Arizona Muse

Arizona Muse, Next Model Management

Since 22 year old model Arizona Muse opened and closed the Spring/Summer 2011 Prada Runway Show her career has taken off in a blinding rise that is nothing short of meteoric.

Arizona Muse Vogue UK

Starting with the cover of Vogue Italia January 2011, followed by spring/summer ad campaigns for Prada and YSL, and editorials in Vogue Paris, Vogue UK,  US Vogue and Vogue China, Muse, right now, is absolutely everywhere.

She even has her own Vogue Profile

Arizona Muse Vogue China

Don't you just love her eyebrows? She is incredible.

Check out this video by StyleCaster of the Arizona Muse Model Profile

New York Fashion Week F/W 2011 Anna Sui

I love Anna Sui. Have done for years. And she just keeps getting better.

I also love Victoria Beckham. Even more so since she re-tweeted/posted my blog with the video of her show.
I quite literally fell off my chair when I saw it, and was a giddy, giggling wreck the rest of the day.And the blog got about a billion extra hits. (OK, that was a tad exaggerated)
But I digress...

At Anna Sui, 60s-mod makeup and big, retro hair complemented the Boho chic style of the Fall 2011 collection. Pat McGrath for CoverGirl traced a bold dark line into the crease of the eye and applied white eyeliner on the inner bottom lids for a wide-eye effect. Cheeks were flushed with a hint of color and lips were neutral and glossy. Garren for René Furterer amped up the volume or the hair, heightening the back of the crown for a retro look.

source and photo credit: beautypress.com

I just absolutely LOVE this look!
The 60's hair with that gorgeous shine on it is nothing short of fabulous, and its not difficult for the average girl to recreate either.
The makeup also translates really well to street level. Maybe just buffing out the crease line a little so that its not quite so severe, but everything else stays as is. Its divine. And incurably pretty.

New York Fashion Week Monique Lhullier, Jenny Packham, Proenza Schouler, Pamella Roland, Victoria Beckham

For Monique Lhullier's luxurious and feminine fall/winter 2011 collection, the hair and make-up look was doll meets punk. Make-up artist Val Garland for MAC created a deep purple smoky eye, intense brows and berry-colored lips. Odile Gilbert for Kérastase created a doll-like, haute-couture updo, with ribbon-like curls topped off with a black bow.

source and photo credit: beautypress.com

Jenny Packham's feminine and fun autumn / winter 2011 collection included textured and delicate pieces, flowing gowns and beautiful metallic embroidery. The color palate featured nude, black and brown tones. The makeup and hair was very soft, romantic and nymph-like: Talia Shobrook for Temptu created frosted eyelids, warm, peachy cheeks and applied a soft coral color to the lips. Leonardo Mannetti of Community NYC for L'Oreal created long, flowing hair with soft waves, echoing Botticelli's Venus.

source and photo credit: beautypress.com

Jack McCulloch and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler took inspiration from Native American blankets purchased on a road trip from Santa Fe to Wyoming as the starting point for their Fall/Winter 2011 collection.
Strong geometry and homespun fabrics took on a complex sophistication and became the foundation for a brightly colored, bold and inventive show. Brilliant!

images by Mario Madeira

 Pamella Roland brought some old school glamour to her Fall/Winter 2011 collection

images by Getty

Victoria Beckham has such a fabulous understanding of theatrics and fashion. I love this highly dramatic presentation of her gorgeous collection

Rachel Zoe's Complete First Collection

Not to be confused with her QVC line, Rachel Zoe is debuting her complete first collection, Fall/Winter 2011.

The line is, quite frankly, completely fabulous.
From sequined cocktail dresses and faux-fur vests to wide-leg pantsuits and oversize bags, it’s an eclectic  mix of 70's inspiration and modern silhouettes. There are so many stand alone, classic pieces that become staples in your wardrobe. I am infatuated with the line!

The pieces will be available in stores this fall for $200 to $700.

Check out more from her lookbook:

 The shoes and boots are fabulous too!!

