Raf Simons Christian Dior Paris Fashion Week July 2012

I have to admit

I was waiting to see Raf Simons first collection

for Christian Dior, with somewhat baited breath.

You see, I am a die hard John Galliano fan.

I adore his irreverence, his flamboyance, his ebullience.

To me, Galliano himself in a work of art.

Crazy, exciting art.

I have loved Raf Simons work at Jil Sander too.

I do enjoy that aesthetic.

But in my mind, Dior is the wild vision Galliano brings.

So anyway, to the collection.

It is being described as perfection.

It is being described as superb.

Which it was.

The fashion legacy of the house of Dior was married beautifully 

to Simons' contemporary story.

Slim trousers topped with fit and flare dresses,

voluminous gowns topped with sheer tshirt like tops.

Craftsmanship, structure, beauty.

ooh look! Donatella and Allegra on the left, Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington on the right.

The Raf Simons narrative was modern and ladylike.

my favorite piece in the new Raf Simons Christian Dior Collection

But I was missing Galliano.

So much so that part way through 

I became more interested in watching

Her Serene Highness, Princess Charlene of Monaco

sitting in the front row.

I love her new hairdo.

She wears it well.

I wish they'd let me get my hands on her makeup though.

I would definitely marry some regal polish to her sporty chic look.

She's got such a great face.

Probably not what I should be thinking about 

while watching a Dior show.

I will say though that I absolutely loved the makeup at Dior.

And the face cage thing.

 

 It was a fabulous show.

Raf Simons was great.

But I'm still a Galliano girl...

Jessica Stam Gets Sporty For Harpers Bazaar Turkey

More sporty fashions just in time for the July 2012 Olympics

this time on the cover of Harpers Bazaar Turkey.

Model Jessica Stam is all about that incredible face,

those legs, abs and attitude

in sporty ensembles from Nike, Stella McCartney,

Givenchy and Yves Saint Laurent,

styled by Mahizer Aytas.

Photography by Koray Birand

Hair by Ali Yilanci

Flawless makeup by Ali Riza Ozdemir

Sport Darling

Workout Kings - ELLE Mexico July 2012

Seems like all the big mags have Olympic fever this month.

ELLE Mexico had Alvaro Beamud Cortes

shoot this workout inspired story

in time to catch the summer games in London.

 

Sporting active wear from designers including Tommy Hilfiger,

Calvin Klein, Puma and Proenza Schouler

styled by Gerard Angulo

and bright makeup by Raquel Costales

the models get into the Olympic spirit

Workout Kings

Bonnie Chen Fabulous in London Harpers Bazaar China

So chic to be in London right now!

Model Bonnie Chen makes her way through

some of London's most famous sites ~

Westminster , Notting Hill Gate (my old hood)

Green Park, Harrods, The Victoria and Albert Museum and Buckingham Palace

in the July 2012 issue of Harpers Bazaar China. 

Wearing sensational wardrobe pieces 

in bold hues from designers including  

Roberto Cavalli, Celine,

Gucci, Givenchy by Ricardo Tisci, Dries Van Noten, 

Louis Vuitton and Blumarine.

Styled by Fan Xiaomu and photographed by Zack Zhang

its all bright color, pomp and circumstance.

Marcelina Sowa for Harpers Bazaar Mexico

In this crazy desert heat (115F/46C today)

you want to live your life in white.

Crisp, cool, summer white.

Harpers Bazaar Mexico took a trip to Vietnam

for their July 2012 issue

to an exotic local with a pseudo desert feel, called Mui Ne.

Photographer Kevin Sinclair captured images of model

Marcelina Sowa at the "Fairy Stream"

in a series of whites, styled by Andrew Holden.

Fashions from Alexander McQueen, Etro, Louis Vuitton, Giambattista Valli,

Hermes, Chanel, Kenzo and Moschino amongst others,

transpose a simple white theme to an otherwordly white magic,

made more ethereal by the stick straight hair Dennis Fei created,

and a brow-less, at times demonic looking 

completely fabulous makeup

by Nam Vo.

Shakes things up a bit don't you think?

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