This cover is a much more high fashion look for Victoria’s Secret Angel Adriana Lima and I like it. Shot by André Passos for February’s Brazilian Vogue, it is the perfect carnival mix of sun and seduction. She looks both animalistic and feminine and the saturation of warm colour makes this a cover you’d definitely pick up to look at the editorial.
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I absolutely love this editorial from the December How to Spend It, shot in The Missoni Hotel, Kuwait by photographer Andrew Yee and styled by the consistently creative Damian Foxe. The story is all in the mixing of the patterns, the interplay of colours, the make up, the wigs. It could have been overwhelming but instead is stimulating through its artistry.
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This cover is taken from Numero China’s December edition and shows a sexy Doutzen Kroes in Louis Vuitton, shot by Tiziano Magni. I like how simple this cover’s lay out is, just a hat and not much other styling. It works well because of the different textures on the hat, the contrast against her skin, and because the make-up is strong and her face so focused. She looks like a classy call girl disguised as a bellboy. It’s a highlight from the December cover offerings.
These pictures are taken from Vogue Italy ‘Body by Kloss’, shot by Steven Meisel. They have been circling the internet for a while now and each time I see them I get more and more incensed! The model, Karlie Kloss, is nineteen years old and is offically hitting the big time, but for me these shots are promoting a totally negative body image. Having worked with Karlie myself over a year ago I can tell you she was not this thin then and was a lovely sweet girl to work with. It looks as though she has since lost weight and l feel she should not have walked for Victoria Secrets this year as I thought she looked far too thin for VS ‘curvy’ girl type. Surely no one believes these photos promote the next ‘Body’, that coveted title given to Elle Macpherson all those years ago? If this is the body that we should be impressed by in 2011, then I could never eat a normal meal again. To suggest that jutting hipbones and a pronounced ribcage is the sexy new look just fuels the condemnation of the fashion industry’s presumed obsession with the scarily thin. The rest of the editorial, showing a laughing relaxed Kloss fully clothed, is so much sexier and more relatable to as a young woman, so why mix them with the more naked images. Is this a shoot about her body or a fashion story? Of course a lot of the stark angles on her body are accentuated by the lighting and no doubt there has been a certain amount of retouching to create all the shadow, but in a way isn’t that worse? This isn’t beautiful, artistic or fashion forward. These images have been found on pro anorexic websites and Vogue Italy have had to remove some of the pictures from their website. Franca Sozzani who campaigns against these websites should have been aware that this editorial is no help.
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This editorial, taken from Flare’s December issue, is simply stunning. Titled ‘Your Majesty’, the shoot is full of beautiful regal imagery with magical fairy tale overtones. Photographer Chris Nicholls and stylist Fiona Green manage to capture the mystery, allure and majesty of these heroines. Don’t we all wish Kate Middleton was a bit more like this?
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Who doesn’t love a novelty biscuit? Happy Halloween!
This editorial is from September’s German Vogue. Photographed by Alexi Lubormirski and styled by Christiane Arp, model Iris Strubegger looks every inch a lost Russian princess in her ransacked palace. With her strong jaw and sharp haircut, Iris brings a strength to this story but also a certain wistfulness. The monochrome tones and gothic setting provide drama and theatricality while the clothes add softeness and glamour. This is good fashion story-telling.
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These are the six different covers for i-D’s ‘The Pick Me Up’ issue. Top row left: Gisele, photographed by Emma Summerton, is her usual natural sexy self, and to the right rapper Kreayshawn, photographed by George Harvey, is more edgy with the killer eyelash, in the busiest and brightest cover of them all. Next row, Natasha Poly, by Willy Vanderperre, is my favourite: it’s clean and stylised but with a hint of archness. Then Raquel Zimmermann does charming curly haired innocent in sexy studded pvc, photographed by Josh Olins. Last row, Riley Keough by Matt Jones is reminiscent of some of Tom Ford’s sensual adverts for Gucci, and finally Lindsey Wixson, with her trademark gap teeth, gets sticky sweet in a typical Terry Richardson shot, although this is neither my favourite photographer nor my favourite model.
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There have been several great editorials this month. This one comes from Russian Vogue, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier featuring model Maryna Linchuk in ‘The House of Culture’. I think it’s so interesting how the cultural mix of high fashion with Russian, Spanish and Chinese elements, interpreted through tailoring and silhouette, come together to make something worth looking at and which reflects the research that must have gone into the concept. The simple hair and make-up with almost no accessories let the clothes speak for themselves.
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January 19, 2012After the Italian Vogue Karlie Kloss disaster, this editorial of her makes me smile. Taken from Vogue Germany and shot by Alexi Lubomirski, this shoot is gorgeous. I love the Asian feel, the exotic setting, the fresh flowers, the steamy, almost scented atmosphere. The styling and make up are both pretty full on but there is a simplicity about her face and her modelling that adds just the right amount of restraint. The dog is amazing too and reminds of the children’s story my Mum used to read to me called ‘What-a-Mess’.
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