Rock.The.Trend.

You don’t have to look fat, and ‘ugly bubbly’ wearing paddings. Designers like the late Gianfranco Ferre and Giles Deacon had innovated the new padded style, so now you can look cool while keeping yourself cosy in the cold season.

 
      (taken from September UK Vogue)

             Emanuel Ungaro
It will be more chic if the hair is tied up instead of letting it loose. As proportion matters a lot when it comes to oversized coats, hair style or other accessories should be kept minimal and simple.

             Gianfranco Ferre
Very elegant nude colours.

              Marios Schwal
The one of the right reminds me of… a muscular six-pac man. I like how the pads of different shapes and sizes are arranged strategically.

                           Daks by Giles Deacon
Oversized padded scarf. Hmmm….

No matter she’s new or pro, getting to nab the opening slot for a coveted fashion show is definitely a boost for any model’s career as it marks the significance of her presence for the designer and his new collection. This season, another unknown opened for Prada while Natasha Poly opened four shows of which three are big ones. Suvi is doing quite well too.  On the other hand, I’m watching newcomers Siri Tollerod and Lera Sheremeta (opened for Marc Jacobs) very closely, you’ll be seeing a lot more of them in Paris. Stay tuned.

photos: style.com

1. Check out the videos of the latest Milan SS08 runways…

Bottega Veneta
Click here for the full length video.

Missoni

Jil Sander

Buberry Prorsum
Click here for the full length video.

Giorgio Armani

Moschino Cheap & Chic 

D&G (full-length)

2.Interesting Style.com reviews…

On Bottega Veneta:
“…Scan the section of flowy, crinkle-creased shirtdresses and goddess draping and you’d need a heart of stone not to think, There goes something gorgeous…”

On Burberry Prorsum:
“…the sexiest version of Burberry yet.”

On Prada:
” When Miuccia is fed up with being perverse in the anarchic-fierce way, she’ll change tack yet again and go against the grain by being so sweetly unchallenging you (almost) can’t recognize her. “

On Missoni:
“It’s just that… Missoni would do better to devise a more intimate way of showing them, rather than in a cavernous old-style Italian industry venue with raked seating, as they do. Which brings us back to the original observation.”

On Jil Sander:
“One: The crop of the jacket might work on a flat-chested beanpole model, but on a woman with a real-life bosom? Two: Those super-skinny pants are not the most forgiving when viewed from behind… his liking for hot pink, orange, and vivid royal blue seems unlikely to hit the spot at retail.”

On Alessandro Dell’Acqua:
“…fans are probably young enough to enjoy the revival—or simply to not give a damn.”

On Gianfranco Ferre:
“This is a collection in holding pattern, and a confused one at that. Ferré and his legacy deserve more.”

3.Under the magnifying glass…

I’m loving these studs ( or buttons?) at Burberry. They look really exquisite and it feels like wearing a prized coin collection. I think those belts are one of the must-haves for Spring.

Christopher Bailey must be thinking of loving couples when he designed these similar versions of the neon blue trenches for both menswear and womenswear.

These shoes are not made for walking. Did any model fell down during the Alessandro Dell’Acqua show?

        Missoni’s colourful Hawaii beach inspired accessories.

Known for not putting any logos on their bags, this is Bottega Veneta’s updated version of the famous woven bags.

I was stunned to see the latest range of shoes from Prada. What’s your opinion?

And yeah, Agyness dyed her hair to black right before the Milan shows. She looks better in this, very edgy and as unique as ever.

4. News

“Swedish designer Lars Nilsson will succeed Gianfranco Ferré at the late designer’s house.” reported by WWD.

sources: veoh.com, style.com, vogue.com, wwd.com

Ipanema Gisele Bundchen

How sexy is this? Obviously, we can never wear a water dress in real life but you know what, this is just plain gorgeous, minus the sex appeal.

photos: justjared.buzznet.com

Exclusive sneak peeks…

The ad campaign

“Cavalli gathered friends and models at his hilltop home in Florence and used his garden, as the backdrop for his H&M campaign, shot by Terry Richardson. “

The clothes

Ultra sleek and sexy suits.

