In many ways Helmut Lang’s spring 2012 collection epitomised all we’ve come to love about sporty fashion in 2012: sleek, functional, minimal yet chic for its asymmetrical details. The collection look book doesn’t just showcase those sporty pieces, it demonstrates another of their strengths: the ability to make them a base for spring layering. Away from the runway, sporty crop tops don’t need to be…

The new go-to girl for sports-themed shoots? Candice Swanepoel maintains the toned, tanned limbs to pull off that title – one of the many upsides to having a contract with Victoria’s Secret, one would suppose. Last time it was a shoot by Terry Richardson for Harper’s Bazaar, now it’s this particularly bronzed looking photo series for February’s issue of Vogue China.

Tom Ford, though oft quoted as being largely anti-fashion week, will show his spring 2012 womenswear collection at London Fashion Week this September. Though not the first time he’s shown during London Fashion Week, this year presents a marked difference: his presentation on the official schedule. Now released to the public, you can see the full schedule after the break.

I’d certainly not consider myself a model, not by any stretch of the imagination. I know what a model is, and I’m not one of them. But one of the countless upsides to being the Editor of a publication like Fashionising.com is that you often get to wear different hats (yes, both literally and figuratively). You also get to meet, get to work with, get…

There’s a quality that great photographers possess, and Lyndel Yeo has it. She connects with her subjects; she brings the best out of them. While great photography and that particular talent aren’t extricably linked it’s a combination that means the resulting photos go beyond being just technically sound. In this particular series Yeo photographed Taylah Verney – who you may remember from our own double-knot…

This is one of those pictorials that isn’t thematic; rather, it just showcases the looks straight off the runways and into our minds as little reminders of what we’re living for this season. Of course by now you know exactly what the fashion trends are, and which designers are championing them; but it certainly doesn’t hurt to see them on the lithe bodies of Karlie…

Cage skirts, corsets, pale skin, and operatic powdered hair. Models Rianne ten Haken, Mirte Maas and Natasa Vojnovic become works of classical art under the guiding hand of Daniel Jackson. Click on the gallery for the full shoot

Alla Kostromicheva‘s strong features – her square jaw, dimpled chin, and prominent blonde brows – make her the perfect candidate for everything military and masculine. Daniel Jackson photographed this little series, which features pieces from Melanie Ward’s Blouson Noir label, for the Spring 2010 issue of i-D.

Ten models, a dark dream, and a poison apple. Fashion’s obsession with all things Gothically dark and a little bit twisted is staying its course. Photographer Daniel Jackson shot this editorial for i-D Magazine in black and white, featuring many an outfit inspired by fetish fashion, including leather clothing and this wickedly studded corset which is like the one worn by Rihanna.

Though the season is still well ahead of us, the international Spring/Summer 2009 catwalks have been and gone. And we loved them! So much so that we’re already combing over every single picture looking for Spring/Summer 2009 fashion trends to include in our 2009 fashion trends coverage. But enough talk of fashion trends! To see the photographs of Spring/Summer 2009 fashion weeks on Fashionising.com, select…