Beautifully shot in black and white, Alasdair McLellan’s campaign for Emporio Armani spring 2012 gives every strand of hair, every freckle, every texture of fabric the attention it deserves. But the true romance comes from the locale, Hong Kong, with the fashion house themselves even giving a nod that, yes, the city “with its harmonic and energetic mix of past and future, is the movie’s…

“The lush garden of Elizabeth Taylor’s former home” is the backdrop, though you’d think we might be entitled to see a little more of it. Instead this could be any hedge-lined rose garden. But the Beverly Hill mood does resonate throughout the shoot – especially with the strong play on retro florals that Francesa Burns styles into it. Abbey Lee Kershaw is the ‘American Pop’…

The Louis Vuitton men’s spring 2012 collection was not just a rebirth of the fashion house’s menswear offering under designer Kim Jones, but also an acknowledgement of precisely what LV’s male customer is: wealthy and wont to travel. As I wrote at the time of the spring 2012 showing, the collection struck me as “something of a complete travel wardrobe.” As the release of the…

Arizona Muse’s Self Service cover wasn’t just an empty promise. Deep down we were hoping the inside pages would delve further into 60s style hairdos and outfits, and we’re not in the least bit disappointed. Self Service delivers with an editorial that pairs Muse with Daphne Groeneveld for more teased, bobby-pinned hair and thick clumpy lashes. Some of Alasdair McLellan’s shots are stunning in their…

Aside from being some of those that are refreshingly clean and tagline-free, Self Service’s two Arizona Muse covers for their fall / winter 2011 issue are a lesson in hairstyle transformation. More often than not looking classically silver-screen with her waved bob, Alasdair McLellan’s shots of Muse are instead decidedly 1960s. And all it takes is some volume, a teased crown, and a simple bobby…

Not everyone can have a body as impossible as Lara Stone‘s, or a trademark as distinguishable as her gap-tooth smile. But anyone can (and we’d argue, certainly should) take inspiration from the sublime retro styling in this shoot of Lara’s for Self Service. With ultra-soft sex kitten hair (Brigitte Bardot anyone?) and outfits styled by Jane How, this shoot is one of the most stunning…

The longer bob with fringe may be carving out a place amoungst 2011′s hair trends, but here’s one factor that should weigh into your chop-or-not decision: the 60′s side ponytail. Though not impossible to do with shoulder-length hair, it’s far easier to throw one’s hair into a chic low side ‘do if there’s length to play with. A back-combed crown and ribbon bow complete the…

A good model can do mundane things and make them look beautiful, or at least interesting. I think American beauty Karlie Kloss manages to qualify for that description, looking at this pictorial for Vogue UK which was shot by Alasdair McLellan. Karlie and her inquisitively arched brows do things an all-American girl might do, like chew bubblegum and sip on milkshakes, play baseball (in a…