The opening of a new Dolce & Gabbana boutique is sure to be a lavish and lace-filled affair. Such was the case at yesterday’s 5th Avenue Flagship Boutique opening party, at which stars of the music, film and fashion industries gathered. The great Italian arias could be heard wafting through the space, courtesy of Metropolitan Opera singers Matthew Polenzani and Ellie Dehn, while the other…

When two worlds collide, the aftermath can be as unsettling as it can be extraordinary. The concept that implies the melting together of two opposite aesthetics might not be a new one, but during the past few years it has been explored with a stubbornness that only left us longing for more. Teaming up with fashion stylist Tamzen Holland, photographer Sarah Fountain went even further…

Mario Testino is one of the most sought after photographers in fashion, so it’s no wonder that the Museum of Fine Arts Boston have decided to host two separate exhibits for him, displaying all of his iconic photos and body of work. The first exhibit, Mario Testino: In Your Face consists of a collection of fashion photography (from Gisele Bundchen to Karlie Kloss) and celebrity…

Remember Gisele’s video campaign for David Yurman featuring all your favourite horses-on-the-beach cliches? Well the photographic campaign has the same properties of being conceptually nothing new, and yet beautiful all the same. Peter Lindbergh has a way of capturing beauty that’s best without the sparkle, so his black and white images of Gisele – styled by Carine Roitfield – are just right for what the…

The horses, beaches and beautiful women cliche gets reused for a reason; it’s a successful formula. Shot in black and white and set to the slow-paced Czars cover of Tim Buckley’s Song To The Siren, David Yurman’s latest jewellery campaign for fall 2012 also adds the star power of Gisele Bündchen.

Michael Kors’ white and gold metallic-strapped swimsuit (which is currently a tempting 50% off at Net-a-porter) was one of the most memorable of the season. It’s unsurprisingly been an editorial favourite. Gisele pulls it off with Goddess-like stature on the July 2012 cover of Vogue Korea, photographed by Inez & Vinoodh.

The irony of ripped denim is that it takes care to engineer something so careless. But it's that careless factor that keeps it on the fashion radar. For fall 2012 it gets another look in, but it's no longer just about jeans, nor is it just about rock. Has ripped denim grown up? Find out more after the break.

How often do you stop and wonder, “what do I want to smell like today?” Do you want to smell like the ocean or freshly cut grass? Floral or fruity? Different occasions call for different ways of awakening the senses. From flaneuring like a tourist in your own city to heading out on a date on a balmy night, we look at the best scents for the scenarios of summer.

You might have a personal favourite model, but Forbes have a more concrete measure of success. As they regularly do, they’ve released the list of the world’s highest paid models. So who makes the cut?

First it was Gisele and Vogue Paris, and now L’Officiel Netherlands follows suit with Saskia de Brauw making the derriere the modern muse.