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Black America Web
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Cloud Nine & Custom Laces: Kid Cudi Married Lola Abecassis Sartore in French Fairytale
After a whirlwind few months, Kid Cudi married his partner, fashion designer Lola Abecassis Sartore, in a romantic ceremony in the South of France. The 'Pursuit of Happiness' rapper is clearly on cloud nine, having tied the knot near Sartore's hometown in Èze at the breathtaking Cap Estel. Source: Marc Piasecki / Getty Sparks first flew between Cudi and Sartore in 2018. They connected at the late Virgil Abloh's first show for Louis Vuitton. As Sartore recalled to PEOPLE , 'I was working behind the scenes, and Scott was walking the runway. Our eyes met in the chaos, and there was a silent spark. After the show, Scott walked straight up and asked for my number.' Over time, their connection blossomed, and after dating for about a year, Cudi proposed on December 28, 2023, in Kyoto, Japan. The couple kept their engagement private for a few months, only announcing it to the world via separate Instagram posts in April 2024, which also served as their official relationship debut to the public. Their nuptials took place on Saturday, June 28. Sartore described the day as 'the most perfect, flawless, peaceful day, and we want to do it all over again. Looking back, I wouldn't change a thing.' The ceremony was officiated by the couple's minister, Pastor Rich. The ceremony itself was described by Sartore as 'bliss. A moment out of time where the world stopped, and it was just the two of us… It was just us and our love, and it was the purest moment.' Following the heartfelt vows, guests enjoyed a cocktail hour by the pool, a delightful dinner on the lawn, and an after-party inside the villa, where a restaurant was transformed into a 'cozy' speakeasy. Fashion was, of course, a major highlight, given Sartore's background as a designer at Louis Vuitton and now as the head designer at ERL. The bride collaborated with her 'bridesman,' Alain Paul, to design her stunning wedding dress. The gown, handmade in Paris, was composed of '60 meters total of six different custom laces.' Paul also crafted a mini version of a runway bridal style for Sartore's after-party look. Cudi himself didn't disappoint, collaborating with Anthony Vaccarello, creative director of Saint Laurent, for three custom outfits for the weekend: an 'elegant' and 'laidback' look for the welcome dinner, a classic double-breasted black suit for the ceremony, and a dazzling crystal embroidered mousseline top for the after-party. The wedding included heartfelt tributes to Virgil Abloh, who played a significant role in their meeting. Additionally, during cocktail hour, BadBadNotGood performed – a full-circle moment as they had also played at Abloh's first show for Louis Vuitton, where Cudi and Sartore initially met. Adding a personal touch, Cudi serenaded his new wife with two songs from his upcoming album, which he revealed is 'inspired' by their love story. This grand celebration saw family and friends, including Cudi's daughter Vada from a previous relationship, share in the couple's joy. After Kid Cudi married Lola, he expressed his overwhelming happiness on Instagram, stating, 'Man, I've been waiting for this moment my whole life. A truly special day with amazing friends and loving family. I love this woman so so much, and I know she loves me in the same way. Its always a battle sayin 'I love you more' because she always wins that battle haha My best friend. My ride or die. To all of the fam that came thru, it was truly a pleasure having you with us on our special day.' The post Cloud Nine & Custom Laces: Kid Cudi Married Lola Abecassis Sartore in French Fairytale appeared first on Bossip. SEE ALSO Cloud Nine & Custom Laces: Kid Cudi Married Lola Abecassis Sartore in French Fairytale was originally published on
Express Tribune
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Kid Cudi marries Lola Abecassis Sartore in France
Kid Cudi has married fashion designer Lola Abecassis Sartore in a stunning ceremony on the French Riviera, just weeks after making headlines for testifying in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking trial. The wedding took place on June 28 at Cap Estel in Èze, a private venue known for its sweeping views of the Mediterranean. The ceremony comes during a transformative year for the rapper, who recently revealed in court that his car was firebombed with a Molotov cocktail following a past relationship with Cassie Ventura. Now, he's celebrating love and new beginnings. Cudi, born Scott Mescudi, met Sartore in 2018 during Virgil Abloh's debut Louis Vuitton show, a moment that sparked both a romance and creative bond. In December 2023, he proposed in Kyoto, Japan, and the couple shared the news online in April. The wedding was filled with personal tributes, including a heartfelt performance by Cudi of two unreleased songs from his upcoming album FREE, which he says is largely inspired by Sartore. The designer wore a handcrafted lace gown by close friend Alain Paul, while Cudi donned multiple custom Saint Laurent looks, including a crystal-studded top for the after-party. Sartore, now head of design at ERL, previously worked with Abloh and Pharrell Williams at Louis Vuitton. She and Cudi kept their relationship mostly private until this year, though she's been by his side through recent highs and lows. On Instagram, Cudi called her his 'ride or die,' adding, 'Next we need this baby… not joking.'
