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Born into the humble town of Franschhoek, South Africa it was little wonder that Chevaun Roux would find her flavour in life through good food, good wine and stylish apparel. After completing a Bacherlors Degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics the world of freelance writing became the first choice in occupation, with no regrets and having never looked back. With a zest for anything with colour, vibrance and essence she found herself diving further into the world of fashion and design; from thifting vintage wedding dresses to pouring through new and modern jewelry pieces. This self anointed bohemian indentity believes in all the partisan revolutionary ideals of love, beauty and freedom, and when she isn’t writing or editing you can find her at the kitchens helm creating her latest milkshake masterpiece.

Chevaun Roux

Be thy mythic temptress: Eden by Dalton Louis

Women are beautiful creatures, they are sensual and stunning. Figures to be worshiped and praised, women are an enigma and beneath the layers of cloth they have something to hide that can create longing in any soul. The presence of delicate lace, soft satins and passementerie lining transforms this mysterious figure into something of pure desire. The womanly and seductive qualities within this shoot are…
Eden by Dalton Louis for Prestige International Magazine
Eden by Dalton Louis for Prestige International Magazine
Eden by Dalton Louis for Prestige International Magazine
Eden by Dalton Louis for Prestige International Magazine
Eden by Dalton Louis for Prestige International Magazine
Eden by Dalton Louis for Prestige International Magazine
Eden by Dalton Louis for Prestige International Magazine
Eden by Dalton Louis for Prestige International Magazine

The Governess: a scene where natural and refined beauty unite

There are many elements (some unknown and others known) involved when creating something of great refinement and elegance, in order to execute this style correctly you need to form a certain air with those particular ideals in mind. This is exactly what Jason Lau has done with this exquisite fashion shoot. He manages to bring all the rudiments of female temperament into this shoot: attitude,…
The Governess by Jason Lau
The Governess by Jason Lau
The Governess by Jason Lau
The Governess by Jason Lau
The Governess by Jason Lau
The Governess by Jason Lau
The Governess by Jason Lau
The Governess by Jason Lau

The mystifying presence of a world unknown

Have you ever felt yourself lost in a dream, lost in a thought that is so deep within your imagination that you may well be living that very experience? You enable your mind to become completely taken away and your imaginary world becomes your reality, it becomes the real fantasy that surrounds your eyes, that surrounds your senses and surrounds your every being. Photographer Norman…
Between the Mists and the Waters by Norman Murray
Between the Mists and the Waters by Norman Murray
Between the Mists and the Waters by Norman Murray
Between the Mists and the Waters by Norman Murray
Between the Mists and the Waters by Norman Murray
Between the Mists and the Waters by Norman Murray
Between the Mists and the Waters by Norman Murray
Between the Mists and the Waters by Norman Murray

Iconography of the female form: beautiful, powerful & fierce

Drawn from the inspiration of the “everything” woman, photographer and artistic director Katriena Emmanuel creates a bold and powerful swimsuit fashion shoot. This shoot has the motions of a story with a beginning and an ending; starting with a woman emerging from the ocean: creating the idea that she belongs to the watery world below. Her grace and ease follows her to shore, she is…
Hunter Gatherer by Katriena Emmanuel
Hunter Gatherer by Katriena Emmanuel
Hunter Gatherer by Katriena Emmanuel
Hunter Gatherer by Katriena Emmanuel
Hunter Gatherer by Katriena Emmanuel
Hunter Gatherer by Katriena Emmanuel
Hunter Gatherer by Katriena Emmanuel
Hunter Gatherer by Katriena Emmanuel

