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Vogue proposed on its November issue the hidden potential in tea towels, rubber gloves, mop heads and more. Whether sporting a military jacket and a customised M&S bra Vogue’s photos reveal how a brave sense of beauty and feverish attention to detail are key ingredients in an original look. It’s the upturned collar, the scrunched-up sleeve, the cinched waist that bring a fresh spirit.
No matter which the route is, they all lead to the same dashing inspiration… So, enjoy this and think if you are brave enough to wear such creative things.
Photo 1. Tea Party.
Photo 2. Pick-and-mix kiosk
Photo 1: inspired in a Chloe dress. It’s made from doilies, cupcake cases, a plastic tablecloth, a slosh of tea and a sprinkle of sugar. Total cost: £26.95.
Photo 2: 35 paper bags.Rike Feurstein’s hat. Total cost: £69.80
Photo 3. Blue-and-white.
Photo 4. Glove headpiece.
Photo3: Polythene blue-and-white shopping bags. Total cost: £2.00.
Photo 4: A clingfilm body-con dress is embellished with bath plug dots and Marigold puffs, as inspired by Dolce & Gabanna’s slinky gowns with voluminous shoulders. Total cost: £151.50
Marie Claire proposed on its December issue glamorous articles such as a £2,120 sequinned silk tulle dress from Emilio Pucci; a £2,360 beaded silk georgette top from Gucci; a £2,370 sequinned silk tuelle dress from Moschino.
With the message “Let It Shine”, Marie Claire makes chic high-streets simply shine.
On the other hand, Vogue proposed on its December issue bright sparks of gold sequins in a classy Louis Vuitton pair of shoes.
Moreover, Bazaar magazine tells how embellished pieces makes this collection bejewelled and metallic. Proposing them not only as a look for evenings, but for fabulous days with a bit of distressed denim or a worn-in leather jacket.
At the same time, gives some affordable options for those who want to join this new metallic era, such as a £150 sequin dress; a £165 sequin flapper dress; and a £60 sequin top.
In addition, Georgia Jagger was destined to grace Vogue’s pages with her sequin looks that hit the fashion industry, becoming fashion’s new bombshell.
Sequin is sparkle anytime!
Georgia Jagger in Vogue shining in sequin
Georgia Jagger fearless of mixing sequin
Marie Claire proposing an Emilio Pucci sequinned silk tulle dress
Marie Claire proposing a Gucci beaded silk georgette top
After so many ads and two launching events, including one the 13th November in London (where Vogue took part) Jimmy Choo for H&M is finally open for fashionistas!
Last Saturday 14th November, H&M opened its high-street doors worldwide!
Anxious audiences even slept in tents the night before to be the first ones to enjoy such an anticipated collection of fashion and accessories for men and women.
Fabien Visan, 23, who was out in London streets early in the morning, said: “It was raining and there were around 20 people, not only girls, but boys in tents at 6:15 a.m. in front of Knightsbridge’s H&M.”
The opening day was quite chaotic in some London popular H&M stores such as in Oxford Street, where more than a hundred of people were queuing.
Maria Orihuela, 19, who went desperately to buy something from this collection said hugging her new Jimmy Choo handbag: “This is crazy. The queu is so long and I had only 5 minutes to choose. But everything is spectacular and I got a voucher of 15% off, so it was more than perfect.”
The H&M in Knightsbridge was packed as well, but comparing it to H&M Oxford Street, it was more relaxed. The area of the Jimmy Choo collection was being opened every 10 minutes letting in around 30 people, where they could choose and then pay outside the area.
Justine Waldisberg, 22, who was buying in Knightsbridge, said: “I think this collection is a really good idea because although you can’t afford to buy a Jimmy Choo at a regular store, you can go to H&M and have a pair for £80 or £100.
“It was well organised and not too packed, but there was a big line to get inside.”
Girl trying Jimmy Choo after choosing her two favourite pairs
The collection matches with the punk and rock and roll new era that every fashion magazine is proposing at the moment. Jimmy Choo designer Tamara Mellon, features chic studded items including dresses, leggings, shoes, and handbags.
