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Love Magazine issue #6: Super natural

awais — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:22:39 +0000

Love Magazine has just revealed their covers for issue 6. The issue will have eight different covers, featuring both super models and young Hollywood starlets. The theme for the covers is “super natural” and the images were shot by Mert & Marcus. Personally, I think these are amongst the best fashion covers I have seen for quite some time. If I had to pick one, I would probably pick the cover with Mariacarla as my favourite. Which one do you prefer?

Elle Fanning

Chloe Moretz

Hailee Steinfeld

Daphne Groeneveld

Nyasha Matonhodze

Lara Stone

Mariacarla Boscono

Kristen McMenamy

Photographers: Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott
Editor: Katie Grand
Makeup: Kirstin Piggott
Hair: Ashley Javier

Source: Models.com

Alexander Wang – Autumn/Winter 2011 Campaign

awais — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:41:51 +0000

Whilst on the topic of models and campaigns, one of our all-time favourite designers has casted one of our all-time favourite models for his autumn/winter 2011 campaigns. We’re of course talking about Alexander Wang’s new campaign starring none other than Raquel Zimmerman. The campaign was shot by Fabien Baron and styled by Karl Templer.

Dior – Autumn/Winter 2011 Campaign

awais — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:35:20 +0000

Today Dior published the first images from their Autumn/Winter 2011 campaign in Italian fashion glossy, Amica. The campaign was shot by Mikael Jansson and features French actress and singer, Marion Cotillard. Cotillard’s co-stars in the campaign are three different versions of the Miss Dior handbag, two in exotic leather and one in the maison’s iconic cannage pattern.

The campaign will also be published in French magazine Madame Figaro and British Elle, which will be out in the end of this week, as well as the September issues of several fashion and lifestyle glossies including Vanity Fair.

Photo source: WWD

It’s Britney, B*tch!

awais — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:21:05 +0000

Christina Aguilera isn’t the only former pop princess who’s gracing a major fashion cover this month, Alexi Lubomirski has shot none other than Britney Spears for the cover of US Harper’s Bazaar.

So, what side are you on? Who did it best, Team Christina or Team Britney?

Prada – Autumn/Winter 2011 Campaign

awais — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:50:37 +0000

A few days ago Prada released their campaign images for the autumn/winter 2011 collection. I have to admit that when I first saw the collection during fashion week earlier this year, I wasn’t too crazy about it, but after seeing the campaign images I must admit I am starting to reconsider. The campaign was shot by Steven Meisel and feature Frida Gustavsson, Melly Mittendorf, Julia Zimmer, Ondria Hardin and Antonia Wesseloh.

More images after the jump

Photo source: Fashion Gone Rogue

“I love you back” 22: Standing out from the crowd

awais — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 07:07:36 +0000

Spring is in the air in Oslo and people are slowly starting to shed the layers of thick padded winter coats. Yesterday I saw these two guys walking by the National Theatre. What caught my eye at first were the metallic grey trousers the guy on the right was wearing. In a country where most men wear either blue jeans or black trousers, wearing anything slightly different will make you stand out in the crowd. The second thing I noticed was how the guy on the left was wearing his chinos, tucked into his socks, which were visible because he was wearing ankle boots. A simple, but very cool detail.

The sound of Autumn/Winter 2011-12

awais — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:27:35 +0000

After every fashion month, we have had a tradition of posting a list of some of our favourite soundtracks from the different fashion shows; this time is no different, so with no further ado, here’s what we will be listening to next autumn whilst strutting down the street wearing items from our favourite collections.

David Bowie – Lady Grinning Soul (Balmain) [Spotify]
Robortom feat. Au Revoir Simone – Paganini Rocks (Extended Club Version Vocal) (Dior) [Spotify]
Superpitcher – Country Boy (Emporio Armani – Men) [Spotify]
Nicki Minaj – Did It On’em (Alexander Wang) [Spotify]
Cut Copy – Need You Now (Diane von Fürstenberg/Moschino) [Spotify]

Tetine vs. Sophie Calle – I met him in the bar (Soniya Rykiel) [Spotify]
The Normal – Warm Leatherette (Dior Homme) [Spotify]
Bot’Ox – Blue Steel (Etro) [Spotify]
Lykke Li – Get Some (Beck Remix) (Matthew Williamson [Spotify]
Luscious Jackson – Naked Eye (Nina Ricci) [Spotify]

