VOGUE ITALIA FEBRUARY 2014: ACTRESS LUPITA NYONG'O BY TOM MUNRO

All I know is that Essence better have one hell of a editorial featuring Lupita Nyong'o in their March 2014 issue because she is 'killin it' in this issue of VOGUE ITALIA. The woman exudes confidence in every photograph that she takes and it shows. Tom Munro captured this Kenyan beauty just right and the fabulous Patti Wilson who is known to be a little avant garde, styled Lupita just right in clothing that doesn't over power her, but lets her individuality shine through on this shoot. It's great when you can just go to Zinio and buy what you want to and sometimes I just buy the magazines for their editorials which might feature my favorite models or celebrities. Enjoy!

Photography by: Tom Munro
Styling by Patti Wilson

The Cover:Joan Smalls For VOGUE ITALIA

Lovely, just lovely!

The beautiful and stylish "Top Model" Joan Smalls covers the March issue of VOGUE Italia. The editorial 'A Haute Mess' and cover was shot by the legendary Steven Meisel. Make-up is by Miss Pat McGrath and styling by Fashion editor Lori Goldstein. Read about the cover story over at VOGUE Italia.




Photos: VOGUE Italia/Steven Meisel

White Haute: Top Models Marihenny Rivera and Shena Moulton for VOGUE ITALIA Feb 2012

Marihenny Rivera and Shena Moulton make summer heat easier to take in all the latest looks from the 2012 spring collections in bold white captured by photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari for VOGUE ITALIA.
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Check out the rest of this gorgeous editorial here.
Source/Photos: VOGUE Italia

Fashion Sense: VOGUE Italia's EIC Franca Sozzani Visits Ghana

In Accra,Ghana Franca Sozzani met both with Ghanaian fashion designer Kofi Ansah and other emerging fashion designers of The WEB-Young Designers Hub, an association of local young fashion designers who presented a runway showing of their collections.


Source: VOGUE Italia and Fashionista Ghana

Another Amazing Grace

...Grace Bol, for VOGUE Italia that is.

Designer/Stylist Marc Clark styled this gorgeous spread for Vogue Italia Magazine. 

Photography: Bryan Taylor Johnson for VOGUE Italia.

Inspiration: Emulating Yves

Images of YSL's 1967 "African Collection" and

Marchesa's dress is from their 2010 Resort Collection

features striking similarities of Yve's collection.

The dress that Henrieth is wearing is by Gucci.

When I first saw this editorial of Henrieth Paul for the January issue of VOGUE Italia photograph by none other than Steven Meisel. I was in awe especially of the way the editorial pays a visit to a bygone era that many of us don't get to see anymore. That of a customer in a designers atelier being fitted for Haute Couture by the designer, his assistants or a group of "petite mains." Elegantly clad models parading in front of potential customers holding placards of the desired garments as the buyers sit in elegant Chiavari chairs inside a chic salon...crystal chandeliers complete that added elegance and ambiance. 

Thanks to Beauty is Diverse for the inspiration.

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Afrolista of the Week: Joyce Mandi

I saw this lovely photo this morning on VOGUE Italia and had to find out who this magnificent woman was. As you can see she rocks!

 

Joyce is not only a model but she is face of FabAfrik Magazine  and GumBumper celebrity blog.

 

(Source) Photo's: Getty Images and Joyce Mandi.

HAUTE GELE

"This Beauty Should Be On Your Walls"

"The December Issue of VOGUE Gioiello Goes "Haute" Gele in this Editorial"

I LOVE IT!

Facts: The "Gele" is a Yoruba {Nigeria, West Africa} word for a female head-wrap. A "head-wrap" is a long piece of cloth that you tie and tuck on your head to create this magnificent creation of beauty!

Note: It's nice to share. If you're going to use my photos at least have the decency to link back...Thanks a zillion!

Ajak (Angelique) Deng Sparkles On the Cover of Vogue Gioiello

"Sudanese born Australian "Super Model" in the making, Ajak Deng"

Ajak Deng is making her mark on the modeling world quickly following in the foot steps of several African born fashion models especially her idol, Alek Wek. Making the cover of a top fashion magazine is a milestone for many models and it's great to see her beautiful face on the front of the Sep/Oct issue of Vogue Italia's Gioiello supplement. Ajak is one of several women who has been chosen for the 30th Anniversary issue of VOGUE GIOIELLO and she's definitely sparkling in Van Cleef  and Arpels beautiful ruby and diamond encrusted jewelry that's she's wearing.

(Photo:Sofia Sanchez & Mauro Mongiello)

Vogue Italia Hits The Web

The Opening page of VOGUE Italia's VOGUE BLACK

Leave it to the international editions of magazines to be the first when it comes to showing diversity, too bad their American counterparts have yet to be so courageous when it comes to inclusion. Fashionistas everywhere can now get a daily dose of Italian and European style and also visit a section of Vogue Italia solely dedicated to models of color, writers, artist and so on and even Vogue Curvy.

Thanks, Shala for these delicious morsels of style bites. Thanks are definitely in order for Franca Sozzani, the Editor of Vogue Italia who gave us one of ( probably) the best selling issues(The Black Issue) in Vogue Italia's publishing history and shows us the love!

Maybe she can teach you know who a thing or two when it comes to selling magazines and let her know that style and fashion is global and is accessible to everyone and having a woman of African heritage, Hispanic, or Asian woman on an American VOGUE cover can and will sell magazines! Style is not meant to offend, only an ignorant individual would think so!