National Geographic
08-07-2025
- National Geographic
These flamboyant birds are the 17,000th species to enter Nat Geo's Photo Ark
Stunning photos of birds of paradise show evolution at its most extravagant. A growling riflebird, a type of bird of paradise, seen at Port Moresby Nature Park in Papua New Guinea. Photographs by Joel Sartore/National Geographic Photo Ark Birds-of-paradise have captivated the planet with their elaborate plumage and idiosyncratic mating dances. Some species appear to shape-shift as they elongate plumes of feathers, fan their wings, or even hang upside down from a tree branch like a bat. There are about 40 species in the birds-of-paradise family, and all are native to either Papua New Guinea, its surrounding islands, or Australia. 'They're like no other birds on earth,' says Joel Sartore, National Geographic Explorer, photographer, and creator of Photo Ark. Since 2006, Sartore has been traveling the globe in a bid to document as many species as humanly possible. And as of this writing, he has approached a number that once seemed unthinkable—17,000 species lovingly coaxed into posing for his camera. Usually, Sartore and his team select one species to highlight as the milestone, but with birds-of-paradise, he says, 'It was just impossible for us to choose.' Recently returned from a trip to Port Moresby, Sartore tried to convey what it was like to sit in the presence of so many of these flamboyantly feathered creatures. 'Everything was interesting to me,' says Sartore. 'They were really calm, all of them, and usually if a bird's calm in my tent, they're pretty smart.' He recalled one bird-of-paradise in particular—an iridescent turquoise and purple bird known as the trumpet manucode (Phonygammus keraudrenii mayrii)—that stared right back at him with its huge, cherry-red eyeball. 'He's seeing himself in the reflection of the light lens filter,' explains Sartore. This is one of the goals of every shoot Sartore does with his simple backgrounds and closeup approach: 'We go with the black-and-white backgrounds to eliminate all distractions and look animals in the eye. It also gives all animals an equal voice, because there's no size comparison,' he says. 'This little king bird-of-paradise,' says Sartore of a bright-red species only slightly larger than a dollar bill, 'he's as big as an elephant.' A trumpet manucode, Phonygammus keraudrenii mayrii, photographed at Port Moresby Nature Park. Looking across the assortment of birds featured here, you'll notice that each species is vastly different from the others, either in color, shape, or feather arrangement. And when these males start to strut for the local females, you'll see that each species also has its own way of wooing the opposite sex. So how did all these closely related birds become so strikingly different? 'Evolution by sexual selection has 'permitted' the evolution of extravagant feathers and behaviors because the fruit they eat is abundant, and the predators that often counterbalance extravagant evolution are absent,' says Edwin Scholes, an ornithologist, and founder and leader of the Cornell Lab's Birds-of-Paradise Project. Interestingly, while it's the male birds and their fancy feathers we tend to focus upon, it's the female birds-of-paradise that are doing the choosing—which means they're the ones actually responsible for the evolution of such extraordinary traits. Habitat and geography also play a role, of course. 'Birds-of-paradise are sedentary forest dwellers and don't disperse or migrate long distances, so even a lowland river valley is a barrier to a montane species. And none fly over open water to islands,' says Scholes. Separated from each other and unencumbered by predators, birds-of-paradise have been free to break off into ever more enchanting species. Some have incredibly oversized features, such as the ribbon-tailed astrapia, which has tailfeathers three times as long as its body. Others, such as the superb bird of paradise, can make their feathers click while dancing. And the growling riflebird? It's known for its, well, growl—something you definitely don't hear every day from a bird. One species, the lesser superb bird-of-paradise, has even been shown to sport feathers that absorb around 99.95 percent of all visible light—a quality scientists call ultrablack or superblack. Add it all up, and Scholes says birds-of-paradise are 'some of the most beautiful, bizarre, and diverse [birds] on the planet.' The good news for these fantastic birds is that they are doing better than many other species found in the Photo Ark. 'Thankfully, no species are currently in the critically endangered category,' says Scholes, though he admits some need more thorough assessment. While none of the species shown here are considered endangered, around one-fifth of all birds-of-paradise species are listed as either vulnerable or near threatened. 'The species that are most at risk or most vulnerable are those that are found only on relatively small islands just offshore from mainland New Guinea, and some that are found at the higher elevations of isolated mountain ranges,' says Scholes. Overall, Sartore says he hopes the images in the Photo Ark will remind people that there is so much life on this planet worth saving. 'We'll go wherever we can to just show people what life was all about and hopefully it makes a difference,' he says. 'That's kind of the whole point—just get people's attention, get them to think about something other than politics and sports for a little bit.' 'And that as these species go away,' says Sartore, 'so could we.'
