Nick Knight Captures Major #BlackGirlMagic in 'A Certain Romance' for British Vogue November 2019

Nick Knight Captures Major #BlackGirlMagic in 'A Certain Romance' for British Vogue November 2019

Top models Anok Yai and Grace Elizabeth launch a new fashion decade with ‘The Roses of Fall’ (yup!), a queenly, couture-rich fashion drama styled by Sarajane Hoare. Top photographer Nick Knight is behind the lens for Vogue Japan January 2020./ Set design by Andrew Tomlison; makeup by Lisa Eldridge; hair by Sam McKnight

Nick Knight Captures Major #BlackGirlMagic in 'A Certain Romance' for British Vogue November 2019

Nick Knight Captures Major #BlackGirlMagic in 'A Certain Romance' for British Vogue November 2019

Top models Adwoa Aboah, Anok Yai, Duckie Thot, Jourdan Dunn, Joan Smalls, Lineisy Montero, Shanelle Nyasiase, Tami Williams, Ugbad Abdi and Winnie Harlow gather in ‘A Certain Romance’, fearless fashion glamour styled by Edward Enninful. Photographer Nick Knight is behind the lens for British Vogue’s November 2019 cover story./ Hair by Jawara; makeup by Val Garland

Oliver Hadlee Pearch Captures 5-Star Cast for 'Easy Street' in Vogue US September 2019

Oliver Hadlee Pearch Captures 5-Star Cast for 'Easy Street' in Vogue US September 2019

The September 2019 issue of American Vogue heads south to New Orleans, with a heavy-duty lineup up talent. Models Adesuwa Aighewi, Anok Yai, Binx Walton, Joan Smalls, Paloma Elsesser, Selena Forrest and Ugbad join actor MJ Rodriguez, entertainers Dev Hynes, Ian Isiah, Jon Batiste and Haitian-American fashion designer and founder of the menswear label Pyer Moss Kerby Jean-Raymond. Local additions include members of the Mt. Kingdom choir and Creole chef Kevin Belton.

Stylist Carlos Mazario turns out the the well-heeled cast for images by Oliver Hadlee Pearch./ Hair by Cyndia Harvey; makeup by Susia Sobol

Steven Meisel Eyes Anok, Bente, Kaia+ Yassine In Versace Fall 2019 Campaign

Steven Meisel Eyes Anok, Bente, Kaia+ Yassine In Versace Fall 2019 Campaign

Models Anok Yai, Bente Oort, Hang Yu, Huang Shixin, Ilja Sizov, Kaia Gerber, Maike Inga, Paul Hameline, and Yassine Jaajoui.star in Versace’s Fall 2019 Ad Campaign. Fashion photographer Steven Meisel is behind the lens with creative direction by Ferdinando Verderi. Jacob K styles the models in this first release of campaign images.. / Set design by Mary Howard; makeup by Pat McGrath; hair by Guido Palau

Vogue Japan Spotlights 10 Models on 15 Key Fashion Trend Covers For September 2019

Vogue Japan Spotlights 10 Models on 15 Key Fashion Trend Covers For September 2019

Vogue Japan kicks off the Fall 2019 fashion season, releasing a major parade of model covers styled by Anna Dello Russo. Photographers Luigi & Iango are behind the lens bringing 10 top models front and center. They include Adut Akech, Anok Yai, Fran Summers, Hikari Mori, Kris Grikaite, Primrose Archer, Rebecca Leigh Longendyke, Remington Williams, Signe Veiteberg and Ugbad.

On a side note, many of fashion’s most articulate voices — Naomi Campbell to name one — are watching this year of models of color on the march. Personally, I think we’re entering a period of continued ascendancy for models of color, who are being propelled forward in the culture from politics to Hollywood and beyond.

I’m one of the people who is counting, tracking, observing any sign of the fashion industry falling back into old bad habits (which is a nice way of describing past reality.) If Vogue Japan is an indication, this new, beautiful and inspiring reality is going strong into Fall 2019. Our foot is on the pedal, and we’re not letting up on the drive for women of color to finally bloom in all their glory. We want to kick that door wide open and bolt it to the wall, so that it never closes on them again. Ever. ~ Anne

Zoe Ghertner Captures Vogue US 'The Present Is Female': Designers Behind Fashion Revolution

Zoe Ghertner Captures Vogue US 'The Present Is Female': Designers Behind Fashion Revolution

Sarah Mower is the first person voice behind Vogue’s August 2019 in-depth ‘The Present Is Female: The Designers Behind a Fashion Revolution.’

A FEMALE CULTURE runs far and wide across the landscape of 21st-century fashion. It’s there at the top of the canopy, in major Parisian houses; it pervades the uprising of young, self-made independents and generations of established entrepreneurs: a multifaceted critical mass of women steadily working to change an industry for the better. What’s remarkable is the way they talk about feeling, their agile ability to intuit the time we live in, and their quiet but steady turning of the fashion world toward the overthrow of bad and old institutional behaviors.

Annie Leibovitz Presents A Great Model Gaggle In 'Check Please' For Vogue US August 2019

Annie Leibovitz Presents A Great Model Gaggle In 'Check Please' For Vogue US August 2019

Abby Champion, Adut Akech, Andreja Pejic, Anna Ewers, Anok Yai, Ariel Nicholson, Fei Fei Sun, Fran Summers, Gemma Ward, Gigi Hadid, Joan Smalls, Karen Elson, Karlie Kloss, Kesewa Aboah, and Paloma Elsesser are styled by Sara Moonves in ‘Check, Please’. Annie Leibovitz captures the noble origins sorority girls en masse for American Vogue August 2019.