Hikaru Utada – Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – FYI (Ralph Lauren) [Spotify]
Gloria Jones – Tainted Love (Blumarine) [Spotify]
Daft Punk – Around The World (Stella McCartney) [Spotify]
Mos Def – Quiet Dog (Tory Burch) [Spotify]
Feist – When I was a young girl (Gucci) [Spotify]

Our favourite track from the autumn/winter 2011 shows, won’t be released before a few more days though, can you guess which one it is? Lady Gaga’s Goverment Prostitute from the Thierry Mugler show, of course! A little taste of the song can be heard in this video:

Editorial: Travel fever

awais — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 05:54:34 +0000

Remember the shoot I worked on with André Bentzer a few months back? Well, here’s some of the pictures from it. The theme of the editorial was “travel fever”, and the pictures were shot on a cold October day at Kjeller Airport, a few miles outside of Oslo. The pictures were printed in the December 2010 issue of Norwegian FHM. The fashion editor for the shoot was the fabulous John Ødegård Jensen, the styling assistant was none other than yours truly, the photographer was the very talented Andreas Kleiberg and the photo assistant was Trond Andersen. André is represented by Mikas in Stockholm, Elite in Milan, Marilyn in Paris and DNA in New York.

More images after the jump

I’ve been doing some more shoots lately, and I will try to post behind the scenes pictures from them, as well as scans of some of the other shoots I’ve written about earlier, in the coming few days.

A dash of sparkles

awais — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:02:20 +0000

It seems like everyone is doing designer collaborations these days, be it Lanvin for H&M, Jil Sander for Uniqlo, Vivienne Westwood’s Anglomania for Lee Jeans or Rodarte for Target. I have to admit that not every special collection or collaboration is that memorable, but every now and then a company does something that really sparks my interest. One such recent collaboration I found quite interesting was the one unveiled by Swarovski Elements during the menswear fashion week in Milan last month.

Bally for Swarovski Elements

For those who don’t know, Swarovski Elements is Swarovski’s premium brand for fine crystal elements. For this collaboration, the company invited sixteen major players in the menswear arena to create a range of luxury goods using the finest crystal elements by Swarovski. The list of labels they invited to do this collaboration is as star-studded (pun intended) as the dazzling collection itself; Emporio Armani, Brioni, Dior Homme, Gianfranco Ferre, Ermenegildo Zegna, Marni, Bally, Salvatore Ferragamo and Pringle of Scotland to mention a few.

Roberto Cavalli for Swarovski Elements

The result is a sophisticated and exquisite collection that will add some omph to any dashing young fellow’s wardrobe. The collection consists of suits, tuxedos, neckties, shoes, slippers and other accessories. More pictures of the collection can be viewed at the Swarovski Elements Facebook Page, or in this video by L’Uomo Vogue.

Black Swan

awais — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:35:30 +0000

Thanks to my friend John (who is finally taking his first baby steps into the world of blogs), I recently had the opportunity to attend a press screening of the Black Swan, courtesy of the lovely people at L’Oréal and Yves Saint Laurent’s fragrance La Nuit de l’Homme. What’s the connection between the fragrance and the movie, you ask? Well, there’s a several. The movie’s male lead is played by none other than French actor Vincent Cassel, who also happens to be the face of YSL’s new campaign for La Nuit de l’Homme.

Some might recall that this isn’t the first time he is fronting a campaign for the maison’s best selling fragrance; he also fronted their campaign in 2009. Very well, another connection with the movie is that the TV commercial for the fragrance was shot by none other than Darren Aronofsky – the director of Black Swan.

The perfume is spicy and masculine, but at the same time very sensual with notes of bergamot, cedar and lavender. It is definitely one of my all-time favourite men’s fragrances and I’m currently on my third bottle!

The movie itself was amazing. Not only was the story really captivating, but all the imagery surrounding it was beautiful as well. The fantastic ballerina costumes by Rodarte, or the amazing makeup by M.A.C. should be reason enough for any fashionista to want to see it. Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel and Winona Ryder all delivered amazing performances in the movie. I think this might be Natalie’s strongest role till date, and if she doesn’t get an Oscar for this role, there just is no justice!