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)
Last week I discovered an east london show room called Robinson Pfeffer. The show room itself locates just off columbia road and its owner showed lots of TLC towards guest and their carefully selected range. My friend Nuvonova and I was actually a bit lost due to the slow reaction of my iPhone map and we eventually followed some really up-beat music leading to the show room.
Atmosphere was great throughout the show room. DJ is flicking all newest cool tunes, loud but still in a gentle level for conversations.
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
I thought to try out this casual-smart city-G.I.Jane-esque look channeling by Balmain’s warzone disco-baby collection by selecting what I’ve got in hand. So I’ve got here…H&M silver metallic draped long T…Bershka wet-look zip legging…Portobello Market oversized army shirt…Gerard Darel camel coat…Bess grey merino & silver lurex mixed knit scarf…Bershka chain-mail necklace…and finally H&M mens silver leather zippy cuff.
Well…I’ve tried…and I don’t mind any feedbacks. xx
Well…it’s not that I’m still soaked within Avatar’s wage. But I really admire all these blues for SS10. And these different mood of blues look the best if a dash of LIME mixing in. Hope you agree…?
Clockwise from top left—-Kenzo…Proenza Schoeler…Stella McCartney for Adidas—Alexander McQueen—Proenza Schouler—denim overall—Yohji Yamamoto(with hands)
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.
