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STROKES In This Issue: Heroes, 54 V News, 60 Culture Shock, 62 V Girls, 64 V Trends, 68 Day & Night, 70 Desert Hearts, 90 Rain Check, 102 V Are Family, 114 Call of the Wild, 124 Hot Under the Collar, 130 I Wanna Dance With Somebody, 138 Tough As Lace, 148 Take Notes, 154 Alley of the Dolls, 160 What V Want, 168 48

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EDITORIAL Stephen Gan Editor-in-Chief / Creative Director Mathias Rosenzweig GEN V Editor-in-Chief / Digital Director Lizzy Goodman Senior Contributing Editor FASHION Fashion Director Gro Curtis Senior Fashion Editor Xander Ang Fashion Market Editor Emma Oleck Fashion Coordinator / Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief Marissa Lee

Melissa Scragg Managing Editor / Production Director Matt Wille Deputy Managing Editor Savannah Sobrevilla Editor

Kala Herh Associate Editor

Kevin Ponce Digital Managing Editor

Jordan Yates Social Media Manager

Greg Krelenstein Entertainment Editor

CONTRIBUTORS Inez & Vinoodh Paul Sinclaire Nathaniel Goldberg Peter Philips Alvaro Beamud Cortés Nathan Klein Rob Rusling Antoine Harinthe Roberto Piu Blair Getz Mezibov Grégoire Alexandre Damien Ropero Mitchell Feinberg Maxime Frogé Yumna Mirza Nick Thompson Oliver Volquardsen Ricardo Beas Kendall Bessent Altorrin Petros Kouiouris Jef Jacobs

PHOTO / ART Photo Director Goran Macura Art Director Tobias Holzmann Junior Graphic Designer Jewel Baek Consulting Creative / Design Greg Foley

CONTRIBUTING FASHION EDITORS Nicola Formichetti Anastasia Barbieri Patti Wilson Anna Trevelyan George Cortina Amanda Harlech Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele Derek Blasberg Contributing Editor-at-Large

Magazine International (Advertising Office for Italy and Switzerland) Luciano Bernardini de Pace luciano@bernardini.it Grazia Mortari mortari@bernandini.it

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Jessica Rivera jrivera@vmagazine.com Distribution Marketing Manager / Production Todd Kamelhar Managing Director

PRESS AND EVENTS Purple PR Andrew Lister andrew.lister@purplepr.com Frederique Mundy frederique.mundy@purplepr.com SPECIAL THANKS VLM Studio Kim Pollock Art + Commerce Amanda Fiala Interlude Project Elena Mereu, Elena Cimarosti WYO Artists Karen Long Blanc Agency Alexandre Lamare fe Creatives Fabio Mayor, Elle John CAA Elizabeth Mitchell DNA David Bonnouvrier, Valerie Bullen, Craig Lock IMG Luiz Mattos, Daniel Naval Lumien Creative Christiana Tien Tran The Society Cheri Bowen, Liza Barlow Heroes Jonathon Reis The Lions Ali Kavoussi, Clayd Yila Women Omar Steele Supreme Taylor Warren Muse Derek Troy, Connor Kennedy Soul Sandy Foote Kollektiv Susannah Hooker IMG Paris Maha Slimani Wrenn Management Jami Wrenn Storm Trent Axelson, Oly Innes AMR Alex Ramirez Nomad Management Assad Keval Success Liana Soulié NEXT Paris Xavier Girodon Elite Heather Hughes The Claw Skand Mahdhi Silent Models Samir Aouine CXA Jeremy Herzog Art Partner Caitlin Thomas, Misha Skelly, Nicole Greenwood Streeters Rayna Donatelli EDMA Ethan Miller SEE Management Laura Groudine, Leigh Sikorski Susan Price NYC Susan Price Home Agency Christine Lavigne, Chloe Yang, Daphne Vargas The Wall Group Mandy Smulders, Alexander Williams, Anna Stovitz A-Frame Margaret Park Kramer + Kramer Jay Sternberg 87 Artists Amie Norris The Only Agency Jose Duarte Bryant Artists Léonie Rousseau Box Artists Ben Totty Day One Studio Gillian Doyle The Art Board Mia Meliava Calisté Nicolas Samuel, Yann Gabin SAFE Pari Kiani The Constellation Artists Gary Robinson The Standard, High Line Interns Louise Akani, Theingi Thann, Shiyao Wu, Gulie Garadaghli, Abby Lorenzini, Jingya Hu, Lilia Martinez, Olivia Novato, Erica Marrison, Anna Montagner, Sasha Wayman, Natalie Cohen, Timothy Cheng, Fabrice LaGuerre, Marli Giedt, Liv Vitale, Jesse Pickel, Nicholas Cafua, Nadia Adams, Audrey Tobin, Monica Robles 50

Editor’s Letter

For some, fashion is a pretty distraction from the rigors of everyday life. For V, though, fashion is not so much a diversion as it is a catalyst—a jumping-off point by which human expression can live through a language of texture, color, shape, and design. And, of course, fashion would be nothing without the models on which we view it; they are quite literally the life inside the fashion.

Here, we’re celebrating just that, with a parade of some of the most talked-about models today. Long-time V collaborators Inez & Vinoodh used their expert lenses to capture these models in two looks each: one for boutique brunching, couture castings, and daydreaming, another for clinking martinis, catching concerts, and dancing in the darkness.

Rather than channeling a brand, as models are so often asked to do, Inez & Vinoodh asked each model to channel their own identities in the shoot, effectively spotlighting the human beneath the fabric. “Day & Night” honors both the clothing and its wearers—a microcosm of the V ethos.

If these models represent the now of fashion’s humanity, others highlighted in the issue—icons Connie Fleming, Tracey “Africa” Norman, Pat Cleveland, and Katharine Hamnett—delineate foundational, trailblazing case studies of the industry. And it’s clear to see fashion’s multitudinous futures in our V GIRLS, Anyier Anei, Lulu Wood, Cecilia Wu, and Colin Jones. This issue investigates both fashion’s core and that core’s oft-changing expansion.

So here it is: fashion’s humanity, inhaling and exhaling as night turns to day and back again. Let’s watch it together.

All jewelry VAN CLEEF & ARPELS From left to right: Vintage Alhambra 5 motifs bracelet (featuring carnelian set in 18K rose gold) Vintage Alhambra 20 motifs necklace (featuring carnelian set in 18K rose gold) Vintage Alhambra Reversible rings (featuring carnelian and diamond set in 18K rose gold)

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Firsts are happening all the time—earlier this year Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian woman to receive an Academy Award for Best Actress and Rayyanah Barnawi became the first woman of Arab descent to go to space. Eventually, firsts become seconds, and seconds become the norm. As a new batch of designers and models steps onto the catwalk, V celebrate those who paved the runway they walk and, once they stepped off, made sure that they were not the last

KATHARINE HAMNETT THE OUTSPOKEN T-SHIRT TITAN SAYS IT WITH HER CHEST The convergence between fashion and popular culture is V’s sweet spot. One iconic instance of this intersection was at the end of 2003: Naomi Campbell closed out Katharine Hamnett’s S/S 2004 collection in underwear and a completely sheer, strappy halter top—show-stoppingly salacious in and of itself—and in true Hamnett fashion, the designer took it a step further. The top read, in chunky, impossible-to-miss rhinestone lettering: USE A CONDOM. Scandal ensued, which, of course, was kind of the point.

The buzzy slogan was a strategic move in the fight toward increasing sex education, particularly in South Africa, where the AIDS epidemic was wreaking havoc and where, not-so-coincidentally, Naomi was all the rage. “If I saved one life, it was all worth it,” Hamnett recounts, her voice resolute and commanding over Zoom.

Herein lies the genius of Hamnett’s political campaigning. Since she started making her slogan tees in 1983, she’s sought moments with a lot of build-up and hype; once she has people’s attention, she hits them with an impactfully cheeky (and hyper-specific) message. “58% DON’T WANT PERSHING,” read the shirt she wore when she met Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at Downing Street. “[The slogan] came from a European opinion poll about the proliferation of American cruise and Pershing nuclear missiles across Europe without consulting the electorate, which was totally undemocratic,” she wrote in The Guardian. Over the decades, everyone from Sarah Jessica Parker and Debbie Harry to Alexa Chung and George Michael has sported one of Hamnett’s tees—whether they’re in support of LGBTQ+ rights, against climate change, or simply championing love.

As she celebrates the 40th anniversary of the slogan tee, mostly, Hamnett wants peace and love, and the causes she so vehemently promotes have always favored these end goals.

These days, lounging in Antwerp with her good friend, journalist, and activist Ninette Murk, she seems to have found harmony. The pair connected with V to chat about Hamnett’s slogans over the years, meeting the royal family (“including the bad ones,”) and the future of her brand. “We will be at home most days, having pedicures and facials done. Living the life ;-)” reads an email from Ninette. I smiled as I read it. Even political icons enjoy the occasional mani-pedi with their girlfriends.

