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Arab News
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Mona Tougaard poses for Marc Jacobs
DUBAI: Model Mona Tougaard posed for Marc Jacobs's Fall 2025 campaign, showcasing the brand's new Cristina Satchel bag. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @ In the photos shared on Instagram, Tougaard, who has Danish, Turkish, Somali and Ethiopian roots, was seen wearing a sleek black halter-neck dress with tall black boots, accessorizing with the statement bag. A post shared by Marc Jacobs (@marcjacobs) The Cristina Satchel is a structured yet slouchy shoulder bag crafted in olive-green leather, featuring a gathered top, gold hardware, a front lock closure and dangling key charms. Also featured in the campaign is American actress and model Diana Silvers, who appears in other pictures wearing the tote version of the bag. A post shared by Marc Jacobs (@marcjacobs) Tougaard has become a familiar face at Marc Jacobs, appearing in both runway shows and brand imagery. Last year, she fronted the Fall 2024 eyewear launch titled 'The Sunglasses.' Tougaard started her modeling career in 2017 after winning the Elite Model Look Denmark competition at the age of 15. Since then, she has become a prominent figure in the fashion industry, known for her work with top designers and luxury brands including Prada, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Chanel and Valentino. The model has had a busy year this year. She starred in a Versace campaign in February. A post shared by Mona Tougaard (@mona_tougaard) She was seen on video reclining on a deep orange sofa, her hair styled in a sleek, straight look with blunt bangs. She wore a two-piece ensemble combining various textures and patterns. A lilac-toned sequined crop-top featured delicate yellow floral embroidery, thin straps and a plunging neckline. The skirt, in rich brown satin, had an intricate overlay of cream floral lace. During New York Fashion Week, also in February, she graced the runway for Tory Burch Fall/Winter 2025 show. She sported a look in rich navy, including a shaggy-textured coat draped over matching velvet pants. A structured scarf was wrapped around her shoulders, secured with a gold pin. The look was completed with glossy pointed-toe shoes and she carried a slouchy black leather handbag with soft folds and a long strap. In January, she was part of the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2025 show at Paris Fashion Week, when she wore a halter-neck dress with a sheer, form-fitting bodice that transitioned into a voluminous skirt with meticulously folded fabric.
Vogue
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Marc Kalman's Still Kelly Label Is an Intentionally Slow Burn
At first glance, Still Kelly is a vibes-based label. But that's no reason to dismiss it—if anything, it's a reason to look closer. The vibes are pretty high, after all. Marc Kalman, a creative director and a quintessentially 21st century man-about-town—a term the soft spoken and endearingly shy designer probably wouldn't subscribe to—launched the label last October with a 39-piece collection. Today, the second delivery is dropping online at Ssense and on his website. Photographer Frank Lebon shot a lookbook for the occasion, starring super-in-the-making Mona Tougaard and model-cum-actor Paul Hameline. Pointing at a campaign image featuring a shirtless Hameline with a cigarette hanging from his lips, Kalman offers. 'I don't know what it does, but it does… something.' Photo: Frank Lebon Photo: Frank Lebon Photo: Frank Lebon Photo: Frank Lebon Kalman's clothes have a similarly ineffable quality. This delivery features shrunken tees, cropped and extra-long tailored shorts, a great-looking lightweight longline coat, and a really good pair of pants with accent stitching hidden down the sideseams. They're the kind of things you see on cool, attractive people—folks like Kalman himself, or Tougaard, or Hameline—and think their beguiling charm stems from the fact that Kalman and his models look good in anything. But look closer at Kalman's fabrics and clothes, which he sources and makes all over, from Italy and Portugal to China—and it's clear they're well made, flattering, and pretty desirable. To quote the kids online these days, they have a certain aura. A Florida native, Kalman has not always been a designer. He studied fashion and business at LIM College in New York. But after college he tried his hand at editorial, with an internship at Vogue Japan and a subsequent role at T magazine, before finding his way to the music industry where he handled creative direction for musicians. 'It was an opportunity to do everything,' he says, 'make clothes, covers, shoot things, do videos, all that.' Photo: Marc Kalman Photo: Frank Lebon He commited to design about four years ago when he started working on the first Still Kelly collection. 'I just didn't want to make work for everyone else anymore,' he says, 'I wanted to make clothes.' Kalman took his time with Still Kelly. The first collection was almost two years in the making. 'It was kind of bittersweet because it had been made so long before I released it that it didn't necessarily meet me where I was at,' he said. In a way ('in a big way,' he says) he had moved on from where he was at the beginning. He now knows that's just the way it is—designers work months in advance. 'My goal is to make that gap smaller,' he says. Nonetheless, Still Kelly is an intentional slow burn.