For men, the line offers boots, cardigans, and bags. Above all, prices are cheap if you consider typical Jimmy Choo prices
Fabien Visan, 23, who was buying in Knightsbridge, said: “For men was really simple. I just liked the shoes.
“Girls were desperate, but is normal, it is Jimmy Choo.”
No matter what, girls from London wanted to walk in the street with their blue bag and arrived home saying “I got my Jimmy Choo”!
Jimmy Choo area opened every 10 minutes (Knightsbridge)
Man holding 4 Shoe boxes inside Jimmy Choo area
Girl trying Jimmy Choo shoes before paying them
Happy faces with their blue Jimmy Choo for H&M bags
Glamour magazine reminded its readers the successful life of Michael Jackson on the last issue of this year.
Glamour referred in the December issue to how the world did shake the 25th June when people heard the news of Jackson’s death, meaning that this was part of the condensed year of 2009.
While expecting such a big concert in London, he said “bye bye” and following this, he became the No1- selling artist in the world, with over 3.5 million singles and albums sold in the UK alone.
But, as it wasn’t enough, the rehearsals for the O2 shows were turned into a documentary called: “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” .
We can now see that Michael Jackson didn’t only shake the newspapers and the Media, he also took place in fashion magazines, such as Glamour.
As it is said in the article of Glamour: “The King of Pop may be gone, but his legacy lives on.”
Is it just coincidence, or the front teeth with a gap are becoming as popular as Madonna?
It’s a family thing, it’s true, but not a fashion thing.
Fashion’s new bombshell, Georgia Jagger, is photographed by Mario Testino in Vogue’s November issue, being on the cover at only 17, with a name that opens doors and a face with distinguished teeth that attracts crowds.
On the other hand, the girl of the year, Lara Stone, took control of Vogue’s cover on its December issue, showing her womanly curves and stunning sex appeal in an elegant white Christmas dress. Mario Testino captured her most wonderful side in this photo.
Apparently, more than a tradition, Madonna’s teeth are stylish and to be honest, this characteristic separates Stone and Jagger from the rest.
It’s something that they can take advantage of, if the rest of their face can attract the masses. I refer to the “rest” of the face, because there’s nothing like a beautiful smile.
More than warming, leather is provocative, innovative and irreverent. Is simply a strong essential in every wardrobe.
More than accessories, you can even wrap yourself with this material, and if you don’t like the classic black leather go for bronze or joyful colours. Of course, more than the attitude, you’ll need the silhouette to wrap up and show-off a leather body.
According to Vogue magazine (November issue), this season, Tomas Maier at Bottega Veneta and Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton gave leather a buttery chamois texture and worked into pretty shapes that feel refreshingly light to wear.
Vogue noticed a £195 laser-cut leather jacket by Cos. It doesn’t warm, but with a cashmere sweater underneath you’ll be warm enough.
Laser-cut leather jacket by Cos. (Vogue November 2009)
Model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley showing some posh leather in Harper's Magazines October 2009 issue. Photo by Dusan Reljin.
On its side, Bazaar magazine shows the brit model of the moment, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, in some posh leather articles, such as a ludicrous £6,195 leather studded jacket from Yves Saint Laurent; a Marc Jacobs £985 leather bag; an Armani stunning crocodile leather jacket, £4,400; a Chanel £3,050 leather skirt; a Fendi £575 leather bustier; and more.
Although someone is not interested at all in the fashion industry will know what “Vogue” is.
Vogue is a top fashion and lifestyle magazine published in 16 countries plus Latin America by Condé Nast Publications.
The American Vogue is the head of this fashion business. That’s why the well-known filmaker R.J Cutler was brave enough to go with his camera inside the run-up of its September issue, which is the most important of the year, as “September is the January of fashion”.
Cutler had the prestige in 2007 to come inside the agitated world of Anna Wintour, middle-aged British editor-in-chief of the US magazine for over two decades, being the most important figure in the $300 billion global fashion industry.
Her short blonde straight hair, skinny siluette, serious face and huge sunglasses intimidates more than a real devil wearing Prada. Nevertheless, more than an icon she is a legend that people not only feared, but revered.
Anna Wintour, Vogue's editor
She said smiling: “There’s someting about fashion that can make people nervous.”