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NINETTE MURK: Through that window behind [Katharine], you can see where Jef shot her portrait. Okay, connecting to audio...oh my god! She has appeared. Hi, Katharine! You are in nature.

KATHARINE HAMNETT: In your beautiful garden.

NM: Of course, she is the only one with a nice background.

KH: I’m kind of sick of competitive bookshelves.

NM: Let’s get started with where we met for the first time, do you remember that? In Berlin, at the fair fashion fair in 2004, which was [right after] Naomi Campbell was photographed in the top that you made with the huge condom [slogan]. The glitter top.

KH: It was aimed at South Africa because she’s a huge icon there.

I went down there and met Nelson Mandela, and he said people know nothing about AIDS. They’ve got no sex education at all. Naomi being a huge star down there, I thought, “We’ve just got to use her to get that message over and maybe somebody will listen.”

NM: And they did.

KH: I hope so. I hope we saved one life.

NM: That was around halfway through your career as a social activist designer because you started in 1983, right? What was the slogan?

KH: NO WAR, BAN POLLUTION, WORLDWIDE NUCLEAR BAN NOW, WOMEN AGAINST WAR, CHOOSE LIFE. NM: You did all those together at once?

KH: Well, they’re related. Let’s put it that way.

NM: I always thought that your first slogan was CHOOSE LOVE. KH: No, it was CHOOSE LIFE. CHOOSE LOVE was one of the last ones I did, which I gave to help refugees. That’s probably the best one I ever did because it encompasses everything. It’s kind of a note to self, I need to be reminded of that all the time. I’d like to actually have it written on the inside of my glasses so I can see it laid over everything.

NM: And the world needs it more and more, right?

KH: I love it because every time I see someone wearing it, I think, “Exactly. Choose love, don’t choose to strangle [each other]. Choose love.” I can be a terrible person just like anybody else, so it’s been very useful for me. Kind of like corrective therapy.

Head to VMAGAZINE.com to read the extended interview.

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CONNIE FLEMING & TRACEY “AFRICA” NORMAN THE PROLIFIC PRECURSORS ALTERING THE FABRIC OF FASHION A striking, indescribable sort of beauty—that stop-you-in-your tracks, “Wow, you should be a model” look—propelled industry legends Tracey “Africa” Norman and Connie Fleming into fashion’s spotlight decades before the business was ready for their otherworldly appeal, allowing them to blaze a trail for generations to follow.

Norman’s baptism by fashion came in collaboration with illustrious image-maker Irving Penn, who booked her, unknown and unsigned, for a Vogue Italia shoot. In the years to follow, she landed a coveted gig as the face of a popular Clairol hair dye in 1975, posed for Avon Skincare as well as Ultra Sheen, and even became a house model for Balenciaga. About a decade later, Fleming, who is known more popularly as Connie Girl, picked up that baton, photographed by the likes of Steven Meisel and appearing in magazines like Candy and The Face, which covered the underground Downtown scene in which she took refuge. A chance meeting with Thierry Mugler catapulted her career to new heights. From sashaying down Mugler’s runway in a rhinestone-encrusted cowgirl couture getup to working for Vivienne Westwood in the early 1990s, Fleming served as a catalyst for the iconic fashion moments that defined an era.

These women were scouted and booked for their beauty and their talent—all of it hardearned, as Norman had to retrain her selfdescribed “bow-legged” walk to be a model.

But once they were outed as trans, they were dropped, excommunicated, marked as undesirables, and left to find new industries to work in. It is on their shoulders (and those of others like them) that a generation of women are booked as openly trans models today. Here, for the first time and in the midst of a renaissance for the pair, Connie Fleming and Tracey Norman appear in an editorial together and discuss their remarkably similar career trajectories as well as what’s next in the industry.

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TRACEY “AFRICA” NORMAN: Modeling was something I fell into by chance, but I like to think it was fate. I ran into an old friend of mine in my hometown of Newark, [New Jersey,] after my transition. To his surprise upon seeing me, he thought I was beautiful and suggested that I become a model. He was a top Ford model at the time. So, I started my training in Newark, non-professionally, then I started doing portraits to learn how to work the structure of my face. From there, I was trained [on] how to walk. That was the genesis of my modeling career. Connie, how about you?

CONNIE FLEMING: My beginnings were on the stages of the Boy Bar. I was trying to save money to go to either Parsons or FIT for fashion illustration, so I found a job at the Antique Boutique. It just so happened that [David] Glamamore, one of my fellow Boy Bar Beauties, had also started to work at the boutique. One night he invited me to the Boy Bar, and I met the [owner]. The East Village at that time was our little community.

People began to ask me to model for them and that’s how it started for me, through performance. Performance put me out there to the young up-and-coming designers of the East Village during that time in the 1980s [laughs]. My first shoot was with a photographer for Fad Magazine. That got the ball rolling with other magazines of the moment: Paper Magazine, Pansy Beat, My Comrade, and Details.

TN: Weren’t you also in Patricia Field’s house when she was in the ball scene back in the ’80s? How did working with such an iconic force in fashion lead to your work as a muse for designers and photographers?

CF: Patricia did this iconic ball in ’88. She used to frequent the Paradise Garage where she met the Xtravaganzas and all the other houses, and they invited her Uptown. She went to the Elks Lodge and experienced this vibrant community of creatives who were stuck in the fishbowl of Uptown, so she invited them Downtown. For Pat it was about bringing two communities of ballroom together and it just so happened to end up being historic. The judges were Steven Meisel, Betsey Johnson, André Leon Talley, Giorgio di Sant’ Angelo, Mary McFadden, Dianne Brill, and Malcolm McLaren. That was such a pivotal ball that brought the Uptown ball scene Downtown—allowing the two creative communities to unite. And it was at that very ball, Steven Meisel saw me and months later asked me to be photographed by him for the Azzedine Alaïa book.

TN: Wow! These spaces and communities that we took refuge in opened so many doors allowing us to blossom and reach heights we didn’t even know were possible for women of color, let alone trans women.

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Heroes Photography NICK THOMPSON Fashion OLIVER VOLQUARDSEN

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PAT CLEVELAND THE ETERNAL MUSE LEAVES A LASTING LEGACY André Leon Talley once dubbed her “the Josephine Baker of international runways.” Halston, many times, many moons ago, danced the night away with her at Studio 54. Diane von Furstenberg described her as “magical” to The New York Times in 2016. To the world, she’s known as a creative tour de force and one of the first Black supermodels. To Anna Cleveland, she’s known as Mom. A migrating monument in fashion history, Pat Cleveland was present at the industry’s most iconic and defining moments. Whether strutting down the Battle of Versailles or gracing the covers of fashion magazines worldwide, she’s seen the fads, the fame, and the frisson that went with fashion’s golden age. Unlike the trends that defined the decadent ’70s era, Cleveland cemented her staying power with a brazen spirit and a mentorship mentality. To say she’s taught a thing or two to model magnums (then in the making) Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks would be an understatement. Mentor to the stars, confidant to fashion royalty, industrydefining icon—call her what you may. Cleveland’s imprint on the industry forever changed its path.

And the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree: Anna grew up behind the flash of the camera and beneath the pulsing lights of the runway.

For her, it started with a debut at Moschino at five years old and continued with A-listers such as Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Zac Posen.

With her chameleonic walk, Anna established herself as a consistent player in an industry with a revolving door that often spins at lightspeed.

Here, two generations of Cleveland women sit down for an intimate mother-daughter, model-to-model dialogue to discuss the desire for expression that defines their lineage, inspirations, and all the grit, glitz, and glory that goes into a career spanning six decades. JOHN KOPP 58

PAT CLEVELAND: I’m approaching my sixth decade of modeling.

It feels [incredible] to be able to say that.

ANNA CLEVELAND: It’s a huge accomplishment. How did you get into fashion? Growing up, I remember you telling me stories of how you and Grandma used to make your own clothes. That was kind of what sparked your interest?

PC: As the story goes for a lot of [creatives], when you’re born to an artist and you drink watercolor instead of Kool-Aid, you’re destined to follow in the [footsteps] of your parents. My mom was very creative and she painted as well, so, being in that [environment] allowed me to dream.

The beauty of clothing and the art of [dressing] opened the door to fashion for me. Back then, wherever you were going, you would get dressed up. My mom used to wear these extraordinary satin dresses that she made. She’d throw fox furs over her satin dress and she’d go out in the evening. She’d wear lipstick, high heels, and stockings with a seam up the back of the leg. I was so fascinated, watching her get ready was almost like dressing a doll. That is something that has stuck with me my entire life.

AC: That makes sense because you got discovered as a model for your style and designs.

