Fashion & Beauty

Tom Ford hails Rihanna, Kendall Jenner lands Vogue Paris and more

Kendall Jenner says “oui, oui” to Vogue Paris; meanwhile, Tom Ford tells it how it is, innovative fashion stirs in London and the city’s greatest Kate (Moss) continues to rule the world.

– Maya Angelou’s passing has inspired quite the sentimental social media maelstrom — now let’s quietly reflect on her remarkable life with a slideshow of photographs that prove she was as chic as she was intelligent, courageous and kind. [The New Yorker]

– Tom Ford says Rihanna’s now-banned Instagram account is more important than any fashion review. Sadly, he’s right. [Oyster]

– What does the future of fashion look like? Velveteen street urchins and sidekicks from ’80s cop movies, if designers from the 2014 BA class at Central Saint Martins in London have anything to do with it. [Dazed & Confuzed]

– Say hello to Katherine Fritz, the lady behind Ladypockets, a sort of anti-fashion blog that smartly mocks the media’s obsession with unscrupulous criticism. [MTV]

– Check out these stunning pictures by Anne Menke, a Vogue photographer who travels the world — from Kenya to Peru — to shoot people with genuine style. [Daily Mail]

– Though the American Vogue rumors are still just that, Kendall Jenner is definitely getting her day with Vogue Paris. She just Instagrammed the proof, of course. [The Cut]

– It’s the season of comebacks for Kate Moss: After a three-year hiatus, the model is again the face of David Yurman. [E! Online]