + Aline Ambrosio and Gisele Cória Launch GAL Floripa Swimwear Honoring Female Spirit

Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio is joined by soulsisters Aline Ambrosio, her real life sister, and best friend Gisele Cória on the new campaign for GAL Floripa. The trio seeks “to create a lifestyle brand with purpose to inspire women to embrace their femininity with a holistic approach”, writes GAL Floripa.

The name "GAL Floripa" symbolizes the synergy among Gisele + Alessandra + Aline and the location where it was created and inspired by, Floripa. We share a short digital trip to the island of Floripa in Brazil.

Alessandra Ambrosio Channels Her Brazilian Sensuality For Lascana Swimwear Spring-Summer 2019

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Alessandra Ambrosio Channels Her Brazilian Sensuality For Lascana Swimwear Spring-Summer 2019

Alessandra Ambrosio Channels Her Brazilian Sensuality For Lascana Swimwear Spring-Summer 2019

Brazilian supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio soaks up sun in Ibiza, posing in a range of red and black swimsuits from German brand Lascana. Alessandra makes the case for why she’s a great ambassador for the Lascana brand, prouding standing for passion and sensuality.

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Gigi Hadid's Vogue Hong Kong Covers Sparks Internet Backlash Over 2017 Buddha Cookie 'Racism'

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Gigi Hadid's Vogue Hong Kong Covers Sparks Internet Backlash Over 2017 Buddha Cookie 'Racism'

Vogue Hong Kong has launched as the 25th edition of the publication, with Gigi Hadid and Sun Feifei (aka Fei Fei Sun) covering the first issue, on sale today March 3, 2019 in Hong Kong..

Photographed by Nick Knight, the models each take a solo spot before appearing together on the third and final version. Both models wear Chanel Haute Couture, from Karl Lagerfeld’s last collection. The designer is prominently featured on the landing page of Vogue Hong Kong’s new website, as well as in the print publication.

The Vogue Hong Kong team will be led by Peter Wong, who assumes the role of Editorial Director. Joining Wong will be Senior Fashion Content Editor, Daniel Cheung, and Fashion Director, Anya Ziourov.

Speaking to WWD about about the decision to feature a western and an Asian model on the cover, Vogue Hong Kong publisher Desiree Au remarked that Hong Kong has "always been a mix of east and west".

This may be reality, but the Internet burst into furor over Gigi Hadid’s cover appearance. It turns out that people have a long memory over Hadid’s 5-second video of now-infamous eye moves. No one was upset that the restaurant served her a cookie depicting the face of Buddha. It was Hadid’s brief mimicking of the cookie with her eyes, that got her in a heap of trouobe.

Bella Hadid + Luna, Mayowa, Sohyun Are Free Spirits By David Sims For Michael by Michael Kors SS 2019

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Top model Bella Hadid headlines MICHAEL by Michael Kors Spring/Summer 2019 Campaign, joined by Luna Bijl, Mayowa Nicholas, Sohyun Jung and the boy crew including Timo Baumann, Don Lee, Piero Mendez, and Zhengyang Zhang. Photographer David Sims is in the studio, flashing an exhuberant display of butterflies-birds do camoflage, worn by models setting the 24/7, adventure-loving Michael Kors pace.

Fatou Jobe + Kristin Drab Are Lensed By Scandebergs In 'A Night At The Depot' For Vogue Italia January 2019

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Kristin Drab and Fatou Jobe are styled by Georgia Tai in ‘A Night at The Depot’, lensed by Scandebergs for Vogue Italia January 2019./ Hair by Pierpaolo Lai; makeup by Martina D’andrea

Lily Aldridge Glitters In Sensual Riches Lensed By Dan Beleiu For ELLE Russia

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Top model and Victoria’s Secret Angel Lily Aldridge remains a mother-in-waiting — soon, soon — from her Nashville home. In this November 2018 editorial of riches styled by Vadim Galaganov, photographer Dan Beleiu captures the splendor for ELLE Russia. / Hair by Stefano Gatti; makeup by Simone Belli

Julia Restoin-Roitfeld Seduces In 'Meu Estilo' Lensed By Jacques Burga For Harper's Bazaar Brazil December 2018