PC: First off, I have to say dressing up was not easy if you didn’t have a lot of pennies in the bank. But with the pennies that you do have, you invest in some kind of creative activity, for us it was making clothes. My mother and grandmother bought a bunch of fabrics and I made these little miniskirts when I was around 15. I wore them to school and one day there was a bus strike, so I had to take the train home with my friend. Oh my god, I thought I was being chased by a bad guy as I went across 42nd Street. My friend said, “There’s a lady following us,” but little did I know that the Vogue offices were nearby. This English lady stopped me and said, “Oh, dear. You’re dressed so beautifully. What are you wearing?”

She ended up writing about me in Vogue. Before I knew it, I was at Carrie Donovan’s office with my design portfolio.

AC: And that debut in Vogue was your breakout moment?

PC: Well, sort of. I sent the Vogue [story] to Mrs. Johnson of Ebony Magazine. She liked the images and asked me to come up to her office at the Waldorf Astoria’s presidential suite. I went with my portfolio thinking she wanted to see my designs, but she wanted me to model in the Ebony fashion fair, which was the hottest ticket in town for Black society.

I developed my strut while walking on those homemade runways that were tables covered in carpet—where you could easily break your neck.

We traveled across the U.S. in a Greyhound bus putting on fashion shows.

Head to VMAGAZINE.com to read the extended interview.

Makeup Joey Choy (Premier Hair & Makeup) using LA PRAIRIE Hair Paula McCash using BaBylissPRO & ORIBE Manicure Chisato Yamamoto (Caren) using CHANEL Le Vernis Production Alexandra Oley

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V NEWS

Photography DAMIEN ROPERO Text NICHOLSON BAIRD

Fall is in full force, particularly in the field of fashion. Prepare to get blown away by the sheer creativity and ingenuity distilled into dazzling jewels, embroidered flowers, and sustainable leather

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Image courtesy of PRADA

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PRADA For Prada’s Fall/Winter 2023 Collection, co-creative directors Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada created a host of white garments embellished with coordinating white floral embroidered structures; tonally quiet in their color palette and experimental in their form. Petunias, lilies, tulips, pom poms, and jasmine have been rendered with the employment of traditional Haute Couture embroidery techniques, requiring hundreds of hours of handdetailing by skilled artisans. The pieces almost appear to have been pulled across a storybook field, with the flowers stuck onto the garments in random clusters.

While whimsical in their embroidery, these pieces reflect the Prada sensibility of sleek modernity.

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If the Fall/Winter 2023 collections taught us anything, it’s that creating a uniform is the most pragmatically chic way to build a wardrobe. At Valentino, the idea of the dress code was presented via a classic necktie, with the accessory featured in all 73 looks of the collection. Whether paired with a sequin-drenched minidress or worn in a more traditional manner under a button-up and suit jacket, the repetition of black ties on the Valentino runway spoke to a sense of power in the wearer. Now, the black tie is available from the maison as an accessory that is guaranteed to fit right into your wardrobe.

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STELLA MCCARTNEY In an innovative feat of design and science, Stella McCartney released updated editions of their Falabella and Frayme bags, crafted out of a new environmentally conscious textile: Mirium. Plant-based and concocted out of entirely natural ingredients, Mirium is a vegan and plastic-free leather alternative, the first of its kind to be completely recyclable and circular. “I have long dreamed of the day when we would see a plant-based alternative to leather that does not kill a single creature and can be easily given back to Mother Earth, without creating waste,” shared McCartney. “There is no compromise on desirability or durability; the future of fashion has arrived.”

The new Sculpted Cable Collection by David Yurman takes the brand’s classic helix design and transforms it into a relief carving, imbuing a symphony of dimension into its pieces. The bracelets, offered in 18K yellow, white, and rose gold, are designed to be worn stacked, either with one another or with any other David Yurman bracelets you’ve collected over the years.

If you’re looking for a piece that is a true conversation starter, the bracelets are also available with pavé diamonds—with a mosaic of white stones adding dimension and shimmer to the classic pieces.

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Combining skeletal structure with the organic shape of the orchid flower, the Alexander McQueen orchid jewelry collection presents a range of unapologetic style statements for this season. Using the orchid as a springboard, creative director Sarah Burton created the Fall/ Winter 2023 ready-to-wear collection, where silhouettes existed at the intersection between fluid and sharp organic shapes.

The Orchid Ring is an undeniable standout piece, with the size of it designed to cover almost the entirety of the wearer’s hand.

Available in gold or silver metal, as well as studded with clear crystal, this is an accessory that is sure to turn heads.

Model Matilde Simone Hubert (Sport Models Paris)

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Since the debut of the Givenchy Shark Lock, the pant boot has become a fast favorite of pop stars and fashion editors alike. Now, in homage to creative director Matthew M. Williams’s American Western roots, Givenchy has released the Shark Boot Cowboy. As a blend of romantic Americana and Parisian style, the boot remains true to its sleek silhouette while being updated with a curved shaft at the top, a squared toe sole that extends past the tip of the boot, and a pull strap that is accessorized by the Givenchy 4G padlock. These boots are undoubtedly the most stylish “yeehaw!” accessory to take from the city streets to the rodeo this season.

CARTIER As Cartier’s interpretation of modern American culture, the Tank Américaine watch is a piece designed to embody freedom, timelessness, and effortless style.

Inspired by the Tank Cintrée watch, designed in 1921, the Tank Américaine is imbued with the codes of enduring style, while being gently updated to speak to contemporary design notions. Crafted with brancards, which seamlessly run into the straps, and a new self-winding mechanical system inside, the timepiece has been transformed both inside and out. The watch is available in steel or gold with a range of leather or metal strap options, all of which are assuredly equipped to stand the test of time.

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GUCCI Inspired by the legendary reign of Tom Ford at Gucci, the Horsebit Chain bag is a new offering from Gucci that is equal parts nostalgic and modern. Calling back to Ford’s canonical reinvigoration of the horsebit hardware at the Italian fashion house, the bag is defined by a large metal horsebit, which covers the entire front of the bag.

This bag contains multitudes, with the option to wear it on the shoulder via a chain or as a clutch via the aforementioned horsebit. Available in a wide range of textiles from canvas monogram to vibrant sherpa to classic leather, the Horsebit Chain is sure to stampede through fashion this fall.

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CULTURE SHOCK The inaugural fashion season has arrived once again, and it’s blazing with all the scintillating frisson of the latest trends and releases. With that in mind, it’d be wise to brush up on some fashion history and iconography to prepare. That’s why we’ve put together a little study session of style with Rizzoli’s latest releases, bustling with all the glamor essential to your fall reading list

ANN LOWE: AMERICAN COUTURIER Once in a while, a star burns through fashion’s stratosphere with lavish contribution but little recognition. Such is the case with Ann Lowe, America’s first Black fashion designer. A literary voyage of needle and thread, Ann Lowe: American Couturier reintroduces the paragon of mid-century romanticism into fashion’s orbit. Within its pages, you’ll find a vivid fleet of images that captures the awe of Lowe’s legacy, essays that explore the impact of her craft, and a close-up of the extraordinary efforts taken to preserve her gowns.

Whether it’s crafting Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding dress or reimagining the attire of American high society, Lowe’s gift for sartorial storytelling forever changed fashion’s landscape. If it’s a story of unbridled passion in matters of the dress you seek, consider Rizzoli’s long-overdue tribute to this fashion phenomenon your next fall read. JOHN KOPP

Ann Lowe: American Couturier is available September 5, 2023, via Rizzoli.

RALPH LAUREN A WAY OF LIVING: HOME, DESIGN, INSPIRATION Ralph Lauren is many things: fashion visionary, author, and godfather of American East Coast elite style. Known for his prophetic vision of prep, his timeless apparel has forever etched his name in the top tier of the beau monde. That’s the story we all know. It’s not the one explored in Lauren’s confessional self-penned book. Here you’ll find the legendary multihyphenate reflecting on his impact on the world of interior design. Spanning 544 lustrous pages, featuring a visual timeline of Lauren’s legacy as a lifestyle pioneer and an intimate look at his striking homes, Ralph Lauren A Way of Living: Home, Design, Inspiration is rich reading for the haute homebody. JK

ZADIG & VOLTAIRE: ESTABLISHED 1997 IN PARIS “Life is not a straight road—ups and downs—but it’s my way,” reads Thierry Gillier’s note jotted onto a Château Voltaire memo pad. Little did Gillier know when he dashed this off in the late ’90s that this note would serve as an opening to a book covering the decades-long journey of his passion project and one of fashion’s favorite cult brands. In Zadig & Voltaire: Established 1997 in Paris, the knitwear rebel and global director of Vogue Runway Nicole Phelps discusses the French brand’s most iconic moments. Captured by the lenses of photographic icons such as Olivier Zahm and the deft duo behind V’s very own current September covers, Inez & Vinoodh, this marvelous monograph oozes sensuality with divinely undone imagery. There’s even a little insider knowledge from the designer himself, with notes on his influences and inspirations. It all started with some cashmere, a defiant spirit, and a dash of rock ‘n’ roll—and the rest is history. JK

Zadig & Voltaire: Established 1997 in Paris is available October 3, 2023, via Rizzoli.

