Monday, November 16, 2009

Superstar Cate

Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Cate Blanchett is the star attraction for the December issue of Vogue. The talented actress is taking to the stage to star in the classic "A Streetcar Named Desire."

Couture Fairytale

Vogue’s resident style guru Grace Coddington comes together with the legendary Annie Leibovitz for a reinterpretation of Hansel and Gretel. Appearing in the December issue, the editorial features Lily Cole and Andrew Garfield with a special appearance by Lady GaGa.

Cruising Couture

Shot on location in Saint-Tropez, France, the latest cruise catalogue from Louis Vuitton paints an image of pure luxury and relaxation. The catalogue stars Catherine McNeil looking as elegant as ever with a classic hairstyle and red lips.

Affordable Gold Bar

Matt Bernson’s Gold Bar clutch from the shoe designer’s brand-new handbag line. At only $156, it won’t quite cost you as much as a solid chunk of the real stuff.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Against Animal Cruelty

Spotted! Christian Serratos strips down for PETA ad, Twilight inspired. The ad reads, "Animals killed for their fur are electrocuted, drowned, beaten and often skinned alive." Please don't wear fur guys, unless it's faux fur.

Rebirth of Supermodel

This is the first shoot of Alessandra Ambrosio did after having her baby last year. She shot the spread with Ana Beatriz Barros for GQ UK during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2008.

WTF??? Couture

Leona Lewis - Alexander McQueen
Halle Berry - Kaufman Franco
Lindsay Lohan - Emmanuel Ungaro
Kerry Washington - Marchesa
Brooke Shields - Angel Sanchez
Jaime King - Marc Jacobs

Colorless Couture

Demi Moore - Prabal Gurung
Kate Beckinsale - J.Mendel
Selena Gomez - Unknown
Leighton Meester - Prabal Gurung
Kristen Stewart - J.Mendel
Taylor Swift - Unknown

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Couture Bear Coat

Besides Alexander McQueen, there was one other look that we cant forget, the bear head rug coat, courtesy of Benjamin Cho, 2004 collection for Humane Society of the United States. It's 100% faux fur and animal cruelty free for sure.

Mango Tango with Scarlett

Spotted! The latest images of Scarlett Johansson as shot by Mario Sorenti. Johansson is back as the face of Mango for the label's darker, 80's inspired winter ad campaign.

Ouchhh...I Heart Pain

While most emergency kits are plastic and ragged, this Louis Vuitton canvas case is for the sophisticated and the ailing.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Finally Opens Up

For the first time, Rihanna is openly discussing what has become known as " the Chris Brown incident." With an in-depth interview with Diane Sawyer set to air on ABC, Rihanna is getting the ball rolling with a candid chat with Glamour magazine too. She explains that it wasn't just the actual assault that was stressful but also the subsequent leaking of the photo taken to document her injuries.

Hudson Goes Dark

Kate Hudson has busted out the mascara and pensive poses for a photoshoot for Elle magazine. Dressed in black one-piece swimsuit and racer gloves, Hudson shows her muscular physique in this pictorial. Husdon tells the mag that she had to shed 20 pounds from her already thin frame, in order to play a role of a terminally ill patient who falls in love with the doctor.

Twilight's Romance

Spotted! Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart on the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine. The twosome are quizzed about one another. Pattinson gushes about his co-star, "She's unique girl. You really don't meet many people like Kristen. Meanwhile, Kristen claims that Rob is the most romantic guy she ever be with.

Monster Queen

Lady Gaga attended the 13th annual Accessories Council Excelence Award in bizarre outfit to match with her eccentric style. She accepted the Stylemaker award presented by Marc Jacobs.

Blooming Stone

Spotted! Lara Stone on the cover of UK Vogue magazine, December 2009. Photographed by Mario Testino and styled by Lucinda Chambers. Stone is decked out in gorgeous and blooming gowns by Dior, Dolce & Gabbana and Valentino.

Macho Woman

Photographed by Mario Testino in London, Natalie Portman appears as the feature star for the latest issue of V magazine. Styled by Claire Richardson, Portman goes androgynous on the cover of V, dressed in Swarovski adorned Calvin Klein.

Couture for Rent

The new website, www.renttherunway.com is set to launch next week! Shopper coveting Proenza Schouler or Diane Von Furstenberg confection can now don the dress for a mere $50. The website allows you to select any dress from 4 or 8 days.

The Holy Trinity

It's been great week for Prabal Gurung. Demi Moore spotted one of his frocks to GQ's Gentlemen's Ball. Leighton Meester for the Library Lions Gala and Thandie Newton to the L.A premiere of 2012.

Monday, November 2, 2009

H&M's Happy Hormones

Starring Jessica Stam, the new fall campaign for H&M appears in stores now. Photographed by Andreas Sjödin and styled by Robert Rydberg, these ads do not deviate from the H&M mood of simplicity and relaxation.

Holiday with AX

Taking to a fog filled dance floor, Rianne ten Haken is paired with the hunky Kerry Degman for Armani Exchange’s Holiday 2009 campaign photographed by Mathew Scrivens.

Soldier Mom

Saying that she doesn't want to have to rely on airbrushing to achieve a picture-perfect body, Victoria Beckham, now claims that she works out seven days a week. Posing for a photospread for the December issues of Harper's Bazaar, Beckham admits, "I wanted to look at those pictures in 20 years' time and say, 'Wow, look after three kids.. .I didn't look bad."

Cropped Circles Beauty

Photography duo, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, have quite the history with IMG’s Daria Werbowy. From magazines to campaigns, this trio is a match made in fashion heaven. Styled by George Cortina, their latest eye-catching collaboration can be found in December’s Nippon Vogue. Entitled, “Girl of the Golden Field

Stripped for Good Cause

Not afraid to showing off his body, The Bold and the Beautiful star Brandon Beemer posed shirtless, raising awareness for prostate and testicular cancer for the Everyman campaign. However, Brandon doesn't stop there. He also is the latest celebrity to pose for the NoH8 campaign.

Cruising with LV

Sophistication and elegance are the themes of cruise campaigns this season. Louis Vuitton latest campaign features Isabeli Fontana and was photographed by Patrick Demarchelier.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Ooopsie Boobsie Amy

Here's newly agumented image Amy Winehouse at the 2009 Q Awards in London. Can you spot something different on her? No, it's not her winged eyes eyeliner or bee hives extension.

Oooms GoldenTouch

For their Fall 2008 collection, Viktor & Rolf used 14 carat gold plated staples to holding pieces together. Now everyone can have it, the staples will cost you 140 euro. Use it wisely, do not waste it!

Starbucks Couture Card

Christian Siriano just designed a Mini Starbucks Card that will in company's stores from November 17. It will work like any other company gift card. "The card design I created with Starbucks is all about putting the fashion spirit for the holidays," said Siriano. As part of the collaboration, Starbucks made a donation in honor of Christian's charity, The Art of Elysium.

Pimp my Baguette

Fendi has introduced the new Fendi Baguette, an ultra personalized canvas bag that comes complete with needle, thread and design diagrams. The limited edition "Baguette Mezzo Punto" means "half stitch" in Italian.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Black Glamor

Jourdan Dunn and Chanel Iman take to the beach for their main editorial of Teen Vogue November 2009. Shot by Patrick Demarchelier and styled by Jillian Davidson, the duo is all smiles and laughs in matching ponytails and red lipstick.