Karlie Kloss Channels 50's Sophisticated Fashion Elegance for Vogue Spain December 2019

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Karlie Kloss Channels 50's Sophisticated Fashion Elegance for Vogue Spain December 2019

Supermodel, entrepreneur, philanthropist and — increasingly — New York socialite Karlie Kloss makes the rare cover story appearance for the December 2019 issue of Vogue Spain. Juan Cebrian styles Karlie in an elegant Carolina Herrera strapless dress with matching headdress in a series of images that channel 1950s glamour and famous women like Suzy Parker and Dovima. Note that Karlie is an ambassador for the ‘Good Girl’ Carolina Herrera fragrance.

Txema Yeste is behind the lens for the sophisticated tribute to nostalgic elegance, with set design by Ana Dominguez./ Hair by Jordi Fontanals; makeup by Karim Rahman

Madison Headrick's 70s Classics by David Roemer for Bergdorf Goodman November

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Madison Headrick's 70s Classics by David Roemer for Bergdorf Goodman November

Model Madison Headrick is styled by Anne Christensen in ‘70s Redux’, lensed by David Roemer for Bergdorf Goodman November 2019./ Hair by Rolando Beauchamp; makeup by Sil Bruinsma

Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) Wins Chair of House Oversight Committee

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Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), flanked by Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) Photo: Chip Somodevilla via Axios

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) will become the first woman to chair the House Oversight Committee, winning the important assignment by defeating Gerry Connolly (D-VA) with 133 votes against Connolly’s 86.

Maloney has been acting as the committee's chair since the Oct. 17 death of Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.). Her gavel will immediately thrust the Congresswoman into the limelight, with the Oversight’s key role in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

Rep. Jim Jordan, (R-OH) is known to be a particularly abrasive, heavy-hammer, take-no-prisoners Republican leader on the committee, prompting Connolly to run on the quiet platform that dealing with Jordan is a man’s job.

Given his uninformed, pure badgering performance in this week’s intelligence committee impeachment hearings, Maloney’s supporters dismissed the argument as sexist. Supporters insisted that it was key to have a female voice alongside the two other white men leading the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry.

Maloney secured endorsements from top Democrats like House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), who is also the most powerful black member in Congress. Her promise to focus on important issues beyond investigating Trump was welcome news for moderates “squeezed by the ongoing impeachment furor”, writes Politico.

Irina + Stella Get Spirited in Zoey Grossman Snaps for Vogue Russia December 2019

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Irina + Stella Get Spirited in Zoey Grossman Snaps for Vogue Russia December 2019

Top models Irina Shayk and Stella Maxwell are styled by Paul Cavaco sexy, black, body-con silhouettes with a dose of grandeur. Zoey Grossman is in the studio for Vogue Russia December 2019./ Makeup by Tatyana Makarova; Hair by Panos Papandrianos

Lily Aldridge Wears Holiday Glam Lensed by David Roemer for Harper's Bazaar Russia

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Lily Aldridge Wears Holiday Glam Lensed by David Roemer for Harper's Bazaar Russia

Top model, entrepreneur and Nashville family cheerleader Lily Aldridge covers the December 2019 issue of Harper’s Bazaar Russia. Ekaterina Tabakova styles Lily — busy building her own brand in collaboration with IMG — is styled in holiday extravagance and glam jewels from Isabel Marant, Prada, Valentino and more for images by David Roemer.

Imaan + Aicha Hammam in 'Show of Hand' by Zoe Ghertner for Vogue US December 2019

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Imaan + Aicha Hammam in 'Show of Hand' by Zoe Ghertner for Vogue US December 2019

Top model Imaan Hammam joins fashion forces with her sister Aicha Hammam in ‘Show of Hand’, styled by Camilla Nickerson. The fashion editorial is shot by Zoe Ghertner in Chefchaouen, Morocco, located in the Rif Moountains of northwest Morocco, for the December 2019 issue of American Vogue./ Hair by Jimmy Paul; makeup by Susie Sobol

Shelby Hayes in 'Brave New World' by Milan Arnic for Vogue Ukraine November 2019

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Shelby Hayes in 'Brave New World' by Milan Arnic for Vogue Ukraine November 2019

Rising model Shelby Hayes grew up in Orange county California, homeschooled until age 14, writes CR Fashion Book. Shelby covers the November 2019 issue of Vogue Ukraine, styled by Julie Pelipas in Balenciaga, H&M x Giambattista Valli, Julia Heuer, Ottolinger, Peet Dullaert, Ronald van der Kemp, Saks Potts, Versace, Y/Project and more. Photographer Milan Zrnic is behind the lens for ‘Brave New World’. / Hair by Helen Reavey; makeup by Holly Silius

Daphne Groeneveld Wears Jean Paul Gaultier for Woman Spain December 2019

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Daphne Groeneveld Wears Jean Paul Gaultier for Woman Spain December 2019

