I was reading Elle earlier today and came across this beautiful editorial which was shot by Åsa Tällgård. The styling was done by Pauline Nærholm and the model is none other than Polina Barbasova – of Norwegian Top Model fame. The lighting, the soft colours, the clothes, the set – is there anything not to love about this shoot?
Photo source: Elle (NO)
For the past few days I’ve been listening a lot to old Kraftwerk records. I used to love them when I was younger (and still do!) and Computer Love and Pocket Calculator were my all-time favourite tracks. Today I came over this editorial spread which is clearly inspired by Kraftwerk. The editorial is from the March issue of Velvet and has been shot by Damien Blottière. The model is Nicolas Ripoll and the styling was done by Nik Piras. Scans from [Life is a puzzle]
Photo source: Velvet Magazine, via Life is a puzzle
One of the most interesting collections for autumn/winter 2010 comes from the house of Helmut Lang. According to style.com urban expansion and modern architecture was the main inspiration behind the collection. We are used to seeing great work from Nicole and Michael Colovos, but this time they have really outdone themselves.
One of the things I like the most is how they’ve blended different types of textures – wools, denim, silks, leather and fur. The colour palette is black and white with muted greys and browns. The most striking thing about the range though is the complex construction of the garments and the sharp silhouettes. The result is a range of clothes that are extremely flattering to the figure.
Photo source: Jessica Miller for style.com (via CouteQueCoute)
We spoke on the phone just moments after the Daily Mail broke the sad news of Lee Alexander McQueen’s passing. The news came as a huge shock to the both of us. We’re both huge fans of his work and it was hard to describe what we were feeling. He was such an inspiration and it’s hard to believe that he is now gone.
For the past couple of days we’ve been reminiscing by digging through old scrapbooks, old magazines and looking at pictures from his past collections. In this blog post (which also happens to be the first one we’ve ever co-written) we would like to pay tribute to Lee by sharing some of our favourite Alexander McQueen moments.
Models lining up backstage at Duckie Brown
Duckie Brown’s autumn/winter 2010 collection is probably the one I like the most so far from the New York shows. The collection has punk and military influences – wool fabrics, tweed, chunky knits, tartans, cropped skinny trousers and combat boots.
GQ describes the collection as “young skinhead rebels crash an English department faculty party” – couldn’t have said it better myself.
Photo sources: Models.com and Andrew Thomas for GQ/Style.com
I’m a huge fan of Katie Shillingford’s work. I’ve always liked what she does, but her recent work has just blown me away. I think she is definitely amongst the five best fashion stylists in the UK at the moment! This editorial from the February issue of Dazed & Confuzed was shot by Ben Toms and the model is Ranya Mordanova.
Photo source: Dazed & Confused, via CouteQueCoute
Note to self: Don’t check your RSS-reader and you will end up missing out on gems like this video from SHOWstudio – the video was filmed by Mr. Nick Knight himself, featuring the amazing Raquel Zimmermann dancing around in a Gareth Pugh dress to Lady Gaga’s Pokerface.
SHOWstudio has also posted a video on their site of Gareth Pugh making the dress. Very interesting to watch and it made me think about being back in the studio at fashion school! Thanks to Ashluxe for writing about it and that way bringing it to my attention. Read more about it >> here.
Time for the final live show of the day, Burberry Prorsum. Right now the stream is up and running at GQ’s website, the venue is slowly filling up and the show should start soon.
Photo source: Live stream at GQ.com
Second show being streamed live today is Emporio Armani. Right now the stream is up and running and the venue is slowly filling up. The show can be watched at the Emporio Armani website.
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Photo source: screenshot from emporioarmani.com
I really love how more and more fashion houses are now starting to stream their fashion shows online. The Dolce & Gabbana Menswear show in Milan is about to start in a few minutes and fashion lovers can follow it online at this site.
Right now they are showing what’s going on backstage on the live feed. The models lining up, Domenico Dolce putting on the last touches.
The label is celebrating their 20th anniversary with menswear and apparently the show will feature 100 looks on 100 models. Emporio Armani, Burberry Prorsum, Prada and Alexander McQueen are other houses that will stream their A/W mens shows this season. Go watch it now!
Update: A video from the show can now be watched by following the same link. Also make sure to check out Alex Fury’s brilliant review over at SHOWstudio.
Photo source: Screenshots from dolceandgabbana.com
