Written by Tania Braukämper on 21 May 2012
Stella McCartney’s latest lingerie offering faithfully toes the line of what you’d expect from the designer: it’s softly feminine but never too far from the minimalist aesthetic she’s known for. Soft cup bras in pastel hues are the kind that will happily put themselves on display under sheer layers; lace-trimmed slips or triangle bras and tap pants in floral prints border loungewear; a racer-back bra …
Written by Tania Braukämper on 21 May 2012
Can high street clothes look like pure luxury? The answer is yes – it just depends on how you wear them, or in this case how you shoot them. Put Camilla Akrans behind the lens and model Carola Remer in front of a backdrop of minimal lines and clear blue water, and you’ve got a shoot that defies the price point of the H&M clothing …
Written by Daniel P Dykes on 21 May 2012
Enjoy a daily fashgasm and find inspiration in what's hot and what's new in the world of fashion.
Today's fashgasm includes all the latest editorial and pictorials, along with the day's most popular photo shoot.
Written by Tania Braukämper on 21 May 2012
Hutong's ambiant interiour is dark and woody, it's views of the Hong Kong cityscape as impressive as its rich food offerings. Sitting 28 stories up, it's a place to settle in for multiple courses as the nighttime laser show streaks across the sky and the lights dance along the water below.
Written by Tania Braukämper on 21 May 2012
Use social media for long enough and you start to think in hashtags. You also end up being “social” via iPhone while your friend next to you is “social” on theirs. What happened to real-life interaction with eachother? Amidst the deafening style noise of Australian fashion week the off-duty style of model Ollie Henderson stood out the most. Not just for her fearless and quirky …
Written by Tania Braukämper on 20 May 2012
Celebrating 10 years of Alber Elbaz at Lanvin, and what makes the designer so successful – and likeable. One writer takes a look at body shapes through the decades, while another tries to pinpoint the problem with skinny models; and Charlotte Casiraghi makes the move into fashion. After the break are five reads worthy of your weekend.
Written by Daniel P Dykes on 20 May 2012
Enjoy a daily fashgasm and find inspiration in what's hot and what's new in the world of fashion.
Today's fashgasm includes all the latest editorial and pictorials, along with the day's most popular photo shoot.
Written by Tania Braukämper on 20 May 2012
Luciana Val and Franco Musso’s shoot for Vogue Turkey harks back to a time when travel was an exotic and glamorous affair. And while vintage photo filters can give anything these days an air of fabricated nostalgia, Val & Musso’s shoot earns its right to give you a severe case of Golden Age thinking. Sebastian Kaufmann’s styling takes current season pieces and makes them feel …
Written by Tania Braukämper on 20 May 2012
Japanese Bondage is an aesthetic art. Beyond its sexual connotations there’s a beauty in the symmetry of the knot-tying, the intricate patterns of the ropes, in the positions of the one being bound. It’s no wonder this art, known as Kinbaku or Shibari, has become a favourite for photographers looking to tap into something both erotic and visually beautiful. A match made in heaven, this …
Written by Tania Braukämper on 20 May 2012
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when it happened, but at some stage trailers stopped being just for films. These days books have trailers, websites have trailers, magazine issues have trailers. This is by no means a complaint: it’s a trend born of the Internet, the ability to spread videos with viral ease, and they’re the perfect way to generate excitement and anticipation around any launch. …