Seems like he’s still very keen on the ‘wild’ side. I spotted a giraffe-print trench coat at the backgtound and there are hints of animal prints everywhere.

The interview

(Taken from elleuk.com)

ELLE UK: Who is your H&M collection for?
CAVALLI: Young people, they always tell me they can’t buy Cavalli because it’s too expensive.

Are you inspired by your younger customers?
The people who know most about fashion are the young. They pay attention to the shows and know what they want.

Describe the Cavalli woman.
A self-confident, versatile woman who knows how to enjoy life.

Your favourite items for H&M?
The jeans and long dress in leopard print - any woman who wears this will feel like she’s on the red carpet.

What is it with you and animal prints?
Animal prints are a Cavalli logo like nature - I could say God is the most fabulous designer in the world. Why do I use tigers and leopards? Because women like it - it’s a sexy design.

What makes a good pair of jeans?
I still like the very low waist - this makes jeans sexy. I also work with a special fabric that makes my jeans stretchy and lifted.

What attracts you to dressing supermodels?
I like to see my clothes worn perfectly. But it’s not about a pretty face; it’s the way they move. When Naomi Campbell came to see me in the shop, she tried on a dress. She came out of the changing room and the way she moved… she transformed that dress.

Your style is very continental - do you think British women dress differently to Italians?
I tell you, there isn’t so much difference any more - they admire the same celebrities, the same designers, read the same magazines.

What attracts you to London?
People can be inspired by fashion. I love the sensations set up by young designers.

How do you think people will respond to your collection here?
The British are my biggest fans!

I have always like H&M’s marketing ways. They do earn big bucks for their genius business brains but what’s important is that they grant us our wish of wearing designers clothes at real affordable prize and feel like a celebrity!

Read more about this collection here.
Roberto Cavalli’s one-off collection for Hennes & Mauritz launches Nov. 8 at 200 stores.”

photos: frillr.com, elleuk.com, fabsugar.com

                                            Indian Vogue

A sneak peek of the cover that everyone has been dying to see. The first cover of Vogue India has been graced by faces that are adored both in India & abroad — Bipasha Basu, Gemma Ward, Priyanka Chopra, Monikangana, Preity Zinta and Laxmi Menon. They have been photographed by Patrick Demarchelier. I don’t know, but it looks a bit cheap.

                                           French Vogue

See the rest of this fold-out cover featuring Gisele Bundchen here.

                                               US Vogue

Charlize Theron.

                                                 UK Vogue

Keira Knightley. I knew that she’s going to grace this month’s UK Vogue cover, her new movie Atonement just came out… and she’s been rocking the red carpet of her premieres.

                                         Italian Vogue

Ok this is a September issue, not October, but I’m putting it here anyway. Agyness Deyn in a Prada fringe cape with a bunch of ’soldiers’, for this war themed cover.

                                         Spanish Vogue

Hilary Rhoda in an Emaunel Ungaro fur coat. Has not been seeing her lately on the runways…

                                    Japanese Vogue

Jessica Stam (again) in Louis Vuitton for Vogue Nippon.

                                       Korean Vogue

I sort of ’stole’ this from their website so it explains why this pict is in such irregular shape…
That’s korean supermodel Hye Park by the way.

                                    Australian Vogue
                                  
I think Vogue Australia sucks. I’m sorry but I think it’s just really bad. Other than the fact that it’s very thin, they keep reusing other magazine’s editorials and even borrow them to use as their magazine cover! I remember how they reused W Magazine’s Kirsten Dunst cover a few months ago. Gemma’s ‘cover’ is actually taken from UK Vogue’s September issue’s ‘Indian Summer’ editorial. Please, it’s V-O-G-U-E, please.

                                          Chinese Vogue

Mackenzie Hamilton in Chanel for this ‘Classic Chic’ issue. By the way, I do own a lot of Chinese Vogues because they are real cheap! They cost like US$2+ and the content is not bad, loads of Du Juan.

                                      Vogue Homme

James Franco. Very handsome Spidey baddie.

                                      German Vogue

                                       Daria Werbowy.