Arab News
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Mona Tougaard shines in new Versace campaign
DUBAI: Model Mona Tougaard showed off the new Versace collection this week as she starred in the luxury fashion house's latest campaign. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @ Tougaard, who has Danish, Turkish, Somali and Ethiopian ancestry, was seen on video reclining on a deep orange sofa, her hair styled in a sleek, straight look with blunt bangs. She wore a two-piece ensemble combining various textures and patterns. A post shared by Mona Tougaard (@mona_tougaard) A lilac-toned sequined crop top featured delicate yellow floral embroidery, thin straps and a plunging neckline. The skirt, in rich brown satin, had an intricate overlay of cream floral lace. Accessories include oversized engraved gold rings with motifs such as the Versace Medusa emblem and baroque-inspired designs. Others had sculpted leaves and swirling patterns. Also highlighted was a bold red handbag with intricate silver embroidery and a gold medallion clasp, with the Versace logo prominently displayed. Tougaard's footwear included a pair of sparkling crystal-embellished heels in a soft mint green shade, with a delicate ankle strap featuring a silver buckle and a sharply pointed toe. Tougaard started her modeling career in 2017 after winning the Elite Model Look Denmark competition at the age of 15. Since then, she has become a well-known figure in the fashion industry, working with top designers and luxury brands including Prada, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Chanel and Valentino. The catwalk star has had a whirlwind month, gracing the runway during New York Fashion Week in the Tory Burch Fall/Winter 2025 show. She sported a look in rich navy, including a shaggy-textured coat draped over matching velvet pants. A structured scarf was wrapped around her shoulders, secured with a gold pin. The look was completed with glossy pointed-toe shoes and she carried a slouchy black leather handbag with soft folds and a long strap. A post shared by Mona Tougaard (@mona_tougaard) In January, she was part of the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2025 show at Paris Fashion Week, when she wore a halter-neck dress with a sheer, form-fitting bodice that transitioned into a voluminous skirt with meticulously folded fabric. The gunmetal shade accentuated the texture of the design. 'This dress is a literal masterpiece,' she wrote on Instagram, sharing a video of herself on the runway. 'I'm completely lost for words.'
Arab News
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Loli Bahia, Mona Tougaard walk at Tory Burch's Fall/Winter 2025 show in New York
DUBAI: Regional models Loli Bahia and Mona Tougaard took center stage at the Tory Burch Fall/Winter 2025 show during New York Fashion Week, walking the runway in layered, textured ensembles. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @ Bahia, who is French Algerian, wore a navy pullover sweater with an oversized white collar, paired with brown trousers featuring a panel running down the sides. The sweater's sleeves were rolled back to reveal a lighter lining, and a small gold pin fastened the collar. She carried a structured black leather bag with a long strap and wore polished brown leather shoes. Meanwhile, Tougaard — who has Danish, Turkish, Somali and Ethiopian ancestry — wore a rich navy look, featuring a shaggy-textured coat draped over matching velvet pants. A structured scarf was wrapped around her shoulders, secured with a gold pin. The look was completed with glossy pointed-toe shoes and she carried a slouchy black leather handbag with soft folds and a long strap. Tory Burch's latest collection played with the familiar, offering a 'twisted' take on classic sportswear, according to show notes. Pieces that might traditionally be considered wardrobe staples — such as cardigans, sweatpants and blazers — were reimagined. Banker shirts flared at the cuffs, cardigan sleeves were slashed and pinned at the shoulder, and shirt dresses followed a spiral construction, giving them a sculptural drape. 'A wardrobe collected over time, where each piece becomes irreplaceable: the perfect blazer, a favorite dress, a worn-in sweatshirt,' Burch said in a released statement. The fabrics reflected the collection's focus on deconstruction and transformation. Corduroy shaped cut-out dresses, needle-punched wool resembled fleece, and Japanese brushed jersey refined sweatpants and rugby tops. Footwear incorporated details like heels, zippers and seams that appeared asymmetrical. The Twisted Pump from Spring/Summer 2025 returned in a distorted T-strap and slingback sandal. A post shared by TORY BURCH (@toryburch) For the jewelry, the designer introduced a hint of '70s glamour. Shoulder-dusting chain earrings, oversized crystal flower brooches, and gold-tone sunglasses brought a vintage sensibility to the collection. Notably, the whimsical animal-inspired jewelry seen in recent seasons continued. The show took place at the Museum of Modern Art, and was attended by guests including Amanda Seyfried, Jodie Turner-Smith and Alexandra Daddario, who shared a bench with singer-songwriter Ciara and media icon Martha Stewart. The event was set to a soundtrack curated by Wladimir Schall.