Ralph Lauren A Way of Living: Home, Design, Inspiration is available September 26, 2023, via Rizzoli.

I CARE A LOTTA, I WEAR COLLINA STRADA

If you’re searching for the stars, look no further. Pamella Roland: Dressing for the Spotlight has all the glitz and glam burning at the core of the City of Angels. Having dressed Hollywood’s brightest and boldest from Paris Hilton to Vanessa Williams, the American designer is no stranger to inducing vestiary hypnosis among spectators. Oscillating between L.A., New York, and more mysterious, distant destinations, Pamella Roland: Dressing for the Spotlight reflects the empowerment that’s woven into the elegance of her designs. In this deep-dive into Roland’s creative process, you’ll find sketches and inspirational references.

Unforgettable, too, are the striking photographs that conjure breathtaking red-carpet moments. Merely turn this volume’s massive pages and the alchemy of the designer’s creations generates an aura of opulence that moves from page to psyche. JK

Can responsible fashion be fun? Collina Strada, the colorful, conscious, and alwayscreative New York-based brand from designer Hillary Taymour, proves the answer is a resounding yes. Fifteen years after its launch, Collina Strada has won over innumerable devotees with its vibrant, kitschy designs and demonstrated commitment to promoting social and environmental change—from using deadstock fabric to upcycling unsold items.

I Care a Lotta, I Wear Collina Strada captures the spirit of the brand perfectly with a delightful compilation of inspiring imagery and unexpected artistic collaborations— such as David Mattingly of Animorphs fame.

A dazzling celebration of one of New York’s most-beloved sustainable brands, this book will inspire readers to be just as bright and bold. BAILEY BUJNOSEK

Pamella Roland: Dressing for the Spotlight is available September 5, 2023, via Rizzoli.

I Care a Lotta, I Wear Collina Strada is available October 3, 2023, via Rizzoli.

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MARTINE SITBON: ALTERNATIVE VISION Few designers today can claim the impact of Martine Sitbon. The French creative made history with her appointment as head designer at Chloé in the late ’80s—the first woman to hold the title. Over nine seasons, she forged a refreshing, romantic new identity for the house, crafting flirty bodysuits, dreamy separates, and showstopping minis—all while running her namesake label. Sitbon also served as an influential mentor for successive talents Phoebe Philo and Isabel Marant. Martine Sitbon: Alternative Vision offers an intimate glimpse into the elusive designer’s world through sketches and photographs of her essential works. Prepare to be enchanted all over again. BB

Martine Sitbon: Alternative Vision is available September 12, 2023, via Rizzoli.

BYREDO It’s hard to believe that Ben Gorham founded Byredo fewer than two decades ago, in 2006. What began as a collection of highly sought-after fragrances created by the former basketball player has since expanded into a covetable range of home goods, makeup, and more. The brand achieved cult-favorite status seemingly overnight, ushering in a new era of modern luxury.

Byredo, a dictionary-style volume, revisits the global brand’s most-loved products and collaborations with talents like Virgil Abloh and Travis Scott, weaving a rich tapestry of memories along the way. Featuring imagery by top fashion photographers, the inventive tome channels the sense of intimate luxury that’s become the brand’s personal signature. BB

PHARRELL: CARBON, PRESSURE & TIME: A BOOK OF JEWELS Bling, ice, drip—whatever you call it, jewelry has always been the epitome of cool luxury. As for how it became the definitive accessory of hip-hop, you can thank Pharrell Williams.

The legendary multihyphenate made his foray into the world of jewels in 2004, when he cocreated the “Millionaire” Sunglasses with Nigo and Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton. In the nearly two decades since, he’s been the mastermind behind countless other opulent, outrageous pieces, including blinged-out rings, watches, and golden phone cases for Richard Mille, Tiffany & Co., and more.

Images of these creations and other gems from his personal collection are on display in Pharrell: Carbon, Pressure & Time: A Book of Jewels, accompanied

by Williams’s priceless, insightful commentary in conversation with Nigo and Tyler, the Creator. BB

Pharrell: Carbon, Pressure & Time: A Book of Jewels is available September 26, 2023, via Rizzoli.

Byredo is available October 10, 2023, via Rizzoli.

MORE RICK OWENS An oeuvre as revolutionary as Rick Owens’s could never be contained in just one book.

That’s why we need More Rick Owens, the follow-up to the designer’s eponymous 2019 monograph. Through the precise lens of Danielle Levitt, Owens’s daring recent looks come into sharp focus. Alien headpieces and off-kilter silhouettes are tamed through impeccable tailoring and visionary detail.

The typical goth-glam aesthetic of the anti-fashion designer is reinvigorated with splashes of color, while unexpected materials—think fish hides and goat hair—propel his work squarely into the realm of the avant-garde. Nearly three decades into his career, Owens continues to leave us begging for more. BB

More Rick Owens is available September 19, 2023, via Rizzoli.

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG: WOMAN BEFORE FASHION

CAROLINA HERRERA: COLORMANIA - COLOR AND FASHION Carolina Herrera is known for its bold, sophisticated fashion, incorporating bright colors and dynamic patterns to create mesmerizing looks. Capturing the vibrance of the house’s fun, feminine designs requires a special talent. Enter Elizaveta Porodina.

The Russian photographer, known for her distinctive surrealist style, teamed up with creative director Wes Gordon to photograph the brand’s Resort and Spring 2022 collections on models and dancers.

Compiled in Carolina Herrera: Colormania - Color and Fashion, Porodina’s dreamy snaps show the romantic designs and accessories in motion to ethereal, otherworldly effect. Each page of the chromatic chronicle outdoes the last—all while radiating the house’s joie de vivre. BB

Carolina Herrera: Colormania - Color and Fashion is available September 5, 2023, via Rizzoli.

Fashion folklore credits the jersey wrap dress with freeing the modern woman from the ever-restrictive grasp of her assigned garb. Pulling the strings of that revolutionary style statement was none other than Diane von Furstenberg.

DVF—both the woman and the brand—has always made a point to put women before fashion. It’s with that unique philosophy in mind that fellow Belgian Nicolas Lor, Head of Exhibitions and Publications at the Brussels Fashion & Lace Museum, has whipped up this effervescent tribute to the feminist tour de force that forever changed the landscape of women’s fashion. A celebration of craft or a retrospective on reform? Call it what you may. Diane Von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion is a lesson in fashion history. JK

Diane Von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion is available September 26, 2023, via Rizzoli.

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Some girls spend their youth with their eyes glued to the Aussie style channel, some are good South Sudanese girls who only ever rebelled in the name of fashion, some simply fall into the trade for a moment before heading off to pursue other passions, and some want to become the models they never saw. Regardless of their origin story, we’re keeping an eye on these soon-to-be supers

ANYIER ANEI THE SOUTH SUDANESE GOOD GIRL TURNED RUNWAY MODEL Anyier Anei’s modeling career started with a small lie. In just over a year, she went from studying pharmaceuticals in Nairobi, Kenya, to establishing herself as one of the fashion industry’s standout new faces, booking a campaign for Valentino and walking in runway shows for Miu Miu, Gucci, Saint Laurent, and more. But the point of origin: a small fib to her father.

“Once he reads this interview he will find out,” she laughs over Zoom. “I never told him.”

In 2019, the South Sudanese fresh face was scouted at the age of 16. Her parents (namely, her father) were clear: no modeling for their teenage daughter. Though Anei’s mother had often likened her to the supermodel Alek Wek growing up, her conservative father did not see stability in the quick-paced, seemingly glamorous but flighty life of models. Instead, he wanted his daughter to pursue a future grounded in education.

Two years later, another agency came knocking. Now 18, Anei had long dreamed of becoming a pharmacist, and she had just secured a full scholarship to study at the United States International University in Kenya.

Her parents again expressed a strong opinion: no modeling for their daughter. She would attend school as planned. Ever the wellbehaved child, Anei dutifully declined fashion industry opportunities as they continued to come. But in early 2022, on what she says was 64

otherwise a “random” day, Anei suddenly decided to gamble on herself and start writing her own story. She filled out the paperwork Dyves Management had left with her months prior and sent it in.

“My agent asked, ‘What pushed you?’” she recounts. “And I just said, ‘I’m ready.’” Anei told her father that she’d been accepted to a study abroad program in Paris through school (she would later tell him she was scouted on the street while in that program), then boarded her first flight to Europe to begin her modeling career. At her first casting, Donatella Versace spotted her and selected her as a Milan Fashion Week exclusive—“She handpicked me,” says Anei. And the rest, as they say, is history.

When we speak, it’s been 18 months since that first show. Though Anei had done a few small gigs in Kenya, working with local photographers was nothing like traveling to 10 different countries, shooting magazine covers, and walking the runway for brands like Givenchy, Etro, and Naomi Campbell’s Fashion for Relief Benefit. All of this for a young studious girl, who had long cultivated a genuine interest in fashion.