Top model Daphne Groeneveld is styled by Marta Lasierra in Jean Paul Gaultier’s fall haute couture collection. Photographer Richard Ramos is behind the lens for Woman Spain December 2019./ Hair by Fernando Torrent; makeup by Yasuo Yoshikawa

Amy Gambini, Lena Bistrova by Carlos Teixeira Vogue Portugal December 2019

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Amy Gambini, Lena Bistrova by Carlos Teixeira Vogue Portugal December 2019

Models Amy Gambini and Lena Bistrova are styled by Sara Soares in ‘Mundo de Sonhos’. Carlos Teixeira makes the capture for ELLE Portugal December 2019./ Hair by Edgar Venancio; makeup by Xana Lopes

Frida Kahlo 'Portrait of a Lady in White' Sells for $5.8 Million at Christies Latin America

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Frida Kahlo, Portrait of a Lady in White (c. 1929). Courtesy of Christie's Images Ltd. via ArtNet

Frida Kahlo’s ‘Portrait of a Lady in White’ (c. 1929) carried a pre-auction estimate of $3 -$5 million. The painting sold Wednesday at Christie’s Latin American art sale in New York for more than $5.8 million, making it the second-highest price ever paid for a Frida Kahlo painting. Her ‘Dos Desnudos en el Bosque (La Tierra Misma)’ (1939) sold for over $8 million at Christie’s in 2016

A visitor looks at “Portrait of a Lady in White” at the Frida Kahlo Retrospective at Martin-Gropius-Bau on April 29, 2010 in Berlin. Courtesy of Sean Gallup via ArtNet.

The painting has been maintained in private collections, most recently the collection of Dr. Helga Prignitz-Poda, a Kahlo scholar. One of Kahlo’s few oil paintings, “Recent research suggests that the subject of the portrait is Kahlo’s high school friend Elena Boder, a Russian émigré and an influential doctor. It was previously believed that the sitter was Kahlo’s American friend Dorothy Brown Fox.” writes Forbes.

Lauren Wasser's Bionic Beauty by Isaac Anthony for Paper Magazine

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Lauren Wasser's Bionic Beauty by Isaac Anthony for Paper Magazine

Bionic woman Lauren Wasser is styled by Jenny Haapala in images by Isaac Anthony for Paper Magazine’s Winter issue. Laura Pitcher narrates what began as Lauren’s Cinderella story of a high-cheekbones baby modeling in Vogue Italia at age two.

Wasser continued to model, even after losing both legs to TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome) at age 24. Wasser, the 5’11” daughter of model parents, first shared her story with VICE in 2015, explaining that she feels a duty to stand for TSS survivors without a platform.

"If men's dicks were falling off, this wouldn't be an issue," Wasser says. "But because it's a women's health issue, we're not recognized, and that's why I'm fighting for us."

Wasser is also working with H&M and Savage x Fenty.

Rihanna+Jahleel Weaver vs Victoria's Secret: Embracing Women

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Rihanna's Savage x Fenty Xtra VIP Campaign Rings In A New Day in Lingerie Leisure

Rihanna rings in the holiday season, sharing her Savage x Fenty three VIP boxes in a campaign lensed by Dennis Leupold. Designs were handpicked by Rihanna’s stylist, creative collaborator and best friend Jahleel Weaver. Talking with British Vogue, Weaver describes the VIP boxes as representing everything the lingerie brand represents: “Expressing the truest version of yourself and celebrating how different and unique we all are.”

From the “Truth or Dare” package to “Still Watching?” and “XXX”, Weaver wanted to include as many lingerie styles as possible for Fenty’s expansive following, writes British Vogue. “The pieces I chose all have their own unique Savage twist and show personality – a mix of strength and sensuality,” Weaver tells Vogue. “I love it when people take risks with their clothes. It’s always so obvious when you can see that a person is having fun with fashion.”

Paolo Roversi Flashes Saoirse Ronan in 'Kindred Spirit' for Dazed and Confused Winter 2019

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Paolo Roversi Flashes Saoirse Ronan in 'Kindred Spirit' for Dazed and Confused Winter 2019

Actor Saoirse Ronan is styled by Robbie Spencer in ‘Kindred Spirit’, a Paolo Roversi fashion editorial for Dazed and Confused Winter 2019./ Hair by Malcolm Edwards; makeup by Lauren Parsons

Saoirse Ronan joins Laura Dern in conversation for ‘When Laura met Saoirse’ in advance of a new movie about “America’s most fiercely loved literary heroine in Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’.

Atlantic Magazine Seeks New CEO As Laurene Powell Jobs Strengths Commitment to Journalism

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Laurene Powell Jobs via Wiki Commons

On Wednesday night, Atlantic Media chairman David Bradley sent a memo announcing that he’ll remain chairman but will step away from executive responsibilities following the selection of a new president/CEO for The Atlantic. He said he’ll continue to help where useful, in areas such as “recruiting, retention, matters of culture” and “Washington entertaining,” writes Politico.