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Julia Restoin-Roitfeld is glam seductress in ‘Meu Estilo’ lensed by Jacques Burga for Harper’s Bazaar Brazil December 2018./ Hair by Italo Gregorio; makeup by Seong Hee Park

Miao Bin Si Is 'Lost In Red' By Wang Zigian For Marie Claire China December 2018

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Model Miao Bin Si is styled by Punk Cherry in ‘Lost in Red’ extreme beauty. Wang Ziqian is on location in in Seda Monastery for Marie Claire China December 2018./ Hair by Wen Zhi; makeup by Lu Wang

Solange Knowles Writes Love Letter From Jamaica, Lensed By Jackie Nickerson For Dazed Magazine | Archives

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Solange Knowles Writes Love Letter From Jamaica, Lensed By Jackie Nickerson For Dazed Magazine | Archives

Talent Solange Knowles is styled by Katie Shillingford in ‘Runaway Bay’, lensed by Jackie Nickerson for Dazed Magazine Spring/Summer 2018. Knowles pens a seven-part thank you and reflection on Jamaica. She begins:

I’ve been following Joni. First through her words, then through her truth, then through her melodies and the way I dance and drown in them. Then through her jazz, through chords that ease themselves into one another without ever showing their shadows. Through her exodus. To Topanga, and then to Laurel, and now to Runaway Bay, without even trying to find her.

I’ve been looking at photos of this house in Runaway Bay for five years. Wanting to know if it could tell my secrets. If it could hold me. If I could write music, and drink wine, and draw sketches, and sleep well naked and invent new ways to say how I feel. If I could burn my sage, and wash my hands with Florida water right there on the porch until I feel renewed. 

Solange was referencing legendary singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell who spent time in Jamaica, unable to sing or birth lyrics. Instead, writes Vogue, Mitchell painted on the walls of the bedroom of Itopia, a stone-walled house built in the 1600s as part of the Cardiff Hall estate on the North Coast of Jamaica.

Solange posted a now-deleted Instagram message: “Joni Mitchell painted murals in this house. I wrote songs in this house.”

The name ‘Runaway Bay’ comes not from the fact that this is a perfect getaway spot in Jamaica. That would be modern marketing. ‘Runaway Bay’ was an escape route for slaves The area is rich in caves, giving runaway slaves both shelter and secrecy as a place to regroup before choosing whether to remain on the island and move on. Read The Jamaica Maroons and the Danger of Categorical Thinking.

Another gift in the photo shoot is Shillingford’s choice of Paolina Russo’s athletic corset, worn on the cover. Russo won the prestigious L’Oreal Professionnel Young Talent Award at the Saint Martins BA fashion show in May 2018. She is now working on a Masters at Saint Martins, with industry eyes lasered on her prodigious talent and visionary future in fashion.

Can GirlForward's Superior Program Structure For Refugee Girls Be Applied To American Girls?

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Can GirlForward's Superior Program Structure For Refugee Girls Be Applied To American Girls?

The Austin, Texas branch of Girl Forward, a nonprofit founded in Chicago in 2011, is run exclusively by millennial women for high-school age refugee girls. Politico profiled the group in November 2018, landing in Austin. because Texas is second only to California in its refugee population.

GirlForward is predicated on the notion that refugee girls face particular hardships due not only to the tumultuous circumstances of their upbringing and relocation but also their gender. “Oftentimes, our girls haven’t been able to pursue education in the same way their brothers have,” Shannon Elder, 24, GirlForward’s Austin development manager, observes. “In countries of conflict, girls’ access to education can be much more limited than it is for boys,” said Arielle Levin, who runs the mentorship program. GirlForward recruits refugees through Austin nonprofits, schools, and word of mouth. It tries specifically to recruit the oldest daughter in a family, reasoning that they are usually shouldered with the heaviest burdens. “A lot of my family don’t speak English,” said Storai Rana, an 18-year-old refugee from Afghanistan, “so there was so many responsibilities of things I had to do. Like I had go to the bank, to the market,” she said.

Girl Forward attempts to help its girls lead lead full and rich lives, moving behind tangible tools like opening a checking account or learning how to use the local library.