“When [my father] sees this interview I want him to know that everything I do is so I can make something out of myself,” she says. “I see a great future for myself. I’m doing this not only for myself but young girls who look up to me.”

And maybe that’s worth overlooking the small fudging of details. MIKELLE STREET

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AUSTRALIA’S NEXT TOP MODEL MAKES HER MARK Lulu Wood has been enamored by the world of fashion since she was a young girl. Back then, she spent afternoons sitting in her childhood home in Perth, eyes glued to the television, watching FF, an Australian fashion channel.

Fast forward a decade later, and the little girl who once fantasized of a life only seen on TV is living the dream, walking runways in London, Milan, Paris, and New York. It all happened, as Wood recounts, thanks to one chance encounter with Sarah Doukas, the woman who famously discovered Kate Moss at an airport.

“One day after school, I was walking around the mall with my friends,” Wood remembers, “and then Sarah walked up to me. I couldn’t believe it. I was so excited because, obviously, I knew who she was. I immediately told my family, and we called her the next day. My life changed after that one moment.”

A few weeks later, she signed with Doukas’s agency, Storm Management. A week after that, she was in Milan, making her runway debut at Versace’s Fall/Winter 2022/23 show. Since then, the 22-year-old has not stopped walking, strutting down a handful of runways last year and already in 2023, besting her personal record of runways walked. When we meet for our interview on a Friday evening, she is in her Airbnb in Stockholm. It’s been just two days since her last gig, and soon she’ll board another plane to London.

“I’ve always loved traveling,” she elaborates, giddy with the energy of someone who is living their dream. “I feel so fortunate that I have a job that allows me to see all sorts of places and meet new people. I never thought I’d be where I am now. It’s so insane to think about that. I have to pinch myself every day.”

Wood, who recently moved to New York’s Lower East Side, has already amassed an enviable repertoire. Last year, she graced the cover

of Vogue Japan and walked for Givenchy and Giambattista Valli. But her favorite moment to date is when she shot with renowned fashion photographer Stephen Meisel for Swarovski’s latest “Metamorphosis” campaign alongside models Hunter Pifer, Avanti Nagrath, and Heather Diamond Strongarm: “I can’t even put words to that moment. He’s an industry icon, and his work is so timeless. It’s an honor to be a part of his archive.”

After the whirlwind that was Wood’s past year, what could possibly be next for the Aussie? Wood laughs and shrugs, “The world is my oyster.” For now, she’s just taking it day by day, accepting each new opportunity that comes her way, and giving it her all. If there’s one thing we know about Wood, it’s that she’ll take it all in stride. KALA HERH

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CECILIA WU THE ESSENTIAL WORKER TENDS TO HERSELF “I wanted to cry…I did cry,” recalls Cecilia Wu, wincing at the memory of her first and only modeling class. A family friend recommended Wu enroll while on a trip to Hangzhou, China, her mother’s hometown. Age: 13. Heels: too high. Wu was ordered to stand unmoving against the wall for thirty minutes–a self-evidently diabolical exercise. “I’m never doing this again!” she announced to her classmates.

“Never” lasted eight years.

What repelled her at 13 seemed like an interesting challenge by 21. In 2018, Wu was a college senior pursuing volleyball and nursing at Seattle University when she gave modeling another go. After sending “digis” to local agencies, Wu booked shoots for Nordstrom. But she remained adamant about becoming a nurse.

Today, Wu walks for the likes of Bottega Veneta, Marc Jacobs, and Gabriela Hearst. But at the onset of Covid-19, the future Pop cover star worked the frontlines at Swedish Health Services in Seattle.

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medical profession, compelled to provide emotional support to those in need of care. It’s about “meeting them where they’re at,” Wu says of her patients. “You can tell if they’re more anxious or stressed—you can tell by their blood pressure.” Though the pandemic was hectic, to say the least, Wu has proven to be resilient, greeting chaos with tenacity.

That tenacity has served her well in modeling, an industry notorious for its volatility. In both worlds, “you have no idea what kind of great day or what kind of dumpster fire you’re going to walk into.” The key, she tells me, is to remain adaptable. Accustomed to turbulence, Wu is committed to going with the flow, maintaining a composed disposition.

While she seems every bit the confident model, Wu reveals that she has a hard time feeling self-assured. Growing up, she sought a sense of belonging. “I was an Asian in sports…

I was a tall Asian in sports,” she says.“I always felt like this floater.” Wu admits that, despite her recent career success, she still struggles to confront the little voice that undermines her

self-worth: “I think it’s going to be a long time before I’m feeling confident about myself rather than regressing to [these] worrisome, self-questioning habits.” But Wu is prepared for the journey. Most people dread aging, but the 25-year-old model embraces getting older.

“I enjoy it because you’re learning so much every year.” Her biggest lesson this year has been patience.

Honing this skill, the nurse-turned-model has begun to redirect her caring instincts toward herself. She fights the urge to set expectations, focusing instead on building relationships with designers as she does with her patients. She is beginning to acknowledge her accomplishments, creating space to celebrate her recent campaigns and editorials. Wu is excited to enter the Spring/Summer 24 season with a refreshed energy and experience under her belt. “I remind myself: ‘You’ve come this far and you can go further.’”

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THE UTAH NATIVE DREAMS UP HER FUTURE Spanish Fork, Utah, is a medium-sized town with roughly 44,000 residents. “It’s very much what you’d imagine,” model Colin Jones tells me before putting on a country twang: “Lotsa tumbleweeds, lotsa mountains, lotsa Mormons.”

Jones is on set and dripping in Prada, a scenario she’s dreamt of ever since she was a starry-eyed second grader. Now, she can say she’s walked for McQueen, Rodarte, Valentino, and Thom Browne, among other industry titans, while maintaining that infectious, child-like excitement.

The connection between fashion and identity was always clear to Jones, especially as a young trans girl. “We had a very strict dress code at my school. Back when I was exploring my femininity, they didn’t understand where I was coming from, but I saw it as an opportunity for education,” she says as we chat near the freight elevator of the East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, photo studio. “I’m lucky because I had a supportive mom,” she continues. With the help of her family members, Jones was able to make her school’s dress code completely genderless.

“Now, everyone’s wearing makeup, everyone’s wearing skirts, and everyone’s wearing earrings.

It was a win for Utah!” Or better yet, she clarifies, “a win for Spanish Fork!”

Jones’s innate proclivity towards activism is part of the reason she wanted to get into modeling in the first place. “I didn’t see a lot of trans models when I was growing up, so I wanted to be someone who opened doors and paved pathways,” she states. “Ultimately, my greatest motivation is other trans women and just women in general. The power that women hold, the sacred bonds they have, and the specialness of that are so inspirational to me. Women are so cool.” When I nod enthusiastically—like, yes, women rule—she lays her fairy-like hand on my arm and we share a girly giggle.

Aspiring to increase visibility through fashion is one thing, but actually getting yourself onto the catwalk is something else. Jones says her path to the runway was paved with cryptic dreams and shifts at Taco Bell. The summer before her senior year of high school, she got the chance to meet with a psychic as part of her mom’s birthday festivities. The psychic offered her three questions, like a genie. Jones asked about modeling: Was it in the stars?

Would she be successful? Would it be worth it? The psychic told her to keep an eye on her dreams, and three months later, Jones woke up with her answer—an answer which she asked me to keep private.

Not even a week later, she was signed to a Utah modeling agency that eventually offered her the opportunity to meet with New Yorkbased agencies so she could get more exposure—all she had to do was pay for her ticket.

Jones had been saving her money from her taco-folding gig but came up short. “Those chalupa coins weren’t giving a lot. Thankfully my mom was able to come up with the rest,” she says, smiling, and the rest, she attests, was simply meant to be. SAVANNAH SOBREVILLA

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Models are more than the clothes they wear. They bring ideas to life, add fresh, groundbreaking perspectives to long-held rules of fashion, and, of course, they’re easy on the eyes. Through the lens of Inez and Vinoodh, we explore this era’s models, established and emerging, from day to night Photography INEZ & VINOODH Fashion PAUL SINCLAIRE 70

THE HAILEY BIEBER

Before she was gracing the pages of top fashion glossies and walking the runway for Tommy Hilfiger, Moschino, and Dolce & Gabbana, Hailey Bieber dreamed of being a ballerina—and was on track to making that dream come true. She trained at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre through her teen years, focusing all her energy on dance. Everything changed when a friend asked if she’d thought about modeling.

The New York native did a test shoot with promising results and, enchanted by the experience of telling a story in front of the camera, decided to swap her pointe shoes for photoshoots. BAILEY BUJNOSEK Head to VMAGAZINE VMAGAZINE.com .com to read the extended story.

