If we must believe Lanvin‘s Alber Elbaz, leopardprints are not over yet. They still play a major part in his Pre-fall collection. As he says himself: ” I wanted to take all these animal prints out of the jungle and into the city.”
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A preview of an editorial shoot with plus-size models, from the V magazine Size issue, was already shown on models.com. So most of you have already seen the pictures. No need to place the whole editorial, but we also want to show you something else.
Because actually this is all about women being projected the way they are, embracing their assets. It’s all about a positive body image, even if that’s being curvy. And there is already enough photoshopping and retouching as it is. Australian Marie Claire also makes a statement with model Jennifer Hawkins posing naked and UNRETOUCHED on the cover.
First we thought that red would be a new haircolour for 2010, but now it seems the scores are rising between peroxide blonde and raven black.
Agyness Deyn, who is known for her experimental hairdo’s was spotted with a short raven black coupe, Kate Moss was photographed with cropped black hair for ID-magazine, and Natalia Vodionova, who’s usually angelic blonde, turned her locks as black as a crow for the Givenchy campaign.
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It seems to be a new trend in Fashionland to make short movies to introduce a product, and the use of iconic actresses to do so. Think of Audrey Tautou for Chanel, Marion Cotillard for Dior and now Christina Ricci for Donna Karan.
At the start of the new year, The Cool Hunter will be launching ‘Access’: A dedicated entity that will continue their work of creating highly original, transformational, yet eminently practical and results-oriented strategies for companies to stage the kinds of offline brand experiences that will increase the economic value of their offering.
You really have to see this great concept they’ve come up with: McFancy, an upmarket temporary McDonald’s store that launches at Fashion Weeks around the globe — London, New York, Paris, Milan, Sydney, Hong Kong.
Size zero? That’s so two-thousand-and-late! And here’s the proof: Photographer Terry Richardson (also responsible for the 2010 Pirelli calendar) put two different sized models side-by-side in the same outfit.
More and more brands use Facebook to start up and communicate their contests. A good way to reach ‘ordinary people’ and bloggers around the world.
When we were in London, Digitalista E., our muze E and Digitilista K. were competitors in a Topshop contest where Facebook was used as a medium to publish the photos and let people vote for their favourite looks.
Net-a-porter gives you a new look on the little black dress. Inspire yourself for the upcoming holidays! A little black dress is so much more then just a simple, short black dress…
When I look outside the window, I see a cold white world. Amsterdam is covered in snow. And it’s not even Christmas! The temperature in my typical Amsterdam apartment is almost as low as the temperature outside. Brrr…So I have to come up with all kind of creative ideas to get it warm and cosy. With a fashionable touch of course. This is how I turn my house into a winter wonderland!
We knew it! Music festivals are the new fashion inspiration! Think of crochet, long or short floral hippie dresses, embellished jeans bermudas, slouchy blazers and flat ankle-high laced up suede boots. And that’s just one theme in the River Island Spring collection…