David Bradley speaking at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Doctor Who", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. Image via Gage Skidmore

Bradley bought the 162-year-old media institution in 1999, moving it from Boston to Washington, where it became a fixture among the political and media elites. The memo — expected since the July 2017 announcement of the purchase of The Atlantic by Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective. At the time AOC reported the sale, Bradley expected to continue as chairman operating partner for three to five years, with Emerson Collective moving to increase its ownership of The Atlantic from 70 percent to 100 percent with five years.

In Wednesday’s memo, Bradley said his minority ownership of The Atlantic would continue for at least five years from the date of the 2017 sale, “but maybe longer.” Bradley characterized his partnership with Powell Jobs as “uncommonly happy” and a “pure privilege.”

While she isn’t seen frequently at The Atlantic, Powell Jobs has added more than 100 employees — 50 in the newsroom alone — since 2017. The magazine is no longer profitable, according to WSJ, but The Atlantic is instituting a paywall.

Besides The Atlantic, Powell Jobs’ seeks to make further investments in journalism, writes Vox Recode.. Her Emerson Collective, described by C Net as “equal parts think tank, foundation and venture capital fund”, has also acquired majority stakes in Axios and Pop-Up Magazine Productions. Add on large stakes in several Hollywood production companies like Concordia Studio, Anonymous Content and Macro. It has also invested in podcast maker Gimlet Media. Emerson Collective is equally committed to nonprofit journalism organizations , including ProPublica, Mother Jones, Marshall Project, Committee to Protect Journalists and the Texas Observer.

Lucy Hughes' Bioplastic Made From Fish Scales Just Won the James Dyson Award

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Most people look at fish guts and think, “eww.”

Lucy Hughes looked at the bloody waste from a fish processing plant and saw opportunity.

Then a student in product design at the University of Sussex, Hughes was interested in making use of things people normally throw away. So she arranged to visit a fish processing plant near her university, on England’s southern coast.

She came away a bit smelly—“I had to wash even my shoes,” she says—but inspired. After tinkering with various fish parts, she developed a plastic-like material made from scales and skin. Not only is it made from waste, it’s also biodegradable.

The material, MarinaTex, won Hughes this year’s James Dyson Award. The £30,000 (nearly $39,000) award is given to a recent design or engineering graduate who develops a product that solves a problem with ingenuity. Hughes, 24, beat out 1,078 entrants from 28 different countries.

Hughes, who grew up in suburban London, has always loved to spend time near the ocean. As a budding product designer—she graduated this summer—she was disturbed by statistics like 40 percent of plastic produced for packaging is only used once, and that by 2050 there will be more plastic in the sea by weight than fish. She wanted to develop something sustainable, and figured the sea itself was a good place to start, given that the University of Sussex is outside the beach town of Brighton.

“There’s value in waste, and we should be looking towards waste products rather than virgin materials if we could,” Hughes says. Read more about Hughes’ project Smithsonian.com.

Klara Kristin Wears Bold Colors Woolly Bully Coats for Vogue Poland December 2019

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Klara Kristin Wears Bold Colors Woolly Bully Coats for Vogue Poland December 2019

Actor and model Klara Kristin — of Calvin Klein ‘upskirt’ ad fame — is styled by Karolina Gruszecka in lush, bird-of-paradise faux coats. Marcin Kempski captures Klara in vivid images for Vogue Poland December 2019./ Makeup by Aneta Kostrzewa

Pattern-Perfect Boho Fashion Elegance in Coffee House Hues for Grazia Australia

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Pattern-Perfect Boho Fashion Elegance in Coffee House Hues for Grazia Australia

Sydney, Australia model Ajier Manasseh is styled by Patrick Zackiewicz in coffee browns and malt hues ‘70s, at-ease silhouettes and larger-than-life statement jewelry. Photographer Jeremy Choh captures ‘The Hidden House’ for Grazia Australia./ Beauty by Elsa Morgan See product details.

Pol Ivochkina in 'Out Of Dust' by Stella Bonasoni for ELLE Bulgaria November 2019

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Pol Ivochkina in 'Out Of Dust' by Stella Bonasoni for ELLE Bulgaria November 2019

‘Classic’ take on new relevance, as fashion puts modest silhouettes and fine artistry in an ancient context in poses by model Pol Ivochkina with styling by Fabio-Mercurio. Photographer Stella Bonasoni captures fashion elegance in ‘Out Of Dust’ for ELLE Bulgaria November 2019./ Hair by Matteo Bartolini; makeup by Isabella Sarti

'Space Odyssey' Fashion With Shan Khan for Harper's Bazaar Arabia November 2019

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'Space Odyssey' Fashion With Shan Khan for Harper's Bazaar Arabia November 2019

Model Shan Khan, of First Model anagement UK, styled by Kelly-Ann Hughes in a fashion editorial called ‘Space Odyssey’ by David Reiss photography for Harper’s Bazaar Arabia November 2019.