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Delusion will get most nowhere, but it’s gotten América González quite far. “You have to be delusional,” she says over the phone, fresh off of a plane. “Like any other person I have my insecurities, but I’ve always been more stubborn than intimidated.” Growing up in Venezuela, she was, admittedly, a goth—one who planned on becoming a general practitioner until she was scouted on Instagram in 2019. Three years later, she walked more runways than any other model in 2022 and has her eyes set on her next delusion-turned-reality: walking men’s fashion week. SAVANNAH SOBREVILLA Head to VMAGAZINE VMAGAZINE.com .com to read the extended story.

THE AMAR AKWAY

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Amar Akway has had an unconventional journey in fashion. She first started on a different runway–the Tartan track, where she trained on the national Ethiopian athletic team. In the span of a few short years, Akway has taken the tenacity she learned in the velodrome and gone on to walk in the most coveted runway shows in fashion– Givenchy, Dries Van Noten, Schiaparelli, Chanel, and Valentino. And with a rise as fast as hers, we just have one thing to say–a new super is in town, and she’s ready to take it all by storm. KALA HERH Head to VMAGAZINE VMAGAZINE.com .com to read the extended story.

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THE LULU TENNEY

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“I was born in Brooklyn, grew up there, and then went to high school in the city,” Lulu Tenney says. However, she definitely uses her career to get out of her home base and travel.

“There are some girls who, the second they finish fashion week in Paris, are on the first flight back to New York. They’re miserable to be gone.” There’s an audible smile on Tenney’s face before she continues: “Maybe it’s because they have a boyfriend or girlfriend or whatever. And I’m free as a bird.” A bird who travels–a lot.

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For Raquel Zimmermann, entering the fashion world was, at one time, purely practical.

“The idea of modeling came to me as an opportunity for a better future for myself and my family back in Brazil,” she says. Hailing from Bom Retiro do Sol, she adds: “My first attempts didn’t go so well. I didn’t speak English and my style was questionable.

I wasn’t aware of trends and was not knowledgeable about fashion. But I was determined to learn and not give up this unique opportunity of financial security and potentially traveling the world.”

MATHIAS ROSENZWEIG Head to VMAGAZINE VMAGAZINE.com .com to read the extended story.

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THE VIVIENNE ROHNER

If there’s one thing Vivienne Rohner isn’t lacking in life, it’s the innate quality of a true supermodel: confidence. But, a much younger Rohner might have proved otherwise. “As a child, I was extremely shy, up until I actually left home,” she explains from New York City, where she currently resides. Back in 2020, Rohner was also captured by Inez & Vinoodh for V, and it’s safe to say that the Switzerland native has blossomed since. “Last year, I signed Chanel’s first model exclusivity contract [in a while], which was a big deal because the last [exclusive model] was Claudia [Schiffer] in the ’90s.” KEVIN PONCE Head to VMAGAZINE VMAGAZINE.com .com to read the extended story.

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THE MARGAUX LION

As a kid, Margaux Lion felt her name was a bit too big for her. Raised in Bordeaux, France, she admits she didn’t like modeling very much when she was starting out. “I lacked confidence, I was a little strange. I didn’t even know who Prada was,” she laughs over the phone, now full of moxie. Not only does she now know who Prada is, but she also knows Vivienne Westwood and Saint Laurent, because she’s walked for both of them in the past year. As far as living up to her name goes, the French cool girl says, “I used to be ashamed of [it], but now I embrace it. I’m the lion queen.”

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THE IRIS LAW

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At only 22 years old, Law has a presence that could part an ocean. She speaks with an eloquence that conveys a sense of ease and assuredness. Before Law became the whimsical frock-wearing it-girl and face of numerous campaigns, she was a young girl with a deep love of fashion and a dream of making it in the industry. It’s been just a few years since the Primrose Hill native made her catwalk debut vis-à-vis Miu Miu’s Autumn/Winter 2020 Paris Fashion Week, and she’s steadily begun to redefine the era of the model for Gen Z. KALA HERH Head to VMAGAZINE VMAGAZINE.com .com to read the extended story.

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THE AMELIA GRAY

Amelia Gray has never had a backup plan; it’s always been modeling or bust. She recalls her mother, Lisa Rinna, explaining, when she was five or six years old, that her friend Cindy Crawford was a supermodel.

“In that moment, I was like, I don’t know what ‘supermodel’ means, but I want to be that.”

She’s quick to note that, while her recent success may appear meteoric and spontaneous, she’s actually been working since the age of 16—though she would’ve started even earlier, if her mom hadn’t shot down the idea. MATT WILLE Head to VMAGAZINE VMAGAZINE.com .com to read the extended story.

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THE RACHEL MARX

For Rachel Marx, growing up in Frankfurt, Germany, brought forth a relatively normal childhood, one filled with creativity and space for her to think about what she truly wanted from life. “I remember that I was already kind of interested in the [fashion] industry,” explains Marx. “I was working as a waitress [when] a local designer was [having] a small show and they were looking for a tall girl.

From there, I did a small photoshoot and the photographer was like, ‘You’re good in front of the camera. You should give [modeling] a try.’” KEVIN PONCE

Rachel wears all clothing CELINE by Hedi Slimane

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All clothing and accessories MAISON MARGIELA

Makeup Sam Visser (Art Partner) Hair Jimmy Paul (Susan Price NYC) Models Hailey Bieber (IMG), América Gonzélez (Supreme), Amar Akway (DNA), Lulu Tenney (Lumen Creative), Raquel Zimmermann (DNA), Vivienne Rohner (Heroes), Margaux Lion (Muse), Iris Law (IMG), Amelia Grey (The Lions), Rachel Marx (Women), Manicure Deborah Lippmann (Home Agency) Producer John Nadzi (VLM Productions) Production manager Michael Gleeson (VLM Productions) Lighting director Jodokus Driessen (VLM Studio) Digital technician Marc Kroop (VLM Studio) Photo assistant Joe Hume (VLM Studio) Stylist assistants Coco Knudson, Timothy Cheng, Jesse Pickel Makeup assistants Shimu Takanori, Micka Omura Hair assistant LaMesha Mosley Manicure assistants Bojir Hasanov, Joelle Rodriguez Retouching StereoHorse Location Pier 59 Studios

Quinn wears all clothing and earrings CHANEL Shoes GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI

DESERT HEARTS

Few places bring the heat like the desert, so where else would we bring fall’s hottest offerings? Playing off of the friction between the super-structured yet softly striking designs of the season, V placed model Quinn Elin Mora in the aforementioned silhouettes and in the unforgiving beauty of New Mexico for the ultimate cinematic contrast Photography BLAIR GETZ MEZIBOV Fashion GRO CURTIS 90

Dress CELINE by Hedi Slimane

Coat and accessories BOTTEGA VENETA

All clothing and belt EMPORIO ARMANI All jewelry CARTIER On hair ORIBE Gel Sérum Radiance, Magic And Hold

Dress LOUIS VUITTON All jewelry TIFFANY & CO.

All clothing and shoes DOLCE & GABBANA Earring TIFFANY & CO.

Dress and accessories ALEXANDER MCQUEEN

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Dress LOEWE

All clothing and accessories GUCCI

All clothing and accessories PRADA

All clothing and accessories SAINT LAURENT

All clothing DIOR All jewelry TIFFANY & CO.

Makeup Homa Safar (Day One Studio) Hair Tsuki (Streeters) Model Quinn Mora (DNA) Photo assistant Christian Koepenick Stylist assistant Carson Stannard Production assistant Paul Lacern Location Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

RAIN

All clothing, tie, necklace, ring HERMÈS Bracelet LYDIA COURTEILLE Tights WOLFORD Shoes MAISON ERNEST

CHECK The monarchy of minimalism reigns supreme in the streets—and rooftops— of Paris, especially on one Iselin Steiro. Timeless, reliable, and oh-so-chic, the understated uniform is proof that sometimes, something good can last forever Photography NATHANIEL GOLDBERG Fashion ANASTASIA BARBIERI 102

All clothing GIORGIO ARMANI Earrings DAVID YURMAN Tights WOLFORD Shoes GIANVITO ROSSI

All clothing PRADA All jewelry CARTIER Tights WOLFORD Shoes JIMMY CHOO

All clothing CELINE by Hedi Slimane Necklace LYDIA COURTEILLE

All clothing, tie, shoes VALENTINO Tights WOLFORD Ring LYDIA COURTEILLE

All clothing, sunglasses, earrings, bracelets, gloves, belt, tights, shoes SAINT LAURENT Necklace and ring CARTIER

All clothing DOLCE & GABBANA Necklace DAVID YURMAN Tights WOLFORD Shoes MAISON MARGIELA

Dress LOEWE Tights WOLFORD Shoes FERRAGAMO All jewelry DAVID YURMAN On hair L’ORÉAL PARIS Curve It Elastic Curl Mousse

Cardigan, sweater, skirt, tights MIU MIU Cape and brief MAISON MARGIELA Earring DAVID YURMAN Shoes FERRAGAMO

All clothing LOUIS VUITTON All jewelry ELIE TOP Belt vintage Tights WOLFORD Shoes PHILOSOPHY

All clothing CELINE by Hedi Slimane Necklace LYDIA COURTEILLE Earrings DAVID YURMAN Tights WOLFORD Shoes GIANVITO ROSSI

All clothing DIOR Ring LYDIA COURTEILLE Tights WOLFORD Shoes MAISON ERNEST

Makeup Tom Pecheux (SAFE) Hair Stéphane Lancien (Callisté) Model Iselin Steiro (Elite) Manicure Christina Conrad (Callisté) Producer Michaël Lacomblez (LOUIS2) Casting Director Daniel Rodriguez von der Graf Digital technician Sarah Reimann (Imagin) Photo assistants Corinne Mutrelle, Aurélien Nobécourt Stylist assistants Cecilia Baistrocchi, Jorge Valero Hair assistant Julian Sapin Production assistants Mathilde Barniaud, Amady Cissé, Yéléna Da Silva, Othmane Bouassria Location Garage Mannes

V ARE

Under the tutelage of Andrea Incontri, Benetton is redefining how families dress. Gone are the days of forced matching sibling photos, we’re officially in the era of the haute family portrait.

