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

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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

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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

Anok Yai Gets Polished Chic in Paris, Lensed by Roe Ethridge for Vogue Italia August 2019

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Anok Yai Gets Polished Chic in Paris, Lensed by Roe Ethridge for Vogue Italia August 2019

Model Anok Yai continues her fashion model rise, styled by Carlos Nazario in sophisticated, modern luxury for ‘Anok in Paris’. Roe Ethridge flashes Anok for Vogue Italia August 2019.

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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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.

Anok Yai Strides Into Vogue Korea March 2019 In Leggy, Sexy, Hi-Impact Snaps By Hyea W. Kang

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Anok Yai Strides Into Vogue Korea March 2019 In Leggy, Sexy, Hi-Impact Snaps By Hyea W. Kang

Model Anok Yai is styled by Kihoh Sohn in high-drama, mega-voltage snaps by Hyea W. Kang for Vogue Korea March 2019./ Hair by Laurent Phillippon; makeup by Masae Ito

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

Adut, Anok, Eniola + Fatou Are Logo Rich In 'Say My Name' For Vogue UK January 2019

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Adut, Anok, Eniola + Fatou Are Logo Rich In 'Say My Name' For Vogue UK January 2019

Models Eniola Abioro (above) and Fatou Jobe (below) headline this British Vogue January 2019 editorial ‘Say My Name’. They are joined by Adut Akech and Anok Yai in a logo-rich editorial styled by Poppy Kain with images by photographer Kristin-Lee Moolman.

Anok Yai Casts A Spell In 'The Ritual' By Ivar Wigan For CR Fashion Book #13 Fall 2018

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Scotland-born, London-raised photographer Ivar Wigan captures rising star Anok Yai in ‘The Ritual’, a twisted fantasy centered around the empowerment of women and superstition. Daniel Gaines styles the shoot for CR Fashion Book #13./ Hair by Hos Hounkpatin; makeup by Brittany Whitfield

Ethan James Green Eyes Anok Yai, Adut Akech & Eniola Abioro For i-D Magazine Fall 2018

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Ethan James Green Eyes Anok Yai, Adut Akech & Eniola Abioro For i-D Magazine Fall 2018

Fall 2018 i-D Magazine cover girls Anok Yai and Adut Akech (above) are joined by 19-year-old Nigerian new girl Eniola Abioro (next), a former teacher at Grace Academy school in Lagos, in striking images by Ethan James Green. The photographer also flashed Anok's cover in i-Ds "imagine you could be the one to change it all' issue. Alastair McKimm styles the trio in what becomes a graphically striking, high-fashion editorial. / Hair by Cyndia Harvey; makeup by Kanako Takase

Also included below, Adut's cover is shot by Campbell Eddy. The third cover girl, rising star Adesuwa Aighewi,  is lensed by Oliver Hadlee Pearch. 

Willy Vanderperre Eyes Adesuwa, Anok, Alyssa & Sora In 'The Shape of Things to Come' For T Magazine Fall 2018

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Willy Vanderperre Eyes Adesuwa, Anok, Alyssa & Sora In 'The Shape of Things to Come' For T Magazine Fall 2018

T Magazine's August 19, 2018 Fall Fashion Issue focuses on 'The Shape of Things to Come', lensed by Willy Vanderperre. Editor Hanya Yanagihara turns her eye to four models of the moment -- Adesuwa Aighewi, Anok Yai, Alyssa Traoré and Sora Choi-- styled by Alastair McKimm in CDC, Calvin Klein, Sacai, Prada, Balenciaga and more.