National Geographic
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- National Geographic
His portraits capture animals that are going extinct in the wild
This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. A naked mole rat. That was photographer Joel Sartore's first model in 2006 when he began making studio portraits of animals in captivity. The purpose: to capture for posterity species that someday might be extinct. To reflect the project's life-preserving mission, Sartore named it Photo Ark. By the time you read this, Sartore expects to have portraits of nearly 10,000 animals in the Ark. He plans to keep going to 15,000, which could take another 10-15 years. We asked him about his project, which we're featuring in this special issue on endangered wildlife. From National Geographic's Photo Ark and Joel Sartore, Vanishing: The World's Most Vulnerable Animals is available where books are sold and at Of the species you've photographed that have since gone extinct, what's one of the most memorable? I'd say the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frog, Ecnomiohyla rabborum. A few years ago there was one left alive, a male, at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. He was a total sweetheart. I photographed him three times before he passed away [in 2016]. Making those photos felt epic because you know this animal is never going to come this way again. At those moments I think to myself, Don't screw this up. It may be this animal's only chance to have its story told well, and forever. How about a memorable species you photographed that was endangered but seems to be bouncing back? The Florida grasshopper sparrow is not out of the woods yet, but it's coming back. I love this one; it's a very small brown bird, and a handful of people cared about it enough to try to save it. There are many success stories: in the United States, the California condor, the black-footed ferret, the Mexican gray wolf, the whooping crane; and in Canada, the Vancouver Island marmot. They all got down to perhaps two dozen or fewer individuals, but they're all recovering now because people worked to protect their habitats and to start captive-breeding programs that saved those animals from extinction. What do you want people to know about the state of life on Earth? A recent intergovernmental report says that as many as one million species are already on their way to extinction. It's folly to think that we can throw away so much life and not have it affect humanity in a profound and negative way. The biggest question of our time is: Will we wake up and act, or will we stare into our smartphones all the way down to disaster? My goal is to get the public to care about the extinction crisis while there's still time to save the planet and everything that lives here.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
National Geographic photographer event coming to Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A National Geographic photographer who's on a mission to photograph every species in human care will be holding an event at Washburn University next month. Joel Sartore, known for his contributions to National Geographic, will be coming to Washburn University for a fundraising event in partnership with the Topeka Zoo in June. Sartore founded the National Geographic Photo Ark, according to the Topeka Zoo. The project aims to document every species in zoos, aquariums and wildlife sanctuaries. Sartore has authored several books such as 'RARE: Portraits of America's Endangered Species,' 'Photographing Your Family,' 'Nebraska: Under a Big Red Sky,' 'The Photo Ark, and Insects.' Evergy to pay shareholders after favorable earnings report Sartore has also been featured on various TV shows including '60 Minutes,' 'The Today Show,' 'CBS Sunday Morning,' 'NBC Nightly News' and more. The one-afternoon-only event will be focused on conversation storytelling. The event will start at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 14 at the White Concert Hall at Washburn University. Tickets range in price from $25 to $35. You can buy tickets to see Sartore by clicking here. For more local news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track Weather app by clicking here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