This is not your mother’s Benetton Photography DAMIEN ROPERO Fashion NICOLA FORMICHETTI 114

FAMILY “My favorite memories are of raising my sons in Topanga Canyon, California.

In nature, riding dirt bikes, and raising chickens…all the fun games they would play and the costumes they would make.

I especially loved our dance parties in the living room when they were little.”

—Angela

From left to right: Dakota and Angela wear all clothing and accessories BENETTON

“I appreciate the two different sides of us.

German on my mom’s side and African American on my dad’s—so the stories are endless.”

—Shalom

From left to right: Shalom and Siyon wear all clothing BENETTON Shoes models’ own

From left to right: Olivia and Kristin wear all clothing BENETTON

“My mom is the woman I aspire to be as I get older. She goes through the world with kindness and grace which is something a lot of people lack. She has taught me the importance of being a thoughtful, powerful woman and given me the tools to do so.

My mom is truly the most beautiful person inside and out.”

—Olivia

From left to right: Josh and Sam wear all clothing and accessories BENETTON

“Growing up, my family taught me it’s important to care for feelings. Many times when I’ve been down they’ve picked me back up. I hope to teach my family that they don’t need to worry about things.

Everything is going to be okay.”

—Sam

From left to right: Angela and Sebastian wear all clothing BENETTON

“I love traveling the world with my boys.

They were great travelers from a young age. It was wonderful exploring cultures and places and witnessing how it opened their eyes to different types of people and ways of life.”

—Angela

From left to right: Olivia and Kristin wear all clothing BENETTON

“We have this photograph of Liv when she was about three years old. She is standing in the middle of one of those surprise water fountains and all the kids around her are crouching scared from the water spray, but not Liv. Liv is in the middle of the water, stomping around and laughing hysterically.

Pure. Unbridled. Bliss. That is the essence of who she is.”

—Kristin

From left to right: John and Chris wear all clothing BENETTON

“We met at a straight nightclub in Hollywood ten years ago. We caught each other’s eye, smiled, and went on our first date the next day. When Chris left with his friends that night, he said ‘I’m gonna marry him.’”

—John

From left to right: Heavn, Blem, Swap and Jru’angelo wear all clothing and accessories BENETTON

“Long before my wife and I ever met, it seemed our lives overlapped. Her dad taught at the place where I’d practice b-boying and a lot of my big homies knew [him] personally. Blem even worked across the street from my family’s apartment a couple of months before we started dating.”

—Swap

Makeup Lilly Keys (A-Frame) Hair Florido Basallo III (The Only Agency) Talents Angela Lindvall (IMG), Dakota Lindvall (IMG), and Sebastian Edwards, Siyon Foster (AMR) and Shalom Foster (Storm), Sam Davis and Josh Copi (Wrenn Management), Olivia Petersen (IMG) and Kristin Patrick, Chris Baker (Storm) and John Federspiel, Swap (Nomad Management), Blem, Jru’angelo Larrazabal, and Heavn Larrazabal Executive producer Dana Brockman (viewfinders) Production manager Frank DeCaro (viewfinders) On-set producers Robbi Chong, Din Morris Casting Director Shaun Beyen (Plus Three Two) Digital technician Sean Deckert Photo assistants Nick Tooman, Joe Beckley Stylist assistant Brianna Dooley Makeup assistants Elaina Karras, Kimmie Harding Hair assistants Julia Bernabe, Amanda Alossi Casting assistant Raphael Rosenthal (Plus Three Two) Retouching Artifces Location Milk Studios

Lulu wears all clothing and accessories RALPH LAUREN RL 888 Alligator Crossbody bag ($15,000, available at select RALPH LAUREN stores)

CALL OF THE WILD Cowboy couture is riding the runways like never before. Suede coats, fringed pants, and over-the-top belt buckles meet preppy stable staples to create looks perfectly suited for the untamed streets of New York City Photography BLAIR GETZ MEZIBOV Fashion GRO CURTIS 124

Adit wears all clothing and accessories RALPH LAUREN RL 888 Alligator Crossbody bag ($15,000, available at select RALPH LAUREN stores)

Timo wears all clothing and accessories RALPH LAUREN RL 888 Crossbody bag ($2,700, available at select RALPH LAUREN stores)

Valentine wears all clothing and accessories RALPH LAUREN RL 888 Top Handle bag ($2,500, available at select RALPH LAUREN stores)

Lex wears all clothing and accessories RALPH LAUREN RL 888 Top Handle bag ($2,500, available at select RALPH LAUREN stores)

Makeup Francelle Daly (Home Agency) Hair Tsuki (Streeters) Models Lulu Wood (The Society), Adit Priscilla (Heroes), Timo Pan (Soul), Valentine (Heroes), Lex Peckham (Kollektiv), Sherry Shi (IMG) Casting director Shaun Beyen (Plus Three Two) Digital technician Mike Skigen Photo assistant Christian Heim Stylist assistant Carson Stannard Makeup assistant Madrona Redhawk Hair assistant Vanessa Li Casting assistant Raphael Rosenthal (Plus Three Two)

Sherry wears all clothing and accessories RALPH LAUREN RL 888 Crossbody bag ($2,700, available at select RALPH LAUREN stores)

HOT

UNDER THE

COLLAR

What takes a design from good to great is a break in tension—work a shirt collar into a floor-sweeping gown or line tough-as-nails combat boots with delicate feathers and our brows are bound to perk Photography ANTOINE HARINTHE Fashion ROBERTO PIU 130

From left to right: Tom, Flo, Sijia, Majesty, and Dylan wear all clothing and accessories VALENTINO

From left to right: Sijia, Flo, Tom and Joshua wear all clothing and accessories VALENTINO

From left to right: Majesty, Joshua, Dylan, and Sijia wear all clothing and accessories VALENTINO

From left to right: Tom and Joshua wear all clothing and accessories VALENTINO

From left to right: Majesty, Sijia and Tom wear all clothing and accessories VALENTINO

Makeup Mayumi Oda (Bryant Artists) Hair Alexander Soltermann (Home Agency) using ORIBE Models Tom Rey (Success), Joshua Thompson (The Claw), Sijia Kang (Silent), Flo Nicholls (IMG), Dylan Keoni (Metropolitan), Majesty Amare (Metropolitan) Production Jason le Berre (Home Agency) Casting director Leila Azizi (Suùn Consultancy) Movement director Delphine Gaborit (Box Artist) Digital technician Denis Shklovsky Photo assistant Jean-Romain Pac Stylist assistant Hector J. Guzman Makeup assistant Yi-Han Jen Hair assistant Yulia Pantiukhina Location Studio Zero

Inspired by the over-the-top volume and sass of the ’80s, model Malika Louback and creative director of Dior Beauty, Peter Philips, take us back to the days of good ol’ glam Photography ALVARO BEAMUD CORTÉ CORTÉS Fashion NATHAN KLEIN 138

Malika wears all clothing and accessories DIOR All makeup DIOR BEAUTY (throughout)

“I keep making things that I can glue on a face. I studied graphic design in the ’80s.

That was before the computer and it was very specific. It’s like art school. You learn about colors, mixing, printing, and drawing, and I developed a steady hand, which is why I like to draw on faces.”

—Peter Philips Head to VMAGAZINE VMAGAZINE.com .com to read the extended story.