Fatima Mirzakhail, an 18-year-old refugee, told Politico’s Ethan Epstein that her initial optimism on arriving in America and leaving her war-torn country of Afghanistan soon evaporated. “In Afghanistan I felt like I was in a box, and I couldn’t fly anywhere.” Fatima explained. Her expectations that life in America would be so different soon evaporated. Before becoming part of Girl Forward, “I was crying all the time, hating myself,” she said.  Now Fatima is blossoming “planning on attending a local community college next year before transferring to UT. “

Jane Fonda Chosen For Producers Guild of America's 2019 Stanley Kramer Award On Jan. 19 in Beverly Hills

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Jane Fonda Chosen For Producers Guild of America's 2019 Stanley Kramer Award On Jan. 19 in Beverly Hills

Two-time Oscar winner, producer and activist Jane Fonda will receive the Producers Guild of America’s 2019 Stanley Kramer Award at the 30th annual Producers Guild Awards on Jan. 19 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Fonda is the second individual, sharing the honor with Sean Penn in 2010, to receive the recognition. The award is usually given to a film, like  ‘Get Out’ in 2018 and ‘Loving’ in 2017, and its producers as an achievement or contribution that illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues.

Jane’s contributions are many, but they include celebrating her 80th birthday last December by raising $1.3 million to lower the teen pregnancy rate and improve the overall health and well-being of young people in the state of Georgia, and the Women's Media Center, which she co-founded with Gloria Steinem and Robin Morgan to make women and girls more visible and powerful in media. 

This year, Fonda starred in the summer box office hit ‘Book Club’ and was the subject of the HBO documentary ‘Jane Fonda in Five Acts’, chronicling her life and her activism. Next month the fifth season of her comedy series ‘Grace and Frankie’, which she executive produces and stars in, will begin streaming on Netflix.

Adut Akech Suits Up For A Soft 'Power Play' Lensed By Tyler Mitchell For Vogue UK January 2019

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Adut Akech Suits Up For A Soft 'Power Play' Lensed By Tyler Mitchell For Vogue UK January 2019

Aussie model Adut Akech has dominated editorials in December 2018/January 2019 magazines. And while Adut didn’t win the British Fashion Council’s Model of the Year award — it went to Adut’s close ‘human rose’ friend Kaia Gerber — this enchanting beauty lives up to her extraordinary reputation in this aptly-named ‘Power Play’ editorial.

That would be ‘soft power’ Adut’s style of influencing the world around her. Riding the express elevator to fashion stardom, this South Sudan woman, raised in Australia via an extended stay in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee camp in is on the global record saying loud and clear: “I Will Always Be A Refugee”.

Ancient DNA Changes Everything We Know About The Evolution of Elephants

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A study by Meyer et al reconfigures the elephant family tree, placing the straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) closer to the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), than to the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), which was once thought to be its closest living relative. Image credit: Asier Larramendi Eskorza / Julie McMahon.

Ancient DNA Changes Everything We Know About The Evolution of Elephants

By Julien Benoit, Postdoc in Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of the Witwatersrand. First published on The Conversation Africa.

For a long time, zoologists assumed that there were only two species of elephant: one Asian and one African. Then genetic analyses suggested that the African Elephant could be divided into two distinct species, the African Forest and African Savannah elephants.

Now a new elephant has been added to the mix. The palaeoloxodon antiquus has been extinct for 120 000 years. This elephant roamed Europe and western Asia during the last ice age, about 400 000 years ago. A study of its DNA shows that this supposedly European animal is actually the African forest elephants’ closest relative. Another study by the same team found that at a genetic level, it may even have more in common with the modern African forest elephant than the African savannah elephant.

This study changes everything we thought we knew about the evolutionary history and ancestry of modern elephants and their closest relatives. It also shows that the African elephant’s lineage was not confined to Africa; the animals actually went out of the continent, which we didn’t know before. It roamed Europe and – through a lot of interbreeding – left its genetic mark far from its original stomping grounds.

The new find, based on DNA from fossils found in Germany, may also shed light on a DNA discrepancy that has puzzled scientists for some time.

Lourdes Coteron Revs Sexy Sport Motors In Julio Sancho Images For Cosmopolitan Turkey December 2018

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Model Lourdes Coteron fires up sporty fashionista hearts, styled by Teresa Serrano Gutiérrez in Guess, Tommy Hilfiger, DSquared2 and more. Photographer Julio Sancho flashes the logo-rich adrenalin rush for Cosmopolitan Turkey’s December 2018 issue.