Marina by Stefan Dani: a cosmopolitan perspective

When thinking about what is to come in the world of fashion you may find yourself becoming overwhelmed by the possibilities that lie within colour, material, pattern, shape and fashionable intent. Immersing oneself in this fashion shoot by Stefan Dani allows us to view the window into the wide variation of stylistic compositions that can be found through apparel. When scrolling through this shoot (as…
Marina by Stefan Dani Rumours Magazine
Marina by Stefan Dani Rumours Magazine
Marina by Stefan Dani Rumours Magazine
Marina by Stefan Dani Rumours Magazine
Marina by Stefan Dani Rumours Magazine
Marina by Stefan Dani Rumours Magazine
Marina by Stefan Dani Rumours Magazine
Marina by Stefan Dani Rumours Magazine

Daniele Michetti A/W ’13 look book

Clothing is a reflection of personality, your fashionable choices are often replicated through the apparel and accessories that you choose to cover your body in. Therefore day-by-day clothing choices can often be in line with whatever mood strikes on that day, and it is in saying this that we can consequently begin to understand a person simply by what they are wearing. This view on…

Caelestis: warrior-like beauty

This is a removed world, it is an empty place of cosmic beings and endless beauty. Photographer, Rio Surya Prasetia, creates a shoot so impalingly stunning that you find yourself wondering what story it is that it wishes to tell. ‘Caelestis’ is a fashionable representation of ancient divinity, Salvita DeCorte (model) transforms into a gladiator goddess, and like all goddess before her, she is enamouring.…
Caelestis by Rio Surya Prasetia for Esquire Indonesia, March 2013
Caelestis by Rio Surya Prasetia for Esquire Indonesia, March 2013
Caelestis by Rio Surya Prasetia for Esquire Indonesia, March 2013
Caelestis by Rio Surya Prasetia for Esquire Indonesia, March 2013
Caelestis by Rio Surya Prasetia for Esquire Indonesia, March 2013
Caelestis by Rio Surya Prasetia for Esquire Indonesia, March 2013
Caelestis by Rio Surya Prasetia for Esquire Indonesia, March 2013
Caelestis by Rio Surya Prasetia for Esquire Indonesia, March 2013

Hot summer: exploiting the alluring side of glamour

There are certain classical elements that can be used to give an image, or a person, an infinite amount of glamour. This fashion shoot captured by Dimitri Burtsev seems to perfectly harness and implement each of these elements. Model, Darina Kluckova, is made up with lucid red lips, dark smoking eyes, bouncing blonde curls (as done by Rosella Rainbow) and towering black heels. With each…
Darina by Dimitri Burtsev
Darina by Dimitri Burtsev
Darina by Dimitri Burtsev
Darina by Dimitri Burtsev
Darina by Dimitri Burtsev
Darina by Dimitri Burtsev
Darina by Dimitri Burtsev

Allure in the desire to dissent

There are contradicting impressions of masculine and feminine within this shoot, the gender-bending confusion that can come from androgynous attire plays a significant role within this fashionable representation. With a Coco Chanel air to her, the model Amarilla Nagy casts a simple beauty that one would classify as “the most beautiful”, and yet it feels as effortless as could possibly be. Photographer and art director,…
Melancholy Domination by Krisztian Tejfel
Melancholy Domination by Krisztian Tejfel
Melancholy Domination by Krisztian Tejfel
Melancholy Domination by Krisztian Tejfel
Melancholy Domination by Krisztian Tejfel
Melancholy Domination by Krisztian Tejfel
Melancholy Domination by Krisztian Tejfel

A bold and beguiling beauty in summer’s latest display

With the aspiring season of warmth moving into the northern hemisphere’s midst it is time to peel away the layering style of colder times and settle into something a little more vibrant. With winter declaring its dominance so persistently in the last few months it almost seems inconsequential not to celebrate the skinlessness and brilliance that comes with summer clothing. This swimwear shoot by Michael…
Gizele Oliveira by Michael David Adams
Gizele Oliveira by Michael David Adams
Gizele Oliveira by Michael David Adams
Gizele Oliveira by Michael David Adams
Gizele Oliveira by Michael David Adams
Gizele Oliveira by Michael David Adams
Gizele Oliveira by Michael David Adams
Gizele Oliveira by Michael David Adams

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