Jessica Simpson Covers New York Magazine Spring Fashion Issue

This makes me happy on so many levels!!
Jessica Simpson on the cover of New York Magazine's Spring Fashion Issue

Firstly, I am loving these images! If there is one thing Jessica Simpson knows, its how to take a great picture!But actually, there is something else she knows too, and that is how to build a giant fashion empire.

In 2010 Jessica Simpson's fashion empire rang up $750 million in sales.
To put this in perspective, that means she is selling approximately the same volume as heavy weight Michael Kors.
This year with the addition of a full ready to wear collection and a "career separates" line, sales are expected to hit the $1 billion mark.

In an industry where celebrity clothing lines are doomed to fail (with the exception of the Olsen twins brilliant lines, and Victoria Beckham's divine but tiny dress line, very few actually make it)
The magic formula seems to be the goal that: “A girl could go to the shopping mall with her mother and she’d have a great new outfit and still have some money left for lunch at McDonald’s. She can look like Jessica Simpson, smell like Jessica Simpson, and she can afford it.” 

After all the attacks Jessica has had to endure about her music, her acting, her love life and her fluctuating weight, you'd think she'd enjoy taking this moment to turn her nose up at her detractors.
But not so. 
 Everyone who knows her (as in people at my end of the industry) talk about how totally lovely she is. Even douchey John Mayer who famously labeled her "sexual napalm" (which has to be the best compliment ever, especially allowing for how much he gets around!), races to her defense, and tells what a sweet and lovely girl she is.
And so, with sweet grace and dignity she moves forward, looking incredibly hot as she takes it all the way to the bank.

images by Ruven Afanador for New York Magazine

Holly Smith, Academy of Art University student show

I thought this was pretty fabulous.

I haven't been able to get this dress out of my mind for the past 24 hours. I love the color, the cut, the form, and the boots!

Part of New York Fashion Week are the student showings. They give us an opportunity to see what the designers of the future are thinking and doing.
This year is has been a selection of students from the city's Academy of Art University.
I was particularly taken with Holly Smith, who contrasted hoods with plunging necklines.
I didn't particularly care for the makeup, but how fantastic are the clothes???

source and images fashionising.com

New York Fashion Week F/W 2011 Farah Angsana

This is gorgeous!

"70's Glam" was the inspiration for the make-up looks at Farah Angsana's Fall 2011 collection.

Make-up artist Tara Drake brought the look to life by creating a dark, smoky eye, with eyelash extensions to add more drama and bright, red lips- reminiscent of Debbie Harry.

Makeup was provided by Make Up For Ever, MAC, Bobbi Brown and Nars. The models' hair was twisted, pinned and hairsrayed into retro, 1960's mod beehives.

Do you just love it???

source and images beautypress.com

New York Fashion Week F/W 2011 Rag & Bone

At Rag & Bone Fall Winter 2011. Makeup: Revlon’s Global Artistic Director, Gucci Westman, paired a smoky eye with sun burnt skin for the Rag & Bone Fall 2011 collection, bringing forth the designer’s vision of an urban Eskimo.

Behnaz Sarafpour's fall/winter 2011 collection was exquisite.

 A completely neutral color palette was offset by beautifully deconstructed, slightly messy hair, and soft makeup ehanced by a moody, smoky eye. I'm not 100% certain, but it looks like Gucci Westman designed this lovely makeup look too.

New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011 Jason Wu

 Oh I die. I die! Every season I just die over Jason Wu.

Too, too fabulous. The drama! The glamor!

Makeup was designed by Diane Kendal for MAC
“it’s versailles pulled into the modern world. a vibrant gold highlight amidst a deeply shadowed eye gives a baroque twist to a simple look.”-Diane Kendal

I love him!

New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011 Mara Hoffman

This exotic and mysterious collection of floor sweeping dresses and Peruvian knits, tribal prints, hooded gowns and chunky separates was both powerful and alluring.

Intricate details such as braiding and tassels met with turbans and a bohemian/tribal mix of bronze jewelery were perfectly offset by soft messy hair, glowing skin and a middle eastern nod with a kohled black eye.

And the finger tips!

This was one of those collections that stops you in your tracks. I want it all!

Check out the review (with fabulous pictures) from The Clothes Whisperer

and the interview on FabTV