                                            Numero 87

Lily Donaldson in Chanel. Yes, that’s Chanel, just that they added a lot of feathers to give this real exotic look.

                                               Numero Tokyo

Anja Rubik. I’m lovin’ that blonde crop!

                                        US Harper’s Bazaar
      
MaryKate Olsen in Gucci.

                                     UK Harper’s Bazaar
 
Gisele Bundchen in Bottega Veneta. Wow, the hair!

                                  Chinese Harper’s Bazaar

Ziyi Zhang in Louis Vuitton. It’s their 21st anniversary issue.

                           Japanese Harper’s Bazaar

Catherine Zeta-Jones gracing the cover for their 17th anniversary issue.

                                                  I-D

Naomi Campbell doing the wink. She’s been talking about how black models lack explosure in the fashion world because of their skin colour.

                                            V magazine

Brad Pitt will forever be the hottest guy ever. Look how cool he is on a fashion magazine cover! Too bad he’s ageing…

                       TIME Fall/Winter 07/08 Style & Design
   
To be able to grace a TIME magazine cover is a great honour. Gemma, Doutzen, Du Juan and Coco have all done that. This time, it’s going to… Hilary Rhoda! The Estee Lauder beauty.

                                                 Flair

Elise Crombez in a Prada cape, the same one that Aggy donned for the Italian Vogue cover…

                                    Dazed & Confused

Bjork and Bernhard Willhelm. Very magical and artistic isn’t it?

                                        W Magazine
 

Cate Blanchett

                                 Korean W Magazine

Coco Rocha

                                              UK ELLE

The cover screams SEXY but there’s no cleavage and Paris Hilton is on it, rare rare rare.

                                            US ELLE

Reese Witherspoon. I sort of like this even though the cover model is a celeb.

                                                SPUR

Agyness Deyn. I think right now, the fashion world can’t get enough of her. She’s just got
too much personality.

                                           InStyle

Katherine Heigl…

                                              Glamour

America Ferrera in a purple Versace gown.

                                         US Marie Claire

Jennifer Garner in Chanel.

                                        Teen Vogue

Mischa Barton.

photos: TFS

Celebs can have all the most ridiculous priviledges we can never thought of. See this, they can wear clothes from the Spring/Summer 08′ collections when now it is still in the 2007 summer season. Either the designers are dying to promote their yet-to-be-in-stores pieces or those celebs are just plain desperate to be in front of the fashion pack, we are talking about real exclusivity here.

photos: celebrity-gossip.net, people.com, vogue.com

Obviously the hype has disappeared. The launch of this new collection is so quiet that I didn’t know about it until I saw the pictures in hellomagazine.com. Can’t spot any significant ones that spells sell-out like the debut collection’s one shoulder summer dress. However, there are many different looks in this collection, from geeky to rock-chic to preppy. It’s no doubt affordable and if you’re a fan of Topshop and Kate, go get them.

Start off with a very comfy grey cashmere jumper. It looks versatile enough to be worn over and over again and it’s easy to be paired with. Plus, grey is a must-have colour for the cold season.

Grey cashemere jumper £65.00

This is great for wearing to the office or formal events. Reminds us of why we love her style so much— she never looks boring in anything, even officewear.

Tweed waistcoat £40.00, tie neck scarf £20.00 and wide leg trousers £50.00 .

More boho-chic floaty printed dresses…

Clover print dress £65.00

This is geeky! Feels very back-to-school and I like the layering.

Blue stripe shirt £35.00 ,pink tank jumper £35.00 and stevie jeans £50.00

Unconventionally sexy. Totally covered up but there’s still this cool edge about this look.

Wet look jersey maxi dress £50.00 (Do wear it with a belt)

This ’studs’ trend is currently very in, blame Buberry. I like how minimal the studs are lined at the collar of this halter.
Jersey halter dress £40.00

     
Two other pieces that I like from this collection, the very elegant looking white chiffon blouse £65.00 and the green one shoulder dress with lots of pleating £120.00

In the US, it’s available at Barneys, New York. Price US$9.00-169.00. The clothes are on sale now, click here to check them out.

photos: hellomagazine.com, topshop.com