Jul 23, 2025
So I guess there was a special program last night at MSG that had some concept sketches for this era's costumes. I'd love to see what cosplayers can do with some of these!
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So I guess there was a special program last night at MSG that had some concept sketches for this era's costumes. I'd love to see what cosplayers can do with some of these!
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Madonna, photographed by Steven Klein and styled by B. Åkerlund for V Magazine N°133 Winter 2021
Steven Klein: "This photo essay was inspired by a shoot that Marilyn Monroe did with photographer Bert Stern titled “The Last Sitting.”"
Ulyana Sergeenko with stylist B. Akerlund in Los Angeles, June 2018.
B. Akerlund dressed several stars for videos, including Beyoncé (”Hold Up”, “Partition”, “Pretty Hurts”, “Haunted”, in which she wears Ulyana Sergeenko Couture); Britney Spears (”Work Bitch”, “Hold it Against Me”), Madonna (”Celebration”, “Livin for Love”, in which she wears a custom made Ulyana Sergeenko Couture jacket; “Sorry” and her Superbowl half-time performance) and Lady Gaga (”Paparazzi”).
#UlyanaWears Ulyana Sergeenko Resort 2018 dress.
💄💄 B. Akerlund x @gb65-blog-blog x @mertandmarcus
2. Oh the Horror!
The model bus pulls up to a dilapidated mansion, which serves as the site of the photo shoot. Drew explains that Lady Gaga on American Horror Story has bridged the gap between horror and fashion. He really should give credit where credit is due, though: ANTM did it first when they thought Kelly Cutrone would make a good judge.
Drew says that the brief is for the models to act a combination of scared and fierce. Given this show’s love of invented portmanteau, you’d think at least one of the judges would jump on “FEARCE” but that never transpires. I realize that’s one you have to see rather than hear, but if ANTM is going to keep springing for graphics to spell out #NextLevelFierce and COURA-GE, they could do that here, too.
Drew introduces the freaky celebrity costume designer B. Akerlund to dress the girls and boy is she a sight for sore eyes. I mean that literally, what’s with her eyes?
B. greets the models in such a weird way that I’m going to transcribe it as spoken word poetry:
“hi models welcome to my world of horror today’s about torture and pain none of my looks are comfortable so enjoy the nightmare”
Forget costumes, get this woman a job writing next cycle’s acting script!
She’s right, the wardrobe looks terrible to wear. Drew stresses that it’s not a shoot for complainers - thank Satan that Courtney isn’t here! Christina gets locked in her own personal head prison, Jeana just visited the world’s worst acupuncturist and Rio…
Easily has the worst photo, right? The judges give it a pass because they consider it “comedy.” No doubt I laughed at it, but what the hell is that face?
Sorry, Liz, it sure looks like Rio got that prop.
On the real, Khrystyana’s hair isn’t the only thing with 50 shades of gray because there is an element of S&M to this shoot. There’s that paddle that Drew says he’s going to keep for himself (eww) and that B. says is from her own closet (double eww.) I’m not here to kink shame, but maybe let the models pose with something new rather than making them handle your used sex toy.
Speaking of sex toys, was Liz getting fit for a ball gag? Anything to make her shut up, I suppose.
I’m 100% certain that the show is taking a jab at Sandra’s chastity by positioning a skull on her crotch.
If you also buy into the symbolism, do you suppose this clip is foreshadowing?
Is Sandra finally going to lose “it”? Will her deceased poonani finally get smashed open before the cycle’s over?
I’m telling you, if Sandra has any taste whatsoever, she’ll save herself for Stacey McKenzie.
Once again the judges hate Sandra’s photo saying she looks like Lady Gaga in that the wig is wearing her rather than she’s wearing the wig. (Oh the shade on Lady Gaga!) Liberty, on the other hand, gets complimented for her wig-wearing ability.
In the spirit of this frightening shoot, I’m going to admit something that I’m most afraid to say aloud: I think Liberty’s the best model in the house at this point. This shot deserved another first call out. Welcome to Trump’s America, y’all - it’s a red state takeover!
While I’m paying compliments, I might as well say that I loved Brendi’s makeup and wardrobe and think her makeover should permanently be Harley Quinn.
And I don’t care if it barely fits the brief, Kyla just sitting and staring is STUNNING.
Congrats to Kyla on being the only pregnant model in the competition to keep her baby. She told us she is an activist, but I wouldn’t have guessed that meant pro-life.
At one point during the shoot, B. Akerlund says of Rhiyan:
If that’s supposed to be a criticism, it really shouldn’t be. Has she seen what she looks like? You’d think dead would be B’s aesthetic of choice.
I also want to highlight her complaint about Coura:
GLASS HOUSES, B. Akerlund!
5 Funniest Moments of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 24 Ep. 4
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by Marie Lodi illustration by Katie Fricas