Anok, Freja Beha, Rebecca, Sora + By Willy Vanderperre In Prada's 'Anatomy of Romance' Fall 2019

Anok, Freja Beha, Rebecca, Sora + By Willy Vanderperre In Prada's 'Anatomy of Romance' Fall 2019

Prada takes a twist in the road in its Fall/Winter 2019 campaign, described as ‘Anatomy of Romance’. Prada’s modern aesthetic is anchored in a love of humanity anchored in the intoxicating love and appreciation of life in nature. The enticing vibe is sorely missing in our urban environments, inviting us for a moment of reflection and taking time “to smell the roses” metaphorically in images by Willy Vanderperre.

Models Anok Yai, Freja Beha Erichsen, Rebecca Longendyke, Sora Choi and more wear Prada’s military-inspired, unisex uniforms required for the growing fights for rights in our daily lives. The campaign is romantic, yes, but fiercely realistic and quietly confrontational at the same time.

Willy Vanderperre Captures Prada Resort 2020 'Seditious Simplicity' Collection

Willy Vanderperre Captures Prada Resort 2020 'Seditious Simplicity' Collection

Willy Vanderperre captures what Prada calls ‘Seditious Simplicity” or complexity subverted as Miuccia’s powerful women take center stage at New York City’s Piano Factory. Gloss pink columns disrupting rough concrete, dynamic perspectives and warped lens effects all contribute to an alternative view of the familiar and the seditious simplicity of the collection. Read on at Prada.

Prada’s model cast includes Anok Yai, Gigi Hadid, Jing Wen, Kyla Ramsey, Lineisy Montero, Manu Miloqui, Maud Hoevetaken, Mona Tougaard, and Sasha Knysh.

Mario Sorrenti Eyes Anok, Cara, Emily, Taylor + In 'Stardust' For Harper's Bazaar Australia March 2019

Mario Sorrenti Eyes Anok, Cara, Emily, Taylor + In 'Stardust' For Harper's Bazaar Australia March 2019

Models Anok Yai, Cara Taylor, Emily Ratajkowski, Hayley Bieber, Hyunji Shin, Krow, Taylor Hill, and Winnie Harlow showcase the spring 2019 season in ‘Stardust’, styled by Carine Roitfeld and Jon Hartleben. Photographer Mario Sorrenti is behind the lens for Harper’s Bazaar Australia March 2019./ Hair by Akki; makeup by Kanako Tanase

Craig McDean Eyes AnOther Magazine SS 2019 Cover Story With Rei Kawakubo Interview On Fashion's Future

Craig McDean Eyes AnOther Magazine SS 2019 Cover Story With Rei Kawakubo Interview On Fashion's Future

Craig McDean captures Anok Yai, Ansley Gulielmi, Bente Oort, Birgit Kos, Hannah Motler, Kaila Wyatt, Kiki Willems, Lineisy Montero and Sora Choi in another Spring/Summer 2019 fashion overview. Stylist Katie Shillingford styles the shoot for AnOther Magazine.

The photoshoot appears as part of an interview with Rei Kawakubo, who asserted after her own SS2019 show, that “the conviction to make clothes that are new and strong and stimulate the heart and push ahead in order to live”.  AnOther writes about the spring/summer 2019 collections:

Adut, Anok + Kaia Spread Love In Fendi's Spring/Summer 2019 Campaign By Karl Lagerfeld

Adut, Anok + Kaia Spread Love In Fendi's Spring/Summer 2019 Campaign By Karl Lagerfeld

Rising stars Adut Akech, Anok Yai and Kaia Gerber front Fendi’s Spring Summer 2019 campaign, lensed by the now-deceased Karl Lagerfeld. For those who suggest that the love fest between Adut and Kaia above is staged for the ad campaign, the two young women are very close friends in real life.

As fashion struggles to acknowledge past sins around diversity and in our human relationships generally, we must also acknowledge the reality of inspiring relationships as well. While I am totally exasperated with Gucci and Prada over blackface sweaters and trinkets, and now we add Burberry’s lynching/suicide rope from the Fall 2019 show, I want to just scream.

Simultaneously, when deep relationships and friendships between black women and white women exist — as is the case between Adut and Kaia — they must also receive our positive acknowledgement. Many will accuse Lagerfeld of staging the intimate, powerful photo of Kaia and Adut that leads this post. Thankfully, it is for real, and I am grateful for their message for humanity. Goddess knows we need it. ~ Anne

Anok Yai Is Lensed By Richard Burbridge In 'The New Bling' For V Magazine 117 Spring Preview 2019

Rising model Anok Yai is styled by Patti Wilson in a rough elegance mix of military-influence, utility fashion pieces and dazzling jewelry. Richard Burbridge flashes ‘The New Bling’ for V Magazine 117 Spring Preview 2019./ Makeup by Kanako Takase; hair by Mustafa Yanaz

Willy Vanderperre Captures Anok, Kate, Stella + In 'A New Dawn' For Vogue UK February 2019

Models Anok Yai, Claudia Lavender, Kate Moss, Primrose Archer, Rebecca Leigh Longendyke and Stella Tennant are styled by Dena Gianni in ‘A New Dawn’. Photographer Willy Vanderperre captures the new utilitarian tailoring for Vogue UK February 2019./ Hair by Anthony Turner; makeup by Lynsey Alexander