Scarf and all jewelry DIOR

All clothing and accessories DIOR On cheeks Rouge Blush in #999, #365 New World On eyes Diorshow 5 Couleurs in #649 Nude Dress On lips Rouge Dior Forever Liquid Lacquer in #999

All clothing and accessories DIOR On skin Dior Forever Glow Veil, Dior Forever Skin Glow in #4WP, Dior Forever Skin Correct in #4N, Rouge Blush in #643 Stand Out On brows Diorshow Brow Styler in #05 Black On eyes Diorshow 5 Couleurs in #439 Copper, Diorshow On Stage Crayon in #099 Black, Diorshow Iconic Overcurl in #090 Black On lips Rouge Dior Forever in #525 Forever Chérie, Dior Addict Lip Maximizer in #016 Shimmer Nude On nails Dior Vernis Collector in #746 Rouge Atelier

On cheeks DIOR BEAUTY Rouge Blush in #720 Icône On eyes DIOR BEAUTY Diorshow 5 Couleurs in #183 Plum Tutu On lips DIOR BEAUTY Rouge Dior in #895 Avant-Garde Matte Dior Addict Lip Glow in #000 Universal Clear

Jacket DIOR On cheeks Rouge Blush in #720 Icône On eyes Diorshow On Stage Liner in #099 Black, #181 Blue, #851 Pink On lips Dior Addict Lip Maximizer in #003 Holo Lavender On nails Dior Vernis in #047 Nuit 1947

Top ISABEL MARANT Earrings ALEXANDER MCQUEEN On cheeks Rouge Blush in #962 Poison On eyes Diorshow 5 Couleurs in #539 Grand Bal On lips Rouge Dior Forever in #500 Nude Soul

Jacket LOEWE Top and skirt ACNE STUDIOS Hat UNDERCOVER Gloves ICHIYO Earrings PERUFFO Rings TANT D’AVENIR Necklace LARIUCCI On cheeks Rouge Blush in #975 Opera On eyes Diorshow 5 Couleurs in #975 Rouge Trafalgar Makeup Peter Philips (Art + Commerce) for Dior Beauty Hair Lorenzo Barcella (Julian Watson) Model Malika Louback (IMG) Manicure Beatrice Eni (Saint Germain) Production coordinator Elena Cimarosti (Interlude Project) On-set producer Elena Sophia Ivalidi (Interlude Project) Digital technician Thomas Jezequel Photo assistants Simone Triacca, Emil Kosuge, Thomas Jezequel Stylist assistants Brittany Lovoi, Amelie Richart Makeup assistants Ayana Awata, Sayuri Yamashita Location Daylight Studios

On lips Rouge Dior Forever in #670 Rose Blues, Dior Addict Lip Maximizer in #010 Holo Pink On nails Dior Vernis in #047 Nuit 1947

All clothing and accessories DIOR

Bo wears all clothing and accessories (throughout) ZADIG & VOLTAIRE

TOUGH AS LACE Unlike oil and water, when leather and lace clash, there’s harmony. The perfect mix of good and bad, soft and hard, sensual and kinky, this latest iteration of fashion friction is sure to cause a frenzy Photography MAXIME FROGÉ FROGÉ Fashion YUMNA MIRZA

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Dolly wears all clothing and accessories (throughout) ZADIG & VOLTAIRE

Makeup Isis Moënne-Loccoz Hair Gabriel de Fries using Less is More Cosmetics Models Bo Exters, Dolly Baby (NEXT) Set design Thibault Muñoz Production Garance Bridoux (The Art Board) Casting director Ikki Casting (The Art Board) Photo assistants Alex Crommard, Nathan Zaoui Stylist assistant Victoria Elleouet Production assistant Nina Adaine Retouching Magda Daszkowska (Hue Retouch) Location Studio Jacques

Hugo wears all clothing RANDOM IDENTITIES All accessories MONTBLANC From top to bottom: Extreme 3.0 Mini Sling Bag ($845, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com) Extreme 3.0 Key Fob ($240, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com) 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date Watch ($3,140, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com)

TAKE They say if writing is easy, then you’re doing it wrong. While that may ring true for hardcore wordsmiths, V think if it has to be laborious, it may as well look effortless Photography GR GRÉ ÉGOIRE ALEXANDRE Fashion GRO CURTIS 154

NOTES

All clothing THE FRANKIE SHOP Notebooks, wallet, pens, ink bottle MONTBLANC From left to right: Extreme 3.0 collection, Pocket notebook #148 ($90, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com) Extreme 3.0 Wallet ($410, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com) Starwalker SpaceBlue Metal Fineliner ($885, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com) Meisterstück Platinum-Coated Classique Fountain Pen ($705, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com) Meisterstück Around the World in 80 Days Ink bottle 50 ml ($45, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com)

Blazer LEMAIRE Notebook, watch, pen MONTBLANC From left to right: Extreme 3.0 collection, Pocket notebook #148 ($90, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com) 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date Watch ($3,140, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com) Meisterstück Platinum-Coated Classique Fountain Pen ($705, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com)

All clothing LEMAIRE Bag, notebook, pen MONTBLANC From left to right: Extreme 3.0 thin document case ($1,325, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com) Extreme 3.0 collection, Pocket notebook #148 ($90, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com) Star Walker FL SpaceBlue Doué Rollerball Pen ($630, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com)

Laura wears all clothing and belt AMI Watch and bag MONTBLANC From left to right: 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date Watch ($3,140, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com) Extreme 3.0 backpack with M LOCK 4810 buckle ($1,685, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com)

Models Hugo R. (Rock Men Paris), Laura Gavrilenko Burman (Madmoiselle) Stylist assistant Gina Mignano Location Studio Oddity

Notebook, pens, cardholder MONTBLANC From left to right: Extreme 3.0 collection, Pocket notebook #148 ($90, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com) Star Walker FL SpaceBlue Doué Rollerball Pen ($630, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com) Meisterstück Platinum-Coated Classique Fountain Pen ($705, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com) Extreme 3.0 Card Holder 6cc ($215, available at all Montblanc boutiques or at montblanc.com)

ALLEY OF THE

DOLLS

Though a typical stroll through Chinatown is filled with hole-in-thewall dumpling spots and bootleg couture corners, photographer Rob Rusling takes us down a different path. One that is littered not with coffee cups and bodega bags, but with glitches in the matrix and fall’s most talked-about silhouettes Photography ROB RUSLING Fashion ANNA TREVELYAN 160

Lulu wears dress and purse VERSACE Gloves stylist’s own Tights WOLFORD Shoes GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI

Kayako wears dress GCDS Earring PATRICIA VON MUSULIN

All clothing, hat, purse MOSCHINO Earring PATRICIA VON MUSULIN

Sara wears coat GUCCI

Dress LOEWE Tights WOLFORD Earring PATRICIA VON MUSULIN

All clothing GIORGIO ARMANI Earrings PATRICIA VON MUSULIN Hat HARLEM’S HEAVEN On lips NARS Lipstick in Schiap

All clothing MIU MIU Earrings PATRICIA VON MUSULIN On lips MAC COSMETICS Matte Lipstick in Heroine

From left to right: All clothing and accessories ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Tights WOLFORD Dress HERMÈS Earrings KHIRY Tights FERRAGAMO Shoes GIANVITO ROSSI Coat PRABAL GURUNG Earrings PATRICIA VON MUSULIN Bodysuit and tights WOLFORD Shoes GIANVITO ROSSI

Makeup Raisa Flowers (EDMA) Hair Panos Papandrianos (The Wall Group) Models Sara Grace Wallerstedt, Kayako Higuchi, Lulu Wood (The Society) Manicure Jazz Style (SEE Management) Executive producer Johnny Pascucci (Photobomb) Project manager David Newman Production coordinators Nick Lambrakis, Lawrence Casseus Digital technician Jeff Sutera Photo assistants Justin Murloy, Vasilios Smaragdas, Jeff Sutera Stylist assistants Niambi Moore, Marli Giedt, Maggie Schut Makeup assistant Eunice Kristen Hair assistant Christina “Harley” Beman

What V Want

WHAT V WANT

Bags LOUIS VUITTON GO-14 MM ($6,750, available at select stores or at louisvuitton.com)

Blending contemporary fashion trends with time-honored tradition is a tale as old as time–and Louis Vuitton is no stranger to the historied practice. We present to you the house’s latest offering, which is just as delectable as it looks

Photography DAMIEN ROPERO 168

What separates a good bag from a great one? A good bag catches your eye, but a great one begs careful consideration in order to fully appreciate its craftsmanship and style. Louis Vuitton’s sophisticated new lambskin bag, the GO-14, epitomizes this concept. Its name is a veiled reference to women’s artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière’s October 2014 debut show, in which the bag first appeared. Alongside this literal code is a house code: the eyecatching malletage pattern, a nod to the house’s historic trunks, which featured the crisscrossed design in their interiors as a way to keep contents secure. With the GO-14, Ghesquière transforms this

quiet luxury feature into a dramatic star design. Beyond its prestigious heritage, the bag is also a marvel of innovation.

Crafting its supple leather alone requires more than 20 steps, demanding artisans exercise the utmost care to achieve its unique plush appearance. Offered in classic black, white, and rich toasted hues, and complete with both a handle and an adjustable gold chain, the GO-14 suggests endless styling possibilities. It’s a study in intricate details, no element without a story behind it—but you don’t need to crack all its codes to know there’s more to this bag than meets the eye.

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