Cutler offers the world and insight of the enormous industry of Vogue, offices, photo shoots, meetings and genius minds, showing what’s going on behind that cover people see in the news agencies.
This documentary shows that there’s nothing easy behind the so popular magazine. Unimaginable work and money is running while the issue is being made.
Conflicts, decisions, travelling, fashion designers, photographers and a big staff are putting all their sweat in each paper.
Such as Wintour, Grace Coddington, creative director, who has been in the magazine for more than two decades as well, is a perfect example of the complicated life they have while working in October for the upcoming issue.
This former top model from Ahglesey, frizzy and sponged ginger hair, explains clearly her conflicts between her and Wintour when the word decisiveness come to the table.
The truth is that although Coddington’s work is amazing and final decisions are made by her and Wintour together, is Wintour who always decides what’s in and what’s out.
In addition, the work of Thakoon Pachingul, Vogue’s thailandese fashion designer is shown while Wintour squeeze his ideas to get the best from his artistic aptitudes.
Important figures as the international designer Oscar de la Renta and the peruvian royal photographer Mario Testino, take a role during the shooting of September Issue, where their amazing job guides step by step the structure of the magazine.
Moreover, the actress Sienna Miller was chosen to be on the cover, being one more celebrity in the collection of this magazine. Was Wintour who come with the idea of having celebrities in the cover instead of models, and in fact, this was a bomb that triggered the success of such a powerful magazine.
This documentary shows how Vogue is controlling the fashion business today and how the fashion world is more than what we can roughly see.
“More than a patriotic symbol, it is a fashion symbol”
"Lust Haves" by Cosmopolitan magazine (Nov 09)
People from abroad wear T-shirts with the union jack although they don’t have “pure blood” from the UK, and in fact, this symbol doesn’t mean the same to them as to a proper British or Irish person.
However, for years, the British flag has been a code of fashion.
Today this code is still more than vivid, as top fashion magazines such as Cosmopolitan,Bazaar and Vogue show the union jack as part of today’s ruling fashion, giving a focus to how well-known stores and designers keep creating clothes, shoes, bags, wallets and accesories with this so popular flag.
In addition celebrities have made the union jacket an established rule of fashion and an indispensable symbol in every wardrobe. Every Hollywood event has the union jacket colours on one or more guests.
“Lust haves” is the title that Cosmopolitan magazine gives to its patriotic content, with some very British and very quirky accessories in its November issue.
On the other hand, Harper’s Bazaar magazine titled this content with “God save the tee”, giving a focus to the punk and chic British style with a Dorothy Perkins T-shirt.
Moreover, on Vogue’s November issue, “fly the flag in true British style” is the message in a short piece where the union jack takes again an important place in fashionland, looking more as a Caroline Gardner’s advertising than a fashion advise.
Nevertheless, curious about other cultures wearing these British colours, I asked Janin Barboza, a Venezuelan soap opera star, about the meaning of this symbol for her. She was wearing a Gucci bag with the union jack and said: “This bag was a limited edition from the Sloane Street Gucci store. I know it’s weird that being from Venezuela, I’m attracted to this symbol so much, but I think it is special and expressive. You can see it in every store at Oxford street and in every fashion magazine. It’s about the colours and style that makes you look nice with everything you wear. I just love it.”
Janin Barboza, Venezuelan soap opera star, wearing Gucci Sloaney bag
However, no matter which your culture is or which style do you like, there’s union jack for every taste!
-More than a patriotic symbol, the union jacket is a fashion symbol-
Union jack piece by Harper's Bazaar magazine (Oct 09)
Top Shop union jacket modeled by Kate Moss. By Mario Testino (2008)
This new blog will cover the content of the top fashion magazines that are well known around the world such as Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Bazaar, Elle, Lucky, Pop.
This is not one more blog about fame,gossips or hollywood.
It will be about the focus of each different magazines and how it varies each month. Their focus on a particular fashion style and colours per season, their style icons and how their concept affect the fashion business. In addition, the theme of the month,interviews,top articles, top styles and events hosted by the magazines.
The creative,artistic and talented minds that work for fashion, makes it an entire business. Being London, one of the fashion comsopolitan capitals, its an opportunity to create and develop a blog that will cover this entire world that had become so popular and powerful.
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