portrait of a lady.

here's the lovely cover shoot of this month's vogue UK, showing a mesmerizingly brigitte bardot-like lara stone; enjoying brighton beach in pretty, demure white-and-cream ensembles.  

wearing white after labor day? I think so. 

OH NO YOU DIDN'T.

this photo of the gorgeous model/blogger hanneli mustaparta on the last day of NYFW reminded me of how stylishness is all about being yourself.

her stella mccartney dress is already a gorgeous, outstanding one by itself, and hanneli mustaparta is one of the most beautiful women in the industry, so she could just wear this and look awesome, but she chose to express herself and look awesome at the same time, by adding her own little touches here and there- the little peek at the leopard bra, cat-eye shades, almost-invisible nude pumps, clever belt detail, and the little understated ponytail as a perfect finishing touch. oh, and I particularly appreciate how the shoes, the bag and the belt are non-matching, because it's time for us to get rid of that obsession.

what do you think? I know you love it.

outfit of the day: spring in paris

photos from {this is glamourous}

it's the right time to be in paris.

spring in paris, popsiclepout tarafından Citizens of Humanity jeans ile yaratıldı

arlenis sosa in harper's bazaar february 2010

I'm in love with this new american harper's bazaar editorial with with gorgeous arlenis sosa.
these pretty bubble skirts, fitting little sweaters and cropped jeans are the absolute essentials of a spring wardrobe to me. stripes, polka dots, brights, vivid patterns were brought together in a down-to-earth, sunny, warm manner. the looks were completed with little scarves and chunky, colorful bracelets- very clever accesorizing indeed.
it's very audrey and very all-american girl at the same time, with mediterreanean touches. and those gorgeous laced peep-toes are just about perfect!

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this last one is by far my favorite look of the bunch.

smokin'

doutzen kroes by philip riches in morning beauty magazine.

love

alexander mcqueen spring/summer 2010 ad campaign

featuring raquel zimmermann and over 30 brightly colored snakes.

I wish normal people walked around wearing those shoes.

"no one I ever knew or have spoken to resembles you. this is good or bad, all depending on my general mood." morrissey

love.

the moment.

as special as one could be.

from fashion gone rogue.

style analysis: dree hemingway

I have a new style crush: ballerina-turned model dree hemingway (yes, that hemingway... she's the great-granddaughter of ernest hemingway. but I'm pretty sure she's tired of this being said over and over again).

I love dree's relaxed, natural, down-to-earth and a bit slouchy style, it's very new yorker to me. timeless but very aware of the zeitgeist. you can tell her staples are skinny jeans, ballerina flats and blazers. and she knows how to make it catchy and cool with some key pieces. I love how she plays up classics through color and proportion and minimal but effective use of accesories, and I think chunky heels (like her apparently beloved pair of alexander wang fringe boots) she often uses make a contrast with and accentuate her tall, slender figure.

 

 

 

she has out-of-this-world gorgeous hair, doesn't she? you don't see hair of that quality everyday.

but it's just-rolled-out-of-bed perfect,  not I've-spent-the-last-five-hours-in-salon perfect... tousled tresses make her even cooler. she uses her hair mostly down, letting those beautiful locks free, or occasionally with a messy bun. her hair also seems to be in perfect color- actually it used to be, since she recently ligthened her honey blonde locks to an almost platinum shade (you can tell I'm not really a fan of the dye job).

angelface dree always seems to have minimal makeup on. occasionally, she's seen with either crimson lips (my favorite fashion accesory of all times) or eyes subtly accentuated with brown.

dree hemingway 1, popsiclepout tarafından Tory Burch shoes ile yaratıldı

dree hemingway 2, popsiclepout tarafından Haute Hippie dresses ile yaratıldı

dree love.

editorial: an american in paris

"Eine Amerikanerin in Paris", photographed by karel kuehne, model dree hemingway

enjoy! 

 

from the fashion spot

love.

inspiration: tough cookie

 

from jak and jil

love.

not just a blank canvas: cintia dicker

to me, cintia dicker is one of brazil's most important additions to the model army.

don't you think she is so different than anything we've seen in the fashion industry so far?

a magical, harmonic, flaming combination of elegance, purity and rebellion. she manages to be an angel, an amazon and a sex kitten/rocker babe at the same time.

here are some favorites- first; covers, editorials and ads:

in the backstage:

though not my faves ( I just don't feel like she's one of those "runway models"... she is to be completely focused on, as in editorials and ads!), here are a couple runway photos:

 

photos from style.com, supermodels.nl, nymag.com

I think I have a girl crush on cintia! oh, who doesn't?

love.